-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, QfdpRnq2JjY4inQHg0PyUUMS2bmZIEEBYh+sJ+47miC/LaaFoakKfLFhy88MvkEM bUCbMQ3vcvb07S8txdW95w== 0000950136-07-007174.txt : 20071024 0000950136-07-007174.hdr.sgml : 20071024 20071024080618 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950136-07-007174 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20071024 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20071024 GROUP MEMBERS: JOHN D. ZIEGELMAN SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MEADOW VALLEY CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000934749 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: HEAVY CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDING CONST - CONTRACTORS [1600] IRS NUMBER: 880328443 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NV FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-48695 FILM NUMBER: 071186920 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4602 E. THOMAS ROAD CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85018 BUSINESS PHONE: 6024375400 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4602 E. THOMAS ROAD CITY: PHOENIX STATE: AZ ZIP: 85018 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001271084 IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 600 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 BUSINESS PHONE: 3124663239 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2 N RIVERSIDE PLAZA SUITE 600 CITY: CHICAGO STATE: IL ZIP: 60606 SC 13D/A 1 file1.htm AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO SCHEDULE 13D

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D/A UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 (AMENDMENT NO. 2)* MEADOW VALLEY CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 583185103 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities) CD Capital Management LLC 111 South Wacker Drive, Suite 3950 Chicago, Illinois 60606 Attention: John Ziegelman Telephone: (312) 803-5011 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) with copy to: Greenberg Traurig, LLP 77 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60601 Attention: Peter H. Lieberman, Esq. Telephone: (312) 456-8400 October 23, 2007 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a Statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D and is filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box. [ ] Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7(b) for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). PAGE 1 OF 6 PAGES

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 583185103 SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 2 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: CD Capital Management LLC I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) 31-1816593 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- (SEE ITEM 5) NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 345,700 (SEE ITEM 5) OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON -0- (SEE ITEM 5) WITH ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,700 (SEE ITEM 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 345,700 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% OF COMMON STOCK(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IA, OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Based on 5,129,760 shares of Common Stock of Meadow Valley Corporation outstanding on August 3, 2007, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on August 13, 2007. PAGE 2 OF 6 PAGES

- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CUSIP No. 583185103 SCHEDULE 13D/A Page 3 of 8 Pages - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON: John D. Ziegelman I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [X] (b) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. SEC USE ONLY - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS OO - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. SOLE VOTING POWER -0- (SEE ITEM 5) NUMBER OF ----------------------------------------------------------- SHARES 8. SHARED VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY 345,700 (SEE ITEM 5) OWNED BY ----------------------------------------------------------- EACH REPORTING 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON -0- (SEE ITEM 5) WITH ----------------------------------------------------------- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 345,700 (SEE ITEM 5) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 345,700 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES [ ] - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 6.7% OF COMMON STOCK(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Based on 5,129,760 shares of Common Stock of Meadow Valley Corporation outstanding on August 3, 2007, as reported in the Form 10-Q filed by the Issuer on August 13, 2007. PAGE 3 OF 6 PAGES

SCHEDULE 13D/A CD Capital Management LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("CD Capital"), John D. Ziegelman ("Mr. Ziegelman", and collectively with CD Capital, the "Reporting Persons") are jointly filing this Amendment No. 2 relating to the Statement of Beneficial Ownership on Schedule 13D, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 15, 2007, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed with the Commission on June 8, 2007 (collectively, the "Schedule 13D"). Except as set forth below, all Items of the Schedule 13D remain unchanged. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Schedule 13D. ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information: All purchases of Common Stock were made in open market transactions, with investment funds in accounts under management on behalf of CD Capital, which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business. The total amount of funds expended for such purchases reflected on Schedule A to this Amendment No. 2 was approximately $456,281, which was expended entirely by CD Capital. These amounts are in addition to the amounts previously reported. ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended to add the following information: On October 23, Mr. Ziegelman of CD Capital delivered to Charles E. Cowan, Charles R. Norton and Don A. Patterson, the independent directors of the Issuer, a letter, dated October 23, 2007 (the "October Letter"), a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.6 and which is incorporated by reference herein. In the October Letter, Mr. Ziegelman expressed his disappointment with the management of the Issuer's business, and the Reporting Persons' belief that the Issuer should immediately be put up for sale in order to maximize long-term shareholder value. Accordingly, Mr. Ziegelman, on behalf of the Reporting Persons, has notified the Issuer's independent directors in the October Letter that the Reporting Persons now demand that the Issuer's Board of Directors (the "Board") hire an independent, nationally recognized investment banking firm to asses all strategic alternatives, including a sale of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons expressly reserve the right to propose other matters identified in and related to the October Letter, and/or to propose or take actions intended to effect the demands set forth in the October Letter. In addition, the Reporting Persons expressly reserve the right to propose other matters such as dispositions of non-core assets and/or other value maximizing transactions with respect to all or parts of the Issuer, particularly following receipt by the Board of advice from a qualified investment banking firm which the Reporting Persons believe that the Board should immediately retain as noted above. The Reporting Persons expressly hereby reaffirm the reservation of all rights, options and possible future actions heretofore disclosed by them in this Item 4 to Schedule 13D. PAGE 4 OF 6 PAGES

