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Press Release


For immediate release - April 15, 1997

CARBO CERAMICS ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER DIVIDEND

Irving, Texas (April 15, 1997) -- CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBO) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a first quarter dividend of $.075 per share payable on May 9, 1997 to shareholders of record on April 28,1997.

In a separate action, the Board approved the construction of new manufacturing facility. Construction is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year and should be completed in late 1998.

CARBO Ceramics is the world's leading producer and distributor of ceramic proppants used in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells.



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CARBO Ceramics Inc.
Suite 1520
600 East Las Colinas Blvd.
Irving, Texas 75039

Telephone: 972-401-0090
Fax: 972-401-0705