VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2007
Commission file number: 001-33841
FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
(full title of the plan)
VULCAN MATERIALS COMPANY
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan)
1200 Urban Center Drive
Birmingham, Alabama 35242

(Address of issuer’s principal executive offices and address of the plan)
Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
Profit Sharing and Deferred Earnings Plan
Financial Statements as of December 31, 2007 and 2006,
for the Year Ended December 31, 2007,
Supplemental Schedule as of December 31, 2007,
and Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firms
 
 

 


 

FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC.
PROFIT SHARING AND DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
To the Trustees and Participants of
Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing and Deferred Earnings Plan
Birmingham, Alabama
We have audited the accompanying statement of net assets available for benefits of the Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing and Deferred Earnings Plan (the “Plan”) as of December 31, 2007, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2007, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2007 is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Such supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Birmingham, Alabama
June 30, 2008

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FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND
DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006
                 
    2007     2006  
ASSETS:
               
Investments at fair value:
               
Mutual funds
  $ 233,953,564     $ 156,408,356  
Common stock:
               
Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
          76,440,984  
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.
    5,811,501       6,395,493  
Vulcan Materials Company
    29,297,295        
Participant loans
    11,308,903       10,492,591  
 
           
 
               
Total investments
    280,371,263       249,737,424  
 
           
 
               
Receivables:
               
Employer contributions
    20,436,084       27,448,486  
Participant contributions
          152,606  
Dividends
    354,258       399,024  
 
           
 
               
Total receivables
    20,790,342       28,000,116  
 
           
 
               
Cash
    17,883       107,136  
 
           
 
               
Total assets
    301,179,488       277,844,676  
 
               
EXCESS CONTRIBUTION REFUNDS PAYABLE
    299,971       186,270  
 
           
 
               
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
  $ 300,879,517     $ 277,658,406  
 
           
See notes to financial statements.

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FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND
DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
         
Investment income:
       
Net appreciation in fair value of investments
  $ 33,347,446  
Dividends and interest
    12,036,775  
 
     
 
       
Total investment income
    45,384,221  
 
     
 
       
Contributions:
       
Participant
    7,588,505  
Employer
    24,572,465  
 
     
 
       
 
    32,160,970  
 
     
 
       
Total additions to net assets
    77,545,191  
 
     
 
       
Benefits paid to participants
    54,276,000  
Plan expenses
    48,080  
 
     
 
       
Total deductions from net assets
    54,324,080  
 
     
 
       
NET INCREASE
    23,221,111  
 
       
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
       
Beginning of year
    277,658,406  
 
     
 
       
End of year
  $ 300,879,517  
 
     
See notes to financial statements.

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FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC.
PROFIT SHARING AND DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007 AND 2006 AND FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
1.   DESCRIPTION OF THE PLAN
 
    The following description of Florida Rock Industries, Inc. Profit Sharing and Deferred Earnings Plan (the “Plan”) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
 
    General — The Plan is a defined contribution retirement plan established by Florida Rock Industries, Inc. (“Florida Rock”) effective December 30, 1958. The Plan covers former employees of Florida Rock and affiliated companies which are party to the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
 
    On November 16, 2007, Vulcan Materials Company (the “Company”) acquired 100% of the outstanding common stock of Florida Rock. In accordance with the merger agreement, Plan participants had the option to elect to receive $67 per share to be invested in the STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund for each Florida Rock share held, or 0.63 of a share of common stock of the Company, subject to proration. The Plan ceased accepting new participants, allowing employee deferrals, and making employer matching contributions; however the profit sharing contribution attributable to the period from January 1, 2007 to the closing of the merger was made during the subsequent Plan year.
 
    Plan Administration — The Plan is administered by the Company. The Plan Trustee is SunTrust, N.A. (“Trustee”). Permissible administrative expenses are paid by the Trustee out of the Plan’s gross investment income, unless the Company, at its discretion, agrees to pay such expenses.
 
    Participation and Vesting — Generally, employees qualify to participate on the first day of employment service.

