JUNE DIVIDEND

NEWS RELEASE

May 22, 2012

Vulcan International , a holding company with facilities in Tennessee manufacturing rubber and foam products, and real estate operations in Ohio, Michigan and Tennessee, held a special Board meeting on Friday, May 18, 2012, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

At that meeting, the Board reviewed the Company’s current earnings and discussed the matter of a 2012 dividend. The Directors noted that the Company’s operational performance and financial results showed steady improvement through 2011 continuing into 2012.

Accordingly, in view of the current financial results, the Board declared a dividend of 25 cents per share on the common stock of the Company, payable June 4, 2012 to shareholders of record April 19, 2012.  The Board further stated that it intended to declare a second dividend in the latter half of the year subject to the then current earnings.

Attribute to Benjamin Gettler, Chairman of the Board and C.E.O.