NEWS - July 09, 2004


    
  Boots & Coots continuation Meeting of shareholders approves
    Proposals 2 and 3

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Jennifer Tweeton
VOLLMER
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Strategic Growth International
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HOUSTON (July 9, 2004) — Boots & Coots International Well Control, Inc. (Amex: WEL), reported today that the Company reached a quorum and the shareholders approved the Company’s proposed 2004 Long-Term Incentive Plan and a proposed amendment to increase the shares available for issuance under the Company’s Non-employee Director Stock Option Plan, with more than 68% of the shares present and entitled to vote on the proposals voting favorably.

“We believe that equity-based compensation plans are necessary and useful devices to assist us in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees and others critical to our future success, while also aligning their interests with those of our shareholders, and we appreciate our shareholders for realizing this and approving these proposals,” said Kirk Krist, Chairman of the Board.


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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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