Release Details

DALLAS, Apr 23, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP and EXP.B) will release earnings for the fourth quarter and fiscal year end 2004 on Tuesday, April 27 after the close of the New York Stock Exchange. The company will hold a conference call with senior management the following morning, April 28, at 11 a.m. Eastern time (10 a.m. Central time). The conference call and accompanying slide presentation will be webcast live via the Eagle Materials Web site at http://www.eaglematerials.com .

     What:     Eagle Materials Inc. Fourth Quarter, Fiscal Year End 2004
               Earnings Conference Call

     When:     April 28, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern, 10:00 a.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 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.

SOURCE Eagle Materials Inc.

Arthur R. Zunker, Senior Vice President and CFO of Eagle
Materials Inc., +1-214-432-2010

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