Maverick Tube Corporation Announces 1st Quarter 2003 Earnings Conference Call Thursday, April 17, 2003, at 11:00 a.m. ET - 10:00 a.m. CT

Business Wire, March 28, 2003

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ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 28, 2003

MAVERICK TUBE CORPORATION (NYSE: MVK), announced today that it would broadcast its first quarter 2003 earnings conference call on Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 10:00 a.m. CT via live Internet Webcast. Maverick's management will discuss various aspects of its first quarter financial report, review key factors impacting its business and answer questions from the investment community.

The conference broadcast can be accessed at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, located at http://www.maverick-tube.com. A replay of the conference call will also be available at the Investor Relations section of the Company's website, after 1:00 p.m. CT on April 17, 2003.

The Company expects to release earnings after the close of trading on the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, April 16, 2003.

Maverick Tube Corporation is a St. Louis, Missouri, based manufacturer of tubular products used in the energy industry for drilling, production, well servicing, umbilicals and line pipe applications, as well as industrial tubing products (HSS, electrical conduit and standard pipe) used in various applications.

This news release contains forward-looking information that is based on assumptions that are subject to numerous business risks, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. There is no assurance that such assumptions will prove to be accurate. Actual results may differ from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those described under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in Maverick's Form 10-K for its year ended December 31, 2002.