Sara Lee Corporation to Webcast Presentation at CAGNY; Executives to r

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    CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 16, 2005--Sara Lee Corporation today announced that its presentation at the Consumer Analyst Group of New York's (CAGNY) annual conference will be broadcast live via the Internet at 6:30 p.m. CST on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2005.
    The live webcast can be accessed at www.saralee.com and will feature Brenda C. Barnes, president and chief executive officer of Sara Lee Corporation, and L.M. (Theo) de Kool, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Sara Lee Corporation. Barnes and de Kool will discuss Sara Lee's strategic transformation plan. The webcast is anticipated to conclude by 7:30 p.m. CST.
    For people who are unable to listen to the webcast live, the presentation will be available two hours following the completion of the webcast in the Investors section of the Sara Lee corporate Web site until Wednesday, March 9, 2005.

    Sara Lee Corporation (www.saralee.com) is a global manufacturer and marketer of high-quality, brand-name products for consumers throughout the world. With headquarters in Chicago, Sara Lee has operations in 58 countries and markets products in nearly 200 nations.

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CONTACT: Sara Lee Corporation Julie Ketay (Media), 312-558-8727 Aaron Hoffman (Analysts), 312-558-8739

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