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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * NICOLAIS MICHAEL R   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EAGLE MATERIALS INC [EXP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 250 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 06/19/2012 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75219 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 06/19/2012   A   1,113 (1) A $ 0 9,501 D   Common Stock               1,550 I By Profit Sharing Plan of Reporting Person's Employer Common Stock               3,500 I By Reporting Person's IRA Common Stock               1,386 I By wife's IRA Common Stock               555 I By wife as custodian for daughter (2) Common Stock               555 I By wife as custodian for son (2) Restricted Common Stock Units               3,725.0556 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Non-qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)

$ 33.69 (3)

06/19/2012

A

2,900

06/19/2022

(4)

Common Stock

2,900

$ 0

2,900

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
NICOLAIS MICHAEL R 3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 250 DALLAS, TX 75219	X

Signatures

/s/ Scott M. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact for Michael R. Nicolais		06/21/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	One June 19, 2012, the reporting person was granted 1,113 shares of restricted stock. The restricted stock will be earned on December 19, 2012, assuming the reporting person's continued service as a director of the Company as of such date, and the restrictions will lapse when the director's service on the Board terminates because of the director's death or the director's retirement in accordance with the Company's director retirement policy or earlier with the consent of the Board.
(2)	These shares are held by wife as custodian for the reporting person's children. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and the filing of this report is not an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
(3)	In accordance with the issuer's Incentive Plan, this price represents the closing price per share of Common Stock on the grant date.
(4)	On June 19, 2012, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 2,900 shares of Common Stock, such options to become vested and exercisable on December 19, 2012 assuming the reporting person's continued service as a director of the Company as of such date.

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