The Shaw Group Inc. Announces Conference Call Webcast
BATON ROUGE, La., Aug 5, 2002 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SGR) ("Shaw" or "the Company") today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss an agreement reached with NRG Energy, Inc. The call will be held on Monday, August 5, 2002 and will begin at 8:00 a.m. Central time.

A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Investor Relations page of The Shaw Group's web site at www.shawgrp.com.

An audio replay of the call will be available through Monday, August 12, 2002 and may be accessed by dialing 800-633-8284. The reservation number to access the playback is 20809178.

The Shaw Group Inc. is the world's only vertically-integrated provider of comprehensive engineering, procurement, pipe fabrication, construction and maintenance services to the power, process and environmental & infrastructure sectors. Shaw is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and currently has offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific. Shaw employs more than 20,000 people annually. Additional information on The Shaw Group is available at www.shawgrp.com. 

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