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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 2, 2008
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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2925 Briarpark, Suite 1050
Houston, Texas
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
77042
(Zip Code)
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76-0586680
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
U.S.
CONCRETE, INC. 2008 INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Curt M. Lindeman
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
U.S. Concrete, Inc.
2925 Briarpark, Suite 1050
Houston, Texas 77042
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 499-6200
Fax: (713) 499-6201
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed |
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Securities to be |
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Common Stock (par
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share)(3) |
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2,500,000 |
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4.765 |
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468.16 |
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Pursuant to Rule 416(a), this Registration Statement shall be deemed to cover an
indeterminable number of additional shares that may become issuable pursuant to the
anti-dilution provisions of the U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan (the Plan). In
accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, this Registration Statement also covers
additional shares that may be carried forward to the Plan from the 1999 Incentive Plan of
U.S. Concrete, Inc. and the 2001 Employee Incentive Plan of U.S. Concrete, Inc., which have
been registered under three separate registration statements of U.S. Concrete, Inc. on Form
S-8 (Registration Nos. 333-83273, 333-60710 and 333-121458). U.S. Concrete, Inc. paid
filing fees totaling $10,865.88 in connection with those prior registration statements. |
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Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee and based on the average of the high and low sales price of the shares
of Common Stock of U.S. Concrete, Inc. quoted on the Nasdaq National Market on May 27, 2008. |
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Includes the associated rights to purchase preferred stock. |
TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed by U.S. Concrete, Inc. (U.S. Concrete) to
register: (1) 2,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $.001 per share, of U.S. Concrete that
may be issued pursuant to the U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan (the 2008 Plan); (2)
pursuant to Rule 416(a), an indeterminable number of additional shares that may become issuable
pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the 2008 Plan; and (3) in accordance with General
Instruction E to Form S-8, additional shares previously registered pursuant to three separate
registration statements (Reg. Nos. 333-83273, 333-60710 and 333-121458) (the Prior Registration
Statements) relating to the 1999 Incentive Plan of U.S. Concrete, Inc. and the 2001 Employee
Incentive Plan of U.S. Concrete, Inc., which shares may be carried forward and issued under the
2008 Plan. The registration of the offering of shares under the Prior Registration Statements,
along with the respective registration fees, shall be transferred (to the extent such shares are
issued under this Registration Statement) to this Registration Statement for the offer and sale of
such shares under the 2008 Plan. In accordance with General Instruction E to Form S-8, the
contents of the Prior Registration Statements, each as amended, are hereby incorporated by
reference into this Registration Statement, except to the extent modified by the information set
forth below.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Note: The document(s) containing the employee benefit plan information required by Item 1 of
Form S-8 and the statement of availability of registrant information and any other information
required by Item 2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the SEC) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or
prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The registrant will maintain
a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon request, the
registrant will furnish to the SEC or its staff a copy or copies of all of the documents included
in that file.
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PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
This Registration Statement incorporates herein by reference the following documents, which
have been filed with the SEC by U.S. Concrete, Inc., a Delaware corporation, pursuant to the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act):
1. U.S. Concretes Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007;
2. U.S. Concretes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2008;
3. U.S. Concretes Current Reports on Form 8-K, as filed with the SEC on January 22,
2008, February 21, 2008 (as amended by Form 8-K/A filed wit the SEC on February 26, 2008),
April 14, 2008 and May 22, 2008;
4. The description of U.S. Concretes Common Stock, par value $.001 per share (Common
Stock), contained in U.S. Concretes Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the
SEC on May 11, 1999; and
5. The description of the Rights to Purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred
Stock of U.S. Concrete contained in U.S. Concretes Registration Statement on Form 8-A, as
filed with the SEC on May 11, 1999.
Each document filed by U.S. Concrete pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered pursuant to this Registration
Statement have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed
to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing such documents.
Any statement incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in
any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities
Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the DGCL) empowers a Delaware
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by
reason of the fact that he or she is or was a director or officer, employee or agent of the
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer,
employee or
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agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The
indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by that person in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding, provided that such person acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any
criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
A Delaware corporation may indemnify directors, officers, employees and others in an action by or
in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is
permitted without judicial approval if the person to be indemnified has been adjudged to be liable
to the corporation. Where a director or officer is successful on the merits or otherwise in the
defense of any action referred to above or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the
corporation must indemnify that director or officer against the expenses (including attorneys
fees) which he or she actually and reasonably incurred in connection therewith.
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a certificate of incorporation may contain a
provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such
provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (1) for any breach of the
directors duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in
good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) under Section
174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal
benefit.
Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
Article Seventh of U.S. Concretes restated certificate of incorporation states that:
No director of the Corporation will be personally liable to the Corporation or any of
its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided,
however, that the foregoing provisions will not eliminate or limit the liability of a
director (a) for any breach of that directors duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its
stockholders, (b) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (c) under Section 174 of the DGCL, as the same
exists or as that provision hereafter may be amended, supplemented or replaced, or (d) for
any transactions from which that director derived an improper personal benefit. If the DGCL
is amended after the filing of this Certificate of Incorporation to authorize corporate
action further eliminating or limiting the personal liability of directors, then the
liability of a director of the Corporation, in addition to the limitation on personal
liability provided herein, will be limited to the fullest extent permitted by that law, as
so amended. Any repeal or modification of this Article Seventh by the stockholders of the
Corporation will be prospective only and will not adversely affect any limitation on the
personal liability of a director of the Corporation existing at the time of that repeal or
modification.
In addition, Article VI of U.S. Concretes amended and restated bylaws further provides that
U.S. Concrete shall indemnify its officers, directors and employees to the fullest extent permitted
by applicable law.
Indemnification Agreements and Insurance
U.S. Concrete has entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and
various of its executive officers, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer. These indemnification agreements generally provide U.S. Concretes directors and
executive officers with contractual rights of indemnification to the same extent provided by
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law and Article VI of U.S. Concretes amended and
restated bylaws.
Agreements U.S. Concrete may enter into with underwriters, dealers and agents who participate
in the distribution of U.S. Concretes securities may contain provisions relating to the
indemnification of U.S. Concretes officers and directors.
U.S. Concrete also maintains directors and officers liability insurance for its directors
and officers that protects them from certain losses arising from claims or charges made against
them in their capacities as directors or officers of U.S. Concrete.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits
The following documents are filed as a part of this registration statement or incorporated by
reference herein:
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4.1*
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Concrete (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to U.S. Concretes Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on May 9, 2006 (File No. 000-26025)). |
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4.2*
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of U.S. Concrete, as amended (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to U.S. Concretes Post Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-42860)). |
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4.3*
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Form of Certificate representing Common Stock of U.S. Concrete
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to U.S. Concretes
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-74855)). |
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4.4*
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Rights Agreement by and between U.S. Concrete and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, including the form of Rights Certificate
attached as Exhibit B thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4
to U.S. Concretes Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-74855)). |
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4.5*
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Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of U.S. Concrete (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to U.S. Concretes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2000 (File No. 000-26025)). |
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4.6
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U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan |
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4.7
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement for Employees. |
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4.8
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement for Directors. |
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4.9
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Officers and Key Employees. |
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4.10
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees. |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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23.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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23.2
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereof). |
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Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth
in this Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the
effective registration statement; and
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) above
do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrants annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy
as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 2nd day of June, 2008.
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U.S. CONCRETE, INC.
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/s/ Michael W. Harlan
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Michael W. Harlan |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Michael W. Harlan,
Robert D. Hardy and Curt M. Lindeman and each of them, each of whom may act without the joinder of
the others, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and
all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement and any registration statement for the same offering filed pursuant to Rule
462 under the Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing appropriate or necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he or she
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents or any of them or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 2nd day of June, 2008.
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/s/ Michael W. Harlan
Michael W. Harlan
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President and Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Robert D. Hardy
Robert D. Hardy
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Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer) |
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/s/ William T. Albanese
William T. Albanese
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Vice President of Business
Development Northern California
and Director |
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/s/ Vincent D. Foster
Vincent D. Foster
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Director |
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/s/ John M. Piecuch
John M. Piecuch
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Director |
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/s/ T. William Porter, III
T. William Porter, III
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Director |
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/s/ Mary P. Ricciardello
Mary P. Ricciardello
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Director |
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/s/ Murray S. Simpson
Murray S. Simpson
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Director |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
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4.1*
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of U.S. Concrete (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to U.S. Concretes Current Report on Form 8-K
filed on May 9, 2006 (File No. 000-26025)). |
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Amended and Restated Bylaws of U.S. Concrete, as amended (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to U.S. Concretes Post Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-42860)). |
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4.3*
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Form of Certificate representing Common Stock of U.S. Concrete
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to U.S. Concretes
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-74855)). |
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4.4*
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Rights Agreement by and between U.S. Concrete and American Stock
Transfer & Trust Company, including the form of Rights Certificate
attached as Exhibit B thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4
to U.S. Concretes Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-74855)). |
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4.5*
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Restated Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating
Preferred Stock of U.S. Concrete (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
3.3 to U.S. Concretes Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended June 30, 2000 (File No. 000-26025)). |
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4.6
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U.S. Concrete, Inc. 2008 Incentive Plan |
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4.7
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement for Employees. |
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4.8
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Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Award Agreement for Directors. |
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4.9
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Officers and Key Employees. |
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4.10
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Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees. |
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5.1
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Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P. |
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23.1
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Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
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23.2
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Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1). |
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24.1
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Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages hereof). |
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Incorporated herein by reference as indicated. |