Smurfit-Stone Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Moore to Speak at JPMorgan Basics & Industrials Conference

CREVE COEUR, Mo. and CHICAGO, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Patrick J. Moore, chairman and chief executive officer of Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ:SSCC), will speak at the JPMorgan Basics & Industrials Conference at 11:30 a.m. ET Tuesday, June 3, at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in New York City. Interested parties may access the audio webcast live or download the presentation from the Investor Relations section of http://www.smurfit-stone.com/.

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The webcast will remain available on the Smurfit-Stone website for at least 90 days following the presentation.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ:SSCC) is the industry's leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producer and is one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company is a member of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development, the Sustainable Forestry Initiative(R), and the Chicago Climate Exchange. Smurfit-Stone generated revenue of $7.4 billion in 2007, 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.

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CONTACT: investors, John Haudrich, +1-314-656-5375, or Brian Peura,
+1-314-656-5696, or media, Tom Lange, +1-314-656-5369, all of Smurfit-Stone
Container Corporation

Web site: http://www.smurfit-stone.com/

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