EAGLE MATERIALS INC — Director's Dealing 2011

Jan 5, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: EAGLE MATERIALS INC (EXP)
CIK: 0000918646
Period of Report: 2011-01-03

Reporting Person: BARNETT F WILLIAM (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-01-03	Common Stock	M	8600	$22.0267	Acquired	8600	Direct
2011-01-03	Common Stock	S	8600	$28.97	Disposed	0	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2011-01-03	Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$22.0267	M	8600	Disposed	2011-07-27	Common Stock (8600)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Restricted Common Stock Units	8284.9177	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan previously adopted by the reporting person.

F2: Shares vested immediately on the date the grant was awarded.