Eagle Materials Inc. to Present at the Fifth Annual Southwestern Showcase Investor Conference

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Eagle Materials Inc. to Present at the Fifth Annual Southwestern Showcase Investor Conference
    DALLAS, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arthur R. Zunker, Senior Vice
President and CFO of Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), will be presenting at the
Fifth Annual Southwestern Showcase Investor Conference at the Hilton
Anatole in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. The conference is
presented by Beacon Street Group LLC, co-sponsored by the CFA Society of
Dallas/Ft. Worth. Eagle's presentation is scheduled to begin at
approximately 8:30 a.m. CST 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 the Eagle Materials website,
http://www.eaglematerials.com, until November 15, 2008.
    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 Company's actual performance
include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's
business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions;
restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements; availability of raw
materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural
gas; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected
operational difficulties, equipment failures and catastrophic events;
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; changes in demand for residential housing construction
or commercial construction; environmental liabilities; 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 results 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, 2007 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q
for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007. 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.
http://www.eaglematerials.com
CONTACT:
Steven R. Rowley, President & CEO, or Arthur
R. Zunker, Jr., Senior Vice President & CFO, both of Eagle
Materials Inc., +1-214-432-2000