At the closing of the transaction, Deep Down expects to acquire 100% of the stock of Cuming Corporation for approximately $37 million in the form of a combination of cash and shares of Deep Down and assume approximately $13 million of net liabilities based upon Cuming Corporation's balance sheet as of December 31, 2009. In 2009, Cuming Corporation generated revenue and gross profit of approximately $73 million and $15 million, respectively. As of March 31, 2010, the business had contracted backlog and signed letters of intent representing approximately $138 million and $32 million of orders, respectively, the majority of which are scheduled for production in 2010. Consummation of the transaction remains subject to several conditions including Deep Down's obtaining adequate external financing to fund the approximately $34 million cash component of the purchase price.

Ronald E. Smith, Chief Executive Officer, stated: "The completion of this acquisition will solidify Deep Down as a leading provider of buoyancy solutions to the oil & gas and other industries. By combining our complementary technologies and customer bases, Deep Down is well positioned to capture a substantial share of the growing markets for deepwater buoyancy and subsea insulation. We are pleased to welcome the high quality team at Cuming into the Deep Down family and look forward to participating in the growth opportunities this strategic and transformational acquisition makes possible."

Separately, Deep Down announced the appointment of Gay Stanley Mayeux as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the company, effective immediately. Former CFO Eugene L. Butler will continue to serve as Executive Chairman of the company. Ms. Mayeux brings over 25 years of financial management experience in the energy sector to Deep Down. Prior to joining Deep Down, Ms. Mayeux served as Vice President Finance and Treasurer of Willbros Group, where she played a pivotal role in that company's financial turnaround. Ms. Mayeux also previously served as Vice President and Corporate Controller of Weatherford International ("Weatherford") where she worked with Mr. Butler and assisted him in developing and implementing a successful financial turnaround strategy for Weatherford. Ms. Mayeux has also held senior financial positions at energy services companies including McDermott International and Hydril Company. Ms. Mayeux is a CPA and began her career at Deloitte & Touche.

Mr. Butler commented on Ms. Mayeux's appointment: "I am delighted that we are able to recruit someone with Gay's talent and experience to help Deep Down pursue this next stage of its development. Gay will play an important role in completing the Cuming transaction and integrating the two operations. The expertise that Gay and our new independent director, Mark Hollinger bring to Deep Down will greatly assist the company in becoming a fast growing, consistently profitable enterprise."

As previously announced on April 12, 2010, Mark Hollinger recently joined Deep Down's Board of Directors as Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Hollinger is currently President of Offshore Solutions at MacDermid, Inc. ("MacDermid"), which provides specialty fluids used for the hydraulic control of valves in the offshore drilling and production systems; a position he has held since September 2007. Prior to MacDermid, Mr. Hollinger served as President of Merix Corporation from May 1999 to January 2007 and Chief Executive Officer from September 1999 to January 2007.