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Charles River Associates to Announce Second-Quarter Fiscal 2004 Financial Results on June 10, 2004

May 24, 2004
Company to Host Webcast Conference Call Live Over the Internet at www.crai.com

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 24, 2004-- In conjunction with its regularly scheduled quarterly financial results news release, Charles River Associates Incorporated (NASDAQ: CRAI) plans to broadcast its second-quarter fiscal 2004 financial results conference call over the Internet on Thursday, June 10, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

To listen to the webcast, visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.crai.com at least 15 minutes prior to the event's broadcast. Interested parties unable to listen to the live call may access an archived version of the call, also located in the Investor Relations section of CRA's website.

About CRA

Founded in 1965, Charles River Associates is an economics, finance, and business consulting firm that works with businesses, law firms, accounting firms, and governments in providing a wide range of services. CRA, with its acquisition of InteCap, combines its expertise in economic and financial analysis, litigation and regulation support, business strategy and planning, market and demand forecasting, policy analysis, and engineering and technology management, with a premier consulting firm in the United States that specializes in valuation and strategic issues related to intellectual property and complex commercial and financial disputes. CRA will continue to pursue its corporate philosophy of providing responsive, top-quality consulting; an interdisciplinary team approach; unsurpassed economic, financial, and other analytic skills; and pragmatic business insights. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Boston and international offices in Auckland, Brisbane, Brussels, Dubai, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Toronto, and Wellington, CRA also has U.S. offices in Chicago, College Station, Dallas, Houston, Mountain View, New York, Oakland, Palo Alto, Pasadena, Philadelphia, Salt Lake City, and Washington, D.C. More information about CRA can be found on its website at www.crai.com.

CONTACT:
Charles River Associates Incorporated
Phil Cooper, 617-425-3700

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