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<br />Uullan <br /> <br />Materials Company <br /> <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />February 8, 2006 <br /> <br />Contacts: <br />Tom Carroll, Vulcan Materials Company, Mideast (336) 744-2032 <br />Johnny Dwiggins, NC Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (336) 293-9115 <br /> <br />VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY RECOGNIZED FOR <br />OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVISTS <br /> <br />(Winston Salem, N.C.) - Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) announced today that its Mideast <br />Division has been given the Pro Patria Award by the North Carolina Employer Support of the Guard <br />and Reserve (ESGR), an agency within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve <br />Affairs. Pro Patria, when translated, means "For my country" and is the highest award given to a <br />civilian employer by the U.S. Department of Defense. Vulcan's Mideast Division has its headquarters <br />in Winston-Salem, N.C. <br /> <br />This award symbolizes uncommon patriotism by an employer. Vulcan was recognized for its <br />exceptional support of its employees and their families who also serve their country as Guardsmen and <br />Reservists. "Vulcan Materials Company-Mideast Division is highly supportive of Citizen Soldiers who <br />serve in the Guard and Reserve. They are understanding and supportive even when required duty comes <br />with little or no notice", says Lieutenant Colonel Tom Cathey and a Vulcan employee. <br /> <br />ESGR's Director of Committee Operations, Johnny Dwiggins, said "The Guard and Reserve make up <br />about one half of our nation's military. Vulcan is a leader in providing support to Guardsmen and <br />Reservists and their families. They set the standard for others to follow. The North Carolina Connnittee <br />for Employer Support thanks Vulcan for sharing their most treasured resources, their employees, with <br />try" <br />our coun . <br /> <br />Vulcan's Mideast Division is a leading producer of aggregates in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, <br />Pennsylvania and eastern South Carolina. The division operates over 65 crushing and sales facilities and <br />employs approximately 1300 people. Vulcan Materials Company is the nation's foremost producer of <br /> <br />construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials. For additional <br />information about Vulcan Materials Company, go to lY1YW,y\!1<;:JW-ITl<!~Ji<!1~"(;.9.m. For more information <br />about Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve visit their website at www.esgr.mil. <br /> <br />### <br /> <br />C-I <br />