Penford Corporation Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2005 Results Conference Call

Penford Corporation (Nasdaq: PENX) will hold a
conference call to discuss the results for the fiscal quarter and year
ended August 31, 2005.
   President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas Malkoski and Senior
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Steven Cordier will host
the call. Please phone [phone] at 8:50 a.m. Mountain time on
Wednesday, October 19, 2005, to participate in the call. The
conference call will begin at 9:00 a.m. Mountain time (11:00 a.m.
Eastern time).
   If you are unable to participate on the call, a replay will be
available from October 19, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. Mountain time until
October 26, 2005, at 11:59 a.m. Mountain time. To access the replay,
please dial 877-660-6853. Enter pass code 286 and conference ID code
169459.
   This call is also available in "listen only" mode through our
website at www.penx.com under the section titled Investor Relations.

   About Penford Corporation

   Penford Corporation develops, manufactures and markets specialty
natural-based ingredient systems for various applications, including
papermaking, textiles and food products.