NBP National Beef

Northern Border Partners, L.P. (NYSE:NBP) announces that it has rescheduled its quarterly earnings conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full-year 2005 results to Wednesday, February 15, 2006 at 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The call is being webcast and can be accessed via the Northern Border Partners' website at http://www.northernborderpartners.com. The webcast will be available on the Partnerships' website through March 15, 2006. The call in number is 303-262-2050. An audio replay of the call will be available through March 1, 2006. The toll-free telephone number for the replay in the United States and Canada is 800-405-2236, conference ID number 11051430. Northern Border Partners, L.P. is a publicly traded partnership whose 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. More information may be found at http://www.northernborderpartners.com.