BBSI Prices New Public Offering.

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Barrett Business Services, Inc. (Nasdaq:BBSI) today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 2,139,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $16.25 per share before underwriting discounts and commissions. Of the 2,139,000 shares to be sold in the offering, BBSI is offering and selling 1,864,000 shares and certain existing stockholders are offering and selling 275,000 shares. The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase 320,850 additional shares of stock to cover over-allotments, if any.

Roth Capital Partners, LLC is acting as the lead managing underwriter of the offering. The other managing underwriter is The Seidler Companies Incorporated. The offering of the securities is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from Roth Capital Partners, LLC, Syndicate Department, 24 Corporate Plaza Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660 (telephone: [phone]).

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction.

BBSI provides a comprehensive range of human resource management solutions to large and small companies throughout many regions of the United States.