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Exchange Act of 1934<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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February 9, 2012</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY</B></P>

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<U>Birmingham, Alabama&nbsp;35242<BR>
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last report)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><B><U>Item 5.02(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers</U>.
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of the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) made a number of decisions regarding the 2011
and 2012 compensation for each of the named executive officers to be included in the Company&rsquo;s 2012 proxy statement (the
&ldquo;NEOs&rdquo;) as follows:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Committee determined that no payout was due on
previously awarded performance shares units, for the three-year performance period ended in 2011; and</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&sect;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">the Committee granted performance shares units, to
be earned based on the Company&rsquo;s four-year average total shareholder return percentile rank during the four year performance
period ending on December 31, 2015 and subject to the participant&rsquo;s employment at the end of such period, except as otherwise
provided in the award agreement on a change in control of the Company and upon certain terminations of employment. The description
of the performance share unit award agreement is qualified in its entirety by the award agreement which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.1.</TD>
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(i) the fact that no cash bonuses were paid based on 2011 performance, (ii) the target bonus opportunity for the 2012 fiscal year,
and (iii) the grant of performance share units for the 2012-2015 performance period.</P>

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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-align: right">0</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-align: right">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-align: center">60%</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt">Senior Vice President&nbsp; and General Counsel</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-align: right">0</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: windowtext 1pt solid; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; letter-spacing: -0.15pt; text-align: center">60%</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="2"><B>Vulcan Materials Company</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 50%">Date: February 14, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 4%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; width: 46%">/s/ Robert A. Wason IV</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: #000000 1px solid">Robert A. Wason IV</TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
February 9, 2012
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
001-33841
20-8579133
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
(205) 298-3000
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since
last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 5.02(e) Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
.
2011/2012 Compensation Decisions
.
On February 9, 2012, the Compensation Committee
of the Board of Directors of Vulcan Materials Company (the "Company") made a number of decisions regarding the 2011
and 2012 compensation for each of the named executive officers to be included in the Company's 2012 proxy statement (the
"NEOs") as follows:
§
the Committee set the 2012 base salaries, which remain
unchanged from 2011;
§
the Committee decided, in accordance with a recommendation
of the CEO, not to award cash bonuses based on 2011 performance;
§
the Committee set the short term target bonus percentages
for the 2012 fiscal year;
§
the Committee determined that no payout was due on
previously awarded performance shares units, for the three-year performance period ended in 2011; and
§
the Committee granted performance shares units, to
be earned based on the Company's four-year average total shareholder return percentile rank during the four year performance
period ending on December 31, 2015 and subject to the participant's employment at the end of such period, except as otherwise
provided in the award agreement on a change in control of the Company and upon certain terminations of employment. The description
of the performance share unit award agreement is qualified in its entirety by the award agreement which is attached hereto as
Exhibit 10.1.
For each NEO, the following table reflects
(i) the fact that no cash bonuses were paid based on 2011 performance, (ii) the target bonus opportunity for the 2012 fiscal year,
and (iii) the grant of performance share units for the 2012-2015 performance period.
Named Executive
Title
2011 Cash Bonus Paid ($)
2012 Annual Target Bonus Opportunity as a Percentage of Base Salary (%)
Performance Share Units Granted (Performance Period 2012-2015)
(# of units)
Donald M. James
Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer
$ 0
100%
83,000
Daniel F. Sansone
Executive Vice President  and Chief Financial Officer
0
75%
31,500
Danny R. Shepherd
Executive Vice President, Construction Materials
0
75%
31,500
John R. McPherson
Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development
0
60%
13,200
Robert A. Wason IV
Senior Vice President  and General Counsel
0
60%
16,400
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant had duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Vulcan Materials Company
Date: February 14, 2012
By:
/s/ Robert A. Wason IV
Robert A. Wason IV
Exhibit 10.1
Form of Performance Share Unit Award Agreement Terms and
Conditions dated February 9, 2012