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        reported): April 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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        </U></B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</P>
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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>1200 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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        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>(205) 298-3000<BR>
        </B>Registrant's telephone number, including area code:<BR STYLE="mso-special-character: line-break">
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    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify">On April 26, 2012, the Company announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012. The press release announcing the results is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.</TD></TR>
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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 STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0; font-size: 10pt"><B>Dated:</B> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;April 26, 2012</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.24in; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Robert A. Wason IV</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 0.24in; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;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): April 26, 2012
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New Jersey
___________________________
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-33841
_____________________________
(Commission File Number)
20-8579133
___________________________
(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:
¨
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 April 26, 2012, the Company announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 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 April 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:
April 26, 2012
By:
/s/ Robert A. Wason IV
Robert A. Wason IV