ITEM 5. INTERESTS IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER Item 5 is hereby amended to add the following information: As a result of the purchases and sales of shares of Common Stock as reflected on Schedule A to this Amendment No. 2, the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons increased to 345,700, representing approximately 6.7% of the shares of Common Stock presently outstanding based upon the 5,129,760 shares of Common Stock reported by the Issuer to be outstanding as of August 3, 2007 in the Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Commission on August 13, 2007. As a result of the transactions described in this Schedule 13D, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own shares of Common Stock as follows: Number of Approximate Shares of Percentage of Name of Reporting Person Common Stock Outstanding Shares - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mr. Ziegelman 345,700 6.7% CD Capital 345,700 6.7% ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following: Exhibit 99.6 Letter dated October 23, 2007 from Mr. Ziegelman to the independent directors of the Issuer. PAGE 5 OF 6 PAGES

SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigned's knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED: October 23, 2007 CD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC By: ZP II LP, its Managing Member By: C3 Management Inc., its General Partner BY: /s/ John D. Ziegelman --------------------------------------- Name: John D. Ziegelman Title: President /s/ John D. Ziegelman ------------------------------------------- JOHN D. ZIEGELMAN PAGE 6 OF 6 PAGES

SCHEDULE A This schedule sets forth information with respect to each purchase and sale of Common Stock which was effectuated by a Reporting Person within the last 60 days. All transactions were effectuated in the open market through a broker. Purchase (Sale) of Shares Effected by CD Capital for the Account of CD Investment Number of Shares Aggregate Date Purchased (Sold) Price Per Share($) Price($)(1) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8/31/2007 (500) 13.1445 (6.572.25) 9/17/2007 (292) 12.6477 (3,693.13) 9/18/2007 1,392 12.6024 17,542.54 9/26/2007 2,000 11.8662 23,732.40 9/27/2007 100 12.0055 1,200.55 10/1/2007 993 11.9056 11,822.26 10/2/2007 479 11.2555 5,391.38 10/4/2007 2,050 11.6199 23,820.80 10/5/2007 1,500 11.9008 17,851.20 10/9/2007 4,500 12.3906 55,757.70 10/10/2007 4,300 11.7569 50,554.67 10/12/2007 (200) 11.8343 (2,366.86) 10/12/2007 (100) 11.8546 (1,185.46) 10/12/2007 2,198 11.9996 26,375.12 10/17/2007 10,177 12.0421 122,552.45 10/18/2007 1,500 11.9602 17,940.30 10/19/2007 2,400 11.7555 28,213.20 10/22/2007 2,004 11.7291 23,505.12 10/23/2007 2,495 12.0328 30,021.84 (1) Includes commissions but excludes other execution-related costs.

EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit 99.6 Letter dated October 23, 2007 from Mr. Ziegelman to the independent directors of the Issuer.
EX-99.6 2 file2.htm LETTER DATED OCTOBER 23, 2007

October 23, 2007 Mr. Charles E. Cowan Mr. Charles R. Norton Mr. Don A. Patterson c/o Meadow Valley Corporation 4602 E. Thomas Road Phoenix, AZ 85020 Gentlemen: I am writing to express my profound disappointment with you, the Independent Directors of Meadow Valley Corporation, for your abject failure to safeguard Shareholder value. As a fiduciary ourselves, we can no longer wait patiently for the Board to act to unlock the persistently discounted value of Meadow Valley stock; and we can not stand by and watch as the actions you do take continue to destroy Shareholder value. As is painstakingly documented below, I believe that the best way to maximize long-term shareholder value for all shareholders is the immediate sale of the company to the highest bidder. Therefore, we demand that the Board immediately engage an independent, nationally recognized, investment bank with relevant industry and transactional experience, to assess all strategic alternatives, including selling the Company. We believe that any good investment banking firm will, as a result of its assessment, advise you that a sale of the Company is the superior, and perhaps the only, strategic alternative available to the Company to maximize long-term Shareholder value. All statements contained in this letter are the opinions of CD Capital Management LLC or based on facts derived from public records, unless otherwise noted. The review period covered by this letter begins on February 27, 2006 and continues until October 22, 2007, unless otherwise noted. Our most recent due diligence efforts with respect to monitoring our investment in the Company - conversations principally with investment bankers, Wall Street research analysts, potential strategic and financial buyers, etc., - have led us to conclude that there are several financial and strategic purchasers potentially interested in acquiring Meadow Valley. Therefore, based on both our direct knowledge of interested acquirers, specifically, and the marketplace for strategic acquisitions in general, we believe there is a strong likelihood of completing a sale transaction at a significant premium to today's price. Based upon these discussions and our views of value, we believe that a transaction could be consummated at a value range of $17-$19 per share (see our analysis below). Under separate cover, we will send you contact information for 1

