SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 ____________________________________ 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): July 13, 2007 VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||||||
New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | I-4033 (Commission File Number) | 63-0366371 (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: | |||||||
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Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On July 13, 2007, Vulcan Materials Company announced that Ann McLaughlin Korologos was elected a director of the Company. Mrs. Korologos is the former U.S. Secretary of Labor, and is currently the Chairman of the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees. Mrs. Korologos served as a director of the Company from 1990 to 2004. Mrs. Korologos will serve on the Finance and Pension Funds and Governance Committees of the Board. | ||||||
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||
(c) | Exhibits: | ||||||
Exhibit No. 99.1 | Description Press release dated July 13, 2007 announcing the appointment of Ann McLaughlin Korologos to the Board. | ||||||
SIGNATURES | |||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. | |||||||
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY (Registrant) By: /s/ William F. Denson, III William F. Denson, III | |||||||
Dated: July 13, 2007 |
EXHIBIT 99.1
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July 13, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Investor Contact: Mark Warren (205) 298-3220
Media Contact: David Donaldson (205) 298-3220
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY ELECTS DIRECTOR
Birmingham, Ala. – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) announced today that Ann McLaughlin Korologos, a former U.S. Secretary of Labor, has been elected a director of the Company. She is currently Chairman of the RAND Corporation Board of Trustees, a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decision making through research and analysis.
Mrs. Korologos (65) served as a director of the Company from 1990 to 2004.
With the addition of Mrs. Korologos, Vulcan’s ten-member board consists of nine outside directors.
Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials. For additional information about Vulcan Materials Company, see www.vulcanmaterials.com.
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