- Vulcan Materials reported earnings for 2012 with continued improvement in earnings and aggregates profitability despite flat revenues. - Gross profit margins increased 210 basis points for the full year, driven by higher aggregates pricing of 2% and effective cost control. - Adjusted EBITDA increased $59 million or 17% for the full year through margin expansion and aggregates profitability gains. - The company strengthened its balance sheet through $135 million in debt reduction and $174 million in asset sales proceeds.

1. 2012 Earnings Highlights
Earnings Conference Call, February 14, 2013

2. Important Disclosure Notes – Forward Looking Statements
This document contains forward-looking statements. Statements that are not historical fact, including statements about Vulcan's beliefs and
expectations, are forward-looking statements. Generally, these statements relate to future financial performance, results of operations, business
plans or strategies, projected or anticipated revenues, expenses, earnings (including EBITDA and other measures), dividend policy, shipment volumes,
pricing, levels of capital expenditures, intended cost reductions and cost savings, anticipated profit improvements and/or planned divestitures and
asset sales. These forward-looking statements are sometimes identified by the use of terms and phrases such as "believe," "should," "would,"
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factors, pricing, energy costs, and other risks and uncertainties discussed in the reports Vulcan periodically files with the SEC.
Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual results, developments, and business decisions may vary significantly
from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. The following risks related to Vulcan's business, among others, could cause
actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements: risks that Vulcan's intentions, plans and results with respect
to cost reductions, profit enhancements and asset sales, as well as streamlining and other strategic actions adopted by Vulcan, will not be able to be
realized to the desired degree or within the desired time period and that the results thereof will differ from those anticipated or desired; uncertainties
as to the timing and valuations that may be realized or attainable with respect to intended asset sales; those associated with general economic and
business conditions; the timing and amount of federal, state and local funding for infrastructure; the impact of a prolonged economic recession on
Vulcan's industry, business and financial condition and access to capital markets; changes in the level of spending for private residential and
nonresidential construction; the highly competitive nature of the construction materials industry; the impact of future regulatory or legislative actions;
the outcome of pending legal proceedings; pricing of Vulcan's products; weather and other natural phenomena; energy costs; costs of hydrocarbon-
based raw materials; healthcare costs; the amount of long-term debt and interest expense incurred by Vulcan; changes in Vulcan’s effective tax rate;
changes in interest rates; the impact of Vulcan's below investment grade debt rating on Vulcan's cost of capital; volatility in pension plan asset values
which may require cash contributions to the pension plans; the impact of environmental clean-up costs and other liabilities relating to previously
divested businesses; Vulcan's ability to secure and permit aggregates reserves in strategically located areas; Vulcan's ability to manage and
successfully integrate acquisitions; Vulcan’s increasing reliance on information technology; the potential of goodwill impairment; the potential impact
of future legislation or regulations relating to climate change or greenhouse gas emissions or the definition of minerals; and other assumptions, risks
and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the reports filed by Vulcan with the SEC. All forward-looking statements in this communication are
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3. 2012 Summary
Continued Improvement in Earnings and Aggregates Profitability
• Continued Earnings Improvement on Flat Revenues
• Full year gross profit margins improved 210 basis points
• SAG expenses decreased $31 million, or 11 percent
• Full year Adjusted EBITDA increased $59 million, or 17 percent
• Higher Aggregates Profitability in 2012
• Cash unit profitability of $4.21 per ton, up 5 percent from the prior year
• Aggregates segment gross profit margin increased 270 basis points
• Aggregates pricing increased 2 percent for the full year, including 4
percent in the fourth quarter
• Debt Reduction and Asset Sales Strengthen Balance Sheet
• Retired $135 million of debt as scheduled
• Gross cash proceeds of $174 million were realized from asset sales
• Cash balance at December 31, 2012 was $275 million
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Aggregates Gross Profit Margin calculated using Segment Total Revenues.
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4. Full Year 2012 Financial Results
Margin Expansion and Earnings Improvement on Flat Revenues
Full Year 2012 F(U)
Amounts in Millions, except EPS 2012 2011 vs. 2011
Net Sales $ 2,411 $ 2,407 $ 4
Gross Profit $ 334 $ 284 $ 50
% Margin 13.9% 11.8% 2.1 pts
SAG $ 259 $ 290 $ 31
EBITDA $ 423 $ 425 $ (2)
Adjusted EBITDA1 $ 411 $ 352 $ 59
% Margin 17.1% 14.6% 2.5 pts
EPS from Cont. Ops, diluted $ (0.42) $ (0.58) $ 0.16
Adjusted EPS1 from Cont. Ops, diluted $ (0.47) $ (0.93) $ 0.46
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Margin calculated using Net Sales.
1 Adjusted to exclude gain on sale of real estate and businesses, recovery from a legal settlement, exchange offer and restructuring costs.
