Mitcham Industries Announces Fiscal 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year-End Earnings Release and Conference Call Schedule

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, March 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mitcham Industries, Inc. NASDAQ: MIND ("Company") announced today that it will release its fiscal 2008 fourth quarter and year-end results on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 after the market closes. In conjunction with the release, the Company has scheduled a conference call, which will be broadcast live over the Internet, for Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Central.

    What:  Mitcham Industries Fiscal Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call

    When:  Wednesday, April 9, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Central

    How:   Live via phone -- By dialing (303) 262-2137 and asking for the
           Mitcham Industries call at least 10 minutes prior to the start
           time, or Live over the Internet -- By logging onto the web at the
           address below

    Where: http://www.mitchamindustries.com

For those who cannot listen to the live call, a replay will be available through April 17, 2008 and may be accessed by dialing (303) 590-3000 and using pass code 11110567. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call at http://www.mitchamindustries.com for 90 days. For more information, please contact Donna Washburn at DRG&E at 713-529-6600 or email dmw@drg-e.com.

Mitcham Industries, Inc., a geophysical equipment supplier, offers for lease or sale, new and "experienced" seismic equipment to the oil and gas industry, seismic contractors, environmental agencies, government agencies and universities. Headquartered in Texas, with sales and services offices in Calgary, Canada; Brisbane, Australia; Singapore; Ufa, Bashkortostan, Russia; and the United Kingdom and with associates throughout Europe, South America and Asia, Mitcham conducts operations on a global scale and is the largest independent exploration equipment lessor in the industry.

     Contacts:    Billy F. Mitcham, Jr., President & CEO
                  Mitcham Industries, Inc.
                  936-291-2277

                  Jack Lascar / Karen Roan
                  Dennard Rupp Gray & Easterly (DRG&E)
                  713-529-6600