KBR Announces Election of Director

Houston, Texas - November 5, 2007 - KBR (NYSE:KBR) today announced the election of General Lester Lyles, USAF (ret.) as a member of the KBR Board.

General Lyles retired from active duty in 2003. During his last assignment he served as Commander of the Air Force Material Command where he was the senior uniformed official for logistics and services. General Lyles also served as the Vice Chief of Staff, the second highest ranking officer in the service, Director of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization, and commanded the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center and the Ogden Air Logistics Center.

General Lyles currently manages his own consulting business and serves on the boards of General Dynamics and the Battelle Memorial Institute. General Lyles is also a member of the NASA Administrator’s Advisory Council.

KBR is a global engineering, construction and services company supporting the energy, petrochemicals, government services and civil infrastructure sectors. The company offers a wide range of services through its Upstream, Downstream, Technology, Services, Government and Infrastructure and Ventures business segments. For more information, visit www.kbr.com.

CONTACT:
KBR, Houston
Director, Communications
Heather Browne, 713-753-3775
heather.browne@kbr.com
or
Director, Investor Relations
Rob Kukla, Jr., 713-753-5082
investors@kbr.com