Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
CARROLL PHILIP J JR
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vulcan Materials CO [VMC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2008
(Street)

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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 (Deferred Stock Units)               301 (1) D  
Common Stock (Restricted Stock Units)               6,628 (1) D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation) (2) 04/24/2008   A(3)   22     (4)   (4) Common Stock 22 $ 69.57 13,314 D  
Phantom Stock (Deferred Stock Units) $ 0 (2)               (5)   (5) Common Stock 2,048   2,048 (6) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
CARROLL PHILIP J JR
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242
  X      

Signatures

 By: Amy M. Tucker, Attorney-in-Fact   04/25/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares now being reported separately from Common Stock. Shares of various types were previously grouped together under the security titled Common Stock.
(2) Convertible on a 1-for-1 basis.
(3) Director's fees credited to the reporting person's account in accordance with the Vulcan Materials Company Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan.
(4) The units are to be settled in Vulcan common stock commencing at the retirement of the reporting person.
(5) Deferred Stock Units vest on June 1, following a three-year award period. Vested shares will be delivered to the reporting person on the last business day of March following the year in which the reporting person ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors, unless the reporting person has elected to defer payment of the award, or unless payment is made earlier due to the death or disability of the reporting person or a change in control of Vulcan. The fair market value of the award is not determinable until the payment date.
(6) Deferred Stock Unit balances were previously separated according to award year and are now being grouped together for ease of reference.

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