ESCO Technologies Announces Webcast of Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call

ESCO Technologies Inc. (NYSE: ESE) announces the following webcast:

Event: ESCO Second Quarter 2009 Conference Call

Date: Tuesday, May 5

Time: 4 p.m. Central Time

Where: www.escotechnologies.com

The Company's second quarter 2009 financial results will be released on May 5 at approximately 3 p.m. Central Time, followed by the conference call/webcast at 4 p.m. Central Time where the financial results and related commentary will be discussed.

Please access the Company's web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. If you are unable to participate, a replay will be available for seven days on the Company's web site at www.escotechnologies.com or by phone (dial 1-888-203-1112, passcode 4500221).

ESCO, headquartered in St. Louis, is a proven supplier of special purpose utility solutions for electric, gas and water utilities, including hardware and software to support advanced metering applications and fully automated intelligent instrumentation. In addition, the Company provides engineered filtration products to the aviation, space and process markets worldwide, and is the industry leader in RF shielding and EMC test products. Further information regarding ESCO and its subsidiaries is available on the Company's web site at www.escotechnologies.com.

Interline Brands, Inc. to Hold First Quarter 2009 Conference Call

Interline Brands, Inc. (NYSE: IBI) ("Interline" or the "Company"), a leading distributor and direct marketer of maintenance, repair and operations products, will hold a conference call May 1, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss its first quarter 2009 financial results. Michael Grebe, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will host the conference call and answer questions pertaining to the financial and operating results. The company expects to release first quarter 2009 results before the market opens on May 1, 2009 prior to the conference call.

Interested parties may listen to the call toll free by dialing 1-800-427-0638 or 1-706-634-1170. A digital recording will be available for replay two hours after the completion of the conference call by calling 1-800-642-1687 or 1-706-645-9291 and referencing Conference I.D. Number 95696101. This recording will expire on May 14, 2009.

About Interline

Interline Brands, Inc. is a leading national distributor and direct marketer with headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. Interline provides maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products to a diversified customer base made up of professional contractors, facilities maintenance professionals, and specialty distributors across North America and Central America.

Cavalier to Broadcast Its First Quarter Conference Call Live on the Interne

Cavalier Homes, Inc. (NYSE Amex: CAV) today announced that it plans to provide an online simulcast of its first quarter 2009 conference call on Friday, April 24, 2009. The Company currently expects to release its results for the first quarter ended March 28, 2009, after the market closes on Thursday, April 23.

The live broadcast of Cavalier's conference call is currently planned to begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 24. A link to this event may be found at the Company's website, www.cavhomesinc.com; investors are invited to access the call at least 10 minutes before the start time in order to complete a brief registration form. An online replay will be available shortly after the conclusion of the live broadcast using the same link and will continue through May 24, 2009.

Cavalier Homes, Inc. and its subsidiaries produce and sell manufactured housing. The Company markets its homes primarily through independent dealers, including exclusive dealers that carry only Cavalier products.

SOURCE: Cavalier Homes, Inc.

Cavalier Homes, Inc.
Mike Murphy, 256-747-9800
Chief Financial Officer

NorthWestern to Host First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

NorthWestern to Hold Annual Stockholders Meeting

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE: NWE) today announced that it will host an investor conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The Company also plans to issue a news release detailing its first quarter 2009 financial results the morning of April 23 before the market opens.

The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet at http://www.northwesternenergy.com under the "Investor Information" heading. To listen, please go to the site at least 10 minutes in advance of the call to register. An archived webcast will be available shortly after the call.

A telephonic replay of the call will be available beginning at noon on April 23, 2009, through May 22, 2009, at 800-475-6701, access code 996081.

Annual Stockholders Meeting to be Held on April 22

NorthWestern will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time at the Montana Tech Student Union Building, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, Montana.

The annual stockholders meeting will be webcast live on the Internet at http://www.northwesternenergy.com under the "Investor Information" heading.

To listen, please go to the site at least 10 minutes in advance of the call to register. An archived webcast will be available shortly after the call.

About NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy is one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 656,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. For more information about NorthWestern Energy, visit our Web site at www.northwesternenergy.com.


