Exhibit 12

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
For the Years Ended December 31
Amounts in Thousands

	2008			2007			2006			2005			2004
Fixed charges:
Interest expense before capitalization credits (1)	$	185,176		$	53,348		$	31,310		$	39,080		$	42,260
Amortization of financing costs		1,880			249			363			711			611
One-third of rental expense		30,800			27,358			27,240			22,520			16,553
Total fixed charges	$	217,856		$	80,955		$	58,913		$	62,311		$	59,424
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	$	75,058		$	667,502		$	703,461		$	480,237		$	375,566
Minority interest in earnings (losses) of a consolidated subsidiary		(283	)		151			0			0			0
Fixed charges		217,856			80,955			58,913			62,311			59,424
Capitalized interest credits		(14,243	)		(5,130	)		(5,000	)		(1,934	)		(1,980	)
Amortization of capitalized interest		2,147			2,777			1,241			1,054			839
Earnings before income taxes as adjusted	$	280,535		$	746,255		$	758,615		$	541,668		$	433,849
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		1.3			9.2			12.9			8.7			7.3

(1) Does not include interest cost accrued on FIN 48 (FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109”) liabilities, which are included in our income tax provision for financial statement presentation purposes. The decision to exclude FIN 48 interest cost is primarily based on the fact that such accrued interest is not a current or predictable cash flow item.