what we believe to be six highly regarded, independent and nationally recognized investment banks all with the requisite industry and transactional experience; and who we believe would have a strong interest in advising Meadow Valley. For the Board to not authorize management to contact these (and any other reputable) investment banks and then to not hire one of them to conduct the analysis described herein (giving public notice of the engagement), I believe would be a noteworthy and significant breach of your fiduciary duty. Of course, rational people can disagree on a course of action, strategy or even principles given a set of facts; but they cannot, by definition, disagree on the facts. A Fact is something that is the case, something that actually exists, or something that can be verified according to an established standard of evaluation. Clearly, the Independent Directors of our Board seem to believe that their actions are rational and appropriate, and seem comfortable in making such major decisions for the Owners of the Company without the benefit of actual common stock ownership. We could not disagree more and believe the facts irrefutably support us in our belief. Please be advised that in writing this letter, my goal is not to impeach you or management on a personal level, but rather it is to analyze the facts as they actually exist, according to established standards of evaluation and in the "bright sunlight of the day" so all stakeholders can draw their own conclusions. As you know, our vocal history with the Company began well over a year ago, as the value discount - the discount level that the market prices the Company's stock relative to its peer group - began increasing from its already elevated levels. In a letter to Brad Larson, dated August 15, 2006 (previously filed with our Schedule 13D), I hypothesized that some of the factors contributing to Meadow Valley's persistent and widening value discount were likely to be: (i) the Company's micro-cap status, (ii) lack of Wall Street research coverage, (iii) the lack of scale, compared to the other public E&C companies (average market cap is just over $1.0 Billion), and (iv) a very illiquid stock. By their nature, these impediments don't simply go away with the passage of time. They are binary in nature and thus are either issues or non-issues until resolved. At the time, we felt that a sale transaction addressed all of the above issues, but was not the only course of action the Board could take. However, we did warn that pursuing the status quo did nothing to address the issues and likely exasperated them. We concluded by suggesting that the Company consider hiring an investment banker to explore all strategic options, including a sale. Sadly, the Company never responded publicly to our sale suggestion and rejected a series of subsequent overtures made by us to discuss unlocking long-term value for all Shareholders. While the Board has been "pondering" the issues for well over a year, it is yet to come up with a plan, or instituted any actions, to maximize long-term shareholder value that, in any way, is recognizable to the market. I emphasize the distinction between what you think you have done to maximize value and the market's assessment of what you have done, as they are not equivalent. We do, however, know of three extraordinarily questionable financial and governance decisions the Board has authorized: (i) employing an inexperienced investment bank and issuing nearly 20% in a dilutive and expensive common stock and warrants private placement, (ii) amending the Company's Bylaws, significantly limiting Shareholder rights without Shareholder ratification, and (iii) repurchasing Ready Mix, Inc. common stock at an 2

unnecessary premium, when you already had a controlling interest. Lastly, we have analyzed the full body of the Board's decisions and leadership over the past 20 months, analyzing the short-term impact of the Company's "material disclosures", as disclosed on Form 8-K, on the stock price, and the results are alarming. For the past 20 months, this Board has stood idly by, or took incredibly questionable actions, while material announcement after material announcement persistently degraded Shareholder value; never once, seemingly, asking itself if the Board's (or management's) strategy to maximize Shareholder value was sound. I will discuss all of the aforesaid in more detail below. Approximately one year ago, just as we were preparing to file our initial 13D in October 2006, the Company issued units (consisting of 817,120 common shares and 81,712 five-year warrants struck at $12.60) in a private placement transaction priced at $9.00 per unit. This nearly 20% dilutive offering is noteworthy for several reasons: First, the placement agent you hired had no discernable private placement experience and charged the company a 10% placement fee plus expenses. Placement Agent fees generally range between 5%-7.5% of the capital raised, thus you seem to have been overcharged by between 2.5% and 5%. Moreover, according to Sagient Research's Placementtracker.com, which tracks private placement activity, the investment bank you hired to place these securities has not placed a single other private placement during 2006 or 2007 year to date. To put this lack of experience into perspective, there were over 3300 private placement transactions completed during 2006/2007 led by more than 25-30 qualified, experienced and well regarded investment banks. We also found it quite odd that none of the major Shareholders of the Company that we've spoken to were contacted by the placement agent to participate in the transaction; seemingly a clear effort to disenfranchise and dilute the major Shareholders. To be clear, neither inexperienced named investment banks, nor backroom undisclosed "advisors" fit the bill for what long-term shareholders such as us expect and demand of our Board and management. Second, in reaction to the public disclosure of this financing, by the close of the second day, Meadow Valley's stock was down almost 10%. Third, and most importantly, the all-in equity cost of capital of this financing, which we estimate at over 30%, has had a detrimental and adverse long-term impact on Shareholder value. As you know generally from our past discussions, and specifically from our March 2007 Board Presentation (previously filed with our 13D/A), one of the strategic alternatives that we previously discussed with the Company was building the Company by executing management's long term strategic plan. Notwithstanding the fact that I can't tell you what the plan is or the feasibility of its success, it is now a moot point. As any recent graduate of a MBA program can tell you, cost of equity capital has a direct bearing on the value of a (cash flowing) enterprise. Therefore, almost no matter how fantastic or rosy management's projections are, the resulting value is severely handicapped by Meadow Valley's stratospheric cost of equity capital. We define your cost of equity capital simply as the cost to acquire growth capital, a fairly textbook definition. After examining the Company's 2006 private placement, we have estimated the Company's equity cost of capital as follows: Transaction Costs 10.0% (Placement Fee to Wunderlich Securities) Market Discount 16.7% (Purchase Price of $9 compared to $10.80 day before) Warrant Value 4.0% (Black-Scholes Model) Total 30.7% Risk Adjustment 1.22x (Company's inception to date Standard Deviation of Equity Returns) 3