SOURCE NorthWestern Corporation

STMicroelectronics Announces Timing for 1st Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced that it will release first quarter 2009 earnings after 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time / 11:00 p.m. Central European Time (CET), on April 29, 2009.

The press release will be available immediately after the release on the Company's website at www.st.com.

The management of STMicroelectronics will conduct a conference call on April 30, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time / 3:00 p.m. CET, to discuss performance for the first quarter of 2009.

The conference call will be available via the Internet by accessing the following Web address: http://investors.st.com. Those accessing the webcast should go to the Web site at least 15 minutes prior to the call, in order to register, download and install any necessary audio software. The webcast will be available until May 8, 2009.

Following the launch in February of ST-Ericsson, the 50-50 joint venture between STMicroelectronics and Ericsson, beginning this quarter the results of the wireless business will be released separately and discussed by ST-Ericsson's management. ST-Ericsson will release its earnings after 5:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern Time / 11:00 p.m. CET on April 29, 2009. Management of the JV will host a conference call to discuss ST-Ericsson's performance on April 30, 2009 at 7:00 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time / 1:00 p.m. CET.

About STMicroelectronics

STMicroelectronics is a global leader in developing and delivering semiconductor solutions across the spectrum of microelectronics applications. An unrivalled combination of silicon and system expertise, manufacturing strength, Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio and strategic partners positions the Company at the forefront of System-on-Chip (SoC) technology and its products play a key role in enabling today's convergence markets. The Company's shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, on Euronext Paris and on the Milan Stock Exchange. In 2008, the Company's net revenues were $9.84 billion. Further information on ST can be found at www.st.com.


SOURCE STMicroelectronics

Universal Health Services Schedules 1Q 2009 Earnings Conference Call

Universal Health Services, Inc. announced that it will report results for its first quarter ended March 31, after the market closes on Monday, April 27, and will hold a conference call for investors and analysts at 9 a.m. (Eastern Time) on April 28.

The dial in number is 1-877-648-7971.

A digital recording of the conference call will be available two hours after the completion of the conference call on April 28, and will continue through midnight on May 12. To access the recording, call 1-800-642-1687 and enter the conference ID number 92651699.

This call will be available live over the internet at the Company's web site at uhsinc.com. The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network. Individual investors can listen to the call at earnings.com, Thomson's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson StreetEvents (streetevents.com), a password-protected event management site.

Universal Health Services, Inc. is a hospital company, operating, through its subsidiaries, acute care and behavioral health hospitals, and ambulatory centers nationwide and in Puerto Rico.

Netflix Announces Webcast of First-Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) announced that it will host a conference call to discuss its first-quarter 2009 financial results and business outlook on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time, following the release of the Company's quarterly financial results. Reed Hastings, CEO and co-founder and Barry McCarthy, CFO will host the call.

The live webcast of the conference call will be available on the investor relations section of the Netflix website at http://ir.netflix.com. Following the completion of the call, a replay of the webcast will be available on the website. For those without access to the Internet, a replay of the call will be available from 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time on April 23, 2009 through midnight on April 27, 2009. To listen to the replay, call (719) 457-0820, access code 1494991.

About Netflix, Inc.

Netflix, Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) is the world's largest online movie rental service, with more than ten million subscribers. For one low monthly price, Netflix members can get DVDs delivered to their homes and can instantly watch movies and TV episodes streamed to their TVs and PCs, all in unlimited amounts. Members can choose from over 100,000 DVD titles and a growing library of more than 12,000 choices that can be watched instantly. There are never any due dates or late fees. DVDs are delivered free to members by first class mail, with a postage-paid return envelope, from 58 distribution centers. More than 97 percent of Netflix members live in areas that generally receive shipments in one business day. Netflix is also partnering with leading consumer electronics companies to offer a range of devices that can instantly stream movies and TV episodes to members' TVs from Netflix. For more information, visit http://www.netflix.com/.


SOURCE Netflix, Inc.

First Security Group, Inc. Announces Webcast of First Quarter Conference Call

First Security Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSGI) will issue its earnings release for the first quarter of 2009 on Thursday, April 23, 2009, before the market opens and will also host its first quarter conference call for investors on the same day at 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.

