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Exhibit 14.2
NEIMAN MARCUS GROUP CODE OF ETHICS
FOR FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS
The Neiman Marcus Group ("NMG") encourages professional conduct in the practice of its financial management companywide.
Employees of the finance organization hold an important and elevated role in corporate governance in that they are uniquely capable
and empowered to ensure that all stakeholders' interests are appropriately balanced, protected and preserved. This Code of Ethics is
intended to supplement the NMG Code of Ethics and Conduct and provides specific financial principles to which NMG financial
associates are expected to adhere and advocate in addition to the principles detailed in the NMG Code of Ethics and Conduct. NMG
expects all of its financial associates to act in accordance with the highest standards of personal and professional integrity in all
aspects of their activities, to comply with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, to deter wrongdoing and abide by the NMG Code
of Ethics and Conduct and other policies and procedures adopted by NMG that govern the conduct of its associates. The Code of
Ethics for Financial Professionals applies to the NMG Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Financial and Accounting
Officers at all NMG divisions and subsidiaries, and all professionals serving in a finance, accounting, treasury, tax or investor
relations role throughout the NMG organization.
All financial associates of The Neiman Marcus Group will:
(a) Act with honesty and integrity, including the ethical handling of actual or apparent conflicts of interest between personal and
professional relationships.
(b) Avoid conflicts of interest and promptly report any possible violation of this Code of Ethics to the Compliance Committee or any
of the parties or channels listed in the Neiman Marcus Group Code of Ethics and Conduct.
(c) Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of one's work except when authorized or otherwise legally
obligated to disclose.
(d) Provide stakeholders with information that is accurate, complete, objective, relevant, timely and understandable.
(e) Comply with applicable governmental laws, rules and regulations, as well as the rules and regulations of self-regulatory
organizations of which NMG and its subsidiaries are a member. Compliance includes, but is not limited to, rules and regulations
set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), and adherence with
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
(f) Act responsibly in good faith, with due care, competence and diligence, without misrepresenting material facts or allowing one's
independent judgment to be subordinated.