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Inside Information and

Securities Laws

“Material non-public information,” also known as inside information,
is any information about a company that has not reached the general market
place and would be important to investors. Examples include financial results or
forecasts, major management changes, proposed mergers or acquisitions, and
significant contracts.
Martin Marietta is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the New York Stock Exchange to make prompt public disclosure of “material
information” regarding Martin Marietta. Employees, officers, consultants and
directors must comply with Martin Marietta’s Insider Trading Policy.
There will be occasions when you know important information affecting Martin
Marietta’s activities that has not been publicly released. In such cases, you must
hold the information in the strictest confidence,
which includes not communicating it to family
members, friends or other employees that do “Material non-public
not need to know. It is a violation of federal information,” also known
law to purchase or sell a company’s securities as inside information, is
using what is known as “material non-public any information about a
(or inside) information.” This also applies to company that has not reached
officers, consultants and directors. Trading on the general marketplace and
would be important to
inside information can give rise to substantial investors. Examples include
civil and criminal penalties, including fines and financial results or forecasts,
imprisonment. These penalties may apply to those major management changes,
individual employees, officers, agents, or directors proposed mergers or
violating laws as well as to the Company. acquisitions, and significant
contracts.
Employees, officers, consultants and directors
may not buy or sell Martin Marietta securities
on the basis of “material non-public (or inside)
information” nor provide information to others for that purpose. Further, employees
may not buy or sell securities in any other company about which they have material
information obtained in the performance of their duties.
For more information about this topic, please ask your manager, the Corporate
Secretary, or refer to the Insider Trading Policy.