Vulcan Materials Company For a printer friendly version, click here. Tuesday, April 17, 2007 VULCAN ANNOUNCES FIRST QUARTER CONFERENCE CALL Birmingham, Alabama –– April 17, 2007 –– Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) will release earnings after the close of business on Monday, April 30, 2007 and host a conference call starting at 10:00 a.m. CDT (11:00 a.m. EDT) on Tuesday, May 1, 2007. Investors and other interested parties may access the teleconference live by calling 800.291.5365 approximately 10 minutes before the scheduled start. The access code is 89557595. For international calls, dial 617.614.3922. A live webcast will be available via the Company’s website at vulcanmaterials.com. A live webcast will be available through the link below. Windows Media Player is required to participate in the webcast. Click here for webcast replay The conference call will be recorded and available for replay approximately two hours after the call through May 8, 2007. In the U.S. and Canada dial 888.286.8010, and for international calls, dial 617.801.6888. The access code to hear the recording is 35998056. Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's foremost producer of construction aggregates and a major producer of other construction materials. For additional information about Vulcan, go to vulcanmaterials.com. -END- For further information contact Mark Warren (IR) or David Donaldson (MR) at (205) 298-3220.