KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 15, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Aquila, Inc. (NYSE:ILA) will conduct a conference call and webcast on March 1st at 8:30am CST to discuss 2006 fourth quarter and full-year results. Participants will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Richard C. Green and Chief Accounting Officer, Beth Armstrong. Aquila's 2006 annual report on Form 10-K also will be filed on that date and the financial information and webcast presentation posted in the Investor Relations section on the company's website.
To access the live earnings webcast, go to www.aquila.com and click "Investor Information." Allow at least five minutes to register and access the presentation. Replays will be available beginning approximately two hours after the webcast. Audio replay of the March 1st call will be available by telephone through March 14th at 800-405-2236 in the United States, and at 303-590-3000 for international callers. Callers need to enter the access code 11084451 when prompted.
Additionally, in response to investor inquiries regarding the proposed transactions with Great Plains Energy Incorporated and Black Hills Corporation, Aquila will file information with the SEC the week of March 5th. This information will incorporate 2006 results.
"We completed first round meetings with our large shareholders and are now responding to their request for more transaction details. Although the joint proxy that contains full documentation of the deals will not be ready for several months, we want to share information that is available at this time," said Rick Green.
On March 7th Aquila will host a market conference call and webcast regarding the additional transaction information at 8:30am CST. This will be followed by investor meetings March 7th-9th.
Based in Kansas City, Mo., Aquila owns electric power generation and operates electric and natural gas transmission and distribution networks serving approximately 1 million customers in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. More information is available at www.aquila.com .
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