PEKIN, Ill., April 25, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:AVR) today announced that it plans to hold a conference call on Friday, May 2, 2008 to discuss its first quarter 2008 results. A news release and supporting financial data will be released to the news wire services and the New York Stock Exchange after the market closes on Thursday, May 1, 2008. The conference call will take place at 9:00 a.m. central (10:00 a.m. eastern) on Friday, May 2, 2008. Information to dial in is detailed below. The full text of the news release and supporting financial data will be available the evening of Thursday, May 1, 2008 on the Company's website, http://www.aventinerei.com, in the Investor Relations section under the "Press Releases" link.
To listen, please dial in to the conference call line at (888) 713-4213 (U.S.) or (617) 213-4865 (International) Access Code: 79853275, ten minutes prior to the scheduled start time. This conference call will also be broadcast live on the Internet. A link to the broadcast can be found on the Company's website at http://www.aventinerei.com, in the Investor Relations section under the "Conference Calls" link. Investors are advised to dial into the call at least ten minutes prior to the call to register. Participants may also pre-register for the call at https://www.theconferencingservice.com/prereg/key.process?key=P9JHMMWF4. Pre-registrants will be issued a pin number to use when dialing into the live call which will provide quick access to the conference by bypassing the operator upon connection. If you are unable to participate at this time, a replay will be available through June 1, 2008, on this website or by dialing (888) 286-8010 (U.S.) or (617) 801-6888 (International) Access Code: 21352409.
Aventine is a leading producer, marketer and end-to-end distributor of ethanol to many leading energy companies in the United States. Aventine is also a marketer and distributor of biodiesel. In addition to ethanol, Aventine also produces distillers grains, corn gluten feed, corn germ and brewers' yeast.
Internet address: www.aventinerei.com.