Vulcan (VMC) Rejects Unsolicited Bid from Martin Marietta (MLM)

Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE: VMC) today announced that its Board of Directors, after consultation with its independent financial and legal advisors, unanimously determined that the Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. (NYSE: MLM) exchange offer to acquire Vulcan at a fixed exchange ratio of 0.50 shares of Martin Marietta common stock for each Vulcan common share is inadequate and not in the best interests of Vulcan and its shareholders. Accordingly, the Board strongly recommends that shareholders not tender any shares to Martin Marietta.

The Vulcan Board concluded that the Company is much better positioned to capitalize on economic recovery than Martin Marietta. Vulcan has a stronger presence in the most attractive U.S. markets and a significantly more profitable aggregates business. It also noted that Martin Marietta's offer carries significant execution risk, further eroding the value of the offer. While the Company had explored a possible combination with Martin Marietta in the past, it ultimately determined that a combination was not in the best interests of the Company or its shareholders, as detailed in Vulcan's 14D-9 filing today.

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