LUFKIN, Texas, Jan. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lufkin Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUFK) today announced that it will release its fourth quarter 2011 financial results before the market opens on Thursday, February 9. In conjunction with the release, Lufkin has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet the same day starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). Investors may participate in the call either by phone or audio webcast.


    By Phone:   Dial 1-480-629-9771 approximately 10 minutes before the call and ask for the Lufkin Industries call.
                A telephone replay will be available through February 23 by dialing 1-303-590-3030 and using the access code 4503229#.
    By Webcast:  Log onto Lufkin's main home page at www.lufkin.com. The audio webcast can be accessed from the Investor Relations section under
                "Events & Presentations." A replay will be available shortly after the call for approximately 90 days.

For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&L at 713-529-6600 or dmw@drg-l.com.

Lufkin Industries, Inc. is a global provider of artificial lift products, services and automation solutions for the oil and gas industry, including beam pumping, gas lift and plunger lift systems. Its Power Transmission segment also serves the energy and industrial sectors with engineered gearing solutions. Lufkin has vertically integrated all vital technologies required to design, manufacture and market its products.

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    Contact:                 Christopher L. Boone
                             Chief Financial Officer
                             936-631-2749

                             DRG&L:
                             Jack Lascar / 713-529-6600
                             Anne Pearson / 210-408-6321

SOURCE Lufkin Industries, Inc.