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 *
  Metcalf Keith W
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/31/2016		 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)
President (American Gypsum)
 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 36,855 (1)
D
 
Common Stock 3,938
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)   (2) 05/09/2016 Common Stock 2,683 $ 62.83 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (3) 06/27/2021 Common Stock 12,887 $ 27.53 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (4) 06/19/2022 Common Stock 23,057 $ 33.69 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (5) 08/12/2023 Common Stock 5,761 $ 67.21 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (6) 06/03/2024 Common Stock 4,685 $ 87.37 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (7) 06/10/2025 Common Stock 12,116 $ 81.56 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (Right to Buy)   (8) 01/01/2026 Common Stock 15,000 $ 60.43 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Metcalf Keith W
3811 TURTLE CREEK BLVD., SUITE 1100
DALLAS, TX 75219		       President (American Gypsum)  

Signatures

/s/ Scott M. Wilson as Attorney-in-Fact for Keith W. Metcalf 04/08/2016
**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) This number includes the following restricted shares: (a) 590 shares remaining from a grant awarded to the reporting person on 6/19/2012, the restrictions on which will lapse on 3/17/2017; (b) 2,678 shares remaining from a grant awarded to the reporting person on 8/12/2013, the restrictions on which will lapse ratably on March 31 of 2017 and 2018; and (c) 3,090 shares remaining from a grant awarded to the reporting person on 6/3/2014, the restrictions on which will lapse ratably on March 31 of 2017, 2018 and 2019.
(2) On May 9, 2006, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 3,235 shares of Common Stock subject to the achievement by the Company of certain performance vesting criteria measured at the end of fiscal 2007. On April 30, 2007, the performance conditions as of March 31, 2007 were determined to have been satisfied such that stock options vested as to 2,683 shares and currently all of these options are exercisable.
(3) On June 27, 2011 the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 19,287 shares of Common Stock and currently 12,887 of these options remain exercisable.
(4) On June 19, 2012 the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 23,057 shares of Common Stock and currently all of these options are exercisable.
(5) On August 12, 2013, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 5,761 shares of Common Stock. Currently 3,841 options are exercisable and the remaining 1,920 options become exercisable on August 12, 2016.
(6) On June 3, 2014, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 4,685 shares of Common Stock subject to the achievement by the Company of certain performance vesting criteria measured as the end of fiscal 2015. On May 5, 2015, the performance vesting criteria were determined to have been satisfied such that all of such options became earned on such date. Currently 3,124 options are exercisable and the remaining 1,561 options become exercisable on March 31, 2017.
(7) On June 10, 2015, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 12,116 shares of Common Stock that will vest as follows: 4,039 shares on June 10, 2016; 4,039 shares on June 10, 2017; and 4,038 shares on June 10, 2018.
(8) On January 1, 2016, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase up to 15,000 shares of Common Stock; the options vesting ratably over 5 years beginning on January 1, 2017.

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