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COMPANY OVERVIEW




          Corporate Governance Serves as Our Foundation




          Martin Marietta has a culture dedicated to ethical business  investments and improved practices that reduce
          behavior and responsible corporate activity. We believe  greenhouse gas (GHG) and other emissions
          strong corporate governance is the foundation for
                                                                • Reviews the input we have had from, and our
          delivering on our commitments.
                                                                  engagement with, investors on sustainability matters
                                                                • Monitors our safety performance, Ethics Office activity,
          Our Board of Directors
                                                                  and compliance with environmental laws and
                                                                  regulations, as well as our public reporting and
          As stewards of Martin Marietta, our Board plays an
                                                                  disclosure with respect to climate change-related risks
          essential role in determining strategic priorities and
          considers sustainability issues an integral part of its  and opportunities and other environmental issues
          business oversight. Our Corporate Governance Guidelines,  • Has the authority to investigate any matter falling within
          available on our website, set forth a flexible framework  its purview
          within which the Board, assisted by its Committees, directs  • Reports to the full Board
          the affairs of Martin Marietta. The Board receives a report
          from each of these Committees on its work relating to  These examples reflect the ways in which sustainability is a
          sustainability matters. Importantly, as discussed in the next
                                                                priority in our risk oversight, strategic planning and
          section, the Board’s strategic review and risk assessments  management, as well as the ongoing dialogue with our
          also includes management’s sustainability goals, our
                                                                shareholders.
          performance relating to sustainability and our engagement
          with investors with regard to sustainability matters.
                                                                     45%             Women or minorities represent 45%
                                                                                     of our Board
          “These examples reflect the ways in
          which sustainability is a priority in                     7 OF 11          7 out of 11 new Board members since
                                                                        OUT
                                                                                     2016, increasing refreshment and
          our risk oversight, strategic planning                                     blending new ideas with experience

          and management, as well as the                                             All Board members comply with our
                                                                                     Corporate Governance Guidelines,
          ongoing dialogue with our                                 100% including those relating to overboarding;
          shareholders.”                                                             alldirectorssitonnomorethanthree
                                                                                     public company boards

                                                                     91%             Board members are non-management
          Our Ethics, Environment, Safety and                                        and independent
          Health (EESH) Committee

          • Established in 1994 and meets at least three times  Our Other Board Committees
            annually
          • Updated charter in February 2022 to codify the      In addition to our EESH Committee, we have established
            Committee’s responsibilities in light of our increasing  a number of Board Committees with overlapping
            focus on EESH matters                               responsibilities for sustainability matters. We believe this
                                                                approach has been effective in integrating sustainability as
          • Comprised wholly of independent directors, whose
                                                                a core element of our corporate governance:
            members are diverse and have relevant expertise to
            provide appropriate oversight in helping us achieve
                                                                • Our Management Development and Compensation
            sustainable growth and reduce our risks               Committee reviews management’s performance with
          • Reviews our Sustainability Report and our sustainability  regard to its sustainability goals and considers those
            performance commitments and goals, including capital  achievements in determining incentive pay


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