John A. Luke, Jr., MWV Chairman and CEO, to Present at UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference

Thu Aug 21, 8:29 AM

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV) today announced that John A. Luke, Jr., chairman and chief executive officer, is scheduled to present at the UBS Global Paper and Forest Products Conference on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. The conference will be held in New York City.

UBS will webcast the audio portion of Mr. Luke’s presentation, live and by replay, via the UBS Investment Bank website at www.ibb.ubs.com. The replay of the presentation will begin 3 hours after the presentation time and will be available until October 17, 2008. Access to this site is public (not password protected). Listeners should go to the website at least 15 minutes prior to the start of the presentation to download and install any necessary audio software.

MWV will also post the direct link to the audio webcast on our company website at www.mwv.com. To access the link, click on About Us, Investor Relations, Calendar of Events, and then the UBS Global Paper & Forest Products Conference webcast.

About MWV

MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE: MWV), provides packaging solutions to many of the world’s most-admired brands in the healthcare, personal and beauty care, food, beverage, media and entertainment, and home and garden industries. The company's businesses include Consumer & Office Products, Specialty Chemicals, and the Community Development and Land Management Group, which sustainably manages the company’s land holdings to support its operations, and to provide for conservation, recreation and development opportunities. With 24,000 employees worldwide, MWV operates in 30 countries and serves customers in more than 100 nations. MWV manages all of its forestlands in accordance with internationally recognized forest certification standards, and has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for the fourth consecutive year. For more information, please visit www.mwv.com.

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