HOUSTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- EGL, Inc. (Nasdaq: EAGL)
will announce its third quarter 2006 earnings after the market closes
Tuesday, November 7, 2006 and will host a conference call for shareholders
and the investing community on Wednesday, November 8, 2006. The conference
call will be held at 11 a.m. Eastern Time (8 a.m. Pacific) to review
results for the quarter ended September 30, 2006.
The call can be accessed by dialing (719) 457-2638, access code
6214881. Callers are requested to dial in at least 5 minutes before the
start of the call. The call will also be available through live webcast on
the company's website, http://www.eaglegl.com .
An audio replay will be available until Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at
(719) 457-0820 access code 6214881.
Founded in 1984, Houston-based EGL, Inc. operates under the name EGL
Eagle Global Logistics. EGL is a leading global transportation, supply
chain management and information services company dedicated to providing
superior flexibility and fewer shipping restrictions on a price competitive
basis. Its network of over 400 terminals in 100 countries features
state-of-the-art information systems designed to maximize cargo management
efficiency and customer satisfaction. With 2005 revenues exceeding $3.1
billion, EGL's services include air and ocean freight forwarding, customs
brokerage, local pickup and delivery service, materials management,
warehousing, trade facilitation and procurement, and integrated logistics
and supply chain management services. The Company's shares are traded on
the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol "EAGL".
CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS
The statements in this press release (and statements in the conference
call referred to above) regarding projected revenue growth, profitability
and earnings per share (including guidance), capital expenditure levels,
growth opportunities, yield improvement, increased efficiencies,
improvements in operating and financial systems, effective tax rates, our
ability to pass- through fuel costs, expected insurance recoveries, stock
repurchases, and other statements that are not historical facts, are
forward looking statements. These statements involve risks and
uncertainties including, but not limited to, our ability to manage and
continue growth, risks associated with operating in international markets,
events impacting the volume of international trade, our ability to comply
with rules relating to the performance of U.S. government contracts, fuel
shortages and price volatility of fuel, seasonal trends in our business,
currency devaluations and fluctuations in foreign markets, our effective
income tax rate, our ability to upgrade our information technology systems,
protecting our intellectual property rights, heightened global security
measures, availability of cargo space, increases in the prices charged by
our suppliers, competition in the freight industry and our ability to
maintain market share, material weaknesses within our internal controls,
dependence on our founder, liability for loss or damage to goods, the
results of litigation, exposure to fines and penalties if our
owner/operators are deemed to be employees, failure to comply with
environmental, health and safety, and criminal laws and regulations and
governmental permit and licensing requirements and other factors detailed
in the Company's Annual Reports on Form 10-K and other filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Should one or more of these risks or
uncertainties materialize (or the consequences of such a development
worsen), or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual outcomes
may vary materially from those forecasted or expected. The Company
disclaims any intention or obligation to update publicly or revise such
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
SOURCE EGL, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.eaglegl.com
CONTACT:
Michael D. Slaughter, Vice President Finance
of EGL, Inc., +1-281-618-3428
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