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    Participants are fully vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Company’s matching and profit sharing contributions was based on years of service as follows (prior to the full vesting that occurred in connection with the acquisition):
         
    Vested
Years of Service   Percentage
1
    0 %
2
    20  
3
    40  
4
    80  
5
    100  
    Effective April 1, 2007, the Plan was amended to allow participants to immediately become 100% vested in their accounts in the event of a change in control, which occurred on November 16, 2007.
 
    Contributions — Plan participants may elect to contribute a portion of their annual pre-tax compensation, as defined in the Plan document. The annual maximum deferral percentage for highly compensated employees is calculated based on the average actual deferral percentage of non-highly compensated employees for the prior plan year plus 2%.
 
    The Company provides a matching contribution of 50% of the first 6% of a participant’s annual pre-tax compensation. During 2007, the Company made matching contributions to the Plan of $3.5 million.
 
    The Company may provide a discretionary annual profit sharing contribution to the Plan in an amount determined by the Board of Directors. During 2007, the Company declared it would make discretionary profit sharing contributions to the Plan of $20.4 million. These amounts are reflected in employer contributions receivable in the statement of net assets.
 
    All contributions are subject to the limitations set forth in the Internal Revenue Code (IRC).
 
    Participant Accounts — Each participant’s account is credited with the participant’s contributions, the employer’s matching contributions, investment earnings, and an allocation of the employer’s discretionary profit sharing contributions. Allocation of investment earnings is based on a participant’s account balance. Allocation of the Company’s profit sharing contributions is based on a percentage of the participant’s Included Compensation as defined in the Plan document. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account.
 
    Participant Loans — Participants may borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000 up to a maximum equal to the lesser of $50,000 or 50% of the vested portion of their account balance. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant’s account and bear interest at rates determined by the Plan Administrator at the time of approval (averaging 8.46% and 7.79% at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively). Principal and interest are paid over a stipulated period of time through payroll deductions.
 
    Payment of Benefits — Upon termination of service due to death, disability or retirement, a participant or beneficiary receives a lump-sum amount equal to the value of the participant’s vested account interest.
 
    Forfeitures — The nonvested portion of the Company contributions of a terminated participant shall be forfeited as of the date the vested portion is distributed or after the participant has incurred five consecutive one-year breaks in service. Other conditions of forfeiture allocations and restoration are defined within the Plan document. In accordance with the provisions of the Plan document, forfeitures are utilized first to pay Plan expenses and then allocated back to the remaining participants as additional Company contributions.
 
    Plan Termination — In the event of Plan termination, the Company, by written notice to the Trustee and the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, may direct either:
  1.   Complete distribution of the assets in the Trust Fund to the participants or,

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  2.   Continuation of the Trust and the distribution of benefits at such time and in such manner as though the Plan had not been terminated.
    Other Segregated Accounts — The Plan received assets from the pension plans of certain merged subsidiaries at the time of their mergers. These assets were added to the general assets of the Plan, but the specific participant accounts are maintained in segregated accounts.
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
    Basis of Accounting — The financial statements of the Plan have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
    Investment Valuation and Income Recognition — Investments in marketable debt and equity securities, including common stock of the Company and Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (Patriot), that are traded on a national or over-the-counter exchange, are valued at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the fiscal year; such securities traded in the over-the-counter market are stated at the mean between the last reported bid and asked prices. Investments in pooled investment funds, which are based on the net value of the fund at fair value, are valued at the unit value established by the Trustee. Participant loans are valued at their outstanding balances, which approximate fair value.
 
    Purchases and sales of securities are recorded as of the trade dates. Gains or losses on sales of securities are based on the cost of each specific security. Net appreciation or depreciation of investments is recorded to reflect changes in the fair value of investments.
 
    Dividend income is recognized on the basis of the ex-dividend date. Income from other investments is recognized as earned on an accrual basis.
 
    Benefit Payments — Benefits are recorded when paid.
 
    Use of Estimates and Risks and Uncertainties — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. The Plan invests in various securities including U.S. government securities, corporate debt instruments, and corporate stocks. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
 
    Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement — In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standard No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“FAS 157”), which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FAS 157 does not require new fair value measurements, but provides guidance on how to measure fair value by establishing a fair value hierarchy used to classify the source of information. FAS 157 is effective for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Plan’s management is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of FAS 157 would have on the Plan’s financial position or results of operations.
 
