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6 Martin Marietta

and reports to the Executive Vice President and General Counsel, who is the Chief
Ethics Officer and reports ethics matters to the Chief Executive Officer of Martin
Marietta and the Ethics, Environment, Safety and Health Committee of our Board
of Directors, as well as the Board of Directors and other Committees of the Board
depending on the matter.
The Ethics Office investigations are conducted in a manner that complies with all
applicable federal, state, and local laws, orders, rules, regulations, and ordinances.
Investigators are assigned complaints by the Ethics Office, and they are instructed to
execute their responsibilities with integrity and fairness. The primary responsibility of
an investigator is to uncover facts and evidence to substantiate or refute allegations
and/or to fully comprehend an incident. Investigators must act with integrity in
the methods used in obtaining information, documentation, and evidence.
All investigations of ethics-related matters alleging possible misconduct
or wrongdoing must be assigned by the Ethics Office, regardless of to
whom the violation is reported. All investigations of suspicions of fraud
must be reported to the Ethics Office as soon as the issue is discovered or
reported and before any investigation is undertaken. The investigation
must comply with the Ethics Office Protocols.
No personnel from Finance, HR or Production/
What to Expect When Operations should formally or informally investigate
Calling Our Ethics Hotline any potential fraud without first notifying and
waiting for instruction from the Ethics Office.
• Your concern will be treated To report a violation or apparent violation of
seriously, fairly and timely.
the Code, we strongly encourage you to work
• You will be treated with
respect. with your supervisors in making such reports
• You need not identify or, alternatively, report any concerns to Human
yourself. Resources or the Legal Department. In addition,
• Martin Marietta takes its you have the right to report violations directly to
obligations very seriously the Corporate Ethics Office directly or through
and will take appropriate the Ethics Hotline. Violations may be reported
action in response to anonymously through the Ethics Hotline. Prompt
violations of this Code, even
if these actions are not reporting of violations is considered to be in the
always visible to you. best interest of everyone.
Our Ethics Hotline calls are answered by an
independent third party with expertise in handling
hotline calls. An interview specialist will ask you questions and send a report to the
Ethics Office for a confidential review. The report will be promptly investigated and,
if warranted, remedial action will be taken.
The toll-free number for the Ethics Hotline is 800-209-4508 and is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week in numerous languages. Employees may also visit
martinmarietta.alertline.com or write to the Ethics Office, PO Box 30013,
Raleigh, NC 27622, to make a report. Remember there is never a penalty for
contacting the Ethics Office in good faith. People in positions of authority cannot
stop you; if they try, they are subject to disciplinary action.