20 Good Corporate Governance Principles and Code of Business Ethics (Edition 2022) EGCO shall suitably and fairly protect the whistleblower or persons cooperating with investigation. No Personnel shall be demoted, punished, or given retaliation or unfair acts. Their complaints shall be kept confidential and not disclosed to unrelated parties except when required by law. In addition, EGCO will also protect the alleged who is not yet proven guilty by providing a fair trial. EGCO commits to processing whistleblower complaint with transparency and justice. The consideration, investigation and determination of penalties will be in accordance with the Whistleblowing Guideline, the Company’s Regulation on Human Resources Management, as well as rules, regulations, and any relevant laws. If there is sufficient evidence that the whistleblower has intentionally filed the complaint by false statement, lacking truthful ground, or with dishonest intent to the alleged and related parties, EGCO shall consider taking disciplinary actions and/or legal proceedings. If the whistleblower discloses his/her contact information, it shall enable EGCO to effectively inquire further information and the whistleblower shall be kept updated of the whistleblowing handling process or the result of investigation and the Company’s course of actions. However, in case the whistleblower chooses to remain anonymous, the complaint should provide detailed information or evidence which is clear and sufficient for EGCO to conduct further fact-finding. EGCO may consider investigating the complaint which has reasonable ground to believe that it is the action stated in article 2.1 2.4 Whistleblowing Handling Process 2.5 Protection of Whistleblower, the Alleged and Related Parties 2.6 Penalties for Dishonest Whistleblower
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