Bribery and Anti-Corruption Policy

LAT Water Technologies (the Company) values its reputation and is committed to maintaining the highest level of ethical standards in the conduct of its business affairs. The actions and conduct of the Company's staff as well as others acting on the Company's behalf are key to maintaining these standards.

The purpose of this document is to set out the Company's policy in relation to bribery and corruption. The policy applies strictly to all employees, partners, agents, consultants, contractors and to any other people or bodies associated with the Company within all offices, areas and functions.

Acts of bribery or corruption are designed to influence an individual in the performance of their duty and incline them to act in a way that a reasonable person would consider to be dishonest under the circumstances.

Bribery can be defined as offering, promising or giving a financial (or other) advantage to another person with the intention of inducing that person to act or to reward them for having acted in a way which a reasonable person would consider improper under the circumstances. Corruption is any form of abuse of entrusted power for private gain and may include, but is not limited to, bribery.

Bribes are not always a matter of handing over cash. Gifts, hospitality and entertainment can be bribes if they are intended to influence a decision.

The Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1st July 2011. Under that Act, bribery by individuals is punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment and/or an unlimited fine. If the Company is found to have taken part in bribery or is found to lack adequate procedures to prevent bribery, it too could face an unlimited fine.

A conviction for a bribery or corruption related offence would have severe reputational and/or financial consequences for the Company.

THE COMPANY will not tolerate bribery or corruption in any form.

The Company prohibits the offering, giving, solicitation or acceptance of any bribe or corrupt inducement, whether in cash or in any other form:

• To or from any person or company wherever located, whether a public official or public body, or a private person or company
• By any individual Director, employee, agent, consultant, contractor or other person or body acting on the Company's behalf
• In order to gain any commercial, contractual or regulatory advantage for the Company in any way which is unethical or to gain any personal advantage, financial or otherwise, for the individual or anyone connected with the individual

This policy is not intended to prohibit the following practices provided they are appropriate, proportionate and are properly recorded:

• Normal hospitality
• Fast tracking a process which is available to all on the payment of a fee
• Providing resources to assist a person or body to make a decision more efficiently, provided that it is for this purpose only

It may not always be a simple matter to determine whether a possible course of action is appropriate. If there is any doubt as to whether a possible act might be in breach of this policy or the law, the matter should be referred to, in the first instance, a Director of the Company.

The Company will investigate thoroughly any actual or suspected breach of this policy, or the spirit of this policy. Employees found to be in breach of this policy may be subject to disciplinary action which may ultimately result in their dismissal.

Bribery can be a risk in many areas of the Company. Below are the key areas you should be aware of in particular:

• Excessive gifts, entertainment and hospitality can be used to exert improper influence on decision makers. Gifts, entertainment and hospitality are acceptable provided they are within reasonable limits and are authorised by a partner. Any gift or hospitality, either given or received, over the value of £75 per person should be reported.
• Facilitation payments are used by businesses or individuals to secure or expedite the performance of a routine or necessary action to which the payer has an entitlement as of right. The Company will not tolerate or excuse such payments being made.
• Reciprocal agreements or any other form of 'quid pro quo' are never acceptable unless they are legitimate business arrangements which are properly documented and approved by a Director. Improper payments to obtain new business, retain existing business or secure any improper advantage will never be accepted or made.
• Actions by third parties for which the Company may be held responsible can include actions by a range of people, e.g. agents, contractors and consultants, acting on the Company's behalf. Appropriate due diligence will be undertaken before a third party is engaged. Third parties will only be engaged where there is a clear business rationale for doing so, with an appropriate contract. Any payments to third parties will be properly authorised and recorded.
• Record keeping can be exploited to conceal bribes or corrupt practices. THE COMPANY will ensure that we have robust controls in place so that our records are accurate and transparent.

The prevention, detection and reporting of bribery or corruption are the responsibility of all personnel of the Company. If you become aware or suspect that an activity or conduct which is proposed or has taken place is a bribe or corrupt, then you have a duty to report this to, in the first instance, a Director without delay.