8-K

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): December 12, 2014

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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On December 12, 2014, H. Allen Franklin notified the Board that he is retiring, effective December 31, 2014, for health reasons and will not stand for re-election to the Board.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 15, 2014 announcing the retirement of H. Allen Franklin.

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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:  December 16, 2014	By:	/s/ Michael R. Mills
		Name:  Michael R. Mills
		Title:    Sr. Vice President and General Counsel

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

December 15, 2014

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Investor Contact: Mark Warren (205) 298-3220

Media Contact: David Donaldson (205) 298-3220

H. ALLEN FRANKLIN TO RETIRE FROM VULCAN MATERIALS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Birmingham, Ala. – December 15, 2014 – Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC), the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates, today announced that H. Allen Franklin is retiring from the Company’s Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2014 due to health reasons.

Mr. Franklin, who joined the Board in 2001, is the former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Southern Company. During his tenure at Vulcan, he served on the Board’s Executive, Audit, Compensation, and Safety, Health and Environmental Affairs committees.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, I would like to thank Allen for his innumerable contributions to Vulcan over the last 13 years,” said Don James, Chairman of Vulcan’s Board of Directors. “Allen’s leadership and dedication to Vulcan helped the Company to achieve years of record results as well as to navigate through the worst economic downturn in our industry’s history. His thoughtful guidance and support will serve as a benchmark for future directors to follow. We are grateful for his distinguished service and wish him the best in the future.”

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation’s largest producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials. For additional information see www.vulcanmaterials.com.

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