Risk Adjusted Cost of Equity Capital = 37.4% Given the market's expectations for the future, in part set by management; and the Company's present cost of equity capital, we see a "status quo" value range of between $12 and $15 per share. This value assumes some very aggressive value inputs including: a six-year, 15-20% compound annual growth rate for free cash flow, a meaningful reduction in the debt/equity ratio, a meaningful reduction of equity cost of capital and improved market multiples of 8x EBITDA for Construction and 10x for Materials. Interestingly, this value range has been the persistent and majority value in the market since mid-2005, suggesting fair value for the stock under current leadership. Obviously, intrinsic value would become fully apparent if the Company were to be sold. When you hire an investment bank for the strategic alternatives review, we believe the bank would demonstrate to the Board that a sale transaction is more certain and would result in a greater value than the status quo management plan. Based on our simple Sum-of-the Parts Valuation, we believe that an immediate sale transaction would result in a purchase price of at least $17-$19 per share, even being limited by the "market premium" buyers would be willing to pay, and could likely be closed in approximately 6-months time. However, the only true test for determining intrinsic value is for an experienced investment bank to test the market by conducting a full auction process. CD Capital - Sum of the Parts Valuation Projected Consolidated EBITDA $14.269 Million (1) Weighted-Average Market Multiple 7.132x (2) Projected Enterprise Value $101.769 Million Plus Net Cash $12.2 Less Minority Interest $14.6 (3) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Equity Value $99.400 Million Equity Value per share $18.74 (4) - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. CD Capital projection of forward 12 months EBITDA based on publicly available information and our internal assumptions. 2. Based on 6x EBITDA for Construction and an 8x for Materials. 3. Based on the market value on 10/22/07 of the 34% of RMX not owned by MVCO. 4. Based on fully diluted shares of 5.305 million. Juxtapose this potential immediate sale value with the discounted cash flow value of our best case version of management's status quo plan and the decision is clear. Furthermore, the status quo plan, as detailed below, contains very optimistic assumptions and has considerable execution risk as compared to the sell now approach! 4

Intrinsic Value Comparison Sell Now Status Quo Projected Intrinsic Value $18.74 (1) $15.27 (2) Compounded Annual Growth to Achieve 8.85% (3) 20% (2) Exit Multiple to Achieve Stated Value 7.132x (4) 9.132x (4) Weighted Average Cost of Capital NA 23.0% (2) Additional Shareholder dilution NA 20% (5) Timing to Achieve Outcome 6-9 Months 2-3 Years Risks to Achieve Outcome Market Market Execution Cost of Capital Economy 1. See CD Capital's Sum of the Parts Value summarized above. 2. Discounted cash flow value based on 20% annual growth for FCF and EBITDA, reduction in debt/equity ratio to 10% and weighted-average cost of capital reduced to 23% over the term of the projection and significantly improved market multiples for "terminal value". 3. One year growth rate consistent with what we believe management is forecasting for the forward 12 month period beginning July 1, 2007. 4. Assumes 6x EBITDA for Construction and 8x for Materials in the "Sell Now" scenario and 8x EBITDA for Construction and 10x for Materials under the "Status Quo" scenario. 5. In order to pay down debt, fund working capital and continue to make capital expenditures to generate these projected cash flows, we estimate that the Company will need to raise additional equity capital over the next five years. Therefore, even if the board and management had the wherewithal to deliver such optimistic performance and the market responded by eliminating the valuation discount, the company's weighted-average cost of capital and the real-world execution risk associated with management's plan would dictate suboptimal long-term value creation when compared to an immediate sale transaction. Your February 2007 amendments to the Company's Bylaws, designed to fundamentally restrict Shareholder rights, has, we believe, created a sentiment within the market, including us and many other large Shareholders, that the Board has put its and management's financial interests, measured in terms of annual compensation, ahead of its fiduciary duties. In addition to the argument that immediate sale yields a more certain outcome and better price than the status quo, we believe that the Board's February governance actions call into question the Board's independence and ability to make sound judgments for the benefit of all Shareholders. In addition, as a direct result of the Board's February governance modifications; the Company now garners an Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") Corporate Governance Quotient ("CGQ") ranking of 19. This means that of the 380 public "capital goods" companies tracked by ISS, 81% score better than Meadow Valley on governance. The relevance of the ISS grade is that most institutional investors shy away from such poorly governed companies and thus exacerbates our illiquidity problem. In addition to the ISS failing corporate governance grade, Glass, Lewis & Co., another well recognized proxy services firm recommended to all Meadow Valley Shareholders that they withhold their votes for both Messrs. Larson and Nelson of the Company based on their approval of the shareholder rights plan, stating "We believe that boards should be given wide latitude in directing the activities of the company and charting the company's course. However, on an issue such as this, where the link between the financial 5

