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of another party; and

UNDERTAKING OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS (v) obstructive practices, including, in relation to


(the “Undertaking”) an investigation into allegations of bribery,
DEFINITIONS corruption or other prohibited act: (A)
deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering
“NOMAC”, as used herein, shall mean or concealing evidence that is material to
First National Operation and Maintenance the investigation; (B) making false
Company, a limited liability company statements to investigators in order to
organised under the laws of the Kingdom materially impede the investigation; (C)
of Saudi Arabia with its principal place of threatening, harassing or intimidating any
business at Karam Allah Business Center, other party to prevent it from disclosing its
King Abdulaziz Road 7368, Al Shatei knowledge of matters relevant to the
District 6, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi investigation or pursuing the investigation;
Arabia and its headquarters at P.O. Box and (D) an act intended to materially
321, King Abdul Aziz Road, Al Dobat impede access to contractually required
District, Riyadh 11411, Kingdom of Saudi information in connection with the
Arabia and having commercial registration investigation.
number 1010212185 and its subsidiaries,
affiliates and shareholders. “Supplier”, as used herein, shall
collectively refer to those entities providing
“Procurement”, as used herein, shall (or anticipating or proposing to provide)
collectively refer to NOMAC’s Procurement, goods, products, materials, services, or
and Supply Chain departments. consultancy to NOMAC. This includes
agents, carriers, contractors, consultants,
“Prohibited Acts” as used herein shall distributors, suppliers, integrators,
mean any bribery, corruption or other manufacturers, OEMs, reclaimers,
prohibited act under the laws of the recyclers, resellers, service providers,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the US Foreign suppliers, transportation providers, and
Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, vendors.
ICC Rules on Combating Corruption
2011,the laws of all other relevant
jurisdictions and other requirements of 1. GENERAL OBLIGATIONS
national and international agencies,
including acts such as the following: 1.1 The Supplier acknowledges that NOMAC
has been and continues to be dedicated to
(i) bribery and corrupt practices, including the establishing and enforcing high moral and
paying, offering, giving, receiving, agreeing ethical conduct. NOMAC’s ethics derive
to receive or soliciting, directly or indirectly, from its firm commitment to meet its
of anything of value to influence improperly obligations to all who have a personal,
the actions of another party, including a professional or financial stake in what it
public official; does.
(ii) fraudulent practices, including any actions or
omissions, including misrepresentations, 1.2 The Suppliers hereby undertake, covenant
that knowingly or recklessly mislead, or are and commit to:
an attempt to mislead, another party in
order to obtain a financial or other benefit or 1.2.1 Know, understand, and comply with
to avoid an obligation; the laws, regulations and codes of
(iii) coercive practices, including impairing or conduct governing the conduct of our
harming, or threatening to impair or harm, business.
directly or indirectly, any other party or the
property of any other party in order to 1.2.2 Conduct all dealings fairly and with
improperly influence the actions of a party; honesty and integrity.
(iv) collusive practices, including any
arrangement between two or more parties 1.2.3 Respect the rights of all of NOMAC’s
designed to achieve an improper purpose, employees to fair treatment and
including improperly influencing the actions equal opportunity, free from

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discrimination or harassment of any NOMAC under investigations, and thereafter
type. civil or criminal liability. As such the Supplier
undertakes that it will indemnify NOMAC in
1.2.4 Ensure that all financial transactions full against all liabilities, loss, damages,
between NOMAC and any other costs and expenses (including legal
third parties with whom we deal are expenses) awarded against or incurred or
handled honestly and recorded paid by the Supplier as a result of or in
accurately, and that our and the connection with any violation committed by
Supplier’s financial disclosures and the Supplier in relation to this Undertaking.
public communications are clear and
accurate.
3. ANTITRUST & PUBLIC INFORMATION
1.2.5 Protect information that belongs to
the Supplier, NOMAC, or our joint 3.1 The Supplier acknowledges that antitrust
customers. laws are intended to promote and protect
free market competition in products and
1.2.6 Avoid conflicts of interest, both real services.
and perceived. 3.2 The Supplier undertakes, covenants and
agrees that it shall:
1.2.7 Never use NOMAC assets,
information or opportunities for 3.2.1 Avoid any marketing, advertising or other
personal gain. programs which could be considered
unfair or deceptive.
3.2.2 Do not discuss NOMAC’s”:
1.2.8 Recognize that even the
appearance of misconduct or 3.2.2.1 terms or conditions;
impropriety can be very damaging to
the reputation of the Supplier and 3.2.2.2 profits, profit margins or costs;
NOMAC, and act accordingly.
3.2.2.3 exchange of competitive information;
2. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS AND
REGULATIONS 3.2.3 The Supplier undertakes that all confidential
information, proprietary of NOMAC shall
2.1 The Supplier convents, commits and not be shared or disclosed with any of its
undertakes to comply with all applicable competitors or the public unless required
laws, rules, regulations and regulatory by law.
orders applicable in the country, state and
local jurisdictions where business is 4. Prohibited Acts
conducted, including securities laws,
antitrust laws, trade secret laws, and other 4.1 neither the Supplier, any of its affiliates,
fair competition laws. owners, officers, directors, employees or
other representatives during the term of its
2.2 Supplier shall acquire appropriate engagement with NOMAC will perform any
knowledge of the requirements relating to his Prohibited Act, in relation to the performance
or her duties sufficient to enable the Supplier of the services.
to recognize potential issues or violations
and to know when to seek advice from 4.2 The Supplier covenants that should it
Supplier’s own legal counsel. become aware of any Prohibited Act relating
to the performance of its services to
2.3 The Supplier acknowledges that violations of NOMAC, it shall promptly notify NOMAC and
laws, regulations, rules and orders may shall cooperate in good faith with any
subject Suppliers and their employees to concerns of NOMAC in this regard.
individual criminal or civil liability, as well as
to civil action. 4.3 NOMAC may by written notice require The
Supplier to remove (or cause to be removed)
2.4 The Supplier acknowledges that such anyone who is involved in the performance
individual violations may also draw in of the services, who in the reasonable

