DALLAS, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Materials Inc.
(NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) announced today that its President and Chief Executive
Officer Steven R. Rowley will celebrate the spin-off of the company by ringing
The Closing Bell(SM) at the NYSE at 4:00 p.m. ET on Monday, February 9, 2004.
Eagle Materials Inc., a publicly held company formerly known as Centex
Construction Products, Inc., was spun-off by Centex Corporation effective
January 30, 2004. At that time the name change occurred and the company
changed the trading symbol for its common stock to EXP and EXP.B. Calendar
2004 also marks the 10th anniversary of the company's listing on the NYSE.
"Eagle Materials Inc. has been a steadily growing business for over forty
years by remaining focused on trust and value, with our customers, our
employees, and our shareholders," said Mr. Rowley. "We are proud to mark this
special anniversary on the New York Stock Exchange as a completely independent
company with a new name. As we continue to implement our strategy of
disciplined growth, we are confident that we will maintain a position of
strength in our industries and further improve our financial position."
Eagle Materials Inc. is a Dallas-based company that manufactures and
distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and
Aggregates.
Photographs of the NYSE bell ringing will be available via Associated
Press/New York (212-621-1902), Reuters America (646-223-6285) and Bloomberg
Photo (212-893-3420). The Opening Bell(SM) (starting at 9:25 a.m.) and The
Closing Bell(SM) (starting at 3:55 p.m.) feeds are available via fiber line at
Waterfront #1630. Photos of the bell ringing will also be posted on Eagle
Materials Website, http://www.eaglematerials.com .
Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933,
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified
by the context of the statement and generally arise when Eagle Materials is
discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not
guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is
expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements.
SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.eaglematerials.com
CONTACT:
Steven R. Rowley, President and CEO, or
Arthur R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President and CFO, both of
Eagle Materials Inc., +1-214-981-5000
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