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DALLAS, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Centex Construction Products (NYSE: CXP) will hold a conference call with senior management on Tuesday, October 21, 2003 at 11 a.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Central time) regarding the company's earnings for the second quarter of fiscal 2004. The company will release earnings on Monday, October 20 after the NYSE close.

The conference call and accompanying slide presentation will be webcast live via the CXP Web site at http://www.centex-cxp.com .

What: CXP Second Quarter, Fiscal 2004 Earnings Conference Call

When: October 21, 2003 at 11 a.m. Eastern time, 10 a.m. Central time

Where: http://www.centex-cxp.com

How: Live over the Internet -- Simply log on to the Web at the above address.

Contact: Art Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO, 214-981-6510

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

Dallas, Texas-based CXP manufactures and distributes cement, gypsum wallboard, paperboard and concrete and aggregates.

(Minimum Requirements to listen to broadcast: The Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/EN/default.asp and at least a 28.8Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the broadcast, send an email to webcastsupport@tfprn.com .)

SOURCE Centex Construction Products, Inc.