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REPORTING UNLAWFUL AND UNETHICAL CONDUCT

The Company operates an Internal Reporting System, which covers the statutory obligations under Act No. 171/2023 Coll. and also serves as a communication channel for reporting Concerns or Reports of improper or unethical conduct in breach of the Parker Corporation Group Code of Ethics or other internal or external regulations.

1 Internal Channels for Reporting Unlawful Conduct or Reporting Concerns or Reports of improper or unethical conduct

Natural persons who have information about a Suspected Circumstance (Reporters) may submit a Report in accordance with the Whistleblower Protection Act No. 171/2023 Coll. and this Directive through the Company’s Internal Reporting System (IRS).

Reports may be submitted in one of the following ways:

1 In writing:

1. in paper form via a postal service provider, marked “Whistleblowing – DO NOT OPEN”, to the address PARKER INTERNATIONAL CZECH s.r.o., Nad Kovárnou 185, Kněževes, 25268
2. in paper form by placing it in the designated reporting box, marked “Receipt of reports pursuant to Act No. 171/2023 Coll. on the Protection of Whistleblowers and concerns or reports of improper or unethical conduct”, located in the entrance area outside the building.
3. by email to the following email address: oznameni@parkerinternational.cz

2 Orally:

1. in person, by prior arrangement with the Competent Person; in this case, the Competent Person must receive the Report in person from the Reporter within a reasonable period of time, but no later than fourteen (14) days from the date on which the Reporter requested this.
2. by telephone at +420 222 287 111.

Before an oral or telephone Report is made, the Competent Person shall inform the Reporter that an audio recording of the Report may be made with the Reporter’s consent. No recording of the Report shall be made without the Reporter’s consent. The Competent Person shall also inform the Reporter of the possibility to comment on the audio recording or transcript and shall allow the Reporter to do so. Any comments made shall be attached by the Competent Person to the recording or transcript. The Competent Person shall also prepare a written record accurately reflecting the substance of the Report. The Competent Person shall further inform the Reporter of the possibility to comment on such record and shall allow the Reporter to do so.

A repeated Report submitted by the same Reporter concerning the same matter is not admissible and will not be investigated again. The Reporter shall be notified accordingly, together with a brief explanation of the reasons. This does not apply if the subsequent Report contains new information and facts compared to the previously submitted Report.

When submitting a Report, it is advisable to provide the following details:

the Reporter’s first name, surname and date of birth, or other information from which the Reporter’s identity can be established, if the Reporter is not known to the Competent Person and does not wish to submit the Report anonymously
a description of the Suspected Circumstance;
information about the Unlawful Conduct, including a description of the Unlawful Conduct, the time when it occurred and the identification of the persons involved;
names / roles of the persons concerned, taking into account any anonymity requirements;
locations and times at which the events in question occurred;
specific evidence and any other available information and documents relating to the Unlawful Conduct;
the Reporter’s consent, if any, to informing the relevant administrative authority, police authority or other public authority; the Reporter is not obliged to grant such consent.

The Company allows Reports to be received also from persons who do not perform work for the Company under a traditional employment relationship. These include, in particular:

self-employed persons;
contractors under a contract and their employees;
shareholders and members of the Company’s bodies;
persons performing tasks in the Company’s interest, on its behalf or for its account;
trustees of trust funds;
job applicants.

In addition to the requirements of Act No. 171/2023 Coll., the Company also allows all Reporters (as defined in Article 3 of this Directive), including customers and business partners, to submit Concerns or Reports of improper or unethical conduct in breach of the Parker Corporation Group Code of Ethics or other internal or external regulations, in particular:

unethical conduct by employees or management;
breaches of the Company’s Code of Ethics;
concerns relating to environmental or social issues that are not unlawful but are contrary to the Company’s values;
breaches of an internal standard or internal regulation;
concerns regarding human rights in the supply chain.

Such Reports will be investigated objectively and independently in accordance with the Company’s internal procedures and rules.

The right to protection against Retaliatory Measures under Act No. 171/2023 Coll. and this Directive applies to a Reporter who meets both of the following conditions:

the Report contains information about possible Unlawful Conduct;
the Reporter had reasonable grounds to believe that the reported information was true at the time the Report was submitted.

Statutory protection may only be granted to a Reporter whose identity can be established, i.e. where the Report contains the Reporter’s first name, surname and date of birth or other information enabling the Reporter’s identity to be determined.

In addition to the requirements of Act No. 171/2023 Coll., the Company also grants protection against Retaliatory Measures to Reporters who have submitted a Concern relating to unethical conduct, a breach of the Code of Ethics, environmental or social issues, human rights in the supply chain or other conduct contrary to the Company’s internal regulations, provided that:

the Concern was submitted in good faith;
the Reporter had reasonable grounds to believe that the reported facts were true.

The Company allows anonymous Reports and Concerns to be received and investigated, relating both to Unlawful Conduct and unethical conduct. However, anonymous Reports are processed outside the scope of Act No. 171/2023 Coll. An investigation is more effective if the Reporter’s identity is known.

An anonymous Reporter shall be entitled to protection under Act No. 171/2023 Coll., this Directive and other legal regulations from the moment their identity becomes known to a person who may expose them to a Retaliatory Measure.

2 External Channel for Reporting Unlawful Conduct

If the Reporter believes that their Report will not be investigated, that their identity will not be protected, that they may be exposed to Retaliatory Measures, etc., they may submit the Report directly through the so-called External Reporting System, established by the Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic pursuant to Section 14 of the Whistleblower Protection Act. In this case, the Report is received, investigated and assessed as to its merits by the Ministry of Justice and its designated employees.

Ministry of Justice of the Czech Republic

Vyšehradská 424/16

128 10 Nové Město

Application: https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/chci-podat-oznameni/

Email: oznamovatel@msp.justice.cz

Tel.: +420 221 997 840

A Report may also be submitted to the relevant public authority (e.g. the Police of the Czech Republic, the State Labour Inspection Office, the Office for Personal Data Protection, etc.) or to the relevant authority or institution of the European Union.

The areas to which the reported Unlawful Conduct must relate are defined as follows:

a) public procurement;

b) financial services, products and markets, and the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing;

c) product safety and compliance with regulations;

d) transport safety;

e) environmental protection;

f) radiation protection and nuclear safety;

g) safety of food and feed, animal health and welfare;

h) public health;

i) consumer protection; and

j) privacy and personal data protection, and the security of networks and information systems.