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)      March 31, 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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Items 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 31, 2006, the Corporation entered into a consulting agreement with Janice Henry, Senior Vice President. Under the terms and conditions of the consulting agreement, Ms. Henry will provide management consulting and advisory services to the Corporation for a period of three years beginning on July 2, 2006 and ending on June 30, 2009. Ms. Henry will be compensated at a rate of $15,000 per month, plus reimbursement of reasonable expenses.

 


 

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: April 4, 2006
  By:   /s/ Anne H. Lloyd
 
       
 
      Anne H. Lloyd,
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 


 

EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Consulting agreement dated March 31, 2006, between Janice Henry and the Corporation.