Compass Minerals Announces Conference Call to Discuss First-Quarter Financial Results.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) will release its first-quarter 2008 financial results after the close of the markets on Monday, April 28, 2008, and will discuss its results on a conference call on Tuesday, April 29, at 10:00 a.m. ET.

To access the conference call, interested parties should visit the company's website at www.CompassMinerals.com or dial [phone]. Callers must provide the conference ID number 43973462. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, callers may dial [phone]. Replays of the call will be available on the company's website for two weeks. The replay can also be accessed by phone for seven days at [phone], conference ID 43973462. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, callers may dial [phone].

About Compass Minerals

Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is a leading producer of inorganic minerals, including salt, sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer and magnesium chloride. The company provides highway deicing salt to customers in North America and the United Kingdom, and produces and distributes consumer deicing and water conditioning products, ingredients used in consumer and commercial foods, specialty fertilizers and other products for consumer, agricultural and industrial applications. Compass Minerals also provides records management services to businesses throughout the U.K.