Vulcan Materials Company For a printer friendly version, click here. Friday, July 14, 2006 VULCAN DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ON COMMON SHARES Birmingham, Alabama, July 14, 2006 — The Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) at a regular meeting held today declared a quarterly dividend of 37 cents per share on its common stock payable September 11, 2006, to shareholders of record August 25, 2006. Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of asphalt and concrete. -END- For further information contact Mark Warren (IR) or David Donaldson (Media) at (205) 298-3220.