UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) February 9, 2005
Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
North Carolina
| 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) | |||
(919) 781-4550
Not Applicable
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On February 9, 2005, the Corporation announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. The press release, dated February 9, 2005, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On February 9, 2005, the Corporation announced financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. The press release, dated February 9, 2005, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. Additional information about the quarter, and the Corporation’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, which is available on the Corporation’s Web site at www.martinmarietta.com by clicking the heading “Financials”, in the “Investors” section and then clicking the quick link “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.
The Corporation will host an online Web simulcast of its fourth-quarter and year ended 2004
earnings conference call on Thursday, February 9, 2005. The live broadcast of the Corporation’s
conference call will begin at 2 p.m., Eastern Time, on February 9, 2005. An online replay will be
available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast. A link to these
events will be available at the Corporation’s Web site at www.martinmarietta.com. For those
investors without online web access, the conference call may also be
accessed by calling
913-981-5509, confirmation number 338342. Additional information about the Corporation’s use of
non-GAAP financial measures, as well as certain other financial or statistical information the
Corporation may present at the conference call, will be provided on the Corporation’s Web site.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1
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Press Release dated February 9, 2005, announcing financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. | |
99.2
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Additional information about Non-GAAP Financial Measures available on the Corporation’s Web site. |
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.
| MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC. | ||||||
| (Registrant) |
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Date: February 9, 2005
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By: /s/ Janice K.
Henry Janice K. Henry, |
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| Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1
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Press Release dated February 9, 2005, announcing financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2004. | |
99.2
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Additional information about Non-GAAP Financial Measures available on the Corporation’s Web site. |