DALLAS, Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Steven R. Rowley, President and
CEO, of Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) will be presenting at the
Longbow Research Construction Materials Conference at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in
New York City on Thursday, February 23, 2006. Eagle's presentation is
scheduled to begin at approximately 2:30 p.m. EST and will be webcast live and
may be accessed through the Eagle Materials website at
http://www.eaglematerials.com . The presentation will be archived on Eagle
Materials website, http://www.eaglematerials.com , until March 23, 2006.
To listen to the live event, a participant must have a multimedia computer
with speakers and RealPlayer or Windows Media Player plug-in installed. To
download the software prior to the event participants should visit
http://www.eaglematerials.com , click the conference call link on the investor
relations home page, and follow the event instructions. It is suggested that
participants access the webcast event page at least 10 minutes before the live
event.
Eagle Materials Inc. is a Dallas-based company that manufactures and
distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard and Concrete and
Aggregates.
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 the Company is
discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not
historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent
only the Company's belief at the time the statements were made regarding
future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other
factors many of which are outside the Company's control. Actual results and
outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such
forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may
affect the proposed recombination include the fact that the recombination will
be subject to obtaining stockholder approval and other customary conditions.
Other risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's actual performance
include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's
business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions;
availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without
limitation, natural gas; changes in the cost and availability of
transportation; unexpected operational difficulties; inability to timely
execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in
governmental and public policy; changes in economic conditions specific to any
one or more of the Company's markets; competition; announced increases in
capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; general economic
conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates,
decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of
energy (including natural gas) could affect the revenues and operating
earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional
economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending
could also adversely affect the Company's result of operations. These and
other factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended March 31, 2005 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2005. These reports are filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made
herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will
differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the
passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company's expectations.
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., +1-214-432-2000
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