BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 18, 2005--The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced a total cash contribution of $250,000 to relief efforts following the devastating tsunami in southern Asia. Since January, when Shaw announced that it would match employee contributions to tsunami relief organizations, employees have contributed $117,000 to various relief agencies for the provision of food, medical supplies and shelter for the tsunami victims. Shaw's additional $133,000 donation will be distributed to the American Red Cross, UNICEF, Oxfam America, Doctors without Borders, Catholic Relief Services and CARE, as these organizations received the majority of contributions from Shaw's employees.

In addition to its cash contribution, a team of emergency response experts from several of Shaw's business lines has visited the tsunami affected areas to provide assistance, at no charge, in the initial assessment and planning for the restoration of the tsunami affected areas.

J.M Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Shaw Group Inc., said, "Our world continues to be faced with a tremendous challenge to assist the tsunami victims in restoring order to their lives and their environment. With our worldwide operations, we feel an increased responsibility to make a positive contribution to the global community. I am personally very proud of our employees' commitment to make a difference for those suffering in Southern Asia."

The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, consulting, remediation, and facilities management services for government and private sector clients in the power, process, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets. A Fortune 500 Company, The Shaw Group is headquartered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and employs approximately 18,000 people at its offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.shawgrp.com.

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The Shaw Group Inc., Baton Rouge
Chris D. Sammons
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SOURCE: The Shaw Group Inc.