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Exhibit 99.1

CB&I Reports First Quarter 2012 Results

Revenue up 26% and EPS up 20%

THE WOODLANDS, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 24, 2012--CB&I (NYSE: CBI) today reported net income of $59.5 million, or $0.60 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2012, compared with $50.5 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2011. Revenue for the quarter was $1.2 billion compared with first quarter 2011 revenue of $954.3 million. New awards totaled $1.7 billion compared with $1.0 billion in the first quarter 2011, increasing the Company’s backlog to $9.6 billion. Included in these new awards were several Oil Sands opportunities, a FEED study for a U.S. LNG export project, and a U.S. Petrochemical expansion project.

CB&I returned $109.6 million to shareholders, which included $104.7 million of stock repurchases and $4.9 million through quarterly cash dividends. Cash and cash equivalents as of March 31, 2012 were $639.8 million. Consistent with previous years, the first quarter included a disproportionate share of the Company’s annual stock-based compensation expense (63% of the full-year expense).

“As our new awards demonstrate, the markets we’ve positioned ourselves in are developing as expected,” said Philip K. Asherman, President and CEO. “We had another very positive quarter by all metrics including our safety performance, earnings, cash generation, and backlog growth.”

Earnings Conference Call

CB&I will host a webcast on April 24 at 4:00 p.m. Central time (5:00 p.m. Eastern time) to discuss financial and operating results, and answer questions from investors. The webcast is available at www.CBI.com Investor Relations/Company Highlights.

About CB&I

CB&I (NYSE: CBI) engineers and constructs some of the world’s largest energy infrastructure projects. With premier process technology, proven EPC expertise, and unrivaled storage tank experience, CB&I executes projects from concept to completion. Safely. Reliably. Globally. For more information, visit www.CBI.com.

Forward-Looking Statement

This release contains forward-looking statements regarding CB&I and represents our expectations and beliefs concerning future events. These forward-looking statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for forward-looking statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. When considering any statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or use or contain words, terms, phrases, or expressions such as “achieve,” “forecast,” “plan,” “propose,” “strategy,” “envision,” “hope,” “will,” “continue,” “potential,” “expect,” “believe,” “anticipate,” “project,” “estimate,” “predict,” “intend,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “might,” or similar forward-looking statements, we refer you to the cautionary statements concerning risk factors and “Forward-Looking Statements” described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report filed on Form 10-K filed with the SEC for the year ended December 31, 2011, and any updates to those risk factors or “Forward-Looking Statements” included in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC, which cautionary statements are incorporated herein by reference.


           
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
Three Months
Ended March 31,
2012 2011
 
Revenue $ 1,201,267 $ 954,271
 
Cost of revenue 1,048,003 817,555
   
Gross profit 153,264 136,716
% of Revenue 12.8 % 14.3 %
Selling and administrative expense 63,232 57,665
% of Revenue 5.3 % 6.0 %
Intangibles amortization 6,092 6,292
Other operating income, net (65 ) (898 )
Equity earnings (1,800 ) (1,346 )
   
Income from operations 85,805 75,003
% of Revenue 7.1 % 7.9 %
Interest expense (2,112 ) (3,057 )
Interest income 2,187 1,372
   
Income before taxes 85,880 73,318
 
Income tax expense (24,906 ) (21,754 )
   
Net income 60,974 51,564
 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests   (1,487 )   (1,058 )
 
Net income attributable to CB&I $ 59,487   $ 50,506  
 
Net income attributable to CB&I per share:
Basic $ 0.61 $ 0.51
Diluted $ 0.60 $ 0.50
 
Weighted average shares outstanding:
Basic 97,257 98,540
Diluted 99,252 100,847
 
Cash dividends on shares:
Amount $ 4,885 $ 4,990
Per Share $ 0.05 $ 0.05

               
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
SEGMENT INFORMATION
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
2012 2011
 
% of % of
NEW AWARDS* Total Total
Steel Plate Structures $ 410,923 24 % $ 291,544 29 %
Project Engineering and Construction 1,155,395 68 % 586,703 58 %
Lummus Technology   129,043 8 %   133,316 13 %
Total $ 1,695,361 $ 1,011,563
 
 
% of % of
REVENUE Total Total
Steel Plate Structures $ 419,931 35 % $ 368,708 38 %
Project Engineering and Construction 681,283 57 % 464,570 49 %
Lummus Technology   100,053 8 %   120,993 13 %
Total $ 1,201,267 $ 954,271
 
 
% of % of
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS Revenue Revenue
Steel Plate Structures $ 38,296 9.1 % $ 36,924 10.0 %
Project Engineering and Construction 24,910 3.7 % 15,015 3.2 %
Lummus Technology   22,599 22.6 %   23,064 19.1 %
Total $ 85,805 7.1 % $ 75,003 7.9 %
 
* New awards represents the value of new project commitments received by the Company during a given period.

           
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
 
 
March 31, December 31,
2012 2011
ASSETS
 
Current assets $ 1,731,434 $ 1,661,321
Equity investments 81,507 95,687
Property and equipment, net 262,175 262,003
Goodwill and other intangibles, net 1,115,916 1,114,512
Other non-current assets 147,976 158,460
   
Total assets $ 3,339,008 $ 3,291,983
 
 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
 
Current maturity of long-term debt 40,000 40,000
Other current liabilities 1,756,991 1,703,424
Other non-current liabilities 346,144 352,129
 
Shareholders' equity 1,195,873 1,196,430
   
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $ 3,339,008 $ 3,291,983

         
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS AND OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
(in thousands)
 
Three Months
Ended March 31,
2012 2011
CASH FLOWS
 
Cash flows from operating activities $ 59,334 $ (39,362 )
Cash flows from investing activities (10,029 ) (2,416 )
Cash flows from financing activities (90,688 ) (24,238 )
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 9,383 14,535
   
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents (32,000 ) (51,481 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year   671,811     481,738  
Cash and cash equivalents, end of the period $ 639,811   $ 430,257  
 
OTHER FINANCIAL DATA
 
Increase in receivables, net $ (65,339 ) $ (122,931 )
Change in contracts in progress, net 24,162 (13,196 )
Increase in accounts payable   11,982     39,314  
Change in contract capital $ (29,195 ) $ (96,813 )
 
Depreciation and amortization $ 16,646 $ 17,266
Capital expenditures $ 10,695 $ 5,013
 
March 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
 
Backlog * $ 9,552,572 $ 8,968,206

 

* Backlog includes the value of new award commitments until work is performed and revenue is recognized or until cancellation. Backlog may also fluctuate with currency movements.

CONTACT:
CB&I
Investors: Christi Thoms, +1 832 513 1200
Media: www.CBI.com