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0001564533
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001396009
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
001-33841
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
2052983215
JAMES THOMAS HILL
Director
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
12204
3544651.80
132061259
11/07/2024
NYSE
Common
02/12/2016
Stock Settled SAR
Issuer
N
12204
02/12/2016
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for JAMES THOMAS HILLC/O VULCAN MC - ATTN JAMES T HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
10/31/2024
12212
3364987.29
JAMES THOMAS HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
08/09/2024
35592
8699714.35
11/07/2024
03/14/2024
/s/ James Thomas Hill