Invites You to Join Its Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Conference Call on the Web HOUSTON, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Atwood Oceanics, Inc. (NYSE: ATW) announced today that it would hold its conference call and webcast in conjunction with its Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter earnings release. The Company's conference call/webcast is scheduled for Thursday, August 6, 2009. The earnings announcement is scheduled to be released Wednesday, August 5, 2009 after market closes. You are invited to listen to its conference call that will be broadcast live over the Internet at 11:00 A.M. ET, Thursday, August 6, 2009 with John Irwin, President and CEO and Jim Holland, Senior Vice President and CFO. What: Atwood Oceanics, Inc.'s Fiscal 2009 Third Quarter Earnings Release When: 11:00 A.M. ET (10:00 A.M. CT), Thursday, August 6, 2009 Where: http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=115338&eventID =2319503 Dial In: 1-800-894-5910 Conference ID#: ATWOOD Contact: Jim Holland, Senior Vice President and CFO 281-749-7804 Atwood Oceanics, Inc. is engaged in the business of international offshore drilling of exploratory and developmental oil and gas wells and related support management and consulting services. The Company currently owns and operates a modern fleet of eight mobile offshore drilling units. Some of the matters that will be discussed in the Conference Call on August 6, 2009 will be forward-looking statements, based on current expectations, that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual future activities to be materially different from those that will be suggested or discussed in the Conference Call. If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be archived for 30 days on the website http://www.prnewswire.com/. DATASOURCE: Atwood Oceanics, Inc. CONTACT: Jim Holland, Senior Vice President and CFO of Atwood Oceanics, Inc., +1-281-749-7804 Web Site: http://www.atwd.com/

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