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)           November 1, 2004          

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 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On November 1, 2004, the Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. The press release, dated November 1, 2004, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 1, 2004, the Corporation announced financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004. The press release, dated November 1, 2004, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein. Additional information about the quarter, and the Corporation’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, which is available on the Corporation’s Web site at www.martinmarietta.com by clicking the heading “Financials”, in the “Investors” section and then clicking the quick link “Non-GAAP Financial Measures”, is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and is incorporated by reference herein.

The Corporation will host an online Web simulcast of its third-quarter 2004 earnings conference call on Monday, November 1, 2004. The live broadcast of the Corporation’s conference call will begin at 2 p.m., Eastern Time, on November 1, 2004. An online replay will be available approximately two hours following the conclusion of the live broadcast. A link to these events will be available at the Corporation’s Web site at www.martinmarietta.com. For those investors without online web access, the conference call may also be accessed by calling 913-981-5532, confirmation number 993664. Additional information about the Corporation’s use of non-GAAP financial measures, as well as certain other financial or statistical information the Corporation may present at the conference call, will be provided on the Corporation’s Web site.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

     
99.1
  Press Release dated November 1, 2004, announcing financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004.
 
   
99.2
  Additional information about Non-GAAP Financial Measures available on the Corporation’s Web site.

 


 

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:      November 1, 2004
  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 November 1, 2004, announcing financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2004.
 
   
99.2
  Additional information about Non-GAAP Financial Measures available on the Corporation’s Web site.