Lawson employees must give their complete loyalty to further the best interests of Lawson. They should avoid any action that may involve, or may appear to involve, a conflict of interest with Lawson. Lawson employees may not perform outside work or activities that prevent them from conducting their Lawson duties.

Lawson employees must also ensure that they do not engage in business activities that would conflict with the interests of Lawson, unless approved in advance by Lawson’s General Counsel and the Board of Directors. In particular, Lawson employees may not purchase or sell any products or services from or to: (i) any Lawson employee or “immediate family member” or (ii) any company that is “controlled” by a Lawson employee or immediate family member. For purposes of this section, “immediate family member” includes a spouse/partner, parent, child, sibling or partners of any of the foregoing. “Controlled” means that a person is an officer, director or 10% or more stockholder of a company. Lawson transactions involving any executive officer or member of the Board of Directors of Lawson (or their immediate family members), or any companies they control, must also be approved in advance by the Audit Committee of Lawson’s Board of Directors.

If the answer to any of the following questions is “yes”, then the employee must not undertake the activity:

• Could my outside business or financial interests adversely affect my job performance or my judgment on behalf of Lawson?
• Will I ever need to conduct my outside business within normal Lawson work hours?
• Will I be using Lawson equipment, materials or proprietary information in my outside business?

Americas-based Lawson employees should review Lawson’s Policy titled “Outside Employment”, “Employee Conduct Standards”, and “Trade Secret and Confidential Information” policies located on the employee portal under the Employee Self Service section. Access ERG Policies 2.30, 3.01, and 3.70, respectively, through the Handbook section. EMEA and APAC- based employees should refer to the applicable section of their employee handbook or contact their HR representative for more information.

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