DALLAS, Oct 09, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), will announce financial results for the second quarter of fiscal year 2009 ended September 30, 2008 in a news release to be issued Monday, October 27, 2008 BEFORE the open of the NYSE.

A conference call with Eagle Materials Inc.'s Senior Management will be held the same day, Monday, October 27, 2008, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time).

To participate in the call, please dial (800) 734-8507 (U.S. & Canada). International callers should dial (212) 231-2910. Please call ten minutes prior to start time. The passcode is: 21395881.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Eagle Materials Inc.'s Web site at 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.

http://www.eaglematerials.com

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