interests of shareholders and their right to consider and accept buyout offers is so substantial, we believe shareholders should be allowed to vote on whether or not they support such a plan's implementation". They went on the say, "In this case, we believe that the directors who served on the board at this time bear the responsibility for implementing the shareholder rights plan without first allowing shareholders to vote on its adoption. Had Messrs. Cowan, Norton and Patterson been up for election at this year's annual meeting, we would have recommended withholding votes for them as well." Ironically, the Company's recently adopted poison pill has potentially limited share price appreciation in that, if someone were inclined to acquire just 5% let alone 15% of the Company, we would not be having this discussion because it is likely that the buying pressure, estimated at more than 100% of every share traded since February 13th, would have substantially increased our share price! Given your failing grade as determined by ISS in combination with the fact that the Board and the four highest paid senior officers' 2006 compensation totaled over 51% of the audited 2006 net earnings, it is a fair and legitimate question for the owners of Meadow Valley to ask the Independent Directors "why should your governance actions be viewed as value creating, shareholder friendly, or in the interest of long-term value creation?" At best, the situation, in combination with the Board's and management's compensation, has created conflicting incentives between the Board/management and the Owners. At worst, it has created outright conflicts of interest. Suffice it to say, there is a potential conflict of interest, and in conjunction with the Company's small size, the scale-industry it competes in and the extraordinarily high cost of capital and many other issues outlined herein, is just another in the litany of reasons why the Company should be sold immediately. Despite my being highly critical of some of the Board and management's decisions over the past 20 months, I have consistently tried to get the Company to engage us in a real dialogue in order to bring our resources to bear and help the Board and management to maximize Shareholder value. To that end, in addition to our numerous phone conversations, letters and other correspondence, a colleague of mine and I made a formal in-person presentation to the Board on March 6, 2007 (previously filed with our March 8, 2007 Schedule 13D), presenting the operational and governance issues, the resulting value disconnect and the Company's strategic options. While the Board politely listened to our presentation, it did not ask any substantive questions nor make any statements other than to say it understood the issues. Apparently you did not understand the issues, because in the more than six months from the date of our Board presentation, the Board has not taken any value enhancing steps, and continues to make highly incomprehensible, value destroying, decisions. For example, on June 29, 2007, the Board approved and management executed on purchasing 476,550 shares of Ready Mix Inc.'s common stock from a Ready Mix 13D filer (13D filed on 12/5/06). That 13D filer disclosed its intentions in their Item 4, stating only their "investment purpose" and potential "to communicate with management ways to enhance shareholder value". In just a little over 6 months later, the only Shareholder (of either Meadow Valley or Ready Mix) whose value was enhanced was that 13D filer. To be fair, given the asymmetry of information resulting from your being a public company, we can't comment intelligently on whether the RMX repurchase was a good or 6

bad strategic move. Suspending our disbelief for the sake of argument, however, we still view the cost of that acquisition to be out of step with its purported benefits. Like Meadow Valley, Ready Mix's stock is very illiquid. If the 13D filer was forced to sell in the market, it would most likely have sold at a significantly lower price, which you could have availed yourself to had you had adopted such an open-market share repurchase program. And, as this was not for a "control" position, it is our belief that a discounted (not premium) purchase could and should have been negotiated with the 13D filer. This also begs the question of whose stock was a more compelling value, RMX or MVCO? I would argue that had that same $7 million been spent on open-market purchases of Meadow Valley stock (estimated at between 530-580 Thousand shares) - notwithstanding the fact that the Board recently authorized the sale of MVCO stock at $9 per share - it would have had a significantly better outcome for Meadow Valley Shareholders as it would have represented approximately 72% of the total volume traded since the announcement. For readers who are unfamiliar with your capital structure and the details of this truly amazing transaction, Meadow Valley already owned a controlling financial and voting interest in Ready Mix (53% as disclosed in the July 2, 2007 Form 8-K filing). Furthermore, without sufficient explanation to the Owners of Meadow Valley, clearly not for a "control" position, and disclosed one day in front of a national holiday, the Company paid $14.25 a share, or nearly a 12% premium, to acquire the stake from the 13D filer/shareholder. Amazingly, this same Board authorized and executed on the Initial Public Offering of RMX stock just over two years ago (8/2005) at $10 per share! To put this pre 4th of July Holiday disclosure into a little more perspective, it is our understanding that an undisclosed "advisor" recommended both: (i) the repurchase as the best "strategic alternative" for the Company and (ii) the price paid, despite the fact that Ready Mix stock had not traded at or above $14.25 since May 2006 and was very illiquid. Today, RMX stock now trades (and I use that term loosely) at $11.20 per share (as of the close on 10/22/07). Thus, the Board's investment acumen, so far, has rewarded the Meadow Valley owners with a negative 21.4% return on their invested capital. As I detailed above, it cost Meadow Valley's owners approximately 30% to raise the money used to purchase the RMX stock (37% on a risk adjusted basis); giving Meadow Valley's owners a return of negative 52.4%. Now, just to breakeven on our Ready Mix investment, RMX stock needs to trade to over $17 per share, a level it has only briefly achieved in its history and never sustained. As articulated above, we have described in detail the consequences of three significantly questionable actions taken by the Board, each individually a watershed event, which have undoubtedly destroyed long-term Shareholder value. In addition, there seems to be a pervasive undercurrent that this Board is completely unaware of, which has made even positive material events disclosed by the Company to be regarded by the market as value destroying. I am speaking of Meadow Valley's stock reaction, over the past 20 months, to each of the Company's 21 material events as reported and filed on Form 8-K. These topics ranged from quarterly results to governance, Regulation FD disclosures, management changes, etc. We have analyzed the market's reaction to all of these 8-K filings, which by design is a short-term assessment, as measured by price change, and it unambiguously concludes that the Board has failed to protect and preserve Shareholder value. In summary, more than 75% of the Company's material disclosures resulted in a lower stock price two days after their announcement. In the aggregate, 7

