2011 DIVIDEND

NEWS RELEASE

December 15, 2011

Directors of Vulcan International Corporation, a Delaware holding company owning separate corporations located in Tennessee manufacturing rubber and foam products, and real estate operations in Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee held a meeting on December 15, 2011.

The Board of Directors declared a 2011 dividend of .30 cents per share on the common stock of the Company.  The dividend payment is payable on December 22, 2011 to shareholders of record December 15, 2011.

Attribute to Benjamin Gettler, Chairman of the Board and President.