DALLAS, July 9, 2007 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), will announce financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2008, ended June 30, 2007, in a news release issued Monday, July 30, 2007 AFTER the close of the NYSE.

A conference call with EXP's Senior Management will be held the following day, Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time (9:00 a.m. Central Time).

To participate in the call, please dial (800) 926-5082 (U.S. & Canada). International callers should dial (212) 231-2900. Please call ten minutes prior to start time. The passcode is: 21342577.

A webcast of the call, accompanied by a slide presentation, will be available in real time via the EXP Web site www.eaglematerials.com. An archive of the webcast will be available on the site's Investor Relations page for 12 months.

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

SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.

Arthur Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO, +1-214-432-2010, or Craig Kesler, Vice
President-IR and Corporate Development, +1-214-432-2013, both of Eagle Materials Inc.

http://www.eaglematerials.com/

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