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0001667316
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001396009
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
001-33841
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
(205) 298-3000
JERRY PERKINS JR.
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
788
166023.72
132873387
11/13/2023
NYSE
Common
02/11/2019
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
788
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Services Rendered
N
JERRY PERKINS JR.
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
11/09/2023
4575
959101.63
11/13/2023
/s/ Jerry F Perkins Jr.