Vulcan Realigns Businesses into Two Regions

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.--(Business Wire)--
Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC) announced today that effective immediately
it is organizing its operations into two regional business units. The West
Region will include the states of Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois,
Wisconsin, California, Arizona and New Mexico, including all of the businesses
and product lines of its Midsouth, Midwest and Western Divisions. The West
Region will continue to be headed by Ron McAbee, Senior Vice President-West.

The East Region will include the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi,
Arkansas, Louisiana and Texas as well as Canada and Mexico. The East Region will
include all of the businesses and product lines of its Mideast, Southeast,
Southern & Gulf Coast, Southwest, Florida Rock and Northern Concrete Divisions.
The East Region will be headed by Danny Shepherd, Senior Vice President-East.

Commenting on these changes, Don James, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
observed, "This regional structure better aligns our organization with the way
in which our businesses actually operate. In the East Region, decisions relating
to production, transportation and distribution must be made on a regional basis
as material from our water and rail-based quarries increasingly serves multiple
markets throughout the Region. Our aggregates, concrete, cement and
transportation assets operate as an integrated regional business and will now be
formally managed on that basis throughout the East Region.

"In the West Region, the predominate business model is truck-served quarries,
including all six of our underground quarries, supplying local markets. We will
continue to build our reserves in key markets in the West, particularly in
California where the existing industry reserve base is depleting. In a related
effort in both Regions, we will enhance our focus on utilizing our lands,
initially for aggregate production, but also for attractive and productive
future uses through our long-range reclamation and redevelopment efforts."

Mac Badgett, Senior Vice President, Construction Materials, has announced his
intention to retire from the Company, effective July 1, 2009. Commenting on Mr.
Badgett`s retirement, Don James stated, "There may not be another person at
Vulcan today who has contributed as much to the long-term success and culture of
Vulcan as has Mac Badgett. Mac has been a great coach and mentor to a generation
of Vulcan leaders and at various times over the years has had management
responsibility for most of Vulcan`s operations. Mac has been an effective leader
in our Company and nationally in our industry. Following Mac Badgett`s
retirement this summer, Ron McAbee will assume responsibility for managing the
Construction Materials Group staff functions. While I regret Mac`s retirement,
we are fortunate to have two very successful and talented managers in Ron McAbee
and Danny Shepherd to lead our businesses going forward."

Vulcan Materials Company, a member of the S&P 500 index, is the nation's largest
producer of construction aggregates, a major producer of asphalt mix and
concrete and a leading producer of cement in Florida.

Vulcan Materials Company
Investor Contact:
Mark Warren, 205-298-3220
or
Media Contact:
David Donaldson, 205-298-3220

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