Notice of Annual Meeting

VULCAN INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION 300 Delaware Avenue Wilmington, Delaware 19801 Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders To Be Held May 8, 2006 The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Vulcan International Corporation will be held in the Vulcan Corporation factory conference room at 1151 College St., Clarksville, Tennessee on Monday, May 8, 2006 at 10 a.m. for the following purposes: 1. To elect Directors. 2. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. The Board of Directors has established 5:00 p.m. on April 14, 2006 as the record date for determining those shareholders who will be entitled to vote at the meeting. Wilmington, Delaware BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS April 21, 2006 VERNON E. BACHMAN, SECRETARY