Business Roundtable to Announce Fourth Quarter CEO Economic Outlook Survey Results

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Roundtable:

WHAT:		Business Roundtable, an association of 160 CEOs of leading U.S. companies, will release the results of its latest CEO Economic Outlook Survey, providing the CEOs’ outlook on economic conditions for the next six months.
		Conducted quarterly since the fourth quarter of 2002, Business Roundtable’s CEO Economic Outlook Survey is the leading CEO-based survey of capital spending, employment and revenue plans.
		Harold McGraw III, chairman of Business Roundtable, and chairman, president and CEO of The McGraw-Hill Companies, will share the results with reporters via teleconference.
WHO:		Harold McGraw III
		Chairman, Business Roundtable
		Chairman, President and CEO, The McGraw-Hill Companies
WHEN:		Note New Time:
		Thursday, December 4, 2008
		11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. EST
WHERE:		To dial into the teleconference briefing:
		Dial-in telephone number: (800) 288-9626
		Host: Business Roundtable
		Callers will be asked for their name and media outlet before they are admitted to the call. If you encounter any problems, please call (202) 680-2770.
FORMAT:		Mr. McGraw will give a brief overview of the survey results and then respond to questions.

Business Roundtable (www.businessroundtable.org) is an association of chief executive officers of leading U.S. companies with $4.5 trillion in annual revenues and nearly 10 million employees. Member companies comprise nearly a third of the total value of the U.S. stock markets and represent over 40 percent of all corporate income taxes paid to the federal government. Collectively, they returned $114 billion in dividends to shareholders and the economy in 2006.