Senior Financial Officers and the Principal Executive Officer hold an important and elevated role in corporate governance. It is the policy of Swift Energy Company ("Swift") that the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Accounting Officer, Controller and Principal Executive Officer each adhere to and advocate the following principles governing his professional and ethical conduct in the fulfillment of his responsibilities:

1. Act with honesty and integrity, ethically handling any actual or potential conflicts between his personal, private interests and the interests of Swift, avoiding improper personal benefits as a result of his position.
2. Perform responsibilities with a view to causing periodic reports filed with the SEC or other public communications by Swift to contain disclosures which are accurate, timely, complete and understandable.
3. Comply with federal, state and local laws and regulations applicable to Swift.
4. Take appropriately prompt action to report violations of this Code to the proper person or persons identified by Swift in its written Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.
5. Be accountable for adherence to this Code.
6. Maintain accurate financial record keeping.
7. Refrain from taking any action that fraudulently influences, coerces, manipulates, or misleads any independent public or certified accountant engaged in the performance of an audit of the financial statements of Swift for the purpose of rendering such financial statements materially misleading.

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