all 21 material disclosures resulted in a 53.2% cumulative destruction in short-term value. Moreover, when compared to the Russell 2000 Index and the Dow Jones Construction and Materials Index, to rule out "market effect" on our price change, the Meadow Valley Shareholders' "Misery Gap" was more than 56.6% and 63.1%, respectively (see our 8-K Analysis attached as Exhibit B). Before you scoff at our analysis seizing on the term "short-term", let me explain the cumulative effect it has on the Owners and the market. Your actions/inactions have created a market context analogous to a steep climb up a slippery slope without shoes. In that context, long-term value creation is made significantly more difficult. In plain English, the market does not believe, based on years of inaction by the Board, bad financial and governance decisions, suboptimal scale and high cost of capital, that the Board and management are capable of unlocking long-term value on their own; hence the persistent value-discount applied to Meadow Valley's stock over the years and the final reason why we believe a sale now makes the most sense for maximizing long-term shareholder value. In trying to address (i) the persistent value disconnect and (ii) the Board's continuation of strategic and financial missteps, I discussed with both Brad Larson and Chuck Norton my general view that boards of public companies like Meadow Valley should consider adding a major Shareholder representative as a Director. The idea is simple, bring Ownerships' perspective into the formal decision making body as a non-controlling Director, giving all Shareholders comfort that their interests are being served. And, as I explained to both Brad and Chuck, our due diligence indicated that other major Shareholders would view such a move as a very positive development. Moreover, I even told Brad that while I preferred not to, if the Board believed that my joining the Board would add value to the Company, I would seriously consider such an invitation. As you know, I have had a modicum of success in that regard. Sadly, the Independent Directors of the Board have decided that, despite having no actual ownership of any common stock (not granted via options), its going-it-alone strategy is working for them; and therefore, announced publicly during its August 2007 earnings call, in response from another large institutional investor's direct question, the Board's decision to not add any Shareholder Director at this time, although Brad did say it was still being considered. In the final analysis, you gentlemen have had ample opportunity, over the past 20 months, to take action, but have failed to be effective at every turn. You have made numerous value-destroying decisions, have made no fundamental progress running a public company, have rejected numerous overtures from us to help, and you have not engaged any qualified and independent advisors to assist you in the performance of your Fiduciary duties. You also seem to be following the "activist 101 legal advice" from your counsel to ignore both the messenger and the message! For both the arguments articulated above and the facts catalogued in Exhibit A, we believe that the Board must immediately engage an independent, nationally recognized, investment bank with relevant industry and transactional experience to quantify the value achievable in a sale and then conduct a full and robust auction process to sell the Company and achieve that value. We would expect that the banker hired by the Company to conduct a true "strategic alternatives" review to justify the sale pricing and decision; and we would expect that the 8

investment bank would objectively quantify the long-term value obtainable by virtue of management's operating plan (including the risk associated with actually achieving that plan and the Company's exorbitant cost of capital) and compare that to the value obtainable in a sale transaction. While we would certainly be willing to be proven wrong, after all we are looking for the best value we can achieve as one of the Company's largest owners, we find it hard to believe that any outcome other than a sale of the Company makes any sense. 9

While we believe your course to be clear and immediate action a necessity -- hire an investment banker to sell the Company -- we are happy to discuss with you any or all of the matters covered in this letter at any time. Of course, we are but one of your largest Shareholders. Therefore, we expect management to hold an open forum for frank discussion so all Shareholders and the marketplace can understand any differing perspectives on what to do with Meadow Valley. We expect to hear from the Company publicly on all of these matters at, or prior to, the Company's next quarterly conference call anticipated to be on or before November 15, 2007. Respectfully yours, /s/ John D. Ziegelman John D. Ziegelman Managing Member CD Capital Management LLC 10

