DALLAS, Nov 05, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Arthur R. Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO of Eagle Materials (NYSE: EXP), will be presenting at the Fifth Annual Southwestern Showcase Investor Conference at the Hilton Anatole in Dallas, Texas on Wednesday, November 14, 2007. The conference is presented by Beacon Street Group LLC, co-sponsored by the CFA Society of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Eagle's presentation is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30 a.m. CST and will be webcast live and may be accessed through the Eagle Materials website at http://www.eaglematerials.com. The presentation will be archived on the Eagle Materials website, http://www.eaglematerials.com, until November 15, 2008.

To listen to the live event, a participant must have a multimedia computer with speakers and RealPlayer or Windows Media Player plug-in installed. To download the software prior to the event, participants should visit http://www.eaglematerials.com, click the conference call link on the investor relations home page, and follow the event instructions. It is suggested that participants access the webcast event page at least 10 minutes before the live event.

Eagle Materials Inc. is a Dallas-based company that manufactures and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, and Concrete and Aggregates.

Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the Company's belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company's control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company's actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company's business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; restrictive covenants contained in our debt agreements; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties, equipment failures and catastrophic events; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy; changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the Company's markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction; environmental liabilities; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including natural gas) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the Company's results of operations. These and other factors are described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2007 and its quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward- looking statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company's expectations.

SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.

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