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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000918646
EAGLE MATERIALS INC
001-12984
5960 BERKSHIRE LANE
SUITE 900
DALLAS
TX
75225
214-432-2000
STEWART RICHARD ROSS
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
3577
1071848.05
33543406
11/20/2024
NYSE
Common
08/01/2024
Equity Compensation
Issuer
N
3577
08/01/2024
Equity Compensation
Y
Richard Stewart Trustee, Stewart Family Trust Shares acquired from equity compensation from 9/19/2006 through 8/1/2024.
11/20/2024
Richard R Stewart