ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING

In compliance with the disclosure requirements of the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE), we would like to inform that our Board of Directors in its special meeting held on October 22, 2008 has set the Annual Stockholders' Meeting of the company on December 17, 2008 at 3:00 p.m. at the Manila Golf and country Club, Inc., Harvard Road, Forbes Park, Makati City.  The Board also fixed November 7, 2008 as the record date for stockholders entitled to notice of and to vote at the meeting.  The company's stock and transfer books will be closed.

BENGUET IS POSITIVE ON MINING INVESTMENT CLIMATE

As the industry prepare to participate in the upcoming 8th Asia Pacific Mining Conference, Benguet Corporation today announced that it remains positive on mining prospectivity in the Philippines despite the turmoil in the world financial markets..... (click here)

BENGUET POSTED P287M INCOME IN 2007 

Benguet Corporation posted a net income of P287 Million in 2007, as against losses of P318 Million in 2006 and P270 Million in 2005.  This is attributable mainly to management’s streamlining of operations and extraction of value from its various mineral properties.  In addition, the strengthening of the peso which generated substantial foreign currency gains as well as the sale of chromite sand fines contributed to the turnaround...(click here)

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