NBP National Beef

Northern Border Partners, L.P. (NYSE:NBP) today announced that it will host a quarterly earnings conference call to discuss third quarter results, update its outlook for the remainder of 2005, and provide guidance for 2006 on Thursday, November 3, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time). This call will be webcast by Thomson Financial and can be accessed via the Northern Border Partners' website at www.northernborderpartners.com. An audio replay of the call will be available through November 30, 2005. The telephone number for the replay in the United States and Canada is 800-405-2236, conference ID number 11041885. Northern Border Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership formed in 1993. Its purpose is to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of energy assets. The Partnership owns and manages natural gas pipelines and is engaged in the gathering and processing of natural gas. Additional information can be found at http://www.northernborderpartners.com.