Vulcan Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Shares

• Press Release
• Source: Vulcan Materials Company
• On 3:15 pm EDT, Friday October 9, 2009

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC - News) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share on its common stock payable December 10, 2009 to the shareholders of record at the close of business on November 25, 2009.

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Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials.