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0001564533
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001396009
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
001-33841
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
(205) 298-3000
JAMES THOMAS HILL
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
15832
4324859.10
132103516
05/20/2025
NYSE
Common
05/19/2025
Exercised Shares
Issuer
N
15832
05/19/2025
Cash
N
JAMES THOMAS HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
05/19/2025
3803
822976.72
JAMES THOMAS HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
05/19/2025
5669
1561503.37
JAMES THOMAS HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
05/19/2025
22036
6069728.06
JAMES THOMAS HILL
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham
AL
35242
Common
05/19/2025
4234
1166238.36
05/20/2025
/s/ James Thomas Hill