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Koppers Holdings Inc. to Confirm Annual Earnings Guidance During Investor Meetings
September 12, 2006 at 1:40 PM EDT

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Koppers Holdings Inc. (NYSE: KOP) announced today that it will meet with investors during and following the KeyBanc Capital Basic Materials and Packaging Conference on Wednesday, September 13, 2006, as well as the Credit Suisse Small Cap Basic Industries Conference on Thursday, September 21, 2006. At those meetings, the Company will confirm that it expects fiscal 2006 revenues and adjusted EBITDA to increase 13% to 15% over fiscal 2005 results, which was the guidance previously provided in the Company's second quarter earnings release on August 4, 2006.

The Company also announced that it has posted a fact sheet and a slide presentation to the Investor Relations section of its website at http://www.koppers.com.

About Koppers

Koppers, with corporate headquarters and a research center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products. Including its joint ventures, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, China, the Pacific Rim and South Africa. The stock of Koppers Holdings Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "KOP." For more information, visit us on the Web: http://www.koppers.com. Questions concerning investor relations should be directed to Brian H. McCurrie at 412 227 2153 or Michael W. Snyder at 412 227 2131.

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release may contain forward-looking statements based on management's current expectations, estimates and projections. All statements that address expectations or projections about the future, including statements about the company's strategy for growth, product development, market position, expected expenditures and financial results are forward- looking statements. Some of the forward-looking statements may be identified by words like "expects," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," "projects," "indicates," and similar expressions. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions. Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Koppers, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K and quarterly report on Form 10-Q, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated. These factors include, but are not limited to, changes in the laws, regulations, policies and economic conditions, including inflation, interest and foreign currency exchange rates, of countries in which the Company does business; competitive pressures; the loss of one or more key customer or supplier relationships; customer insolvencies; successful integration of structural changes, including restructuring plans, acquisitions, divestitures and alliances; cost and availability of raw materials; and other economic, business, competitive, regulatory and/or operational factors affecting the business of Koppers generally.

SOURCE: Koppers Holdings Inc.

CONTACT: Brian H. McCurrie, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Koppers Holdings Inc., +1-412-227-2153, or McCurrieBH@koppers.com