DALLAS, Jan 16, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP), will announce financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2008 for the period ended December 31, 2007 in a news release issued Wednesday, January 30, 2008 AFTER the close of the NYSE.

A conference call with Eagle Materials Inc.'s Senior Management to discuss third quarter results will be held the following day, Thursday, January 31, 2008, 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) 231-2901. Please call ten minutes prior to start time. The passcode is: 21372986.

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.

    Contact Information:
    Arthur Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO
    214-432-2010
    Craig Kesler, Vice President-IR and Corporate Development
    214-432-2013

SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.

http://www.eaglematerials.com

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