X0202 4 2005-12-30 0 0000911673 OPINION RESEARCH CORP ORCI 0001055938 SHORT JOHN F 600 COLLEGE ROAD EAST SUITE #4100 PRINCETON NJ 08540 1 1 0 0 Chairman and CEO Common Stock 2005-12-30 4 A 0 489 4.7855 A 153190 D Common Stock 100896 I By retirement plan and trust and wife These shares of common stock were purchased from the issuer under the Opinion Research Corporation Stock Purchase Plan for Non-Employee Directors and Designated Employees and Consultants. Includes (i) 43,500 shares of common stock held in the issuer's Retirement Plan, of which the reporting person is a co-trustee and holds sole voting power, (ii) 49,896 shares held in a trust for the benefit of the reporting person's children, and (iii) 7,500 shares held by the reporting person's wife. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all of such shares. Douglas L. Cox, Attorney-in-fact for John F. Short 2006-01-04