THE WOODLANDS, Texas, Jan. 22, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE: NR) today announced that its Board of Directors has set the date of the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. The meeting will be held on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time at the Woodlands Waterway Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 1601 Lake Robbins Drive, The Woodlands, Texas.

Newpark Resources, Inc. is a worldwide provider of drilling fluids, temporary worksites and access roads for oilfield and other commercial markets. For more information, visit our website at www.newpark.com.



    Contacts:                    Brian Feldott

                                 Director, Investor Relations

                                 Newpark Resources, Inc.

                                 bfeldott@newpark.com

                                 281-362-6800

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