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5. Full Year Results for Profitability
Increase in Profitability Driven by Higher Pricing and Effective Cost Control
Gross Profit Margin Adjusted EBITDA Margin
17.1%
13.9%
14.6%
11.8%
2011 2012 2011 2012
Aggregates Gross Profit Margin Aggregates Cash Gross Profit per Ton
20.4% $4.21
17.7% $4.01
2011 2012 2011 2012
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Aggregates Gross Profit Margin calculated using Segment Total Revenues.
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6. Aggregates Performance
Higher Pricing and Lower Costs Are Driving Earnings Growth
Full Year 2012
Change Due To:
+$9 $593
$573 +$27
($12)
($4)
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation.
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7. Aggregates Performance
Unit Profitability Continues to Increase, up 5% from the prior year
Trailing Twelve Months Cash Gross Profit Per Ton of Aggregates
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation.
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8. Non-Aggregates Performance
Concrete and Cement Volumes Recovering from Cyclical Lows
Year-Over-Year Change in Full Year Volumes
• Concrete and Cement segments have benefitted from increased private construction activity.
• Asphalt materials margin remain stable despite a decline in volumes.
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9. Fourth Quarter 2012 Financial Results
Margin Expansion and Earnings Improvement on Flat Revenues
Fourth Quarter 2012 F(U)
Amounts in Millions, except EPS 2012 2011 vs. 2011
Net Sales $ 575 $ 578 $ (3)
Gross Profit $ 79 $ 74 $ 5
% Margin 13.8% 12.9% 0.9 pts
SAG $ 67 $ 72 $ 5
EBITDA $ 137 $ 85 $ 52
Adjusted EBITDA1 $ 90 $ 95 $ (5)
% Margin 15.7% 16.4% -0.7 pts
EPS from Cont. Ops, diluted $ 0.03 $ (0.20) $ 0.23
Adjusted EPS1 from Cont. Ops, diluted $ (0.19) $ (0.15) $ (0.04)
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation. Margin calculated using Net Sales.
1 Adjusted to exclude gain on sale of real estate and businesses, recovery from a legal settlement, exchange offer and restructuring costs.
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10. Balance Sheet
Strengthening the Balance Sheet Through Debt Reduction
As of December 31
Amounts in Millions, except ratios 2012 2011 2010
Total Debt $ 2,677.0 $ 2,815.4 $ 2,718.3
Cash and Cash Equivalents 275.5 155.8 47.5
Net Debt $ 2,401.5 $ 2,659.6 $ 2,670.8
Net Debt / Adjusted EBITDA 5.8 7.6 7.2
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11. End Markets
Passage of Federal Highway Bill Should Provide Stability and Predictability to Funding
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12. End Markets
Obligation of Federal Highway Funds is Beginning to Recover
Obligation of Federal Highway Funds for New Projects
Year-over-Year % Change in Trailing Twelve Months
Obligation of Federal Highway Funds
in the first three months of FY’13 are
up more than 90% versus the prior
year, resulting in TTM growth for the
first time in 15 months.
Obligation - FHWA obligates the federal government
to pay its share of the cost for an eligible project
under the federal-aid highway program. The project
can then proceed to bidding and construction.
Source: ARTBA and FHWA
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13. End Markets
TIFIA Funding Should Positively Impact Future Aggregates Demand in Our Markets
Potential TIFIA Projects in Vulcan-Served Counties
From the Fall of 2011 to January 2013,
Letters of Interest (LOIs) totaling $77
billion have been filed. Of these LOIs,
43 projects totaling $49 billion, or 64%,
are located in Vulcan-served counties.
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14. End Markets
Other Public Infrastructure Supported by Large Projects Through the Downturn
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15. End Markets
Private Construction Growth Bodes Well for Continued Recovery in Our Markets
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16. End Markets
Private Construction Growth Bodes Well for Continued Recovery in Our Markets
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17. End Markets
Key Vulcan-Served States Continue to Realize Significant Growth in Housing Starts
Source: McGraw-Hill and Company Estimates
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18. Full Year 2013 Outlook – Commentary
Earnings Growth Again in 2013
• Mid-single digit aggregates demand growth
• Solid growth in private construction demand led by residential
• Includes disproportionate number of large, discrete highway and
industrial projects
• Aggregates volume up 1 to 5 percent
• Growth weighted towards 2H of 2013
• Driven mostly by continued recovery in private construction
• Aggregates pricing up approximately 4 percent
• Geographic breadth of pricing gains expected to continue
• Earnings in each non-aggregates segment should improve
• On track to achieve goal of $100 million of run-rate profit enhancement by
mid-year from various initiatives underway
• Continuing progress on Planned Asset Sales
Note: Please see Non-GAAP reconciliations at the end of this presentation.
