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): March 15, 2010

VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		001-33841 (Commission File Number)		20-8579133 (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)

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

     On March 15, 2010, Vulcan Materials Company (the “Company”) contributed 1,190,000 shares of its common stock to the Vulcan Materials Company Master Pension Trust for the benefit of the Company’s employees, past and present, who participate in the Company’s tax-qualified employee defined benefit pension plans.

     The Company is filing this Current Report on Form 8-K to provide the legal opinion of Robert A. Wason IV, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company, relating to the Company’s prospectus supplement, dated March 15, 2010, to the prospectus dated December 3, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2010.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)		Exhibits:
		Exhibit No.				Description
		5.1				Opinion of Robert A. Wason IV, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company.
		23.1				Consent of Robert A. Wason IV, Senior Vice President and General Counsel of the Company (included in Exhibit 5.1).

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.