HOUSTON
(April 28, 2004) — Boots & Coots International Well
Control, Inc. (Amex: WEL), a global prevention, emergency response
and restoration company for the oil and gas industry, announced
today that it received a letter from the American Stock Exchange
(AMEX) confirming that the Company is in compliance with the
continued listing standards of AMEX.
“We appreciate the cooperation and patience of the American
Stock Exchange that allowed us the time to execute our plan,” stated
Jerry Winchester, President and Chief Executive Officer. “A
more diversified base of business with a stable revenue stream
has been our focus for the long-term health of our organization.
And we are fortunate to have a partner like the AMEX who understood
our strategy and gave us the time to develop that structure.”
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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
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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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