Compass Minerals Announces Fourth-Quarter and Year-End 2006 Conference Call.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP) will release its fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 financial results after the close of the markets on Monday, February 12, and will discuss its results on a conference call the following morning, Tuesday, February 13, 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 6424843. 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 6424843. Outside of the U.S. and Canada, callers may dial [phone].

About Compass Minerals

Based in the Kansas City metropolitan area, Compass Minerals is the second-leading salt producer in North America and the largest in the United Kingdom. The company operates 10 production and packaging facilities, including the largest rock salt mine in the world in Goderich, Ontario. In addition, Compass Minerals is North America's leading producer of sulfate of potash, which is used in the production of specialty fertilizers for high-value crops and turf, and magnesium chloride, which is a premium deicing and dust control agent. The company produces products for highway and consumer deicing, water conditioning, consumer and industrial food preparation, agriculture and industrial applications. The company also provides records management services to businesses throughout the U.K.

This press release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the Company's current expectations and involve risks and uncertainties that could cause the Company's actual results to differ materially. The differences could be caused by a number of factors including those factors identified in Compass Minerals International's annual report on form 10-k filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 24, 2006. The Company will not update any forward-looking statements made in this press release to reflect future events or developments.