UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 Washington, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 13, 2012
 
 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY 
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 	
New Jersey 
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)	001-33841
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 (Commission File Number)
 
 	20-8579133
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 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

1200 Urban Center Drive
 Birmingham, Alabama 35242
 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

(205) 298-3000 
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)

 	
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Item 8.01   Other Events.
 
            On April 13, 2012, the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (“Vulcan”) set the date for Vulcan’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) to be Friday, June 1, 2012, to be held in Birmingham, Alabama.

 

 

 

 
SIGNATURES
 
            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
                                                                                Vulcan Materials Company

Date:  April 16, 2012                                  By:           /s/ Robert A. Wason               
                                                                                    Name:  Robert A. Wason IV
                                                                                    Title:    Senior Vice President
                                                                                                & General Counsel