Foreword WALTER GROUP

CODE OF CONDUCT | 5 November 2021 Foreword The WALTER GROUP and its companies operate successfully throughout Europe and around the world in various lines of business. Our core business principles include bringing commercial trade into harmony with ethical values and social responsibility. We aim to offer all customers reliable services and high-quality products that fully meet their expectations. Similarly, our services and products should also correspond to modern day requirements regarding ethical trade, sustainability, security, conformity with the law, anti-corruption and fair competition. The international nature of our markets requires us to observe legal regulations and business practices in our commercial activity that may vary from country to country. This Code of Conduct should serve our employees and managers as a guideline for their decisions and commercial actions. We expect that they observe these principles, comply with all laws and regulations and not betray the trust that our suppliers, customers and authorities place in us. We also expect our business partners to respect this Code of Conduct and to behave in accordance with the requirements. By signing the code we commit ourselves to implementing and unconditionally complying with the principles of conduct of the WALTER GROUP. Christian Bernegger Alois Höfler Christoph Pernsteiner Günter Ringhofer