SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
KHAN EJAZ A

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE

(Street)
BIRMINGHAM AL 35242

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vulcan Materials CO [ VMC ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
VP, Controller & CIO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/23/2016
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/23/2016 M 8,570 A $109.2 31,128(1) D
Common Stock 08/23/2016 F(2) 8,200 D $118.91 22,928 D
Common Stock (401(k)) 19,874.6622 D
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Right $109.2 08/23/2016 M 8,570 02/08/2008 02/18/2017 Common Stock 8,570 $109.2 0.0000 D
Performance Share Units (3) 12/31/2016 (3) Common Stock 3,800 3,800 D
Performance Share Units (4) 12/31/2017 (4) Common Stock 6,000 6,000 D
Performance Share Units (5) 12/31/2018 (5) Common Stock 3,200 3,200 D
Performance Share Units (6) 12/31/2019 (6) Common Stock 2,700 2,700 D
Stock Appreciation Right $43.05 02/11/2011 02/11/2020 Common Stock 9,100 9,100 D
Stock Appreciation Right $43.63 03/01/2012 03/01/2021 Common Stock 3,900 3,900 D
Stock Appreciation Right $47.47 02/12/2010 02/12/2019 Common Stock 18,250 18,250 D
Stock Appreciation Right $55.41 02/07/2014 02/07/2023 Common Stock 3,800 3,800 D
Stock Appreciation Right $66 02/13/2015 02/13/2024 Common Stock 6,000 6,000 D
Stock Appreciation Right $70.69 02/07/2009 02/07/2018 Common Stock 5,650 5,650 D
Stock Appreciation Right $79.41 02/12/2016 02/12/2025 Common Stock 3,200 3,200 D
Stock Appreciation Right $92.02 02/12/2017 02/12/2026 Common Stock 2,700 2,700 D
Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) (7) (7) (7) Common Stock 0 0(8) D
Phantom Stock (Deferred Comp DSUs/PSUs) (9) (9) (9) Common Stock 10,132.344 10,132.344 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes 15,209 shares held jointly by the reporting person and his spouse in joint brokerage accounts.
2. Represents shares sold (for tax-withholding purposes and to cover the cost of the options) pursuant to the exercise of Stock-Only Stock Appreciation Rights previously granted.
3. Performance Share Units vest on December 31 at the end of the Performance Period. The Performance Period for this award begins on January 1, 2013 and ends on December 31, 2016. At the end of the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee determines the payment amount based on Company performance relative to the S&P 500 Index, of which the Company is a member. The payment is made 100% in stock on a payment date determined by the Compensation Committee. The fair market value of the award is not determinable until the payment date.
4. Performance Share Units vest on December 31 at the end of the Performance Period. The Performance Period for this award begins on January 1, 2014 and ends on December 31, 2017. At the end of the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee determines the payment amount based on Company performance relative to the S&P 500 Index, of which the Company is a member. The payment is made 100% in stock on a payment date determined by the Compensation Committee. The fair market value of the award is not determinable until the payment date.
5. Performance Share Units vest on December 31 at the end of the Performance Period. The Performance Period for this award begins on January 1, 2015 and ends on December 31, 2018. At the end of the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee determines the payment amount based on Company performance relative to the S&P 500 Index, of which the Company is a member. The payment is made 100% in stock on a payment date determined by the Compensation Committee. The fair market value of the award is not determinable until the payment date.
6. Performance Share Units vest on December 31 at the end of the Performance Period. The Performance Period for this award begins on January 1, 2016 and ends on December 31, 2019. At the end of the Performance Period, the Compensation Committee determines the payment amount based on Company performance relative to the S&P 500 Index, of which the Company is a member. The payment is made 100% in stock on a payment date determined by the Compensation Committee. The fair market value of the award is not determinable until the payment date.
7. Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Vulcan common stock. Shares of phantom stock are payable in cash following the reporting person's termination of employment with Vulcan and may be transferred into an alternative investment account at any time.
8. Amount reflects an exempt transaction that occurred since the reporting person's prior Form 4.
9. The units are to be settled in Vulcan common stock following the year of retirement of the reporting person.
/s/ Jerry F. Perkins Jr., Attorney-in-Fact 08/25/2016
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