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Exhibit 14.1
Code of Conduct for Senior Financial Officers
NORTHFIELD BANCORP, INC.
CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS FOR SENIOR FINANCIAL OFFICERS
A. | INTRODUCTION |
This Code of Conduct and Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (Code) was approved and adopted
by the Board of Directors of Northfield Bancorp, Inc. (the Company). Its purpose is to ensure
that the Companys Senior Financial Officers are committed to the highest standards of integrity
and professionalism when conducting and reporting the financial affairs of the Company. This Code,
the text of which is posted on the Companys Internet Web site at www.enorthfield.com,
supplements the Companys corporate-wide Code of Conduct and Ethics for Employees, Officers, and
Directors.
For the purposes of this Code, the term Senior Financial Officer includes each of the following
officers of the Company:
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
| Controller | ||
| Any other person performing such functions |
B. | STANDARDS OF CONDUCT |
Each Senior Financial Officer of the Company shall be bound by the following standards of integrity
and professionalism when conducting and reporting the Companys financial affairs:
| Honest and Ethical Conduct |
Each Senior Financial Officer shall engage in honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical
handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between his or her personal and professional
relationships.
| Full, Fair, Accurate, Timely and Understandable Disclosure |
Each Senior Financial Officer shall, to the best of their knowledge and ability, promote full,
fair, accurate, timely, and understandable disclosures in reports and documents that the Company
files with or submits to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), to other regulatory
agencies, and in other public communications made by the Company.
| Compliance with Laws, Rules and Regulations |
Each Senior Financial Officer shall, to the best of their knowledge and ability, promote full
compliance with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations.
| Reporting of Code Violations |
Subject to federal law and regulations related to whistleblowers, each Senior Financial Officer
should promptly report any known or suspected violation of this Code to the Companys Audit
Committee of the Board using the confidential whistleblower procedures established by the Company
for reporting questionable accounting or auditing practices or other significant business concerns.
Where possible and appropriate, the identity of any person who reports a known or suspected
violation of this Code as provided herein will be kept anonymous. The Company prohibits
retaliation of any kind against individuals who have a reasonable belief that the information
provided relates to a possible ethical violation or other known or suspected illegal conduct that
has occurred, is ongoing or is about to occur.
| Accountability |
Each Senior Financial Officer shall be held accountable for adherence to this Code.
C. | AMENDMENTS TO OR WAIVERS OF THIS CODE |
Any amendment to or waiver of this Code must be approved by the Companys Board of Directors. A
waiver of this Code is defined as a material departure from a provision of this Code. As a
general rule, a waiver of this Code will not be approved unless necessary and warranted. The
Company will disclose any amendment to or waiver of this Code in the manner required by
then-applicable law, rule or listing standard.
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I acknowledge that I have received and will comply with the Code of Conduct and Ethics for Senior
Financial Officers. I understand and agree that the Code of Conduct and Ethics for Senior
Financial Officers is not an employment contract between the Company or Northfield Bank and me.
/s/ John W. Alexander | ||||
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
/s/ Steven M. Klein | ||||
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
/s/ William R. Jacobs | ||||
Senior Vice President and Controller | ||||