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reported): July 26, 2012<BR>
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<FONT STYLE="font-size: 24pt">VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY<BR>
</FONT></B><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">001-33841</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 2%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; padding-bottom: 1pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 32%; font-weight: bold; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">20-8579133</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(Commission File Number)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="text-align: center">Of incorporation)</TD>
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Urban Center Drive<BR>
<U>Birmingham, Alabama&nbsp;35242<BR>
</U></B>(Address of principal executive offices)&nbsp;(zip code)<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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</B>Registrant's telephone number, including area code:<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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since last report)</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold">Item 2.02</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 88%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold"><B><U>Results of Operations and Financial Condition</U>.</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">On July 26, 2012, the Company announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. The press release announcing the results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline; text-align: left">Exhibits</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;99.1</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Press Release dated July 26, 2012.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">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" STYLE="font-weight: bold">VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY</TD></TR>
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    <TD><B>Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>July 26, 2012</TD>
    <TD>By:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-left: 0.12in">/s/ Robert A. Wason IV</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-left: 0.24in">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): July 26, 2012
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
001-33841
20-8579133
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
Of incorporation)
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:
¨
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
¨
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange
Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
.
On July 26, 2012, the Company announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012. The press release announcing the results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Press Release dated July 26, 2012.
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
(Registrant)
Dated:
July 26, 2012
By:
/s/ Robert A. Wason IV
Robert A. Wason IV