DENVER, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG - News) will release its first quarter 2006 financial and operating results after the market closes on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. A conference call to discuss these results is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. EDT (3:30 p.m. CDT, 2:30 p.m. MDT) on Tuesday, May 9, 2006. The conference call details are:

    Call-in Number:  800-344-0624 US/Canada
                     706-643-1890 International
    Passcode:        8218412
                

Access to a live Internet broadcast will be available at www.billbarrettcorp.com by clicking on the link entitled "Webcasts."

A webcast archive will be made available approximately one hour after the conference call. The web archive can be accessed at www.billbarrettcorp.com.

A telephonic replay also will be available approximately two hours after the call on Tuesday, May 9, 2006 and will continue to be available through Thursday, May 11, 2006. You may access this replay at:

    Replay Number:   800-642-1687 US/Canada
                     706-645-9291 International
    Passcode:        8218412

    About Bill Barrett Corporation

Bill Barrett Corporation, headquartered in Denver, explores for and develops natural gas and oil in projects in nine basins and the overthrust belt in the U.S. Rocky Mountains. The Company trades publicly under the symbol BBG on the New York Stock Exchange. Additional information about the Company may be found on its web site www.billbarrettcorp.com.