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Code of Conduct for KOS Partners

The Code of Conduct for KOS Partners (hereinafter referred to as the “Code”) stipulates the basic requirements of partners who supply products and services to KOS, and has been established to build a sustainable supply chain. KOS requires its partners to continuously strive to protect the environment, establish a safe working environment, respect the human rights of employees, and operate the company ethically. This code reflects the parts that should be applied to our company and our partner companies by analyzing various data from leading companies in Korea that were prepared with reference to the guidelines and norms of credible organizations abroad.

KOS partners are required to comply with all relevant laws and regulations, and KOS and third-party organizations entrusted by KOS may inspect and conduct due diligence on partners' compliance with the requirements of this code to the extent permitted by law. Based on the results of inspection and due diligence on compliance with this code, KOS may recommend improvements for identified risks and may require the establishment and implementation of a risk mitigation plan based on mutual consultation regarding improvements.

This code does not specify all performance obligations of partners, and may be reviewed, supplemented, and revised to build a sustainable supply chain. This code is available on the KOS website, and for specific details regarding this code, please contact the Audit Team and ESG Team.

4. Ethical Management

a. Transparent management and anti-corruption

① All management activities of partners and the executives and employees who perform them must comply with laws and regulations and strive to maintain a high level of transparent management and ethical management.

② Executives and employees of partners must not use their business positions to engage in unjust enrichment related to their duties, such as bribery, accepting money or entertainment, and embezzlement or breach of duty.

b. Avoiding conflicts of interest

① Executives and employees of partners must perform their duties legally and fairly in accordance with company regulations, and if the regulations are not clear, they must perform their duties transparently and reasonably.

② Executives and employees of partners must not use internal information acquired in the course of work for personal gain, and must not receive any form of economic benefit, such as money or entertainment, from interested parties related to their work.

c. Prevention of unfair trade

① Partners must comply with the fair trade-related laws and standards of the country in which they conduct business.

② Partners must not use their superior position to force or exert influence in any form of unfair action.

③ Partners must compete with competitors fairly and legitimately on the basis of respect for the market economic order, and must collect and obtain information about competitors and use it in competition in a fair manner in light of laws and commercial practices.

d. Compliance with trade regulations

① Partners must comply with country-specific laws and international conventions with respect to trade regulations.

② Partners must not do business with countries, regions, or individuals subject to trade or economic sanctions.

③ Partners must check compliance with relevant laws and regulations and, if necessary, cooperate with status tracking activities by KOS.

e. Personal information protection

① Partners must protect all personal information, including that of customers, consumers, executives and employees, at a reasonable level. In addition, they must comply with personal information protection laws regarding the handling and use of personal information, including collection, storage, processing, transmission and sharing.

f. Intellectual property protection

① Partners must respect all intellectual property rights held by customers and business partners and must take appropriate measures to protect related intellectual property rights.

g. Responsible purchasing of materials

① Partners must establish a policy not to use raw materials obtained through illegal and unethical methods, and must include a clause on conflict minerals in the relevant policy.

② If partners primarily deal with minerals and raw materials, they must confirm that there is no connection to issues such as human rights violations, ethical violations, or negative environmental impacts during the mining and processing of the minerals and raw materials.