X0202 4 2006-07-27 0 0000918646 EAGLE MATERIALS INC [EXP/EXPB] 0001140596 NICOLAIS MICHAEL R 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 250 DALLAS TX 75219 1 0 0 0 Restricted Common Stock Units 2006-07-27 4 A 0 915 0.00 A 3349.7392 D Common Stock 8388 D Common Stock 1200 I By wife's IRA Common Stock 555 I By wife as custodian for daughter Common Stock 555 I By wife as custodian for son Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy) 37.95 2006-07-27 4 A 0 1964 0.00 A 2006-07-27 2016-07-27 Common Stock 1964 1964 D The Restricted Common Stock Units are payable when the non-employee director's service on the board terminates because of the director's death or the director's retirement in accordance with the Company's Director Retirement Policy or earlier with the consent of the Compensation Committee. These shares are held by wife as custodian for the reporting person's children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. /s/ James H. Graass as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael R. Nicolais 2006-07-31