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16 Martin Marietta

Inside Information
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, consul-
tants and directors must comply with Martin Marietta’s Insider Trading Policy.
There will be occasions when an employee knows important information
affecting Martin Marietta’s activities that has not been publicly released.
In such cases, the information must be held
in the strictest confidence by the employee
“Material information,” or employees involved, which includes not
also known as inside communicating it to family members, friends or
information, is any
information about a other employees that do not need to know. It
company that has not is a violation of federal law to purchase or sell
reached the general a company’s securities using what is known as
market place and “material inside information.” This also applies
would be important to to officers, consultants and directors.
investors. Examples
include financial results Employees, officers, consultants and
or forecasts, major directors should not buy or sell Martin Marietta
management changes, securities on the basis of “material inside
proposed mergers information” nor provide information to others
or acquisitions, and for that purpose. Further, employees should
significant contracts.
not buy or sell securities in any other company
about which they have material information
obtained in the performance of their duties.