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Alan E. Goldberg Retires From Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation Board of Directors

Monday 03. November 2008 - Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation (NASDAQ:SSCC) announced today that Alan E. Goldberg has retired as a director of the company. Mr. Goldberg is a Co-Managing Partner of Lindsay Goldberg, and is retiring from the board of directors of the company in order to focus all of his attention on his business interests.

In announcing his decision, Mr. Goldberg said, “I have thoroughly enjoyed my association with Smurfit-Stone and its predecessors, and wish Pat and his team the best of success in the future.”

Commenting on Mr. Goldberg’s retirement, Patrick J. Moore, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, said “Alan has served our company as a board member and valued advisor for over 20 years, and in that time many of us at Smurfit-Stone have been privileged to call him both a colleague and a friend. His keen insight will be missed in our boardroom, but we completely understand the increasing demands on his time, and wish him the best in all of his future endeavors.”