3.   INVESTMENTS
 
    The Plan’s investments are held in a bank-administered trust fund. All of the Plan’s investment options are participant directed and participants may change their investment options at any time. All participants who have not made an investment election are deemed to have elected to have contributions made to their accounts invested in the STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund.

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    Underlying investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2007:
                 
    Units   Fair Value
Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price:
               
Mutual funds:
               
Longleaf Partners Fund
    682,972     $ 22,647,360  
STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund
    82,510,825       82,510,825  
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
    956,397       31,761,937  
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
    168,501       22,772,888  
Common stock:
               
Vulcan Materials Company
    370,430       29,297,295  
     Underlying investments that represent 5% or more of the Plan’s net assets consisted of the following at December 31, 2006:
                 
    Units   Fair Value
Investments at fair value as determined by quoted market price:
               
Mutual funds:
               
Longleaf Partners Fund
    581,813     $ 20,282,017  
STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund
    27,906,259       27,906,259  
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
    1,051,818       32,827,229  
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
    163,982       21,414,402  
Common stock:
               
Florida Rock Industries Inc.
    1,775,633       76,440,984  

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    The Plan’s investments (including gains and losses on investments bought and sold, as well as held during the year) appreciated (depreciated) in value during 2007 as follows:
         
Mutual funds
  $ 2,113,755  
Common stock:
       
Florida Rock Industries, Inc.
    32,919,401
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc.
    (131,153 )
Vulcan Materials Company
    (1,554,557 )
 
     
 
       
 
  $ 33,347,446  
 
     
4.   FORFEITURES
 
    Following is a summary of forfeitures for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006:
                 
    2007     2006  
Beginning balance
  $ 1,139,843     $ 1,163,384  
Current year forfeitures
    1,949,329       1,158,272  
Interest and dividends
    63,197       36,621  
Allocation to participants
    103,421       (1,178,447 )
Plan expenses
    (43,045 )     (39,987 )
 
           
 
               
Ending balance
  $ 3,212,745     $ 1,139,843  
 
           
    Forfeitures are invested in the STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
5.   PARTIES-IN-INTEREST
 
    Certain Plan investments are either shares of mutual funds managed by the Trustee, common stock of the Company, or participant loans and are therefore considered to be transactions with parties-in-interest. Dividends on the common stock of Vulcan Materials Company totaled $157,976 during 2007. Dividends on the common stock of Florida Rock totaled $6,623 during 2007. During 2007, all administrative expenses of the Plan fees were paid out of the Plan’s forfeiture accounts.
 
6.   TAX STATUS
 
    The Plan uses a prototype plan document sponsored by SunTrust Bank (“SunTrust”). SunTrust received an opinion letter from the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”), dated January 16, 2002, which states that the prototype document satisfies the applicable provisions of the IRC. The Plan itself has not received a determination letter from the IRS. However, the Plan’s management believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. Therefore, no provision for income tax has been included in the Plan’s financial statements.
 
7.   REFUND OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTION
 
    For the year ended December 31, 2007, the Company determined that the Plan was not in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code 415(c) Maximum Annual Additions compliance test. As a result, the Plan was required to reimburse employees whose contributions exceeded the maximum percentage, as defined. The total to be refunded to employees at December 31, 2007 was $299,971, which was reimbursed to the respective employees during the subsequent Plan year.
 
    For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company determined that the Plan was not in compliance with the Internal Revenue Code 415(c) Maximum Annual Additions compliance test. As a result, the Plan was required to reimburse employees whose contributions exceeded the maximum percentage, as defined.

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    The total to be refunded to employees at December 31, 2006 was $186,270, which was reimbursed to the respective employees during the 2007 Plan year.
 
