Goldcorp to Release 2008 Fourth Quarter Results on February 19th

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
GOLDCORP INC. (TSX: G)(NYSE: GG) will release fourth quarter results
before market open on Thursday February 19th, 2009.

A conference call will be held Thursday February 19th at 10:00 a.m. (PT)
to discuss these results. Participants may join the call by dialing toll
free 1-888-789-0150 or 416-695-6623 for calls from outside Canada and the
US. A recorded playback of the call will be available until March 19th by
dialing 1-800-408-3053 or 416-695-5800 for calls outside Canada and the
US. Passcode: 3280176.

A live and archived audio webcast will also be available at
www.goldcorp.com.

Goldcorp is North Americas lowest-cost and fastest growing senior gold
producer. Its gold production is located in safe jurisdictions in the
Americas and remains 100% unhedged.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

Safe Harbor Statement under the United States Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Except for the statements of historical
fact contained herein, the information presented constitutes
"forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements, including
but not limited to those with respect to the price of gold, silver,
copper, zinc and lead, the timing and amount of estimated future
production, costs of production, reserve determination and reserve
conversion rates involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievement of
Goldcorp to be materially different from any future results, performance
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements.
Such factors include, among others, risks related to the integration of
Gold Eagle's business, properties and assets with Goldcorp, risks related
to international operations, risks related to joint venture operations,
the actual results of current exploration activities, actual results of
current reclamation activities, conclusions of economic evaluations,
changes in project parameters as plans continue to be refined, future
prices of gold, silver and copper, zinc and lead as well as those factors
discussed in the section entitled "General Development of the Business -
Risks of the Business" in Goldcorp's Form 40-F on file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C. and Goldcorp's
Annual Information Form on file with the securities regulatory
authorities in Canada. Although Goldcorp has attempted to identify
important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially,
there may be other factors that cause results not to be as anticipated,
estimated or intended. There can be no assurance that such statements
will prove to be accurate as actual results and future events could
differ materially from those anticipated in such statements.

Readers should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.
For a more detailed discussion of such risks and other factors, please
refer to Goldcorp's website, www.goldcorp.com.

Contacts:
Goldcorp Inc.
Jeff Wilhoit
Vice President, Investor Relations
(604) 696-3074
(604) 696-3001 (FAX)
Email: info@goldcorp.com
Website: www.goldcorp.com

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