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Reminder - Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (MLM) Goes Ex-Dividend 8/30/11

By Dividend Channel Staff, Friday, August 26, 11:43 AM ET

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On 8/30/11, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE:MLM) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.40, payable on 9/30/11. As a percentage of MLM's recent stock price of $65.76, this dividend works out to approximately 0.61%.

Below is a dividend history chart for MLM, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.40 declared by Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.:

MLM Dividend History
Date	Div^*
05/27/11	0.400
02/25/11	0.400
11/29/10	0.400
08/30/10	0.400
06/04/10	0.400
02/25/10	0.400
11/27/09	0.400
08/28/09	0.400
06/04/09	0.400
02/25/09	0.400
11/26/08	0.400
08/27/08	0.400
05/30/08	0.345
02/27/08	0.345
11/28/07	0.345
08/29/07	0.345
05/30/07	0.275
02/27/07	0.275
11/29/06	0.275
08/30/06	0.275
05/30/06	0.230
02/27/06	0.230
11/29/05	0.230
08/30/05	0.230
05/27/05	0.200
02/25/05	0.200
11/29/04	0.200
08/30/04	0.200
05/28/04	0.180
02/26/04	0.180
11/25/03	0.180
08/27/03	0.180
05/30/03	0.180
02/26/03	0.150
11/26/02	0.150
08/28/02	0.150
05/29/02	0.140
02/27/02	0.140
11/28/01	0.140
08/29/01	0.140
05/30/01	0.140
02/27/01	0.140
11/29/00	0.140
08/30/00	0.140
05/30/00	0.130
02/28/00	0.130
11/29/99	0.130
08/30/99	0.130
05/27/99	0.130
02/25/99	0.130
11/27/98	0.130
09/11/98	0.130
05/28/98	0.120
02/25/98	0.120
11/26/97	0.120
08/27/97	0.120
05/28/97	0.120
02/26/97	0.120
11/26/96	0.120
08/28/96	0.120
05/29/96	0.110
02/28/96	0.110
11/29/95	0.110
08/30/95	0.110
* 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 MLM is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.43% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, MLM makes up 4.79% of the Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio ETF (AMEX:PKB) which is trading lower by about 1.6% on the day Friday.

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MLM operates in the Construction Materials & Machinery sector, among companies like James Hardie Industries SE (NYSE:JHX) which is down about 1.4% today, and CRH Plc (NYSE:CRH) trading lower by about 0.7%. Below is a three month price history chart comparing the stock performance of MLM, versus JHX and CRH.

MLM,JHX,CRH Relative Performance Chart

In Friday trading, Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. shares are currently up about 0.1% on the day.

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