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CMC Ex-Dividend Reminder - 6/29/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Monday, June 27, 10:03 AM ET

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On 6/29/11, Commercial Metals Co. (NYSE:CMC) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.12, payable on 7/15/11. As a percentage of CMC's recent stock price of $13.93, this dividend works out to approximately 0.86%.

Below is a dividend history chart for CMC, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.12 declared by Commercial Metals Co.:

CMC Dividend History
Date	Div^*
03/30/11	0.120
12/30/10	0.120
09/29/10	0.120
06/30/10	0.120
03/30/10	0.120
01/06/10	0.120
09/30/09	0.120
06/30/09	0.120
04/01/09	0.120
01/06/09	0.120
10/01/08	0.120
07/01/08	0.120
04/02/08	0.120
01/08/08	0.120
10/03/07	0.090
07/03/07	0.090
04/03/07	0.090
01/03/07	0.090
10/04/06	0.060
07/05/06	0.060
04/05/06	0.050
01/04/06	0.030
10/05/05	0.030
06/29/05	0.030
03/30/05	0.030
01/19/05	0.030
09/29/04	0.025
06/30/04	0.025
03/31/04	0.020
12/30/03	0.020
10/01/03	0.020
07/01/03	0.020
04/02/03	0.020
12/30/02	0.020
10/02/02	0.020
07/02/02	0.020
04/03/02	0.016
12/31/01	0.016
04/04/01	0.016
01/02/01	0.016
10/04/00	0.016
07/05/00	0.016
04/05/00	0.016
01/05/00	0.016
10/06/99	0.016
07/07/99	0.016
04/07/99	0.016
01/06/99	0.016
10/07/98	0.016
07/08/98	0.016
04/07/98	0.016
01/07/98	0.016
10/08/97	0.016
07/09/97	0.016
04/09/97	0.016
01/08/97	0.016
12/26/96	0.016
10/09/96	0.016
07/10/96	0.015
04/10/96	0.015
01/03/96	0.015
10/11/95	0.015
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.

In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from CMC is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 3.45% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CMC makes up 2.63% of the SPDR S&P Metals and Mining ETF (AMEX:XME) which is trading lower by about 1.1% on the day Monday.

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CMC operates in the Non-Precious Metals & Non-Metallic Mining sector, among companies like ArcelorMittal SA (NYSE:MT) which is off about 0.5% today, and BHP Billiton Ltd. (NYSE:BHP) trading lower by about 0.2%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of CMC, versus MT and BHP.

CMC,MT,BHP Relative Performance Chart In Monday trading, Commercial Metals Co. shares are currently down about 0.4% on the day.

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