The webcast can be accessed live via the corporate info/investor relations page on the company’s website, www.FSGBank.com. The event will be archived on the First Security website for 30 days.

About First Security Group, Inc.

First Security Group, Inc. is a bank holding company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee with $1.3 billion in assets. Founded in 1999, First Security's community bank subsidiary, FSGBank, N.A. has 38 full-service banking offices along the interstate corridors of eastern and middle Tennessee and northern Georgia. In Dalton, Georgia, FSGBank operates under the name of Dalton Whitfield Bank; along the Interstate 40 corridor in Tennessee, FSGBank operates under the name of Jackson Bank & Trust. FSGBank provides retail and commercial banking services, trust and investment management, mortgage banking, financial planning, Internet banking (www.FSGBank.com) and equipment leasing through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Kenesaw Leasing and J & S Leasing.

Contacts

At First Security:
William L. (Chip) Lusk, Jr., CFO
423-266-2000
clusk@FSGBank.com
or
Media Contact:
Melissa P. Kelly, 931-636-0909
mkelly@FSGBank.com

NorthWestern to Host First Quarter 2009 Financial Results Conference Call

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy today announced that it will host an investor conference call on Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to review its financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2009. The Company also plans to issue a news release detailing its first quarter 2009 financial results the morning of April 23 before the market opens.

The conference call will be webcast live on the Internet at http://www.northwesternenergy.com/ under the "Investor Information" heading. To listen, please go to the site at least 10 minutes in advance of the call to register. An archived webcast will be available shortly after the call.

A telephonic replay of the call will be available beginning at noon on April 23, 2009, through May 22, 2009, at 800-475-6701, access code 996081.

Annual Stockholders Meeting to be Held on April 22

NorthWestern will hold its annual stockholders meeting on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. Mountain Time at the Montana Tech Student Union Building, 1300 West Park Street, Butte, Montana.

The annual stockholders meeting will be webcast live on the Internet at http://www.northwesternenergy.com/ under the "Investor Information" heading.

To listen, please go to the site at least 10 minutes in advance of the call to register. An archived webcast will be available shortly after the call.

About NorthWestern Energy

NorthWestern Energy is one of the largest providers of electricity and natural gas in the Upper Midwest and Northwest, serving approximately 656,000 customers in Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska. For more information about NorthWestern Energy, visit our Web site at www.northwesternenergy.com.

Source: NorthWestern Corporation

Polaris Schedules First Quarter 2009 Earnings Release and Conference Call

Polaris Industries Inc. (NYSE: PII: 26.07, 0, 0%) today announced it will release its first quarter 2009 financial results at approximately 5:00 a.m. Central Time on Thursday, April 16, 2009, and will hold a conference call at 9:00 am Central Time on the same day to discuss the company's financial results for the first quarter 2009. The call will be hosted by Scott Wine, CEO, Bennett Morgan, President and COO and Mike Malone, Vice President Finance and CFO. A slide presentation and link to the audio webcast will be posted on the Investor Relations page of the Polaris web site at www.polarisindustries.com/irhome approximately 30 minutes prior to the beginning of the conference call.

To listen to the conference call by phone, dial 800-374-6475 in the U.S. and Canada, or 973-200-3967 Internationally. The Conference ID is #93139667.

A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the call for a one-week period by accessing the same link on our website, or by dialing 800... in the U.S. and Canada, or 706-645-9291 Internationally.

About Polaris

With annual 2008 sales of $1.9 billion, Polaris designs, engineers, manufactures and markets off-road vehicles (ORVs), including all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and the Polaris RANGER(TM: 73.67, 0, 0%), snowmobiles and Victory motorcycles for recreational and utility use.

Polaris is a recognized leader in the snowmobile industry; and one of the largest manufacturers of ORVs in the world. Victory motorcycles, established in 1998 and representing the first all-new American-made motorcycle from a major company in nearly 60 years, are rapidly making impressive in-roads into the cruiser and touring motorcycle marketplace. Polaris also enhances the riding experience with a complete line of Pure Polaris apparel, accessories and parts, available at Polaris dealerships.

