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Vulcan Materials Company, a Corporation Duly Organized and Existing Under the Laws of New Jersey (Herein Called the "Company," Which Term Includes Any Successor Person Under the Indenture Hereinafter Referred To), for Value Received, Hereby Promises to Pay to Cede & Co., or Registered Assigns, the Principal Sum of Two Hundred Forty Million Dollars ($240,000,000) on February 1, 2006 and to Pay Interest Thereon From February 7, 2001 or From the Most Recent Interest Payment Date to Which Interest Has Been Paid or Duly Provided For, Semi-Annually on February 1 and August 1 in Each Year, Commencing August 1, 2001 at the Rate of 6.40% Per Annum, Until the Principal Hereof Is Paid or Made Available for Payment. the Interest So Payable, and Punctually Paid or Duly Provided For, on Any Interest Payment Date Will, as Provided in Such Indenture (As Defined on the Reverse Side Hereof), Be Paid to the Person in Whose Name This Security (Or One or More Predecessor Securities) Is Registered at the Close of Business on the Regular Record Date for Such Interest, Which Shall Be the January 15 or July 15 (Whether or Not a Business Day), as the Case May Be, Next Preceding Such Interest Payment Date. Any Such Interest Not So Punctually Paid or Duly Provided for Will Forthwith Cease to Be Payable to the Holder on Such Regular Record Date and May Either Be Paid to the Person in Whose Name This Security (Or One or More Predecessor Securities) Is Registered at the Close of Business on a Special Record Date for the Payment of Such Defaulted Interest to Be Fixed by the Trustee, Notice Whereof Shall Be Given to Holders of Securities of This Series Not Less Than 10 Days Prior to Such Special Record Date, or Be Paid at Any Time in Any Other Lawful Manner Not Inconsistent With the Requirements of Any Securities Exchange on Which the Securities of This Series May Be Listed, and Upon Such Notice as May Be Required by Such Exchange, All as More Fully Provided in the Indenture
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