Shaw Successfully Concludes Hart-Scott-Rodino Process For Sale Of Energy & Chemicals Business

The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it was informed by the Federal Trade Commission of the early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 relating to the pending sale of its Energy & Chemicals business. Termination of the waiting period is one of the last remaining hurdles to completing the sale of the business to Technip, which was announced May 21, 2012. Both parties are targeting a closing by the end of August.

Shaw anticipates that the sale will result in sale proceeds of approximately $300 million, subject to working capital adjustments. As previously communicated, with the sale of its Energy & Chemicals business, Shaw expects its adjusted cash balance at Aug. 31, 2012, to approximate $1.3 billion.

The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW) is a leading global provider of engineering, construction, technology, fabrication, remediation and support services for clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response industries. A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2011 annual revenues of $5.9 billion, Shaw has approximately 27,000 employees around the world and is a power sector industry leader according to Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 500 Design Firms. For more information, please visit Shaw’s website at www.shawgrp.com.

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