Suit Filed Against Former Senior Executives of DVI

The law firm of Milberg Weiss Bershad Hynes & Lerach LLP announced that a class action lawsuit was filed on September 3, 2003,on behalf of purchasers of the securities of DVI, Inc. between November 7, 2001 and August 13, 2003, inclusive (the Class Period), seeking to pursue remedies under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act). A copy of the complaint filed in this action is available from the Court, or can be viewed on Milberg Weiss' website at: http://www.milberg.com/cases/DVI/.

The action is pending in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, against Defendants Michael A. O'Hanlon, former president and CEO and director of DVI, and Steven R. Garfinkel, DVI's former CFO.

The Complaint alleges that defendants violated Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market between November 7, 2001 and August 13, 2003. According to the complaint, throughout the Class Period, Defendants engaged in a fraudulent scheme to deceive the public as to DVI's true financial condition. Defendants allegedly issued positive statements regarding DVI's business and operations, and overall growth in publicly disseminated press releases and SEC filings and claimed that they were a fair presentation of DVI's business. According to the complaint, Defendants failed to disclose material adverse facts, including, but not limited to, the Company's failure to write down the value of certain impaired assets; its failure to properly account for and report non-recurring transactions; its failure to adopt adequate internal controls; and its material overstatement of its assets and earnings. As a result of Defendants' fraudulent scheme, DVI stock became artificially inflated during the Class Period, trading as high as $20.99 per share on June 17, 2002, thereby causing damages to Class Period purchasers of DVI securities.

On August 13, 2003, after the market closed, Defendants issued a press release revealing DVI's intention to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection and that the Company had not yet secured debtor-in-possession financing. The Company blamed its dire situation on the "recent discovery of apparent improprieties in its prior dealings with lenders involving misrepresentations as to the amount and nature of collateral pledged to lenders." In the same release, Defendants announced that DVI's Chief Financial Officer, Defendant Garfinkel, had been placed on administrative leave. This revelation came after Defendants announced that DVI's auditor, Deloitte & Touche LLP, had resigned over a dispute concerning the Company's accounting for certain transactions; that the Company had depleted all availability on its credit facilities; that DVI failed make interest payments on its 9 7/8 percent Senior Notes due to severe liquidity constraints; and that the SEC had rejected the Company's filing of its quarterly report for the third quarter of 2003. Immediately following the Company's announcement that it would file for bankruptcy, on August 14, 2003, the New York Stock Exchange suspended trading of DVI stock and Senior Notes, pending delisting. On the same day, DVI stock closed at $0.30 per share, representing a one-day decline of 62.50 percent.