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) February 22, 2006
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)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
The Corporation announced that the Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of an additional five million shares of the Corporation’s common stock.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
99.1   Press Release dated February 22, 2006, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation has authorized the repurchase of an additional five million shares of the Corporation’s common stock.

 

 

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: February 22, 2006  By:                       /s/ Anne H. Lloyd    
                        Anne H. Lloyd,   
    Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer  

 

 

         
EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated February 22, 2006, announcing that the Board of Directors of the Corporation has authorized the repurchase of an additional five million shares of the Corporation’s common stock.