8.   RECONCILIATION TO FORM 5500
 
    The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2007:
         
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 300,879,517  
Contributions receivable at December 31, 2007
    (20,436,084 )
Dividends receivable at December 31, 2007
    (354,258 )
Excess contribution refunds payable at December 31, 2007
    299,971  
 
     
 
       
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
  $ 280,389,146  
 
     
    The following is a reconciliation of investment income per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2007:
         
Total investment income per the financial statements
  $ 45,384,221  
Dividends receivable at December 31, 2007
    (354,258 )
Dividends receivable at December 31, 2006
    399,024  
 
     
 
       
Total investment income per Form 5500
  $ 45,428,987  
 
     
    The following is a reconciliation of contributions per the financial statements to the Form 5500 for the year ended December 31, 2007:
         
Total contributions per the financial statements
  $ 32,160,970  
Contributions receivable at December 31, 2007
    (20,436,084 )
Contributions receivable at December 31, 2006
    27,601,092  
Excess contributions refunds payable at December 31, 2007
    299,971  
Excess contributions refunds payable at December 31, 2006
    (186,270 )
 
     
 
       
Total contributions per Form 5500
  $ 39,439,679  
 
     
    The following is a reconciliation of net assets available for benefits per the financial statements to the Form 5500 at December 31, 2006:
         
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements
  $ 277,658,406  
Contributions receivable at December 31, 2006
    (27,601,092 )
Dividends receivable at December 31, 2006
    (399,024 )
Excess contribution refunds payable at December 31, 2006
    186,270  
 
     
 
       
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500
  $ 249,844,560  
 
     

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9.   SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
    Effective February 14, 2008, the Plan was merged into the Vulcan Materials Company 401(k) and Profit Sharing Retirement Plan.

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FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC. PROFIT SHARING AND
DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN
FORM 5500, SCHEDULE H, PART IV, LINE 4i —
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR)
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2007
                     
      (c) Description of Investment, Including          
    (b) Identity of Issue, Borrower,   Maturity Date, Rate of Interest,       (e) Current  
(a)         Lessor, or Similar Party   Collateral, and Par or Maturity Value   (d) Cost          Value  
   
Chase Growth Fund
  Mutual fund   **   $ 9,808,192  
   
Federated Kaufmann Fund
  Mutual fund   **     4,929,526  
   
Federated Mortgage Fund
  Mutual fund   **     591,520  
   
Fidelity Advisor Inflation Protected Bond Fund
  Mutual fund   **     1,526,603  
   
Longleaf Partners Fund
  Mutual fund   **     22,647,360  
   
MFS Research Bond Fund
  Mutual fund   **     1,110,779  
*  
STI Classic Prime Quality Money Market Fund
  Mutual fund   **     82,510,825  
   
T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Fund
  Mutual fund   **     7,780,540  
   
T. Rowe Price Equity Income Fund
  Mutual fund   **     5,338,669  
   
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock Fund
  Mutual fund   **     31,761,937  
   
T. Rowe Price New Horizons Fund
  Mutual fund   **     6,324,458  
   
T. Rowe Price U.S. Treasury Intermediate Fund
  Mutual fund   **     7,838,082  
   
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2020 Fund
  Mutual fund   **     5,189,451  
   
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2030 Fund
  Mutual fund   **     7,357,832  
   
T. Rowe Price Retirement 2040 Fund
  Mutual fund   **     10,299,475  
   
Templeton Foreign Fund
  Mutual fund   **     6,165,427  
   
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
  Mutual fund   **     22,772,888  
   
 
             
   
 
            233,953,564  
   
 
             
   
 
               
*  
Vulcan Materials Company Common Stock
  Common stock   **     29,297,295  
   
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. Common Stock
  Common stock   **     5,811,501  
   
 
             
   
 
            35,108,796  
   
 
             
   
 
               
*   Various participants  
Participant loans (payable through 2021 bearing interest at rates between 5% and 10.50%)
    11,308,903  
   
 
             
   
 
               
   
 
          $ 280,371,263  
   
 
             
 
*   Parties in interest
 
**   Cost information is not required for participant-directed investments and therefore is not included.

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SIGNATURES
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the trustee (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  FLORIDA ROCK INDUSTRIES, INC.
PROFIT SHARING AND DEFERRED EARNINGS PLAN

 
Date: June 30, 2008  By:   /s/ Charles D. Lockhart    
    Charles D. Lockhart   
    Chairman of the Administrative Committee   

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