Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)           January 27, 2005           

Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

North Carolina

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
     
1-12744   56-1848578
 
(Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
2710 Wycliff Road, Raleigh, North Carolina   27607
 
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

(919) 781-4550

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information should not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act.

On January 27, 2005, the Corporation announced its preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter earnings forecasted range of $0.74 to $0.77 per diluted share.

The Corporation issued a press release on January 27, 2005 announcing its preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter earnings forecasted range of $0.74 to $0.77 per diluted share.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

     
99.1
  Press Release dated January 27, 2005, announcing the Corporation’s preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter earnings forecasted range of $0.74 to $0.77 per diluted share.

 

 

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         
  MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS, INC.
                           (Registrant)
 
        
Date:      January 27, 2005
  By:   /s/ Janice K. Henry
     
 
      Janice K. Henry,
      Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated January 27, 2005, announcing the Corporation’s preliminary, unaudited fourth quarter earnings forecasted range of $0.74 to $0.77 per diluted share.