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opinion of NOMAC, has committed or may which is not discussed in writing and
be involved in the committing of a Prohibited consented to by NOMAC.
Act;
6.2.2 Providing a fee or gift which is distributed
4.4 The Supplier shall insure that the contracts for advertising purposes, from any
with all its personnel and all subcontractors Supplier employee, agent or
contain anti-bribery and anti-corruption organization to a representative of
provisions equivalent to sub provisions 4.1 NOMAC.
and 4.2.
6.2.3 Certain loans to, or guarantees of
4.5 Notwithstanding any limitation of liability in
this Undertaking, the Supplier shall obligation of, any employee of NOMAC.
indemnify to the fullest extent possible and
hold NOMAC and its affiliates, owners, 6.2.4 Anything which presents a conflict for the
officers, directors, employees or other Supplier would probably also present a
representatives during the term of the conflict if it is related to a member of the
Supplier’s engagement with NOMAC Supplier employee’s family or close
harmless from and against any and all relative.
claims, actions, damages, losses, penalties,
costs, and expenses, including court and
legal fees, from which any of them may suffer 7. ACKNOWLDGMENT
or incur as a result of, or in connection with
any Prohibited Act and non-compliance with
this provision, by the Supplier or any of its 7.1 The Supplier acknowledges that this
affiliates, owners, officers, directors,
Undertaking covers not only procurement
employees, or other representative.
representatives of NOMAC, but includes any
NOMAC or Supplier employee who
5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND influences the process of selecting products,
DISCLOSURES Suppliers or contractors, or any supervisor
or engineer who is supervising the
NOMAC’S data and the Supplier’s business performance of a contractor on a job site or
transactions, including all commissions and supervising transportation, financial,
fees, must be fully reported on all invoices insurance or similar services being furnished
and vouchers; financial reports, accounting to NOMAC.
records and other records must represent
ALL the relevant facts or the nature of the 7.2 The Supplier acknowledges and undertakes
relevant transactions.
that it shall not under any circumstances
whatsoever offer or provide to any of
6. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST NOMAC’s employees, staff, personnel or
directors (a) any commissions, share in
6.1 The Supplier undertakes that any actual or profits, or gifts, whether in cash, gift
even an apparent conflict of interest must be certificates, merchandise, or otherwise, or
avoided. The Supplier further undertakes any other payments, loans or advances, or
that any time any such conflict appears, or a any labor, materials, services, repairs, or
Supplier is concerned such a conflict might improvements at no cost or at prices other
develop, the Supplier is required to discuss than for fair value; or (b) travel
the matter with NOMAC’s Procurement.
accommodations, airline or other
transportation tickets, hotel
6.2 Examples of clear conflict of interest
situations, which should always be avoided, accommodations, recreational admission
include without limitation the following: tickets,

6.2.1 Any consulting or employment relationship


with any referred or selected customer,
Supplier or competitor of NOMAC,
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8. PROTECTING COMPANY ASSETS 9.4 The Supplier undertakes that all its
employees should not disclose confidential
8.1 The Supplier acknowledges that it may or proprietary information or trade secrets to
receive a loan of equipment for temporary other employees, its Suppliers or its
use or licensed use of assets or software to affiliates except on a “need to know” basis.
facilitate your interaction with NOMAC.
10. Electronic Communications
8.2 The Supplier undertakes that it will hold
these assets and licenses in trust, 10.1 The Supplier acknowledges that NOMAC’s
particularly confidential information. electronic media, as may be made available
to the Supplier, including computers,
8.3 The Supplier undertakes that NOMAC’s internet and e-mail, are to be used only for
property, if authorized by NOMAC, may be business purposes relating to the Supplier’s
used for legitimate business purposes and engagement or contract. As such, the
shall not be used, under any circumstances Supplier undertakes that it shall not under
whatsoever, for personal benefit, or may it any circumstances visit any inappropriate
be sold, loaned, given away or disposed of internet sites and storing, sending or
without proper authorization. forwarding inappropriate e-mails. This
includes obscene, racist, hateful, harassing,
9. Trade Secrets and Confidential pornographic or offensive material of any
Information kind.

