LUFKIN, Texas, Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Lufkin Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: LUFK) today announced that it will release its third quarter 2012 financial results before the market opens on Monday, October 29. In conjunction with the release, Lufkin has scheduled a conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet the same day starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). Investors may participate in the call either by phone or audio webcast.


    By Phone:   Dial 1-480-629-9692 approximately 10
                minutes before the call and ask for the
                Lufkin Industries call. A telephone
                replay will be available through
                November 11 by dialing 1-303-590-3030
                and using the access code 4567377#.
    By Webcast: Log onto Lufkin's main home page at
                www.lufkin.com. The audio webcast can be
                accessed from the Investor Relations
                section under "Events & Presentations."
                A replay will be available shortly after
                the call for approximately 90 days.

For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&L at 713-529-6600 or dmw@drg-l.com.

Lufkin Industries, Inc. sells and services oilfield pumping units, well automation systems, gas lift and plunger lift systems, progressing cavity pumps, well completion products, foundry castings and power transmission products throughout the world. Lufkin has vertically integrated all vital technologies required to design, manufacture and market its products.

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    Contact:                 Christopher L. Boone
                             Chief Financial Officer
                             936-631-2749

                             DRG&L:
                             Jack Lascar / 713-529-6600
                             Anne Pearson / 210-408-6321

SOURCE Lufkin Industries, Inc.