NewPage

Dayton, Ohio, USA, 17 October 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- NewPage Corporation will release its financial results for the third quarter of 2006 on 13 November 2006, before the market opens. The news release for third quarter earnings will be available on the NewPage Web site at www.NewPageCorp.com.

The company will broadcast its third quarter analyst conference call on 13 November 2006, at 11 a.m. (ET) with access available via Internet and telephone. The teleconference is expected to last one hour. Mark A. Suwyn, chairman and chief executive officer, and Richard D. Willett, Jr., president and chief operating officer, will review operating performance. Matthew L. Jesch, vice president and chief financial officer, will review the third quarter results.

The live conference call and presentation slides may be accessed on the NewPage Web site at www.NewPageCorp.com. Click on the link to the NewPage Third Quarter 2006 Conference Call and follow the instructions to access the webcast in listen and view mode. Please go to the Web site at least one hour before the call to register and download and install any necessary audio software.

The call will be available live and stored on the Web site for five weeks.

Analysts and investors may participate in the live conference call by dialing 866-254-5939 (toll-free domestic) or 612-288-0318 (international). To register, please call in at least 10 minutes before the conference call begins. A replay of the call can be accessed via telephone 800-475-6701 (toll-free domestic) or 320-365-3844 (international), access code 844231. The replay will be available starting at 2:30 p.m. (ET) on 13 November 2006, and will remain available until noon (ET) on 18 December 2006.

About NewPage Corporation

NewPage Corporation, headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, is a leading U.S. producer of coated papers in North America. With 4300 employees, the company operates four integrated pulp and paper manufacturing mills in Escanaba, Michigan; Luke, Maryland; Rumford, Maine; and Wickliffe, Kentucky. These mills have a combined annual capacity of approximately 2.2 million tons of coated paper. For additional information, visit the company's Web site at www.NewPageCorp.com.

Source: NewPage Corporation