Assessment Questionnaire Code of Conduct

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1. Indicate the level to which it belongs within the organization:

Operative

Administrative

Executive

2. Have you ever read and/or been given a copy of the company’s Code of Business Conduct?

Yes

I do not know what the company’s Code of Business Conduct is

3. Do you know where you can find the Code of Business Conduct?

Yes

I do not know what the company’s Code of Business Conduct is

If yes, please specify the place where you may find the Code of Business Conduct

4. Did your new hire orientation program or packet include information on the Code of Business Conduct?

Yes

I do not know what the company’s Code of Business Conduct is

5. How many communications (new hire paperwork, Green Light, Online and more) have you received about the company’s Code of Business Conduct this year?

1 to 5

5 to 10

More than 10

None

6. Who should comply with the Code of Business Conduct?

Members of the company’s (Argos) Board of Directors

Only employees based in Colombia working for the companies that make up Argos

All employees and the leaders of all companies that make up Argos

Customers and suppliers of Argos

Not sure

7. What is the guiding principle at Argos?

Honesty

Responsibility

Integrity

All of the above

8. Based on your understanding of the Code of Business Conduct, should a person be able to serve on a Board of Directors for or in any high-level position at a company seeking to become a vendor or supplier for Argos or with another company that belongs to Argos?

Yes

Not sure

9. Based on your understanding of the Code of Business Conduct, you are allowed to act as a owner, partner, employee or member of a company outside Cementos Argos:

Provided that this activity does not affect your work or involve similar activities

Provided that this activity is performed in your free time

Provided that this activity is approved by the president or vice president of the corresponding area

Provided that this activity is appropriately disclosed in the Annual Statement of Potential Sources of Conflicts of Interest

All of the above

You are never allowed to act as a owner, partner, employee or member of a company outside Cementos Argos.

10. Based on your understanding of the Code of Business Conduct, employees act as officials who are responsible for managing the information of Argos:

Should not disclose confidential information to third parties, including family members and friends, unless it is required by law or for commercial purposes

Should not disclose confidential information to other employees of Argos, unless that information has to be available to those employees for work-related purposes

All of the above

None of the above

11.Based on your understanding of the Code of Conduct, an employee should not provide information to the media about Company-related matters, unless he/she has been appointed as spokesperson for a particular topic.

True

False

12. A family member of an employee may be hired by Cementos Argos only when there is no relationship of dependence between the two of them, thus complying with policies on recruitment and local regulations applicable to companies belonging to Cementos Argos.

True

False

13. Based on your understanding of the Code of Conduct, employees at Cementos Argos are allowed to personally participate in political processes:

Provided that they do it abiding by Colombian laws and at their leisure

Provided that they do not use any property, resource or name of Cementos Argos affiliates

Provided that their work is not affected by the political opinion

All of the above

None of the above

14. Based on your understanding of the Code of Conduct, employees are allowed to use Company’s assets for their own personal benefit or that of third parties, unless such use is expressly prohibited.

Yes

15. Employees are responsible for always protecting nonpublic information of Cementos Argos outside their workplace, during their working hours, and even after terminating their employment relationship.

Yes

16. Based on your understanding of the Code of Conduct, all employees of Cementos Argos should declare the existence or inexistence of potential conflicts of interest:

Each year

When a situation that might generate conflicts of interest takes place

At the time of recruitment

All the above

17. Do you know the conditions to grant and receive gifts and presents as stablished in the Code of Conduct?

Yes

18. Based on your understanding of the Code of Conduct, are you allowed to accept gifts, amounting to less than USD100, from customers, suppliers, contractors, and governmental entities?

Yes

19. If you have any concern or are aware of any misconduct, who should you inform about this?

Your immediate boss

Human Resources

Conduct Official

Conduct Committee

20.The Line of Transparency is a mechanism provided by Cementos Argos to help you:

Request technical support

Solve concerns or report possible breaches of the Code of Conduct

Communicate with domestic authorities and report breaches of the Code of Conduct

Such Line of Transparency does not exist

21. Which of the following media can be used to inform the Line of Transparency of your concerns or breaches of the Code of Conduct?

Phone - Email

Email - Letter

Website - Phone

None

22. It is necessary to provide your name and personal identification number when contacting the Line of Transparency.

True

False

23. Which of the following categories does not apply to file complaints in the Line of Transparency?

Manipulation of financial statements

Technology abuse

Claims due to poor customer service

Breach of laws or regulations

24. Does Cementos Argos have a Conduct Committee?

No, it does not have one since the Group has a Board of Directors

No, it does not since the Lines of Transparency report any breaches or concerns that may arise

Yes, it does as it is responsible for establishing, on a general basis, the type of actions to be taken depending on the type of act

a and b are correct

25. Investigators are appointed by the Conduct Committee in order to investigate complaints or concerns submitted by the Business Conduct Official.

True

False

26. The result of investigations conducted due to complaints filed through the Line of Transparency are notified and monitored by:

All employees at Grupo Empresarial Argos

Employees of affiliates of Grupo Empresarial Argos

The Conduct Committee and the Board of Directors of Cementos Argos

The immediate boss

27. Breaches of the Code of Conduct involve the application of procedures established in the Internal Labor Regulations with regard to sanctions, including termination of employment agreements.

True

False

28. An accusation made in bad faith or by using false information is not considered a breach of this Code of Conduct.

True

False

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