VWR to Move Headquarters to Radnor

- Global Distributor Signs Lease at Radnor Corporate Center to Integrate Current
Locations -
PHILADELPHIA--(Business Wire)--
VWR International, LLC today announced that the company will be establishing a
new global headquarters at the Radnor Corporate Center, where it has signed a
long-term lease for approximately 150,000 square feet of space. The move will
bring VWR`s headquarters personnel together in a stimulating and high-profile
location, with easy access to Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs.

As previously reported, VWR currently has approximately 375 employees working
out of two headquarter sites in West Chester, Pa. With the leases on those
facilities due to expire in 2010, VWR conducted an exhaustive study of potential
new locations in the surrounding area.

Late in 2008, VWR agreed to work with O`Neill Properties Group to build its
global headquarters at Uptown Worthington, a new development at the former
Worthington Steel plant in Frazer, Chester County, Pa. As is customary, the
agreement between VWR and affiliates of O`Neill Properties Group relating to
Uptown Worthington permitted VWR to terminate its involvement in the project
under certain conditions. Concerns about whether a new building could be
completed prior to its deadline for relocating prompted VWR to exercise this
right and shift its focus to the recently refurbished Radnor Corporate Center.

"Uptown Worthington is a very exciting project and, when completed, will be a
dynamic addition to the region. O`Neill Properties Group is a first-rate
developer and its team strived diligently to make the Worthington site work for
VWR," stated John Ballbach, Chairman and CEO of VWR. "However, given the
inherent uncertainty in any new construction and the limited window for us to
move without business disruption, we felt it necessary to consider other
locations," continued Ballbach.

The relocation to the Radnor Corporate Center ensures that VWR will be able to
bring its employees together in an energizing new headquarters, with minimal
risk of disruption to its business. "The high-profile visibility of the site and
its easy access to Philadelphia and surrounding suburbs nicely complements VWR`s
goal of attracting the highest-caliber talent," added Ballbach.

VWR expects to complete its relocation by the end of 2010.

About VWR International, LLC

VWR International, LLC, headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania, is a global
laboratory supply and distribution company with worldwide sales in excess of
$3.7 billion. VWR enables the advancement of the world`s most critical research
through the distribution of a highly diversified product line to most of the
world`s top pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as industrial,
educational, and governmental organizations. With 150 years of industry
experience, VWR offers a well-established distribution network that reaches
thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over
6,500 associates around the world working to streamline the way researchers
across North America, Europe, and Asia stock and maintain their labs. In
addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services,
storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration, and
technical services.

For more information on VWR International, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit
www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, LLC, 1310 Goshen Parkway, P.O. Box
2656, West Chester, PA 19380-0906.

VWR and design are registered trademarks of VWR International, LLC.

VWR:
Valerie Collado, 610-429-2796
valerie_collado@vwr.com
or
Brownstein Group:
Erin Allsman, 267-238-4121
eallsman@brownsteingroup.com

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