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Director Nominees  /  Proposal 1: Election of Directors


                                  Mr. Nye has served as Chairman of the Board since 2014, as President of  Key attributes,
                                  Martin Marietta since 2006 and as Chief Executive Officer and a Director  experience and skills:
                                  since 2010. Mr. Nye previously served as Chief Operating Officer from
                                                                                           • Extensive knowledge of the
                                  2006 to 2009. Prior to joining Martin Marietta in 2006, Mr. Nye spent
                                                                                             construction aggregates
                                  nearly 13 years in a series of increasingly responsible positions with
                                                                                             industry
                                  Hanson PLC, an international building materials company, including as
                                                                                           • Extensive leadership,
                                  Executive Vice President of its North American building materials business.
                                                                                             business, operating,
                                  Mr. Nye received a Bachelor’s degree from Duke University and a Juris
                                                                                             marketing, mergers and
                                  Doctor degree from Wake Forest University. In addition to his educational,
                                                                                             acquisitions, legal,
                                  professional, executive and related roles, Mr. Nye is a past Chairman of
                                                                                             customer-relations, and
                                  the Board of the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association (NSSGA); he
                                                                                             safety and environmental
                                  presently serves as Chairman of the North Carolina Chamber and as Vice
          /C. HOWARD NYE                                                                     experience
                                  Chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association
          Director Since: 2010    (ARTBA). Mr. Nye is also a member of the Board of Directors of the United  • Understands the
                                  States Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization.  competitive nature of the
          Age: 57
                                  Since 2018, Mr. Nye has been a member of the Board of Directors of  business and has strong
          Chairman of the Board
                                  General Dynamics Corporation (NYSE: GD), a global aerospace and  management skills, broad
          Committees:             defense company. From 2015 to 2018, Mr. Nye was also an independent  executive experience, and
                                  director for Cree, Inc. (NASDAQ: CREE), an American manufacturer and  corporate governance
                                  marketer of lighting-class lighting products. In 2019, Forbes magazine  expertise
                                  recognized Mr. Nye as one of America’s Most Innovative Leaders; he was
          Chair                                                                            • Broad strategic vision for
                                  previously recognized by both Aggregates Manager and Pit & Quarry
                                                                                             the future growth of Martin
                                  magazines, as Aggman of the Year and a Hall of Fame inductee,
                                                                                             Marietta
                                  respectively. Mr. Nye has also served on numerous other state, local and/
                                  or philanthropic organizations including the North Carolina Business
                                  Council of Management and Development, Inc., Co-Chair of the NC FIRST
                                  Commission  (evaluating  North  Carolina’s  current  and  future
                                  transportation investment needs), and as a gubernatorial appointee to the
                                  North Carolina Mining Commission. He has also served on the Alumni
                                  Boards at Duke University and Wake Forest University School of Law.


                                  Ms. Perez is an investment consultant with DeRoy & Devereaux, an  Key attributes,
                                  independent investment adviser, where she has provided client  experience and skills:
                                  consulting services since 2015. She was previously Owner and
                                                                                           • Significant business,
                                  Managing Partner of The Medallion Company, LLC, a consulting
                                                                                             financial and private
                                  firm, from 2003 to 2015. Ms. Perez was previously a Director of
                                                                                             investment experience
                                  GenOn Energy, Inc., one of the largest power producers in the
                                                                                           • Significant expertise with
                                  United States, from 2002 to 2012, and served as the Chairman of
                                                                                             respect to financial
                                  the audit committee of GenOn Energy, Inc. from 2002 to 2007 and
                                                                                             statements, corporate
                                  a member of its audit and risk and finance oversight committees
                                                                                             finance, accounting and
                                  from 2008 to 2012. Previously, she was Vice President of Loomis,
                                                                                             capital markets, mergers
                                  Sayles & Company, L.P. and co-founder, President and Chief
                                                                                             and acquisitions, and
                                  Executive Officer of Medallion Investment Company, Inc. In addition
          /LAREE E. PEREZ                                                                    strategic analysis
                                  to civic and charitable organizations, Ms. Perez served as Vice
          Director Since: 2004    Chairman of the Board of Regents at Baylor University and  • Insight into auditing best
          Age: 66                 previously served on the Board of Trustees of New Mexico State  practices
                                  University, where she was also Chairman of the Board. Ms. Perez
          Committees:                                                                      • Familiarity with the
                                  earned a Bachelor’s degree from Baylor University in Finance and  southwestern United States
                                  Economics.
          Chair
                Audit       Ethics, Environment, Safety     Executive  Finance  Management Development  Nominating and Corporate
                Committee   and Health Committee  Committee   Committee    and Compensation Committee  Governance Committee



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