KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation

Northfield, Illinois, USA, 09 October 2007 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (NASDAQ:KPPC), a leading North American producer of kraft paper and converter of inflatable dunnage bags, will release third-quarter 2007 earnings after the financial markets close on 05 November 2007.

The company will host a conference call on 06 November 2007, at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (10 a.m. Central Time) to review the results for the quarter. All interested parties are invited to listen by accessing a simultaneous broadcast webcast on KapStone's website, www.kapstonepaper.com, or by dialing one of the folloeing access numbers: 866 831-6243 (USA) or 617 213-8855 (international); use participant passcode: 48565120

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (www.streetevents.com) a password-protected event management site.

Replay of the webcast will also be on the Web site beginning at approximately noon Eastern Time the same day.

About KapStone

Headquartered in Northfield, Illinois, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is a leading North American producer of kraft paper and converter of inflatable dunnage bags. The company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation, which includes a paper mill in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, and Ride Rite(R), a dunnage bag plant in Fordyce, Arkansas. The business employs approximately 700 people.

Source: KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation