NEWS - March 28, 2003


    
  Boots & Coots Announces Payment of Checkpoint Business Inc., NOTE

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Jennifer Tweeton
VOLLMER
713-970-2100
jennifert@vollmerpr.com
Rob Schatz/Richard Cooper
Strategic Growth International
212-838-1444
info@sgi-ir.com


HOUSTON, Texas, March 28, 2003 -- Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (AMEX: WEL - News) announced today that its Board of Directors decided against the restructuring proposal from Checkpoint Business Inc., (“Checkpoint”). This proposal would have involved a voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by Boots & Coots and the cancellation of Boots & Coots’ common equity as part of the bankruptcy process. Additionally, Boots & Coots announced that it had paid in full its principal balance and interest outstanding under its Loan Agreement with Checkpoint.

Boots & Coots Chairman Kirk Krist said, "Satisfying the financial obligation with Checkpoint is one more significant step in our financial restructuring initiatives. The Company continues to pursue opportunities to improve our balance sheet and shareholder value. This has been a difficult process and we are appreciative of our shareholders’ patience. We remain committed to working in the best interest of our creditors and shareholders.”


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About Boots & Coots

Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc., Houston, Texas, provides a suite of integrated oilfield services centered on the prevention, emergency response and restoration of blowouts and well fires around the world. Boots & Coots' proprietary risk management program, WELLSURE®, combines traditional well control insurance with post-event response as well as preventative services, giving oil and gas operators and insurance underwriters a medium for effective management of well control insurance policies. The Company's SafeGuard program, developed for regional producers and operators sponsored by Boots & Coots, provides dedicated emergency response services, risk assessment and contingency planning, and continuous training and education in all aspects of critical well management. For more information, visit the Company's web site at http://www.bootsandcoots.com .

Certain statements included in this news release are intended as "forward- looking statements" under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Boots & Coots cautions that actual future results may vary materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. More information about the risks and uncertainties relating to these forward- looking statements are found in Boots & Coots' SEC filings, which are available free of charge on the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov.

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