Exhibit 99.1

		Contact at 214/432-2000
		Steven R. Rowley
		President & CEO
		D. Craig Kesler
		Executive Vice President & CFO
		Robert S. Stewart
		Executive Vice President

News For Immediate Release

EAGLE MATERIALS INC. REPORTS

FISCAL YEAR AND FOURTH QUARTER RESULTS

DALLAS, TX (May 5, 2011) – Eagle Materials Inc. (NYSE: EXP) today reported financial results for fiscal year 2011 and the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011. Notable items for the fiscal year and quarter include:

An extended plant shutdown for maintenance and inventory control at our Illinois cement facility, combined with an exceptionally harsh winter in the Midwest, increased our fourth quarter cement operating costs by approximately $5.0 million (after-tax $0.08 per share). Additionally, our fourth quarter results reflect $10.7 million (after-tax $0.17 per share) of non-operating expenses. Approximately $8.9 million of these non-operating expenses are associated with the write-off of deferred project costs as a result of our decision not to proceed with the Nevada Cement modernization. The remaining non-operating expenses include the write down of unused aggregates equipment at our Texas operation and other miscellaneous write downs.

Cement, Concrete and Aggregates

Fiscal 2011 operating earnings from Cement were $45.7 million, a decline of 21% compared to fiscal 2010. Revenues from Cement, including joint venture and intersegment sales, were $225.8 million for fiscal 2011, 1% lower than last year.

Cement revenues for the quarter, including joint venture and intersegment revenues, totaled $40.6 million, 1% greater than the same quarter last year. Cement sales volumes for the quarter were 445,000 tons, 1% higher than the same quarter a year ago. The average net sales price for this quarter was $82.32 per ton, slightly higher than the same quarter last year. Operating earnings from Cement for the fourth quarter were $4.7 million, a 15% decline from the same quarter a year ago.

Fiscal 2011 operating earnings from Concrete and Aggregates were $0.8 million, a decrease of 57% compared to fiscal 2010. Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $43.7 million for fiscal 2011, 3% lower than last year.

Concrete and Aggregates reported an operating loss of $0.1 million for this quarter down from the $0.1 million operating profit for the same quarter last year, primarily due to lower net sales prices for both Concrete and Aggregates slightly offset by improved sales volumes.

Revenues from Concrete and Aggregates were $9.4 million for the quarter, 25% greater than the same quarter a year ago. Concrete sales volume increased 51% for the quarter to 122,000 cubic yards. The Concrete average net sales price for this quarter was $57.36 per cubic yard, 12% less than the same quarter a year ago. Aggregates sales volume of 466,000 tons for the quarter, was 19% greater than the quarter a year ago. Aggregates average net sales price for the quarter was $5.40 per ton, down 9% compared to last year’s fourth quarter.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard

Fiscal 2011 operating earnings from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $13.3 million, a decrease of 18% compared to fiscal 2010. Revenues from Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard were $271.7 million for fiscal 2011, 3% higher than last year’s revenues.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard had a fourth quarter operating loss of $0.4 million compared to operating earnings of $1.1 million in the same quarter last year. Lower net wallboard sales prices and higher recycled fiber costs were the primary drivers of the quarterly earnings decline.

Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard revenues for the fourth quarter totaled $64.8 million, a 3% decrease from the same quarter a year ago. The quarterly comparative revenue decline reflects lower Gypsum Wallboard net sales prices and lower Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard sales volumes. The average Gypsum Wallboard net sales price for this quarter was $85.68 per MSF, 1% less than the same quarter a year ago. Gypsum Wallboard sales volumes of 428 million square feet (MMSF) were down approximately 4% from the prior year’s fourth quarter. The average Paperboard net sales price this quarter was $501.00 per ton, 15% greater than the same quarter a year ago. Paperboard sales volumes for the quarter were 48,000 tons, 16% less than the same quarter a year ago.

Other Corporate Items

During the fourth quarter, Eagle determined that it will not move forward with its planned modernization of Nevada Cement. This decision was based on the adverse economic impact of new environmental regulations combined with the current challenging market conditions in Northern Nevada and Northern California. As a result of this decision, the Company’s fiscal 2011 financial results reflect a non-cash charge of approximately $8.9 million associated with the write-off of the deferred project costs. This charge is reported in Other Non-Operating Expense.

Included in our prior year fourth quarter was a gain on sale of land at one of Eagle’s wallboard facilities of $2.5 million (after-tax $0.04 per share). The gain on sale of land was reported in Other Operating Income in the prior year.

Details of Financial Results

We conduct one of our cement plant operations through a 50/50 joint venture, Texas Lehigh Cement Company LP (the “Joint Venture”). We utilize the equity method of accounting for our 50% interest in the Joint Venture. For segment reporting purposes only, we proportionately consolidate our 50% share of the Joint Venture’s revenues and operating earnings, which is consistent with the way management organizes the segments within the Company for making operating decisions and assessing performance.

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In addition, for segment reporting purposes, we report intersegment revenues as a part of a segment’s total revenues. Intersegment sales are eliminated on the income statement. Refer to Attachment 4 for a reconciliation of the amounts referred to above.

About Eagle Materials Inc.

Eagle Materials Inc. manufactures and distributes Cement, Gypsum Wallboard, Recycled Paperboard, Concrete and Aggregates from 25 facilities across the US. The Company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.

EXP’s senior management will conduct a conference call to discuss the financial results, forward looking information and other matters at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (1:00 p.m. Central Time) on Thursday, May 5, 2011. The conference call will be webcast simultaneously on the EXP Web site http://www.eaglematerials.com. A replay of the webcast and the presentation will be archived on that site for one year. For more information, contact EXP at 214-432-2000.

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Forward-Looking Statements. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements may be identified by the context of the statement and generally arise when the Company is discussing its beliefs, estimates or expectations. These statements are not historical facts or guarantees of future performance but instead represent only the Company’s belief at the time the statements were made regarding future events which are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and other factors many of which are outside the Company’s control. Actual results and outcomes may differ materially from what is expressed or forecast in such forward-looking statements. The principal risks and uncertainties that may affect the Company’s actual performance include the following: the cyclical and seasonal nature of the Company’s business; public infrastructure expenditures; adverse weather conditions; availability of raw materials; changes in energy costs including, without limitation, natural gas and oil; changes in the cost and availability of transportation; unexpected operational difficulties; inability to timely execute announced capacity expansions; governmental regulation and changes in governmental and public policy (including, without limitation, climate change regulation); changes in economic conditions specific to any one or more of the Company’s markets; competition; announced increases in capacity in the gypsum wallboard and cement industries; changes in the demand for residential housing construction or commercial construction; general economic conditions; and interest rates. For example, increases in interest rates, decreases in demand for construction materials or increases in the cost of energy (including, without limitation, natural gas and oil) could affect the revenues and operating earnings of our operations. In addition, changes in national or regional economic conditions and levels of infrastructure and construction spending could also adversely affect the Company’s result of operations. These and other factors are described in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2010 and in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010. These reports are filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. All forward-looking statements made herein are made as of the date hereof, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. The Company undertakes no duty to update any forward-looking statement to reflect future events or changes in the Company’s expectations.

For additional information, contact at 214/432-2000.

Steven R. Rowley

President and Chief Executive Officer

D. Craig Kesler

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Robert S. Stewart

Executive Vice President, Strategy, Corporate Development and Communications

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Statement of Consolidated Earnings

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Revenues and Earnings by Lines of Business

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Sales Volume, Net Sales Prices and Intersegment and Joint Venture Revenues

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Consolidated Balance Sheets

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