UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

1-12744		56-1848578
(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, North Carolina		27607
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On June 15, 2009, the Corporation announced that it has acquired three quarries plus the remaining 49% interest in an existing joint venture from CEMEX, Inc. The purchase price for the assets of the three quarries plus the 49% interest was $65 million. Based on 2008 results without synergies, this equates to a multiple of 6.8 times EBITDA. Estimated mineral reserves are 255 million tons.

The quarry operations are located at Fort Calhoun, Nebraska; Guernsey, Wyoming; and Milford, Utah. Guernsey and Milford are rail-connected quarries while Fort Calhoun ships material via barge on the Missouri River in addition to its local and long-haul truck market in Nebraska. The 49% interest purchased relates to the Granite Canyon, Wyoming, quarry where Martin Marietta is the operating manager.

The Corporation issued a press release on June 15, 2009, announcing the acquisition. The press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

99.1

Press Release dated June 15, 2009, announcing the acquisition of three quarries plus the remaining 49% interest in an existing joint venture from CEMEX, Inc.

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press Release dated June 15, 2009, announcing the acquisition of three quarries plus the remaining 49% interest in an existing joint venture from CEMEX, Inc.