Exhibit A - Factual Summary All of the following were obtained from publicly available sources as noted below. A. The Board's Record of corporate and governance oversight has given the company a failing grade on corporate governance, as determined by ISS, and includes, but is not limited to: (i) No actual current common stock Ownership by any Independent Directors and an immaterial amount owned by the "C" level corporate officers (2007 Proxy Statement). (ii) No Chairman of the Board (2007 Proxy Statement). (iii) A staggered Board of Directors (2007 Proxy Statement). (iv) The Board recently took actions that are contrary to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) recommendations for good corporate governance practices including, but not limited to: instituting a "poison pill" at a 15% Ownership level, disallowing Owners from calling a special stockholders' meeting, removing the ability of Owners from taking action by unanimous consent, and providing that only Directors can fill a Board vacancy; ALL without Shareholder input or ratification (FORM 8-K DATED 2/5/07). (v) Authorized a private placement transaction, conducted by an inexperienced placement agent, when the stock was trading at a depressed level without understanding the cost of capital (and its impact on value) and dilution to existing Shareholders (Form 8-K dated 10/20/06). (vi) While already the majority Owner of Ready Mix Inc. common stock (i.e., greater than 50% Ownership), authorized and paid nearly $7 million - $14.25 per share or approximately a 12% premium over market - to acquire a roughly 6% additional stake in Ready Mix Inc. from an activist Shareholder (13D filer). (Form 8-K dated 7/2/07). (vii) During calendar year 2006, the three Independent directors were compensated to the tune of $203,300, or 4.4% of 2006's audited earnings (2007 Proxy Statement and 12/31/06 10-K). (viii) During calendar year 2006, the top 4 executive officers and the Independent Directors combined were compensated to the tune of $2,132,412, or a staggering 51.2% Of 2006's audited earnings (2007 Proxy Statement and 12/31/06 10-K). 11

B. Meadow Valley is a public company in name only. As the following graph clearly indicates, liquidly is all but non-existent, down more than 90% from 20 months ago! The Company has not been able to attract any credible Wall Street research coverage; and in discussions that we've had with many analysts, the two prevailing reasons are size/scale of enterprise and the management/Board credibility. Moreover, the Company has all of the burden and expense of being public Company. MVCO 3 Month Liquidity Index ---------------------------- [CHART OMITTED] Source: Bloomberg LP 12

C. Meadow Valley's stock continues to trade at significant discounts to its Peers... As the following table summarizes, Meadow Valley trades at between a 34%-57% discount to the average multiples of its peer group (E&C and Materials companies) as measured by: Enterprise Value to Revenue, Enterprise Value to Earnings before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) and the Price/Earnings Ratio. LTM Comparable Company Analysis Multiples - ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------ Debt/ EV/Revenue EV/EBITDA P/E Equity - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Meadow Valley Corp. 0.3x 4.9x 15.4x 30.2% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Granite Construction Inc. 0.6x 10.1x 23.6x 7.7% Sterling Construction Co. Inc. 0.9x 10.0x 22.2x 9.4% Perini Corp. 0.3x 10.0x 20.4x 1.6% Matrix Service Co. 1.2x 18.6x 37.5x 0.7% US Concrete Inc. 0.6x 6.7x 13.4x NM - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- Max 1.2x 18.6x 37.5x 9.4% Average 0.7x 11.1x 23.4x 4.8% Min 0.3x 6.7x 13.4x 0.7% - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MVCO Discount to (avg.) Peers 56.9% 55.5% 34.3% - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Source: Company filings and CapitalIQ. 13

D. ...and the stock has vastly underperformed: (a) the Russell 2000 Index, (b) the Dow Jones construction and Materials Index and (c) two key industry players, (i) Granite Construction and (ii) Sterling Construction; which in the aggregate are up approximately 20% relative to Meadow Valley being down almost 25%. Comparable Performance Index ---------------------------- [CHART OMITTED] Source: Bloomberg LP 14

Exhibit B - Form 8-K analysis In our analysis, we compared the Company's stock price 2 days following each 8-K filing with the closing stock price the day before each 8-K filing. Our rationale is that by the close of the second day, all information contained in the 8-K is known and priced by the market (Efficient Market Theory). We believe this analysis is both relevant, in that it reflects the material events/outcomes that our Board and management have executed on, and it is a completely objective short-term measurement of value creation or destruction based on those material events. As the table below summarizes (the data is attached hereto), an astounding 53.2% Of the Owner's value evaporated cumulatively by the end of the second day following the 8-K filing. To be clear, this is not an exercise in skewing the data; as more than 75% of the 8-K's resulted in short-term value destruction. Moreover, the data worsens relative to both the Russell 2000 Index and the Dow Jones Construction and Materials Index. The relative comparison, which we have aptly coined as the "Meadow Valley Misery Gap", is an astounding 56.6% and 63.1%, respectively. - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary Statistics: Form 8-K Analysis MVCO Russell 2000 DJCM Index Index - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of 8-Ks Analyzed 20 NA NA Increase in Shares Outstanding 23.3% NA NA Overall Dollars Created/(Destroyed) (30,209,225) NA NA Change in Price during Measurement Period -24.6% 10.87% 23.67% Percent of 8-Ks with Positive Effect on Price/Index 23.8% 52.4% 61.9% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Overall Effect of 8-K on price -53.21% 3.41% 9.89% MVCO Shareholder Misery Gap NM -56.63% -63.11% - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sources: Company Form 8-K Filings and Bloomberg LP 15

