NOTIFICATIONS UNDER THE WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT

1CSC a.s. is an obliged entity pursuant to Act No. 171/2023 Coll., on Whistleblower Protection, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the "Act"), which is obliged to have an internal whistleblowing system in place. This system includes the process of notifying the violation, investigating the notification and, if necessary, taking corrective action.

WHO CAN SUBMIT A NOTIFICATION?

A notification may be made by a person who has performed or performs work or other similar activity for 1CSC a.s., even indirectly, provided that 1CSC a.s. excludes the acceptance of a notification from a person who does not perform work or other similar activity for the company pursuant to Section 2(3)(a), (b), (h) or (i) of the Act.

WHAT MUST THE NOTIFICATION CONTAIN?

The notification must include the name and surname of the notifier, date of birth and contact details, a description of the case with all relevant information and, where possible, attach supporting documents to substantiate the allegations so that the validity of the notification can be properly assessed. Only truthful information should be provided in the notification. Knowingly false notification is an offence under the Act.

HOW CAN I MAKE A NOTIFICATION?

The notification is made to the appropriate person.

The competent person is Mgr. Radka Lvová.

NOTIFICATION CAN BE MADE:

• by phone or voice message to +420 724 126 483
• by e-mail to the e-mail address of the person concerned: whistleblowing@1csc.cz
• in writing to the relevant person at Belgická 196/38, Vinohrady, 120 00 Prague 2 (on the envelope please write "Do not open, whistleblowing")
• in person at the relevant person's premises (in this case, contact the relevant person using any of the contacts listed above)

WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE AFTER FILING A NOTIFICATION?

Within 7 days of receipt of the notification, the relevant person will acknowledge receipt of the notification to the whistleblower, unless the whistleblower has specifically requested not to be notified or it is clear that notification would reveal the identity of the whistleblower to another person.

The competent person shall assess the validity of the notification and inform the notifier in writing of the results of the assessment within 30 days of the date of receipt of the notification. In factually or legally complex cases, this period may be extended by up to 30 days, but not more than twice.

ARE THERE OTHER WAYS TO MAKE A NOTIFICATION?

Notification can also be made through the external notification system set up by the Ministry of Justice on the Ministry of Justice website https://oznamovatel.justice.cz/chci-podat-oznameni/.

It is up to the notifier to choose which system to use to submit their notification. If the whistleblower is not satisfied with the results of the assessment of his/her notification by the competent person, he/she can submit the notification through the external notification system of the Ministry of Justice.

The whistleblower may publish the notification of the infringement, e.g. in the media, on social networks, but only under the conditions set out in Section 7(1)(c) of the Act.