Polaris Industries Inc. trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "PII," and the Company is included in the S&P Small-Cap 600 stock price index.

Information about the complete line of Polaris products, apparel and vehicle accessories is available from authorized Polaris dealers or anytime from the Polaris homepage at www.polarisindustries.com.

SOURCE: Polaris Industries Inc.

Education Realty Trust to Host First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR), a leader in the ownership, management and development of student housing, today announced that the Company will release financial results for the first quarter of 2009 after the market closes on Monday, April 27, 2009.

The Company will host a conference call for investors and other interested parties beginning at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, April 28, 2009. The call will be hosted by Paul O. Bower, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, and Randall H. Brown, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

The conference call will be accessible by telephone and the Internet. To access the call, participants from within the U.S. may dial (800) 219-6110, and participants from outside the U.S. may dial (303) 262-2140. The passcode for this call is 11129244. Participants may also access the call via live webcast by visiting the Company's investor relations Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

The replay of the call will be available at approximately 12:00 noon Eastern Time on April 28, 2009 through midnight Eastern Time on May 5, 2009. To access the replay, the domestic dial-in number is (800) 405-2236, the international dial-in number is (303) 590-3000, and the passcode is 11129244. The archive of the webcast will be available on the Company's Web site for a limited time.

About Education Realty Trust

Education Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:EDR) is a self-administered, self-managed real estate investment trust that owns, develops and manages high-quality student housing communities throughout the United States. Led by a team with over 200 years of shared industry experience, EDR is one of America's largest owners and operators of collegiate student housing. Its portfolio includes 64 communities in 21 states with 37,419 owned and managed beds. For more information please visit the Company's Web site at www.educationrealty.com.

CONTACT: ICR, LLC
Brad Cohen
203-682-8211
bcohen@icrinc.com

First Financial Holdings, Inc. Announces Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

First Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq GSM: FFCH) announced today that the company will host a conference call for institutional investors and bank analysts on Friday, April 24, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time to discuss its financial results. The conference call will coincide with the news release announcing fiscal second quarter earnings which will be distributed prior to the market open on Friday, April 24, 2009.

A live webcast of the presentation will be available at www.firstfinancialholdings.com. Additionally, the webcast will be recorded and available until July 31, 2009.

First Financial is the thrift holding company of First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston. The Association offers banking and trust services through 58 offices located in the Charleston Metropolitan area, Horry, Georgetown, Florence and Beaufort counties in South Carolina and Brunswick County in coastal North Carolina. The Company also provides insurance and brokerage services through First Southeast Insurance Services, The Kimbrell Insurance Group and First Southeast Investor Services.

American Medical Systems First Quarter 2009 Earnings Conference Call May 5, 2009

American Medical Systems (Nasdaq: AMMD) invites you to participate in a conference call with President and Chief Executive Officer, Tony Bihl; and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Mark Heggestad to discuss the Company's first quarter results for 2009. The Company will issue a post-market earnings release on Tuesday, May 5, 2009.

WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
4:00 p.m. Central Time (5:00 p.m. Eastern Time)
ACCESS: To participate, call toll-free - (888) 263-1724 at least 10
minutes prior to the call. From outside the United States, call
706-679-3821. Reference Conference ID # 93744771.
WEBCAST: To listen to a live webcast of the conference call, go to the
Company's Investor Relations web site, www.AMMD.com,
and click on the webcast link.
The webcast replay will be available beginning Tuesday, May 5, at
7:00 p.m. central time for 90 days following the call.
AUDIO
REPLAY: If you are unable to participate live in the conference call, a
taped replay of the call will be available beginning at 7:00 p.m.
central time on Tuesday, May 5, and for 90 days following the call.
Replay Phone 800-642-1687 in the United States
Numbers: 706-645-9291 Internationally
Conference ID: 93744771


SOURCE: American Medical Systems

American Medical Systems
Mark Heggestad
Chief Financial Officer
952-930-6495
mark.heggestad@americanmedicalsystems.com
or
American Medical Systems
Tony Bihl
Chief Executive Officer
952-930-6334
tony.bihl@americanmedicalsystems.com

