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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): July 13,
2007
VULCAN
MATERIALS COMPANY
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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New
Jersey
(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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I-4033
(Commission
File Number)
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63-0366371
(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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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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Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to
simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under
any
of the following provisions:
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17
CFR
230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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Item
5.02
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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.
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Item
9.01
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Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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(c)
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Exhibits:
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Exhibit
No.
99.1
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Description
Press
release dated July 13, 2007 announcing the appointment of Ann McLaughlin
Korologos to the Board.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
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VULCAN
MATERIALS COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /s/
William F. Denson,
III
William
F. Denson, III
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Dated: July
13, 2007
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EXHIBIT
99.1
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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