Newpark Resources to Present at the FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference

THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 24  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE:NR) announced today that Paul Howes, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the FBR Capital Markets 2009 Fall Investor Conference to be held at the Grand Hyatt New York Hotel on December 1 - 2, 2009 in New York City.

Newpark's presentation will take place on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, at 10:45 a.m. Eastern Time (9:45 a.m. Central Time) and will be broadcast live over the Internet.  The live audio webcast will be available on the Company's website at http://www.newpark.com/.  A replay of this webcast will be available on Newpark's website shortly after the presentation is concluded and will be archived for replay on the website for a period of 90 days.

Newpark Resources, Inc. is a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, temporary worksites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets, and environmental waste treatment solutions.  For more information, visit our website at http://www.newpark.com/.

Contacts:         James E. Braun, CFO

                Newpark Resources, Inc.
                281-362-6800

                Ken Dennard, Managing Partner
                Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC
                
                713-529-6600


DATASOURCE: Newpark Resources, Inc.



CONTACT:  James E. Braun, CFO of Newpark Resources, Inc.,

[phone]; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner of Dennard Rupp Gray &

Easterly, LLC, [phone], , for Newpark Resources,

Inc.



Web Site:  http://www.newpark.com/ 

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