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Newpark Resources to Present at Raymond James Conference

March 1, 2004

METAIRIE, La., March 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) will speak to the investment community on Wednesday, March 3 at 1:05 pm Eastern Time, at the Raymond James & Associates 24th Annual Institutional Investor Conference held in Orlando, Florida. In the presentation, James D. Cole, Newpark's Chairman and CEO will discuss the Company's progress in diversifying its geographic and product markets and its expectations for development of its business during 2004.

The conference presentation will be webcast and available to viewers who pre-register at the following site: http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/rjii04/nr/

Listeners should go to this site at least 15 minutes prior to the event to register and download and install any necessary software, Microsoft Windows Media Player or RealPlayer. Pre-registration is currently available. For those unable to listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available for 30 days by accessing the above address above. There is no charge to access the event.

A copy of the investor presentation can be obtained in Adobe PDF format by clicking the "Presentation" link on the Investor Relations page of Newpark's web site at www.newpark.com .

SOURCE Newpark Resources, Inc.
03/01/2004
/CONTACT: Matthew W. Hardey, Vice President of Finance of Newpark
Resources, Inc., +1-504-838-8222/
/Web site: http://www.newpark.com
http://www.wallstreetwebcasting.com/webcast/rjii04/nr
http://www.rjcapitalmarkets.com/conference_detail_main.asp?content_id=39 /
(NR)

CO: Newpark Resources, Inc.; Raymond James & Associates
ST: Louisiana, Florida