EXHIBIT 99
NEWS RELEASE
CONTACT: Maggie Knack (NASDAQ: NLCS)
Director, Investor Relations
952-829-3203
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NCS REPORTS TERMINATION OF U.K. JOINT VENTURE DISCUSSIONS
Minneapolis - June 20, 2000 - National Computer Systems, Inc., (NCS)
(NASDAQ: NLCS) reported today that its previously announced plan to form a joint
venture with the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)
has been terminated. The completion of the proposed transaction was subject to
the negotiation and execution of a definitive joint venture agreement. Much to
the Company's disappointment, working discussions with UCLES have been halted
due to an inability to agree to mutually acceptable terms on this venture.
Russ Gullotti, chairman, president and CEO of NCS commented, "Both
parties enthusiastically pursued this possibility of jointly creating an
unparalleled educational services entity to serve U.K. test candidates. However,
NCS remains convinced that our technologies and patented processes will still
result in exciting growth for our Company in the U.K. marketplace."
Headquartered in Minneapolis, NCS (www.ncs.com) is a global information
services company providing software, services, systems and Internet-based
technologies for data collection, management and interpretation. Nearly 5,000
NCS employees at 30 locations worldwide serve our customers in important
segments of the education, testing, assessment and complex data management
markets.
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