ARKANSAS BEST CORPORATION ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF TENDER OFFER FOR WORLDWAY CORPORATION

(Fort Smith, Arkansas, August 11, 1995) - Arkansas Best Corporation (NASDAQ/NMS: "ABFS") announced today the successful completion of its tender offer to acquire all outstanding shares of common stock of WorldWay Corporation (NYSE: "WCN" and PSE: "WCN") at $11.00 per share in cash. Approximately 5,964,030 shares of WorldWay common stock have been tendered pursuant to the tender offer, according to a preliminary count by First Union National Bank of North Carolina, the depositary for the tender offer. This represents approximately 91% of WorldWay's outstanding shares of common stock. Arkansas Best Corporation stated that it expects to commence paying for all validly tendered shares on Monday, August 14, 1995.
Contact:      Mr. Randall M. Loyd, Director - Financial Reporting
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