Brookfield Asset Management Annual Meeting and 2009 Q1 Results Conference Call Notice

ANNUAL MEETING AND 2009 FIRST QUARTER RESULTS
CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST FOR INVESTORS AND ANALYSTS

Webcast of Annual Meeting of Shareholders
-----------------------------------------
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Location: 300 Madison Avenue, Main Auditorium, New York
Time: 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

2009 First Quarter Conference Call
----------------------------------
Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Time: 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

You are invited to participate in the live Webcast presentation of Brookfield Asset Management's Annual Meeting of Shareholders at http://services.choruscall.com/links/bamagm090505.html on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time). This presentation will be archived for future reference. If you wish to attend in person, the Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held at 9:00 a.m. in the Main Auditorium at 300 Madison Avenue, New York, New York.

You are also invited to participate in Brookfield Asset Management's 2009 First Quarter Conference Call & Webcast on Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss with members of senior management our results and current business initiatives.

These results will be released on May 5th at approximately 8:00 a.m. and will be available following the release on our website at www.brookfield.com under "Press Releases". The Conference Call will also be Webcast live on our web site, where it will be archived for future reference.

To participate in the Conference Call, please dial 1-800... toll free in North America, or for overseas calls please dial 604-... at approximately 10:50 a.m. The Conference Call will also be Webcast live at http://services.choruscall.com/links/bam090505.html. For those unable to participate in the Conference Call, the webcast will be archived and available until midnight June 5, 2009. To access this rebroadcast, please call 1-800-3... or 604-638-9010 (password: 2811).

If you have any questions about the Conference Call, please contact Linda Northwood, Director, Investor Relations at 416... or by email at enquiries@brookfield.com.

Brookfield Asset Management Inc. is a global asset manager focused on property, power and other infrastructure assets and with approximately $80 billion of assets under management. The company's shares are listed on the New York and Toronto stock exchanges under the symbols BAM and BAM.A, respectively, and on Euronext under the symbol BAMA. For more information, please visit Brookfield's website at www.brookfield.com.

Contacts:
Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Linda Northwood
Director, Investor Relations
416-359-8647
enquiries@brookfield.com
www.brookfield.com

PartnerRe to Release 2009 First Quarter Results and Host Analyst Conference Call and Webcast

PartnerRe Ltd. today announced dates for its 2009 first quarter results press release and conference call.

PartnerRe will release its 2009 first quarter results after the market close on Monday, April 27, 2009. PartnerRe senior management will conduct a dial-in conference call, which will include a question and answer period, on Tuesday, April 28, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern. Investors and analysts are encouraged to call in 15 minutes prior to the commencement of the call. The conference call can be accessed by dialing (877) 795-3648 or, from outside the United States, by dialing (719) 325-4776. The media are invited to listen to the call live over the Internet on the Investor Relations section of PartnerRe's web site, www.partnerre.com. To listen to the webcast, please log onto the broadcast at least five minutes prior to the start.

WHAT: PartnerRe Ltd. 2009 First Quarter Results & Dial-in Conference
Call/Webcast
WHEN: 2009 First Quarter Results:
Monday, April 27, 2009 after the market close
Dial-In Conference Call:
Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern
DIAL-IN NUMBER: (877) 795-3648 or, from outside the United States, by dialing (719) 325-4776
Passcode: 2068774
WEBCAST: www.partnerre.com.
Click on: Investor Relations.
REPLAY: Replay: (888) 203-1112 or from outside the United States, (719) 457-0820
Replay Passcode: 2068774


PartnerRe Ltd. is a leading global reinsurer, providing multi-line reinsurance to insurance companies. The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, also offers capital markets products that include weather and credit protection to financial, industrial and service companies. Risks reinsured include property, casualty, motor, agriculture, aviation/space, catastrophe, credit/surety, engineering, energy, marine, specialty property, specialty casualty, multiline and other lines, life/annuity and health, and alternative risk products. For the year ended December 31, 2008, total revenues were $4.0 billion, and at December 31, 2008 total assets were $16.3 billion, total capital was $4.9 billion and total shareholders' equity was $4.2 billion.

