Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois, USA, 03 July 2007 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (Nasdaq: SSCC) will release its second quarter 2007 results on 26 July 2007, after market close.

Management will discuss the company's second quarter financial performance at 8:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time) on 27 July 2007, via a live webcast and teleconference. Participants may join the presentation by linking to the webcast through the investor page of the company's Web site at www.smurfit- stone.com or by calling 212-231-6012 (request the Smurfit-Stone earnings call) at least 10 minutes before the presentation starts. The presentation will be archived on the company's Web site for subsequent viewing.

Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation's (Nasdaq: SSCC) is the industry's leading integrated manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging. Smurfit-Stone also is one of the world's largest paper recyclers. The company has led the industry in safety performance every year since 2001 and conducts its business in compliance with the environmental, health and safety principles of the American Forest & Paper Association. Smurfit-Stone operates approximately 180 facilities and employs approximately 24,500 people.

Source: Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation