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Moody’s Downgrades Vulcan to Junk;

March 10, 2011 – Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded U.S.
aggregates giant Vulcan Materials VMC below the investment-grade line
last week, cutting its rating on Vulcan's senior unsecured debt from
Baa3 to Ba1, noting that it expected results to remain "weak over the
intermediate term."

March 10, 2011 – Credit rating agency Moody's downgraded U.S. aggregates giant Vulcan Materials VMC below the investment-grade line last week, cutting its rating on Vulcan's senior unsecured debt from Baa3 to Ba1, noting that it expected results to remain "weak over the intermediate term."

Morningstar initiated credit coverage of Vulcan on Jan. 6 with an issuer rating of BB, one notch lower than Moody's new rating. | READ MORE