Smurfit-Stone to Release Fourth-Quarter Financial Results Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011

CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NYSE: SSCC) will announce financial results for the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31, 2010, on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.

(Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070129/SMURFIT-STONELOGO)

The Company will host a one-hour conference call and webcast for analysts, institutional investors and shareholders at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 27 to discuss Smurfit-Stone's results for the fourth quarter and full-year of 2010.

Conference Call & Webcast

Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 – 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

• Conference call number: U.S. [phone], or international [phone]
• Passcode: 97950557 (Please dial in 10 minutes before conference call start time)
• The call will also be webcast and available at: www.smurfit-stone.com

Replays

• A replay of the conference call will be available through Feb. 3, 2011, at U.S. [phone], or international [phone]
• Passcode: 32478275
• A replay of the webcast will be available at www.smurfit-stone.com

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation is one of the industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company is a member of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative® and the Chicago Climate Exchange.  Smurfit-Stone generated revenue of $5.57 billion in 2009; has led the industry in safety every year since 2001; and conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health, and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association.

SOURCE Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation

Copyright 2011 PR Newswire