Verso Paper Corp.


Memphis, Tennessee, USA, 06 February 2009 – Verso Paper Corp. (NYSE: VRS) will report its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended 31 December 2008, in a news release before the market opens on 05 March 2009. Management will host a conference call at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 05 March, to discuss the fourth quarter and year end results. This release and the fourth quarter and year end results will be made available on Verso’s Web site (www.versopaper.com).

Analysts and investors may participate in the live conference call by dialing 913-981-5507, or, within the United States and Canada only, 888-600-4871, access code 1704077. To register, dial in 10 minutes before the conference call begins. The conference call and presentation materials also can be accessed at Verso’s Web site by clicking on the link to Investor Relations Overview or at http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=55791.

A replay of the call can be accessed by telephone at 719-457-0820, or, within the United States and Canada only, 888-203-1112, access code 1704077. This replay will be available starting at 12:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on 05 March 2009, and will remain available until noon on 19 March 2009. The replay also will be available on Verso’s Web site for 90 days.

Based in Memphis, Tennessee, Verso Paper Corp. is a leading North American producer of coated papers, including coated groundwood and coated freesheet, and supercalendered and specialty products. Verso’s paper products are used primarily in media and marketing applications, including magazines, catalogs, and commercial printing applications such as high-end advertising brochures, annual reports, and direct-mail advertising. Additional information about Verso is available on the company’s Web site at www.versopaper.com.