FWP
Term Sheet
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-147796
June 17, 2008
Vulcan Materials Company
6.300% Notes due June 15, 2013
     
Issuer:
  Vulcan Materials Company
 
    
Note Type:
  Senior Unsecured Notes
 
    
Ratings:
  A3 / A- (Negative Outlook/Stable)
 
    
Type of Offering:
  SEC Registered
 
    
Final Terms
    
 
    
Principal Amount:
  $250,000,000 
 
    
Benchmark:
  3.500% due May 31, 2013 
 
    
Benchmark Yield:
  3.648% 
 
    
Re-offer Spread:
  +270bps 
 
    
Re-offer Yield:
  6.348% 
 
    
Coupon:
  6.300% 
 
    
Price to Public:
  99.799% 
 
    
Coupon Dates:
  June 15 and December 15 
 
    
First Coupon Date:
  December 15, 2008 
 
    
Trade Date:
  June 17, 2008 
 
    
Settlement Date:
  June 20, 2008 (T+3) 
 
    
Maturity Date:
  June 15, 2013 
 
    
Make Whole Call:
  At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 45 bps
 
    
CUSIP:
  929160AJ8 
 
    
ISIN:
  US929160AJ88 
 
    

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Bookrunners:
  Banc of America Securities LLC
Goldman, Sachs & Co.
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
 
    
Co-Managers:
  Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
UBS Securities LLC
Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents incorporated by reference in the registration statement and filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Banc of America Securities LLC toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526.
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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Term Sheet
Filed Pursuant to Rule 433
Registration No. 333-147796
June 17, 2008
Vulcan Materials Company
7.000% Notes due June 15, 2018
     
Issuer:
  Vulcan Materials Company
 
    
Note Type:
  Senior Unsecured Notes
 
    
Ratings:
  A3 / A- (Negative Outlook/Stable)
 
    
Type of Offering:
  SEC Registered
 
    
Final Terms
    
 
    
Principal Amount:
  $400,000,000 
 
    
Benchmark:
  3.875% due May 15, 2018
 
    
Benchmark Yield:
  4.215% 
 
    
Re-offer Spread:
  +280bps 
 
    
Re-offer Yield:
  7.015% 
 
    
Coupon:
  7.000% 
 
    
Price to Public:
  99.895% 
 
    
Coupon Dates:
  June 15 and December 15
 
    
First Coupon Date:
  December 15, 2008
 
    
Trade Date:
  June 17, 2008
 
    
Settlement Date:
  June 20, 2008 (T+3)
 
    
Maturity Date:
  June 15, 2018
 
    
Make Whole Call:
  At any time at a discount rate of Treasury plus 45 bps
 
    
CUSIP:
  929160AK5 
 
    
ISIN:
  US929160AK51 

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Bookrunners:
  Banc of America Securities LLC
 
  Goldman, Sachs & Co.
 
  J.P. Morgan Securities Inc.
 
  Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC
 
    
Co-Managers:
  Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc.
 
  UBS Securities LLC
 
  Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
 
  Mizuho Securities USA Inc.
 
  Fifth Third Securities, Inc.
 
  The Williams Capital Group, L.P.
The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents incorporated by reference in the registration statement and filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the offering will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling Banc of America Securities LLC toll-free at 1-800-294-1322 or Goldman, Sachs & Co. toll-free at 1-866-471-2526.
Note: A securities rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to revision or withdrawal at any time.

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