New Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. 8-K
EXHIBIT 14.2
 | Adopted January 28, 2015 |
PATRIOT TRANSPORTATION HOLDING, INC.
FINANCIAL CODE OF ETHICAL CONDUCT
Patriot Transportation Holding, Inc. (the “Company”) is committed to adhering to the highest ethical standards with respect to its financial management and the disclosure of financial information in connection with the business and operations of the Company. The Company’s Chief Executive Officer and the President and Chief Executive Officer of each of its subsidiaries (the “Chief Executive Officers”) and the financial officers and other financial managers of the Company and its subsidiaries (the “Financial Managers”) play a critical role in assuring that the Company adheres to these high ethical standards. This Financial Code of Ethical Conduct sets forth principles to which the Chief Executive Officers and the Financial Managers are expected to adhere and advocate.
You agree, to the best of your knowledge and ability, to:
| 1. | Act with honesty and integrity and at all times avoid all actual or apparent conflicts of interests between your personal and business relationships. |
| 2. | Comply with the conflict of interest policies and guidelines set forth in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, including reporting all potential or apparent conflicts of interest to the person designated in the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. |
| 3. | Comply with all other provisions of the Company’s Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, as well as all other applicable policies or guidelines in any employee handbook of the Company relating to the areas covered by this Code. |
| 4. | Provide full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure to the President and Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors of all material information known to you regarding the current or future financial condition or financial performance or the business of the Company. |
| 5. | Promote and help to assure full, fair, accurate, timely and understandable disclosure in all reports and documents that the Company files with the Securities and Exchange Commission and in other public communications by the Company. |
| 6. | Comply with all laws, statutes, rules, regulations and stock exchange listing standards, to the extent applicable to the conduct of your duties and responsibilities. |
| 7. | In performing your duties and responsibilities, act in good faith, with due care, competence and diligence, responsibly, without misrepresenting any material fact, and without allowing your independent judgment to be compromised or subordinated. |
| 8. | Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of your work except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to make disclosure and not use such confidential information for personal advantage. |
| 9. | Promptly report all violations of this Code to the corporate secretary or general counsel of the Company. |
You are prohibited from directly or indirectly taking any action to fraudulently influence, coerce, manipulate or mislead the Company’s independent public auditors for the purpose of rendering the financial statements of the Company misleading.
You understand that you will be held accountable for your adherence to this Financial Code of Ethical Conduct. Your failure to observe the terms of this Code may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Violations of this Code may also constitute violations of law and may result in civil and criminal penalties for you, your supervisors and/or the Company.
If you have any questions regarding the best course of action in a particular situation, you should promptly contact the corporate secretary or general counsel of the Company. You may choose to remain anonymous in reporting any possible violation of this Code.
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