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Spector Roseman, Milberg Weiss, and Cohen Milstein Announce the Proposed Settlement of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. and Certain of Its Officers and Directors for $10.5 Million in Cash....



    Spector Roseman, Milberg Weiss, and Cohen Milstein Announce the
    Proposed Settlement of a Securities Class Action Lawsuit against
    Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V. and Certain of Its Officers and
    Directors for $10.5 Million in Cash and the Implementation of Certain
    Corporate Governance Provisions

    In the United States District Court for the Southern District of
    New York, in Welmon v. Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. N.V., et al., Case
    No. 06-CV-01283 (JES), a summary notice has been issued as follows:

    Summary Notice of Pendency of Class Action, Proposed Settlement
    and Settlement Hearing

    To: all persons who purchased the securities of Chicago Bridge &
    Iron Co. N.V. ("CB&I") during the period March 9, 2005 through
    February 3, 2006, inclusive, and who were damaged thereby (the
    "Settlement Class").

    YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, pursuant to Rule 23 of the Federal Rules
    of Civil Procedure and an Order of the United States District Court
    for the Southern District of New York, that the above-captioned action
    has been certified as a class action and that a settlement for $10.5
    million and CB&I´s implementation of certain corporate governance
    provisions has been proposed. A hearing will be held before the
    Honorable John E. Sprizzo in the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States
    Courthouse, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New York 10007-1312, at 3:00
    p.m., on June 3, 2008 to determine whether the proposed settlement
    should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable, and adequate, and
    to consider the application of Plaintiffs´ Co-Lead Counsel for
    attorneys´ fees and reimbursement of expenses.

    IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE SETTLEMENT CLASS DESCRIBED ABOVE, YOUR
    RIGHTS WILL BE AFFECTED AND YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO SHARE IN THE
    SETTLEMENT FUND. If you have not yet received the full printed Notice
    of Pendency of Class Action and Proposed Settlement, Motion for
    Attorneys´ Fees and Settlement Fairness Hearing and a Proof of Claim
    form, you may obtain copies of these documents by contacting the
    Claims Administrator:

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    Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. Securities Litigation Settlement
    c/o Complete Claim Solutions, LLC
    Claims Administrator
    Post Office Box 24789
    West Palm Beach, FL 33416
    (877) 567-4298
    www.chicagobridgesecuritiessettlement.com
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    Inquiries, other than requests for the forms of Notice and Proof
    of Claim, may be made to Plaintiffs´ Co-Lead Counsel:

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    Robert M. Roseman, Esq.
    Spector Roseman & Kodroff, P.C.
    1818 Market Street, Suite 2500
    Philadelphia, PA 19103
    Telephone: (215) 496-0300

    Barry A. Weprin, Esq.
    Milberg Weiss LLP
    One Pennsylvania Plaza
    New York, NY 10119-0165
    Telephone: (212) 594-5300

    Mark S. Willis, Esq.
    Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, P.L.L.C.
    1100 New York Avenue, N.W.
    Suite 500, West Tower
    Washington, D.C. 20005
    Telephone: (202) 408-4600
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    To participate in the Settlement, you must submit a Proof of Claim
    no later than June 26, 2008. If you are a Settlement Class Member and
    do not exclude yourself from the Settlement Class, you will be bound
    by the Order and Final Judgment of the Court. To exclude yourself from
    the Settlement Class, you must submit a request for exclusion
    postmarked no later than May 8, 2008. Any objections to the Settlement
    must be filed by May 8, 2008. If you are a Settlement Class Member and
    do not submit a proper Proof of Claim, you will not share in the
    Settlement but you nevertheless will be bound by the Order and Final
    Judgment of the Court.

    Further information may be obtained by contacting the Claims
    Administrator.

    By Order of the United States District Court for the Southern
    District of New York