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Wednesday, March 22, 2006 — 3E Company®, the leading provider of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) compliance and information management services, today announced that it has formed an Advisory Board. Initially composed of five premier EH&S thought leaders, the Advisory Board will assist 3E Company's executive management and Board of Directors in expanding and strengthening the Company's leadership in chemical, regulatory, and compliance content and services.

The Advisory Board will also counsel 3E Company's executive management and Board of Directors on a wide variety of issues, including the expansion of customer service capabilities and the creation and implementation of new services. They will also provide guidance and support for decision-making and strategy formulation and assist in identifying and building new U.S. and global customer partnerships.

"Our Advisory Board members are among the most distinguished leaders in the EH&S world and we are thrilled to have direct access to their world-class expertise," said Bob Christie, President and CEO, 3E Company.

"Without a doubt, our Advisory Board members' specialized knowledge, global reputations and unique insights will be a valuable resource for 3E Company as we continue to rapidly expand and strengthen our market leadership," said Hank Habicht, Board Member, 3E Company.

The following individuals comprise 3E Company's Advisory Board:

·Glenn W. Hammer, former Vice President of EH&S, Ashland, Inc. Mr. Hammer has more than 30 years of experience in EH&S, chemical manufacturing and engineering. As former Vice President of EH&S and Engineering for Ashland Inc., Mr. Hammer pioneered innovative solutions in corporate governance in the EH&S area and managed global EH&S compliance. Among his many achievements were building strong EH&S and Engineering processes, lobbying for major legislative and regulatory reform, identifying and analyzing emerging EH&S issues, and developing EH&S risk assessment processes. Mr. Hammer is the founding principal of The Redstone Group, as well as a frequent writer and lecturer on EH&S governance issues.

·Walter R. (Wally) Quanstrom, PhD, former Group Vice President of HSE, BP, plc. During his tenure with BP Amoco, Dr. Quanstrom served as a member of the company's top 35 executives, chaired the company's Health, Safety, and Environment Council, and was responsible for policy and governance in the areas of health, environment and safety. Dr. Quanstrom has previously served as a director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences, chairman of the Keystone Center and Chairman of the Board of Directors of VYSIS, a publicly traded company listed on the NASDAQ Stock Exchange. Additionally, Dr. Quanstrom was an Adjunct Professor of Management and Strategy at the Northwestern University Kellogg Graduate School of Management, where he developed and taught an elective MBA course in environmental management. Mr. Quanstrom serves on the Board of Directors of the Electric Power Research Institute.

·Patrick R. Tyson, former Acting Assistant Secretary for OSHA. In addition to his role as Acting Assistant Secretary of OSHA, Mr. Tyson served as OSHA's Director of Compliance and as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Safety Council's Foundation for Safety and Health. Mr. Tyson is also a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Safety Council. He currently heads Constangy, Brooks & Smith's OSHA Practice Group, representing clients on a wide range of safety and health issues.

·Thomas C. Voltaggio, former Deputy Regional Administrator, EPA. Mr. Voltaggio has more than 34 years of experience in environmental management. During his tenure with the EPA, Mr. Voltaggio also served as the Director of Superfund, the federal hazardous waste site remediation program. During this time, he participated in legislative and regulatory development and national program planning. Mr. Voltaggio has also consulted and trained foreign governments in multiple aspects of environmental management, environmental emergency response and homeland security processes and operation. He is the founder of Voltaggio Consulting.

·Marcia Williams, former Director of Solid Waste, EPA. Ms. Williams has more than 36 years of public and private sector environmental experience, including 18 years with the EPA where she held key senior management positions, built major EPA programs and represented the U.S. Government in international arenas. She is both a consulting and testifying expert in the areas of waste and chemical regulation and risk management. Ms. Williams is currently a Director with LECG, a global expert services firm.

"I look forward to working with the 3E team and helping them expand the scope of their valuable services and solutions to serve increasingly demanding EH&S compliance requirements," said Patrick Tyson.

"It is of critical importance to accurately manage and track chemical compliance information in both domestic and global markets. I am delighted to be working with an industry leader in the provision of comprehensive and reliable services for the entire chemical lifecycle," said Marcia Williams.

About 3E Company
3E Company is the first company to provide a comprehensive suite of services for environmental, health and safety (EH&S) related chemical and hazardous materials information and compliance management that addresses the entire chemical lifecycle. This suite of services includes regulatory research; MSDS authoring, distribution and management; transportation; emergency response; training; regulatory reporting; and hazardous waste management. 3E has the industry-leading combination of a 24-7-365 hazmat mission control call center, with an online platform for hazmat compliance information management, all built on a foundation of the world's premier hazardous substance database of global regulatory and compliance information. Its international, multi-lingual professional staff is composed of regulatory specialists, experienced product stewards, industrial hygienists, attorneys, chemists and chemical engineers, MSDS experts and EH&S systems consultants.

3E's services offer a cost-effective program for global regulatory compliance management by alleviating the pain, managing risk, increasing the efficiency and enhancing staff productivity and enabling EH&S professionals to focus on more strategic functions. Today more than 7,000 customers have partnered with 3E including Costco Wholesale Corporation, America West, Eastman Chemical, Temple-Inland, Menasha and PacifiCorp. 3E was founded in 1988 and is the recipient of the 2002, 2003 and 2005 Commitment to Worker Safety Awards in Online and MSDS Services from Compliance Magazine, which also recognized 3E Online-MSDS in 2005 with an Award of Excellence for its Best of the Web Awards. The privately held company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA with additional operations in Bethesda, MD, Kingsport, TN, and Copenhagen, Denmark. For more information on 3E Company, visit www.3ecompany.com, send e-mail to info@3ecompany.com or call 800-360-3220.