HOUSTON, TEXAS -- January 21, 2000 - NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) will host a conference call for the investment community to discuss its fourth quarter earnings report on Wednesday, January 26th, 2000 at 10:00 a.m. (EDT). Mr. J. Landis Martin, President and Chief Executive Officer, will host the call.
Participants can access the call by dialing 800.288.8968 (domestic) and 612.332.0632 (international). The passcode is NL Earnings.
A taped replay will be available at 5:00 p.m. on January 26, 2000 through 11:59 p.m. on February 2, 2000 by calling 800.475.6701 (domestic) and 320.365.3844 (international). The access code for the replay is 497318.
This call will also be broadcast live on the Internet at StreetEvents.com. In order to listen to the call, your computer must have RealPlayer installed which can be downloaded prior to the call from the StreetEvents website. An online replay will be available approximately one hour after the call.
NL Industries, Inc. is a major international producer of titanium dioxide pigments.
Statements made in the conference call relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that are based on management's beliefs and assumptions made by management based on currently available information. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot assure that these expectations will prove to be correct. Such statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, future global economic and political conditions, global TiO2 production capacity and the amount and timing of capacity changes, competitive products and prices, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's Securities and Exchange Commission filings. Should one or more of these risks materialize, or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those forecasted or expected. The Company assumes no duty to update any forward-looking statements.
