Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  KOROLOGOS ANN MCLAUGHLIN
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/16/2007		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Vulcan Materials CO [VMC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 7,357.631
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock (Deferred Compensation)   (1)   (1) Common Stock 16,521.541 $ (2) D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
KOROLOGOS ANN MCLAUGHLIN
1200 URBAN CENTER DRIVE
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35242		   X      

Signatures

/s/ Jerry F. Perkins, Attorney-in-Fact 11/16/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) The units are to be settled in Vulcan stock commencing at the retirement of the reporting person.
(2) Convertible on a one-for-one basis.
 
Remarks:
Common stock and derivative securities of Legacy Vulcan Corp. (formerly named Vulcan Materials Company) were converted, respectively, into common stock and derivative securities of the Issuer pursuant to the merger of a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer with and into Legacy Vulcan Corp., pursuant to which Legacy Vulcan Corp. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Issuer.  The reporting person's holdings remain unchanged except for the change in the issuer of the securities.

Exhibit List

Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney

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