Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Kesler Dale Craig
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/21/2009		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EAGLE MATERIALS INC [EXP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP and CFO
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DALLAS, TX 75219		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 3,988
D
 
Common Stock 552
I
By 401(k)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)   (1) 10/07/2014 Common Stock 7,500 $ 23.5833 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/31/2006 06/09/2012 Common Stock 2,329 (2) $ 29.0767 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/31/2007 05/09/2016 Common Stock 1,342 (3) $ 62.83 D  
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 03/31/2009 08/21/2015 Common Stock 14,000 (4) $ 26.695 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Kesler Dale Craig
3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD.
SUITE 1100
DALLAS, TX 75219		       EVP and CFO  

Signatures

/s/ Scott M. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact for Dale Craig Kesler 08/25/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) The option vests in 5 equal installments, The first, second, third and fourth installments have vested. The final installment will vest on 10/7/09.
(2) This is a performance-based option to purchase 3,000 shares of Common Stock, of which 2,329 options vested and became exercisable effective 3/31/06. The remaining options were forfeited.
(3) This is a performance-based option to purchase 1,618 shares of Common Stock, of which 1,342 options vested and became exercisable effective 3/31/07. The remaining options were forfeited.
(4) This is a performance-based option to purchase 14,000 shares of Common Stock, all of which vested and became exercisable effective 3/31/09.

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