Miamsburg, Ohio, USA, 16 September 2009 –  NewPage Corporation announced today that it is proposing to offer in a private placement USD 1.2 billion in aggregate principal amount of senior secured notes due 2014.  

The senior secured notes being offered by NewPage in the notes offering will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. The senior secured notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and outside the United States in compliance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.

The net proceeds of the notes offering are intended to be used to voluntarily prepay a portion of NewPage's term loan credit and guaranty agreement, dated as of 21 December 2007, as amended on 11 September 2009, and to pay fees and expenses of the notes offering.