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19. Question & Answer Session

20. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Measures
Amounts in millions of dollars, except per share data
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) does not define "Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA)" and "cash gross profit." Thus, they should not be
considered as an alternative to any earnings measure defined by GAAP. We present these metrics for the convenience of investment professionals who use such metrics in their analysis, and for
shareholders who need to understand the metrics we use to assess performance and to monitor our cash and liquidity positions. The investment community often uses these metrics as indicators of a
company's ability to incur and service debt. We use cash gross profit, EBITDA and other such measures to assess the operating performance of our various business units and the consolidated
company. Additionally, we adjust EBITDA for certain items to provide a more consistent comparison of performance from period to period and provide the earnings per share (EPS) impact of these
for the convenience of the investment community. We do not use these metrics as a measure to allocate resources. Reconciliations of these metrics to their nearest GAAP measures are presented
below:
EBITDA
EBITDA is an acronym for Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization.
Cash gross profit
Cash gross profit adds back noncash charges for depreciation, depletion, accretion and amortization to gross profit.
Q4 Q4 YTD YTD YTD
2012 2011 12/31/12 12/31/11 12/31/10
EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA
Net earnings (loss) 3.5 (27.8) (52.6) (70.8) (96.5)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes 0.6 (30.6) (66.5) (78.4) (89.7)
Interest expense, net 52.9 53.4 211.9 217.2 180.7
Discontinued operations, net of tax 1.0 1.9 (1.3) (4.5) (6.0)
EBIT 58.0 (3.1) 91.5 63.5 (11.5)
Plus: Depr., depl., accretion and amort. 78.6 88.0 332.0 361.7 382.1
EBITDA 136.6 84.9 423.5 425.2 370.6
Legal settlement - - - (46.4) 40.0
Restructuring charges 0.5 10.0 9.5 12.9 0.0
Exchange offer costs 0.0 2.2 43.4 2.2 0.0
Gain on sale of real estate and businesses (46.8) (2.5) (65.1) (42.1) (39.5)
Adjusted EBITDA 90.4 94.6 411.3 351.8 371.1
Q4 Q4 YTD YTD
2012 2011 12/31/12 12/31/11
EPS and Adjusted EPS
As reported 0.03 (0.20) (0.42) (0.58)
Legal settlement - - - (0.22)
Restructuring charges 0.00 0.05 0.05 0.06
Exchange offer costs 0.00 0.01 0.20 0.01
Gain on sale of real estate and businesses (0.22) (0.01) (0.30) (0.20)
Adjusted EPS (0.19) (0.15) (0.47) (0.92)
Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3
Trailing 12 Months 2012 2012 2012 2012 2011 2011 2011 2011 2010 2010 2010 2010 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008
Aggregates Segment Cash Gross Profit
Aggregates segment gross profit 352.1 350.0 338.5 329.5 306.2 284.6 296.4 315.5 320.1 332.2 340.2 345.0 393.3 451.2 503.2 594.3 657.6 722.3
Agg. Depr., depl., accretion and amort. 240.7 247.7 255.1 261.8 267.0 272.5 279.3 284.8 288.6 293.1 295.9 298.6 312.2 304.9 304.4 302.7 310.8 298.8
Aggregates segment cash gross profit 592.8 597.6 593.6 591.3 573.2 557.1 575.7 600.3 608.8 625.3 636.1 643.6 705.5 756.1 807.6 897.0 968.4 1,021.1
Aggregate tons 141.0 142.1 145.3 145.8 143.0 142.2 143.0 146.8 147.6 147.4 148.6 146.2 150.9 160.7 172.6 190.8 204.3 217.4
Aggregates segment cash gross profit per ton 4.21 4.20 4.08 4.06 4.01 3.92 4.03 4.09 4.12 4.24 4.28 4.40 4.68 4.70 4.68 4.70 4.74 4.70
Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2 Q1
2008 2008 2007 2007 2007 2007 2006 2006 2006 2006 2005 2005 2005 2005 2004 2004 2004 2004
Aggregates segment gross profit 775.2 808.2 828.7 846.3 849.7 826.9 819.0 772.8 732.4 690.4 650.0 591.9 565.5 524.1 517.0 519.1 513.7 510.8
Agg. Depr., depl., accretion and amort. 283.2 266.4 246.9 228.3 220.8 213.1 210.3 205.1 203.0 202.7 206.4 197.7 194.4 191.8 191.1 191.1 191.8 192.6
Aggregates segment cash gross profit 1,058.4 1,074.6 1,075.6 1,074.6 1,070.4 1,040.0 1,029.3 977.8 935.3 893.1 856.4 789.7 759.9 715.9 708.1 710.2 705.5 703.4
Aggregates tons 224.4 228.5 231.0 234.5 239.8 246.7 255.4 258.8 263.6 265.3 259.5 255.0 252.6 245.8 242.3 240.8 239.5 236.2
Aggregates segment cash gross profit per ton 4.72 4.70 4.66 4.58 4.46 4.22 4.03 3.78 3.55 3.37 3.30 3.10 3.01 2.91 2.92 2.95 2.95 2.98
Source: Company filings
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