Alliance One Announces Arrangements for Release of Financial Results.

MORRISVILLE, N.C. -- Alliance One International, Inc. (NYSE:AOI) today announced that it will report financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2005, at 4:00 P.M. ET on Wednesday, November 9, 2005. Following the release of its financial results, Alliance One will hold a conference call with investors at 5:00 PM ET.

Investors who wish to participate in the November 9th conference call may dial one of the following telephone numbers and request that the operator connect you to the Alliance One Second Quarter Fiscal Year 2006 Earnings Conference:

Within the United States

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                       Outside the United States

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Investors seeking listen-only participation in the call may also access a live broadcast of the conference call on the Alliance One website. Please visit www.aointl.com fifteen minutes in advance to register.

For investors who are unable to participate in or listen to the live event, a replay will be available by telephone from 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 9 through 11:59 P.M. November 13, 2005. To access the replay, dial [phone] within the U.S., or [phone] outside the U.S., and enter access code 5249287. Additionally, a replay of the webcast will be available on our website for thirty days following the live event.

Alliance One International is a leading independent leaf tobacco merchant serving the world's large multinational cigarette manufacturers. For more information on Alliance One, visit the Company's website at www.aointl.com.