Webcast Alert: Eagle Materials Inc. Announces Its First Quarter, Fiscal 2005 Earnings Release WebcastDALLAS, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) will release earnings for the first quarter of fiscal year 2005 on Monday July, 26 before the open of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a conference call with senior management the same afternoon, July 26, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time (2:00 p.m. Central time). The conference call and accompanying slide presentation will be webcast live via the Eagle Materials Inc. Web site at http://www.eaglematerials.com.

What:
Eagle Materials Inc. First Quarter, Fiscal Year 2005 Earnings Conference Call

When:
July 26, 2004 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern, 2:00 p.m. Central

Where:
Access live broadcast through http://www.eaglematerials.com

How:
To listen to the live event, a participant must have a multimedia computer with speakers and the Windows Media Player plug-in installed. To down load the software prior to the event, participants should visit http:/www.eaglematerials.com, click the conference call link, and follow the pre-event instructions. It is suggested that participants access the webcast event page at least 15 minutes before the live event.

Contact:
Arthur R. Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO (214) 432-2010

If you are unable to listen to the live webcast, the call will be archived at http://www.eaglematerials.com for one year. To access the replay, click on the Investor Relations line and click the webcast button.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: During this presentation, Eagle Materials Inc. may make forward-looking statements relating to results of operations. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks and uncertainties.

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