WGII Washington Grp. International (MM)

BOISE, Idaho, Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Washington Group International (NASDAQ:WGII) today announced that it plans to release financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 29, 2006, on Monday, February 26, 2007, after the close of U.S. financial markets. Also on February 26, the company plans to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission its annual report on Form 10-K. The company will host an investor conference call to discuss 2006 financial results and its outlook on Tuesday, February 27, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time. Washington Group will provide a webcast of its conference call live over the Internet. The webcast will be hosted on the investor relations section of http://www.wgint.com/. Participants should allow approximately five minutes prior to the call's start time to visit the site and download streaming media software needed to listen to the Internet webcast. An online archive of the webcast will be made available a few hours following the end of the live call. Investor Conference Washington Group International will host an Investor Conference on Tuesday, March 27, from 8 a.m. to noon at The Westin Times Square, New York. Washington Group's management team will discuss company strategies and progress in the session. Investors interested in attending the 2007 Investor Conference may RSVP by calling (208) 386-5041 or signing up online at http://www.wgint.com/conference/ir_2007.html. The company will provide a live webcast of the event over the Internet at http://www.wgint.com/ starting at 9 a.m. Eastern Time; participants should allow approximately five minutes prior to the start time to visit the site and download streaming media software. An online archive will be made available a few hours following the end of the webcast. Washington Group International (NASDAQ:WGII) provides the talent, innovation, and proven performance to deliver integrated engineering, construction, and management solutions for businesses and governments worldwide. Headquartered in Boise, Idaho, with more than $3 billion in annual revenue, the company has approximately 25,000 people at work around the world providing solutions in power, environmental management, defense, oil and gas processing, mining, industrial facilities, transportation, and water resources. For more information, visit http://www.wgint.com/. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which are identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as may, will, could, should, expect, anticipate, intend, plan, estimate, or continue or the negative thereof or other variations thereof. Each forward-looking statement, including, without limitation, any financial guidance, speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and Washington Group undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which it is made or to reflect the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or circumstances. The forward-looking statements are necessarily based on assumptions and estimates of management and are inherently subject to various risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary materially as a result of changes or developments in social, economic, business, market, legal, and regulatory circumstances or conditions, both domestically and globally, as well as due to actions by customers, clients, suppliers, business partners, or government bodies. Performance is subject to numerous factors, including demand for new power generation and for modification of existing power facilities, public sector funding, demand for extractive resources, capital spending plans of customers, and spending levels and priorities of the U.S., state and other governments. Results may also vary as a result of difficulties or delays experienced in the execution of contracts or implementation of strategic initiatives. For additional risks and uncertainties impacting the forward-looking statements contained in this news release, please see "Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" and "Item 1A. Risk Factors" in Washington Group's annual report on Form 10-K for fiscal year 2005. DATASOURCE: Washington Group International CONTACT: media, Jerry Holloway or Laurie Spiegelberg, +1-208-386-5255, investor, Earl Ward, +1-208-386-5698, all of Washington Group International Web site: http://www.wgint.com/

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