SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 29, 2004
Eagle Materials Inc.
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
| 1-12984 (Commission File Number) |
75-2520779 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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| 3811 Turtle Creek Blvd., Suite 1100 Dallas, Texas (Address of principal executive offices) |
75219 (Zip code) |
(214) 432-2000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed from last report)
| Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
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| Press Release | ||||||||
Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure.
| Exhibit | |||||
| Number | Description | ||||
99.1 |
Press Release dated July 28, 2004 | ||||
On July 28, 2004, Eagle Materials Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Corporation”), announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional 1,800,000 shares of common stock raising its current authorization to approximately 2,000,000 shares. A copy of the Corporation's press release announcing these results is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated in this Item 5 in its entirety by reference.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| EAGLE MATERIALS INC. | ||
| By: |
/s/ Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. Name: Arthur R. Zunker, Jr. Title: Senior Vice President - Finance and Treasurer |
Date: July 29, 2004
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | ||
| Number | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 28, 2004. | |