Violations to the Code of Conduct & Disciplinary measures

Reporting Violations

For an effective enforcement of the Code of Conduct, the Company expects anyone who becomes aware of a case of non-compliance with the Code within the Group to report the violation.

All employees should report any violation, or suspected violation, to their direct manager/supervisor or, in cases when this may be ineffective or inappropriate, they should contact the Human Resources Department and/or the General Manager and/or the Managing Director of their company, or directly the Compliance Office / Officer (Compliance Office) of their Company or, in absence of it, the Compliance Officer of PVM Group B.V.

The Group Whistleblowing Policy encourages all our employees and other stakeholders to report any actual or attempted violation to the Code of Conduct. The Group Compliance Office can be contacted by filing an anonymous report online at www.perfettivanmelle.ethicspoint.com or calling the Perfetti Van Melle Group EthicsPoint Hotline.

The Group shall make sure that no one who reports an actual or attempted violation to the Code of Conduct is subject to any form of retaliation, illicit conditioning, harassment, or discrimination at the workplace, as a consequence of his/her reporting a violation of the Code of Conduct or of any internal procedure.

Any form of reprisal against persons who, in good faith, report violations of the Code of Conduct, constitutes a violation of this Code as well. Accusing other employees of a violation with the conscious knowledge that the accusation is false is also a violation of the Code of Conduct.

The Compliance Office of PVM Group BV is composed of three members, one non-executive Board Member external to the Group, the Chief Human Resources Officer, and the Group Internal Control & Compliance Director.

Third Parties shall address their notice of violation directly to the Compliance Office of PVM Group BV.