| HOUSTON, Texas, March 11, 2010 — Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced today that the earnings release and related conference call scheduled for April 29, 2010 has been cancelled. |
| HOUSTON, Texas, February 21, 2010 — Schlumberger Ltd (NYSE: SLB) and Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) jointly announced today that their Boards of Directors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement in which the companies would combine in a stock-for-stock transaction. |
| HOUSTON, Texas (February 11, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced today that it has agreed to acquire @Balance, B.V. from Shell Technology Ventures Fund 1 B.V. |
| HOUSTON, Texas (February 4, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced that its Board of Directors has approved a quarterly cash dividend in the amount of $0.12 per share. |
| HOUSTON, Texas (February 4, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced that it plans to release financial results for the period ended March 31, 2010 on Thursday, April 29, 2010 prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange. |
| HOUSTON, Texas (January 27, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) today announced fourth quarter net income of $20.1 million, or $0.09 per diluted share on revenue of $1.98 billion. In comparison, third quarter of 2009 earnings from continuing operations, net of charges, were $14.8 million or $0.07 per diluted share on revenue of $1.88 billion, while in the comparable prior-year fourth quarter, earnings from continuing operations, net of charges, were $218.6 million on revenue of $3.06 billion. |
| HOUSTON, Texas (January 26, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced today that John Yearwood, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Credit Suisse 2010 Energy Summit in Vail, Colorado on February 5, 2010 at 9:35 a.m. eastern time (7:35 a.m. Mountain time). |
| HOUSTON, Texas (January 5, 2010)... Smith International, Inc. (NYSE: SII) announced that on December 31, 2009 its PathFinder Energy Services business acquired a contract with Petróleo Brasileiro (“Petrobras”) representing an estimated $80-100 million of revenue over the 3-year term and substantially all of the directional drilling assets from San Antonio International do Brasil. |