PartnerRe on the Internet: www.partnerre.com

SOURCE: PartnerRe Ltd.

Partner Re Ltd.
Robin Sidders, 441-292-0888
or
Sard Verbinnen & Co
Drew Brown/Jane Simmons, 212-687-8080

U.S. Bancorp First Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Set for Tuesday, April 21, 2009

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB: 14.87, 0, 0%) will release its first quarter 2009 earnings before the market opens on Tuesday, April 21, 2009. At 7:00 a.m. (CDT: undefined, undefined, undefined%) Richard K. Davis, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Andrew Cecere, vice chairman and chief financial officer, will host a conference call to review the financial results. The conference call will be available by telephone or on the Internet.

Via telephone: To access the conference call from locations within the United States and Canada, please dial 866.... Participants calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-634-9086. The conference ID number for all participants is 90938922.

For those unable to participate during the live call, a recording of the call will be available approximately two hours after the conference call ends on Tuesday, April 21st, and will run through Tuesday, April 28th, at 11:00 p.m. (CT: 1.0899, 0, 0%). To access the recorded message within the United States and Canada, dial 800-642-1687. If calling from outside the United States and Canada, please dial 706-645-9291 to access the recording. The conference ID is 90938922.

Via Internet: To access the webcast go to www.usbank.com and click on "About U.S. Bancorp" and then "Investor/Shareholder Information". The webcast link can be found under "Webcasts and Presentations".

Minneapolis-based U.S. Bancorp ("USB"), with $266 billion in assets, is the parent company of U.S. Bank National Association, the 6th largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 2,791 banking offices and 5,164 ATMs in 24 states, and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at usbank.com.

SOURCE: U.S. Bancorp

U.S. Bancorp
Judith T. Murphy, Investors/Analysts, 612-303-0783
or
Steve Dale, Media, 612-303-0784

The Pantry Schedules Release of Second Quarter Results and Conference Call

The Pantry, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTRY), the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern U.S., today announced that it will release its financial results for the second fiscal quarter before the market opens on May 5, 2009. Peter J. Sodini, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Frank G. Paci, Chief Financial Officer, will host an interactive conference call later that morning, at 10:00 a.m. EDT.

A live audio webcast will be accessible through the Company's web site at www.thepantry.com, and a replay will be available for 30 days.

The conference call will also be accessible to the public by calling 800... (domestic), or 617... (international); passcode - 34411970. Callers should dial in approximately 5-10 minutes before the call begins. A conference call replay will be available two hours following the call for seven days, and can be accessed by calling 888... (domestic), or 617-801-6888 (international); passcode - 87574509.

About The Pantry

Headquartered in Sanford, North Carolina, The Pantry, Inc., is the leading independently operated convenience store chain in the southeastern United States and one of the largest independently operated convenience store chains in the country. As of February 3, 2009, the Company operated 1,648 stores in eleven states under a number of banners, including Kangaroo Express(R: 29.21, 0, 0%), its primary operating banner. The Pantry's stores offer a broad selection of merchandise, as well as gasoline and other ancillary services designed to appeal to the convenience needs of its customers.

SOURCE: The Pantry, Inc.

The Pantry, Inc.
Selby Kewin, 919-774-6700

MethylGene Reschedules Full Year 2008 Conference Call to April 7th

MethylGene Inc. (TSX:MYG) today announced that due to the death in the family of a member of senior management, the Company has rescheduled its fourth quarter and year end 2008 conference call and audio webcast to Tuesday, April 7, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Interested parties may participate by dialing 416-64... or 1-800-7.... The webcast will be available on the Company's website at www.methylgene.com. A question and answer session will follow formal remarks, at which time the operator will direct participants as to the correct procedures for submitting questions. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available from April 7th through April 14th, 2009. To access the replay, dial 416-64... or 1-877-289-8525 and enter the reservation number 21302445#.

