GKIS Gold Kist

Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ: GKIS) today announced that it will release its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September�30, 2006, on Thursday, November 16, 2006. Gold Kist also announced that it will hold a conference call and provide an online Web simulcast on Thursday, November 16, 2006. During this call, management will comment on Gold Kist's financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, and may discuss other matters related to the Company. The Gold Kist conference call and webcast will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November�16. An online replay will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast. Links to these events may be found at the investor relations section of the Company's Web site, www.goldkist.com, and at www.earnings.com. Those without Internet access may listen to the call by dialing 800-289-0494, confirmation code 6763149. A telephonic playback will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will continue for 30 days. For the playback, please dial 888-203-1112, confirmation code 6763149. About Gold Kist Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United States, accounting for more than 9�percent of chicken produced in the United States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated chicken production business that includes live production, processing, marketing and distribution. Gold Kist�s operations include nine divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit the Company�s Web site at http://www.goldkist.com. Gold Kist Inc. (NASDAQ: GKIS) today announced that it will release its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, on Thursday, November 16, 2006. Gold Kist also announced that it will hold a conference call and provide an online Web simulcast on Thursday, November 16, 2006. During this call, management will comment on Gold Kist's financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended September 30, 2006, and may discuss other matters related to the Company. The Gold Kist conference call and webcast will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time on November 16. An online replay will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast. Links to these events may be found at the investor relations section of the Company's Web site, www.goldkist.com, and at www.earnings.com. Those without Internet access may listen to the call by dialing 800-289-0494, confirmation code 6763149. A telephonic playback will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast and will continue for 30 days. For the playback, please dial 888-203-1112, confirmation code 6763149. About Gold Kist Gold Kist is the third largest chicken company in the United States, accounting for more than 9 percent of chicken produced in the United States in 2005. Gold Kist operates a fully-integrated chicken production business that includes live production, processing, marketing and distribution. Gold Kist's operations include nine divisions located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. For more information, visit the Company's Web site at http://www.goldkist.com.