Smurfit-Stone to Release 2010 Second-Quarter Financial Results Tuesday, Aug.
3, 2010

    


    
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<p>CREVE COEUR, Mo. and <span class="xn-location">CHICAGO</span>, <span class="xn-chron">July 20</span> /CNW/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NYSE: SSCC) will announce financial results for the second quarter ended <span class="xn-chron">June 30</span> on <span class="xn-chron">Tuesday, Aug. 3</span>, prior to the opening of the New York Stock Exchange.</p>
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<p>The Company will host a one-hour earnings conference call and webcast for analysts, institutional investors and shareholders at <span class="xn-chron">10 a.m. ET</span> on <span class="xn-chron">Tuesday, Aug. 3</span>, to discuss Smurfit-Stone's results for the second quarter of 2010.</p>
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    Conference Call & Webcast

    Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010
    10 a.m. Eastern Time

    --  Live dial-in telephone number: U.S. [phone] or international
        [phone]
    --  Passcode: 20306220 (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 telephone replay will be available through Aug. 17, 2010 at U.S.
        [phone] or international [phone]
    --  Passcode: 16228881
    --  A replay of the webcast will also available at www.smurfit-stone.com


    
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<p>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 <span class="xn-location">Chicago</span> Climate Exchange.  Smurfit-Stone generated revenue of <span class="xn-money">$5.57 billion</span> 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.</p>
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