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alues. They are essential for our business success and ensure the sustainable future of our company. If we act illegally

or inappropriately, we can cause considerable damage to the company.WE PROTECT OUR COMPANYWhat do we do if we observe violation

of the Busi-ness Conduct Guidelines? We do not look away when we recognize possible violations of the Business Conduct Guidelines,

even if they do not in-volve us personally. The company has numerous outlets to report possible violations of the Business

Conduct Guide-lines (see chapter Our reporting procedures). In many cases, timely reporting is important to avoid or minimize negative consequences to the company.BUSINESS CONDUCT GUIDELINES | OUR BASIC PRINCIPLES 9What are our organizational and supervisory duties? We carefully select employees based on their personal and professional qualifications and suitability. The dutyof care increases with the importance of the task theemployee has to perform (Duty of Selection). We define binding tasks precisely and completely, especially with regard to compliance with legal require-ments (Duty to Issue Instructions). We ensure that compliance with legal requirements is constantly monitored (Duty to Monitor). In our day-to-day business, we clearly communicate the importance of responsible business conduct, compli-ance with legal requirements and the consequences ofour misconduct (Duty to Communicate). Managers special responsibilities and duties do not release them from their own responsibilities as employees. We must work together to comply with the law and Flender guidelines.As managers at Flender, we bear special responsibility, we take seriously our duty of care for the employees en-trusted to us and we aware of our outstanding model function. We create trusting working environment and are always available to discuss with our employees uncertainties, compliance with legal requirements, questions, or profes-sional and personal concerns with our employees. We set go