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Press Release


For immediate release - July 9, 1997

CARBO CERAMICS ANNOUNCES SECOND QUARTER DIVIDEND

Irving, Texas (July 9, 1997) -- CARBO Ceramics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRBO) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a second quarter dividend of $.075 per share payable on August 15, 1997 to shareholders of record on July 31,1997.

CARBO Ceramics is the world's leading producer and distributor of ceramic proppants used in the hydraulic fracturing of natural gas and oil wells. Company information can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.carboceramics.com.



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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