HOUSTON, TX, May 26, 2010 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --Willbros Group, Inc. (NYSE: WG) announced that at its 2010 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, held on May 26, 2010, stockholders re-elected John T. McNabb, II, Robert L. Sluder and S. Miller Williams to its Board of Directors. Willbros also announced that stockholders approved the 2010 Stock and Incentive Compensation Plan and the proposal to ratify the appointment of Grant Thornton LLP as the Company's independent auditors for 2010.

Willbros Group, Inc. is an independent contractor serving the oil, gas, power, refining and petrochemical industries, providing engineering, construction, turnaround, maintenance, life cycle extension services and facilities development and operations services to industry and government entities worldwide. For more information on Willbros, please visit our web site at www.willbros.com.

CONTACT:
Michael W. Collier
Vice President Investor Relations
Sales & Marketing
Willbros
713-403-8038

Connie Dever
Director Strategic Planning
Willbros
713-403-8035

SOURCE: Willbros Group, Inc.