Robbins & Myers and T-3 Energy Services Set January 7 Date for Shareholder Meetings on Merger


DAYTON, Ohio and HOUSTON, Nov. 18, 2010 -- Robbins & Myers, Inc. (NYSE: RBN) and T-3 Energy Services, Inc. (Nasdaq: TTES) jointly announced today that Robbins & Myers and T-3 Energy Services, Inc. will hold special shareholders meetings on January 7, 2011 to approve the merger of T-3 with a subsidiary of Robbins & Myers. Robbins & Myers and T-3 shareholders as of the close of business on November 26, 2010 will be entitled to vote at the special meetings. These announcements follow the filing by Robbins & Myers of a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the receipt of notice that the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission granted early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, with respect to the proposed merger. The closing of the transaction still remains subject to various conditions contained in the merger agreement, including approval by T-3 and Robbins & Myers shareholders.

Shareholders are encouraged to read the proxy materials in their entirety as they provide, among other things, a discussion of the reasons behind the recommendations of each company's Board of Directors that shareholders vote "FOR" the approval of the merger proposals.

About Robbins & Myers, Inc.

Robbins & Myers, Inc. is a leading supplier of engineered equipment and systems for critical applications in global energy, industrial, chemical and pharmaceutical markets.

About T-3 Energy Services, Inc.

T-3 Energy Services, Inc. provides a broad range of oilfield products and services primarily to customers in the drilling and completion of new oil and gas wells, the workover of existing wells and the production and transportation of oil and gas.

SOURCE Robbins & Myers, Inc.

CONTACT:Chris Hix,Investors,Chief Financial Officer,+1-937-458-6600,orPeter Wallace,Press Contact,Chief Executive Officer,+1-937-458-6600,both of Robbins & Myers, Inc.,orJames M. Mitchell of T-3 Energy Services, Inc.,Investors and Press Contact,Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer,+1-713-996-4118

Web Site: www.robbinsmyers.com

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