About MethylGene

MethylGene Inc. (TSX:MYG) is a publicly-traded, clinical stage, biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics for cancer. The Company's product candidates include: MGCD265, an oral, multi-targeted kinase inhibitor targeting the c-Met, VEGF, Tie-2 and Ron receptor tyrosine kinases that is in Phase I clinical trials for solid tumor cancers; MGCD290, a fungal Hos2 (HDAC) inhibitor being developed for use in combination with fluconazole for serious fungal infections that is also in Phase I clinical studies; and MGCD0103, an oral, isoform-selective HDAC inhibitor which has been in multiple clinical trials for solid tumors and hematological malignancies and is licensed to Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. A fourth compound discovered using MethylGene's HDAC platform, EVP-0334 - a potential cognition enhancing agent, is in a Phase I study sponsored by EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Inc. MethylGene also has a funded collaboration with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for applications in ocular diseases using the Company's proprietary kinase inhibitor chemistry. Please visit our website at www.methylgene.com.

Certain statements contained in this news release, other than statements of fact that are independently verifiable at the date hereof, may constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements, based as they are on the current expectations of management of MethylGene, inherently involve numerous risks and uncertainties, known and unknown, many of which are beyond MethylGene's control. These risks and uncertainties could cause future results, performance or achievements to differ significantly from the results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such results, performance or achievements include, but are not limited to, the timing and effects of regulatory action; the continuation of collaborations; the results of clinical trials; the timing of enrollment or completion of clinical trials; the success, efficacy or safety of MGCD0103, MGCD265 or MGCD290; the ability to scale up, formulate and manufacture sufficient GMP, clinical or commercialization quantities of MGCD0103, MGCD265 or MGCD290, and the relative success or the lack of success in developing and gaining regulatory approval and/or market acceptance for any compound or new product including MGCD0103, MGCD265 or MGCD290. Such risks include, but are not limited to, the impact of general economic conditions, economic conditions in the pharmaceutical industry, changes in the regulatory environment in the jurisdictions in which MethylGene does business, stock market volatility, fluctuations in costs, expectations with respect to our intellectual property position and our ability to protect our intellectual property and operate our business without infringing upon the intellectual property rights of others, changes in the competitive landscape including changes in the standard of care for the various indications in which MethylGene is involved, and changes to the competitive environment due to consolidation, as well as other risks, which you are urged to read, as described in MethylGene's Annual Information Form for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, under the heading 'risk factors and all other documents filed by the Company that can be found at www.sedar.com. Consequently, actual future results may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed in the forward-looking statements. The reader should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements included in this presentation. These statements speak only as an update on the date they are made and MethylGene is under no obligation to revise such statements as a result of any event, circumstance or otherwise except in accordance with law.

SMSC Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Conference Call

SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC: 19.05, 0, 0%) today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and fiscal year 2009 results on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 5:00 P.M. ET. Results will be released after the market closes.

A webcast of the call, along with presentation materials, will be accessible via the investor relations section of SMSC's website at www.smsc.com. The teleconference may also be accessed by dialing 877-741-4251 in the U.S. or 719-325-4765 from outside of the U.S. The teleconference confirmation code is 7147502. A replay of the call will also be available.

About SMSC:

Many of the world's most successful global technology companies rely upon SMSC as a go-to resource for semiconductor system solutions that span analog, digital and mixed-signal technologies. Leveraging substantial intellectual property, integration expertise and a comprehensive global infrastructure, SMSC solves design challenges and delivers performance, space, cost and time-to-market advantages to its customers. SMSC's application focus targets key vertical markets including consumer electronics, automotive infotainment, PC and industrial applications. The Company has developed leadership positions in its select markets by providing application specific solutions such as mixed-signal embedded controllers, non-PCI Ethernet, ARCNET, MOST(R: 29.21, 0, 0%) and Hi-Speed USB.

SMSC is headquartered in Hauppauge, New York with operations in North America, Asia and Europe. Engineering design centers are located in Arizona, New York, Texas and Karlsruhe, Germany. Additional information is available at www.smsc.com.

SMSC and MOST are registered trademarks of Standard Microsystems Corporation.

SOURCE: SMSC

SMSC
Carolynne Borders, 631-435-6626
Director of Corporate Communications
Fax: 631-273-5550
carolynne.borders@smsc.com