Natural Gas Services Growing #38 on Forbes

MIDLAND, Texas, Oct 20, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- Natural Gas Services Group, Inc. (NGS:
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NGS 12.77, +1.93, +17.8%) , a leading provider of equipment and services to the natural gas industry, announces it has been recognized by Forbes magazine as one of "America's 200 Best Small Companies" for the fourth consecutive year.
The America's 200 Best Small Companies list is selected following a comprehensive evaluation of financial results plus additional operating factors of candidate companies having sales between $5 million and $750 million and a minimum stock price of $5 as of Sept. 29, 2008. The ranking is based on return on equity, sales growth and profit growth over the past 12 months and five year periods. Forbes' editors also compared the Company's stock performance with that of its industry peers.
Steve Taylor, President and CEO of NGS said, "We are very pleased that, for the fourth year in a row, Forbes has recognized NGS's achievements and placed us on their prestigious list of America's 200 Best Small Companies. This is our highest ranking in the years we have been recognized by Forbes and it is a tribute to the Company's customer service focus, business strategy and financial execution. Our employees deserve the credit that goes with being named to this distinguished list four straight years."