9.1 The Supplier acknowledges that NOMAC’s 10.2 The Supplier agrees and acknowledges
employees, consultants, agents, and trusted that data or information created or stored
Suppliers deal, on a daily basis, with using NOMAC’s electronic media is not
confidential and proprietary information private, as to the Supplier, and may be
about NOMAC. This information may monitored, retrieved and audited by NOMAC
include business plans, marketing and at any time without notice.
pricing information, customer lists, non-
public financial information, unannounced 11. Software
shutdowns and plans for new business and
other information that may be useful to 11.1 The Supplier acknowledges that NOMAC
competitors or otherwise harmful to NOMAC does not own the copyright to this software
or its customers or Suppliers if disclosed. or its related documentation and, unless
authorized by the software developer, does
9.2 The Supplier undertakes that it shall treat all not have the right to reproduce it for any use
information about NOMAC and its business not specified in the license agreement.
is confidential. Similarly, the Supplier should
treat all information disclosed to NOMAC by 11.2 The Supplier undertakes that it will not
its other customers and Suppliers is make impermissible use of this software nor
confidential. may they copy or export it.

9.3 Except when disclosure is authorized or 11.3 The Supplier acknowledges that copyright
legally mandated, the Supplier is obliged to laws, license agreements and NOMAC
hold all of the above referenced confidential policy also prohibit individuals from making
information secret and in confidence, to copies of programs used at work for their
refrain from disclosing any such information own personal use.
to any person outside of NOMAC or the
Supplier’s employees with a need to know, 11.4 The Supplier acknowledge that it is the
and to refrain from using such information for responsibility of the Supplier using computer
any purpose other than the performance of software to see that the terms of software
his or her duties to or for NOMAC. licenses are adhered to.

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The Supplier acknowledges that NOMAC
reserves the right to investigate any alleged
12. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
noncompliance with this Undertaking by the
The Supplier undertakes to implement and Supplier.
maintain a policy of equal employment
opportunity which must be actively undertaken. The Supplier acknowledges and agrees that
The Supplier acknowledges and undertakes noncompliance with this Undertaking or in
that selection and placement of any employee the event the Supplier is involved in relation
must be based on that employee’s job-related to any breach of the obligations set out
qualifications, and such decisions are always herein in any of the supplier’s business
made without regard to race, religion, national transaction (not necessarily restricted for
origin, sex, age or disability status.
Services rendered to NOMAC or contracts
13. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS or Purchase orders with NOMAC), NOMAC
shall have absolute right to terminate its
13.1 The Supplier undertakes that it shall not contractual relationship with the Supplier
directly (or indirectly through the use of with immediate effect without any liability
subcontractors) use any forced or slave whatsoever on NOMAC to compensate the
labor, and shall not engage in or support, Supplier for any loss, damage, loss of profit
directly or indirectly, human trafficking. or otherwise in relation to such termination.

13.2 The Supplier undertake to respect the


freedom of movement of its workers and not 15. COMPLAINT SUBMISSION
restrict their movement by controlling
The Supplier agrees, undertakes and
identity papers, holding money deposits, or
acknowledges that any breach or
taking any other action to prevent workers
possible breach of this Undertaking shall
from terminating their employment. be immediately reported to NOMAC.

13.3 The Supplier undertake that it shall not


directly (or indirectly through the use of
subcontractors) employ any children under The Supplier hereby confirm that I
18 years of age unless that employment is carefully read this Undertaking and
fully legal and necessary and unless agrees to comply with it in full. The
Supplier complies with the minimum Supplier also agrees and
employment age limit defined by national acknowledges that It is fully aware of
the consequences of any violation or
law where the person is working or by
breach committed by the Supplier in
International Labor Organization (“LBO”) relation to this Undertaking and
Convention 138, whichever is higher. agrees to bear the consequences of
the same.
14. COMPLIANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY
For and on behalf of the Supplier
This Undertaking shall be fully complied with
by the Supplier employees. Name:

The Supplier acknowledges that ethics and Title:


behavior are individual responsibilities, and
high standards of behavior are expected of Date:
all Supplier employees regardless of
Signature:
position.

The Supplier undertakes that it shall be


responsible for monitoring its compliance
and the compliance of its supply chain.
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