Meadow Valley Corporation Value Destruction/Creation Comparative 8-K Analysis MISERY MISERY INDEX % CHANGE INDEX DATE OF 8-K MVCO SHARES % CHANGE DOLLAR VALUE % CHANGE R2K DJCM DJCM REPORT/ TOPIC SUBJECT OF 8-K OUTSTANDING IN MVCO CREATED/(DESTROYED) IN R2K INDEX INDEX INDEX INDEX - ------------- ----------------- ----------- -------- ------------------- ------------ ------ -------- ------ 10/9/2007 Amended Terms of 5,129,760 -4.00% $ (2,462,284.80) -0.61% -3.39% 0.43% -4.43% Financial Revolver 9/20/2007 Investor 5,129,760 -7.34% $ (4,821,974.40) -1.42% -5.92% -0.95% -6.40% Operations Presentation by CEO, Brad Larson DA Davidson Conference 8/9/2007 Quarterly Report, 5,129,760 -2.07% $ (1,385,035.20) -1.99% -0.07% -1.59% -0.47% Operations Q207 7/2/2007 RMX Stock 5,129,760 -0.78% $ (564,273.60) 1.97% -2.75% 2.04% -2.82% Financial Purchase 5/9/2007 Quarterly Report, 5,129,760 -5.32% $ (3,693,427.20) -0.16% -5.16% 1.37% -6.69% Operations Q107 4/20/2007 COO Retires 5,125,760 -1.18% $ (820,121.60) 0.86% -2.04% 1.71% -2.89% Operations 3/14/2007 Investor 4,998,416 1.36% $ 849,730.72 1.25% 0.11% 0.41% 0.95% Operations Presentation by CEO, Brad Larson B. Riley Conference 3/8/2007 Quarterly Report, 4,998,416 -0.62% $ (399,873.28) 1.69% -2.31% 0.97% -1.60% Financial Q406 3/6/2007 New Indemnification 4,998,416 -1.35% $ (849,730.72) 2.77% -4.13% 3.24% -4.59% Governance Agreements for Officers/Directors 2/13/2007 Rights Agreement - 4,998,416 -0.48% $ (299,904.96) 1.20% -1.68% 1.42% -1.90% Governance Poison Pill 2/5/2007 Amended Corporate 4,998,416 2.70% $ 1,649,477.28 0.84% 1.86% -0.62% 3.31% 2/13/2007 Bylaws Governance 11/14/2006 Quarterly Report, 4,998,416 -1.06% $ (549,825.76) 2.37% -3.44% 2.07% -3.13% Financial Q306 11/1/2006 Increased Bonding 4,165,963 -4.77% $ (2,124,641.13) -1.84% -2.93% -0.55% -4.22% Operations Limit AND CFO Emplyment Agmt. 10/20/2006 Private Placement 4,165,963 -9.26% $ (4,165,963.00) -0.65% -8.61% -0.15% -9.11% Financial of Equity Securities

8/14/2006 NO 8-K FILED 4,165,963 -5.50% $ (2,291,279.65) 4.18% -9.68% 4.38% -9.88% Financial Form 10-Q for period ending June 30, 2006 8/4/2006 Settles 4,160,853 -1.46% $ (624,127.95) -2.40% 0.94% -1.69% 0.23% Operations Arbitration with Former Subcontractor 7/5/2006 New Contract 4,160,853 7.54% $ 3,578,333.58 -2.94% 10.49% -3.29% 10.84% Operations 6/19/2006 Construction 4,160,853 0.83% $ 374,476.77 -0.35% 1.18% 0.45% 0.39% Operations Project Claims Update 5/15/2006 Quarterly Report, 4,160,853 -7.11% $ (3,453,507.99) -2.23% -4.88% -5.04% -2.07% Financial Q106 4/3/2006 Doty Appointment 4,160,853 0.16% $ 83,217.06 0.15% 0.02% 3.49% -3.32% Operations 3/8/2006 Quarterly Report, 4,160,853 -13.51% $ (8,238,488.94) 0.73% -14.24% 1.79% -15.30% Financial Q405 ------ --------------- ----- ------ ----- ------ Cummulative Change -53.21% $(30,209,224.77) 3.41% -56.63% 9.89% -63.11% Percent Winners 23.8% 52.4% 61.9%
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