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*
SHEPHERD DANNY R

(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)
SVP, CMG-East
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2011
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 (Restricted Stock Units) 03/01/2011 F 37(1) D $44.78 5,859 D
Common Stock (Restricted Stock Units) 03/01/2011 D 1,688(2) D $44.78 4,171 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
Performance Share Units (3) 03/01/2011 A 20,600 (3) (3) Common Stock 20,600 (3) 20,600 D
Phantom Stock (Deferred Comp DSUs/PSUs) (2) 03/01/2011 A 1,688 (2) (2) Common Stock 1,688 $44.78 4,133.26 D
Stock Appreciation Right $43.63 03/01/2011 A 20,300 03/01/2012 03/01/2021 Common Stock 20,300 $0.0000 20,300 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Represents the portion of the shares of common stock received upon the vesting of the restricted stock units ('RSUs') that the reporting person has elected to surrender to the Company in payment of taxes associated with the vesting.
2. Represents time-based restricted stock units ('RSUs') reported as shares of common stock. The reporting person has elected, upon the vesting thereof, to defer the receipt of these shares under the terms of the Company's Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.
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, 2011 and ends on December 31, 2014. 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.
Amy M. Tucker, Attorney-in-Fact 03/03/2011
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