THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE:NR) announced today that at a special meeting of stockholders held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, the Company's stockholders approved an increase in the number of authorized shares of $0.01 par value common stock from 100,000,000 to 200,000,000. Newpark Resources, Inc. is a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, temporary worksites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets, and environmental waste treatment solutions. For more information, visit our website at http://www.newpark.com/. Contacts: James E. Braun, CFO Newpark Resources, Inc. 281-362-6800 Ken Dennard, Managing Partner Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC 713-529-6600 DATASOURCE: Newpark Resources, Inc. CONTACT: James E. Braun, CFO of Newpark Resources, Inc., +1-281-362-6800; or Ken Dennard, Managing Partner of Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly, LLC, +1-713-529-6600, , for Newpark Resources, Inc. Web Site: http://www.newpark.com/

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