NS Group Reports Koppel Steel-Baytown, Texas Finishing Facility Not Damaged; Company Provides Hurricane Rita Update

NEWPORT, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 2005--(NYSE:NSS) NS Group, Inc. announced today that its finishing facility located in Baytown, Texas (east of Houston) was found to be relatively undamaged.

Rene J. Robichaud, President and CEO commented, "The majority of our employees returned to work this morning. We anticipate our Baytown facility will be serving customers as early as tomorrow."

“The majority of our employees returned to work this morning. We anticipate our Baytown facility will be serving customers as early as tomorrow.”

The Koppel Steel - Baytown operations have been closed since Wednesday, September 21st in preparation for hurricane Rita.

NS Group, Inc. is a leading producer of seamless and welded tubular products serving the energy industry. These products are used in the drilling, exploration and transmission of oil and natural gas. The company's tubular products are marketed primarily in the United States and certain foreign markets. NS Group is traded on the NYSE under the symbol NSS. To learn more about NS Group, log on to www.nsgrouponline.com.

This report contains forward-looking information with respect to the company's operations and beliefs. Actual results may differ from these forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including those discussed in the company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. NS Group does not undertake any obligations to update or revise its forward-looking statements.