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[Nabors Industries, Inc. Logo] NABORS INDUSTRIES INC.
515 West Greens Road
Houston, Texas 77067-4525
713-874-0035
News Release
NABORS INDUSTRIES SAYS ISS RECOMMENDS
VOTE FOR NABORS "SALE OF POOL" RESOLUTION
HOUSTON, Texas, DECEMBER 30, 1998 - Nabors Industries, Inc. (ASE: NBR) today
announced that Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. (ISS), the nation's
leading institutional shareholder advisory firm, has recommended that
shareholders vote FOR the Nabors "Sale of Pool" Resolution on the BLUE proxy
card at Pool's Special Meeting of Shareholders on January 12, 1999.
Eugene M. Isenberg, Chairman and CEO of Nabors Industries, Inc., said, "We are
very pleased that ISS, with its reputation for independent advocacy of
shareholder interests and sound corporate governance, supports the Nabors "Sale
of Pool" Resolution. Shareholders have the opportunity to send Pool's Board of
Directors a strong message. We urge Pool shareholders to consider ISS'
recommendation and vote FOR the Nabors "Sale of Pool" Resolution on the BLUE
proxy card today."
Nabors actively markets over 400 land drilling rigs worldwide. Offshore, the
Company operates 25 platform rigs, six jack-ups and two barge drilling rigs. The
Company participates in most of the significant oil, gas and geothermal drilling
markets in the world. Nabors also manufactures top drives and drilling
instrumentation systems and provides comprehensive oilfield engineering, civil
construction, logistics and facility maintenance and project management
services.
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Contacts: Nabors Industries, Inc. Abernathy MacGregor Frank
Dennis A. Smith Andrew Brimmer / Dan Katcher
(281) 874-0035 (212) 371-5999
