The Company recognizes the importance of anonymity in encouraging individuals to come forward and report suspicions of fraud or misconduct.

To prevent false or malicious reporting, poison letters, or abuse of the reporting channel, whistle-blowers are required to identify themselves and provide contact information when submitting a report. This is essential for enabling the independent investigation panel to verify the report and gather additional information if necessary and facilitating investigations by auditors or relevant authorities, where the identity of the whistle-blower may be required by law. It is necessary also for the company to communicate the results of the investigation back to the whistle-blower.

All reports and information provided will be treated as sensitive and will only be disclosed on a “need-to-know” basis for the purposes of investigation.