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144
0001587528
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001396009
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
001-33841
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
(205) 298-3000
DAVID P CLEMENT
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2842
747446.00
132227110
02/29/2024
NYSE
Common
02/21/2024
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
585
02/21/2024
Not Applicable
Common
12/31/2023
Performance Shares
Issuer
N
2257
12/31/2023
Not Applicable
N
DAVID P CLEMENT
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
11/30/2023
764
161968.00
02/29/2024
/s/ David Clement