KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation (Nasdaq: KPPC), a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper grades and inflatable dunnage bags, will release its second quarter 2008 earnings after the financial markets close on Monday, August 4, 2008.

The Company will host a conference call on Tuesday, August 5, 2008, at 11 a.m. ET (10 a.m. CT) to review the results for the quarter.All interested parties are invited to listen and may do so by either accessing a simultaneous broadcast webcast on KapStone's website, http://www.kapstonepaper.com, or for those unable to access the webcast, the following dial-in numbers are available.

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

Replay of the webcast will also be on the Web site beginning at approximately 1 p.m. ET the same day.

About the Company

Headquartered in Northbrook, IL, KapStone Paper and Packaging Corporation is a leading North American producer of unbleached kraft paper grades and inflatable dunnage bags. The Company is the parent company of KapStone Kraft Paper Corporation which includes paper mills in Charleston, SC, and Roanoke Rapids, NC, a lumber mill in Summerville, SC, and Ride Rite (R : 64.12,+0.12, +0.18%), a dunnage bag plant in Fordyce, AR. The business employs approximately 1,750 people.