- Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: February 28, 2011 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* SPO ADVISORY CORP	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol MARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS INC [ MLM ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __ X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215,	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 10/9/2008
(Street) MILL VALLEY, CA 94941 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _ X _ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	10/9/2008		P		39900	A	$73.61	5049805	I	See footnotes ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾
Common Stock	10/9/2008		P		33200	A	$74.17	5082564	I	See footnotes

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)	The entities directly acquiring the shares reported on this form are SPO Partners II, L.P. ("SPO Partners"), which bought 166,200 shares, San Francisco Partners II, L.P. ("SF Partners"), which bought 4,600 shares, Phoebe Snow Foundation ("PSF"), which bought 1,800 shares, the Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation ("WJPFND"), which bought 400 shares, and William E. Oberndorf ("WEO"), who bought 100 shares. The range of prices for the purchases reported in Line 1 above was $72.95-$73.94. The range of prices for the purchases reported in Line 2 above was $73.96-$74.83( full detailed information regarding the shares purchased at each price will be provided upon request ).
( 2)	Due to the purchases causing this filing and related filings today, 4,994,435 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SPO Partners, and may be deemed to to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SPO Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SPO Advisory"), the sole general partner of SPO Partners, (ii) SPO Advisory Corp. ("SPO Corp."), the sole general partner of SPO Advisory, and (iii) John H. Scully ("JHS"), WEO, William J. Patterson ("WJP")and Edward H. McDermott ("EHM"), the four controlling persons of SPO Corp. Additionally, 186,800 shares of the issuer's common stock are owned directly by SF Partners, and may be deemed to be indirectly beneficially owned by (i) SF Advisory Partners, L.P. ("SF Advisory"), the sole general partner of SF Partners, (ii) SPO Corp., the sole general partner of SF Advisory, and (iii) JHS, WEO, WJP and EHM the four controlling persons of SPO Corp.
( 3)	Additionally, as a result of the purchases causing this filing and related filings today, PSF owns 74,600 shares, JHS owns 1,400 shares in his IRAs, which are self directed, WEO owns 4,700 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed, WJPFND owns 6,500 shares, WJP owns 100 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed and EHM owns 100 shares in his IRA, which is self-directed.

Remarks:
Form 1 of 2.

The individuals listed in the notes above (each a "Reporting Person") may be deemed to form a "group", as such term is defined in Rule 13d-5(b)(1) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, for purposes of this filing. This filing shall not be deemed as an admission by any Reporting Person that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of any equity securities covered by this statement. Each Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of their respective pecuniary interests, if any, therein.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
SPO ADVISORY CORP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SF ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SPO ADVISORY PARTNERS LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SAN FRANCISCO PARTNERS II LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
SPO PARTNERS II LP 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY, SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
PHOEBE SNOW FOUNDATION 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY , SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X
Elizabeth R. & William J. Patterson Foundation 591 REDWOOD HIGHWAY SUITE 3215 MILL VALLEY, CA 94941		X

Signatures
Kim Silva		10/14/2008
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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