Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 whether\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 (1)\ue000 has\ue000 filed\ue000 all\ue000 reports\ue000 required\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 filed\ue000 by\ue000 Section\ue000 13\ue000 or\ue000 15(d)\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act
of\ue000 1934\ue000 during\ue000 the\ue000 preceding\ue000 12\ue000 months\ue000 (or\ue000 for\ue000 such\ue000 shorter\ue000 period\ue000 that\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 was\ue000 required\ue000 to\ue000 file\ue000 such\ue000 reports),\ue000 and\ue000 (2)\ue000 has\ue000 been
subject\ue000 to\ue000 such\ue000 filing\ue000 requirements\ue000 for\ue000 the\ue000 past\ue000 90\ue000 days.\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 Yes\ue000 \ue000x\ue000\ue000\ue000\ue000 No\ue000 \ue000\u00ae

Indicate\ue000 by\ue000 check\ue000 mark\ue000 if\ue000 disclosure\ue000 of\ue000 delinquent\ue000 filers\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 Item\ue000 405\ue000 of\ue000 Regulation\ue000 S-K\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 contained\ue000 herein,\ue000 and\ue000 will\ue000 not\ue000 be
contained,\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 best\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 knowledge,\ue000 in\ue000 definitive\ue000 proxy\ue000 or\ue000 information\ue000 statements\ue000 incorporated\ue000 by\ue000 reference\ue000 in\ue000 Part\ue000 III\ue000 of\ue000 this\ue000 Form
10-K\ue000 or\ue000 any\ue000 amendment\ue000 to\ue000 this\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K.\ue000 \ue000\u00ae

The\ue000 aggregate\ue000 market\ue000 value\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 voting\ue000 and\ue000 non-voting\ue000 stock\ue000 held\ue000 by\ue000 non-affiliates\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\ue000 based\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 closing\ue000 sales\ue000 price\ue000 of\ue000 the
Common\ue000 Stock\ue000 as\ue000 reported\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 NASDAQ\ue000 National\ue000 Market\ue000 on\ue000 June\ue000 27,\ue000 2008,\ue000 the\ue000 last\ue000 business\ue000 day\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 most\ue000 recently
completed\ue000 second\ue000 quarter,\ue000 was\ue000 $385,723,423.\ue000 Shares\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 common\ue000 stock\ue000 held\ue000 by\ue000 each\ue000 executive\ue000 officer\ue000 and\ue000 director\ue000 and\ue000 by\ue000 each
entity\ue000 or\ue000 person\ue000 that,\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 knowledge,\ue000 owned\ue000 10%\ue000 or\ue000 more\ue000 of\ue000 registrant\u2019s\ue000 outstanding\ue000 common\ue000 stock\ue000 as\ue000 of\ue000 June\ue000 27,\ue000 2008\ue000 have
been\ue000 excluded\ue000 in\ue000 that\ue000 such\ue000 persons\ue000 may\ue000 be\ue000 deemed\ue000 to\ue000 be\ue000 affiliates\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 registrant.\ue000 This\ue000 determination\ue000 of\ue000 affiliate\ue000 status\ue000 is\ue000 not\ue000 necessarily\ue000 a
conclusive\ue000 determination\ue000 for\ue000 other\ue000 purposes.

EXPONENT,\ue000 INC.
FORM\ue000 10-K\ue000 ANNUAL\ue000 REPORT
FISCAL\ue000 YEAR\ue000 ENDED\ue000 JANUARY\ue000 2,\ue000 2009
TABLE\ue000 OF\ue000 CONTENTS

This\ue000 Annual\ue000 Report\ue000 on\ue000 Form\ue000 10-K\ue000 contains,\ue000 and\ue000 incorporates\ue000 by
reference,\ue000 certain\ue000 \u201cforward-looking\u201d\ue000 statements\ue000 (as\ue000 such\ue000 term\ue000 is
defined\ue000 in\ue000 the\ue000 Private\ue000 Securities\ue000 Litigation\ue000 Reform\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1995,\ue000 and
the\ue000 rules\ue000 promulgated\ue000 pursuant\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1933,\ue000 as
amended,\ue000 and\ue000 the\ue000 Securities\ue000 Exchange\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1934,\ue000 as\ue000 amended)\ue000 that
are\ue000 based\ue000 on\ue000 the\ue000 beliefs\ue000 of\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 management,\ue000 as\ue000 well\ue000 as
assumptions\ue000 made\ue000 by,\ue000 and\ue000 information\ue000 currently\ue000 available\ue000 to,\ue000 the
Company\u2019s\ue000 management.\ue000 Such\ue000 forward-looking\ue000 statements\ue000 are
subject\ue000 to\ue000 the\ue000 safe\ue000 harbor\ue000 created\ue000 by\ue000 the\ue000 Private\ue000 Securities\ue000 Litigation
Reform\ue000 Act\ue000 of\ue000 1995.\ue000 When\ue000 used\ue000 in\ue000 this\ue000 document\ue000 and\ue000 in\ue000 the
documents\ue000 incorporated\ue000 herein\ue000 by\ue000 reference,\ue000 statements\ue000 other\ue000 than
statements\ue000 of\ue000 current\ue000 or\ue000 historical\ue000 fact\ue000 are

forward-looking\ue000 statements.\ue000 The\ue000 words\ue000 \u201canticipate,\u201d\ue000 \u201cbelieve,\u201d
\u201cestimate,\u201d\ue000 \u201cexpect\u201d\ue000 and\ue000 similar\ue000 expressions,\ue000 as\ue000 they\ue000 relate\ue000 to\ue000 the
Company\ue000 or\ue000 its\ue000 management,\ue000 identify\ue000 certain\ue000 of\ue000 such\ue000 forward-
looking\ue000 statements.\ue000 Such\ue000 statements\ue000 reflect\ue000 the\ue000 current\ue000 views\ue000 of\ue000 the
Company\ue000 or\ue000 its\ue000 management\ue000 with\ue000 respect\ue000 to\ue000 future\ue000 events\ue000 and\ue000 are
subject\ue000 to\ue000 certain\ue000 risks,\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 and\ue000 assumptions.\ue000 Should\ue000 one
or\ue000 more\ue000 of\ue000 these\ue000 risks\ue000 or\ue000 uncertainties\ue000 materialize,\ue000 or\ue000 should
underlying\ue000 assumptions\ue000 prove\ue000 incorrect,\ue000 the\ue000 Company\u2019s\ue000 actual
results,\ue000 performance,\ue000 or\ue000 achievements\ue000 could\ue000 differ\ue000 materially\ue000 from
those\ue000 expressed\ue000 in,\ue000 or\ue000 implied\ue000 by,\ue000 any\ue000 such\ue000 forward-looking
statements.\ue000 Factors\ue000 that\ue000 could\ue000 cause\ue000 or\ue000 contribute\ue000 to\ue000 such\ue000 material
differences\ue000 include\ue000 the\ue000 possibility\ue000 that\ue000 the\ue000 demand\ue000 for\ue000 our\ue000 services
may\ue000 decline\ue000 as\ue000 a\ue000 result\ue000 of\ue000 changes\ue000 in\ue000 general\ue000 and\ue000 industry