The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Shen-Cheng, Chou, the Assistant Vice President of Novatek, as the Corporate Governance Officer, serving as the highest-ranking executive responsible for corporate governance matters on July 26, 2019. Primary duties include the agenda planning and procedural affairs of Board of Directors, Audit and Risk Committee, Remuneration Committee, Nominating and Sustainable Development Committee, as well as matters related to shareholders’ meetings, providing directors with information necessary to perform their duties, assisting directors with onboarding and annual continuing education, maintaining information exchange and communication of views between board members and internal units of the Company, assisting directors in complying with applicable laws and regulations and also reporting regularly to the Board on the operation of corporate governance on an annual basis, who has completed 12 hours of continuing education for Corporate Governance Officer in 2025.

Trustworthiness is one of Novatek’s mottos while our management team and all employees are asked to obey and follow. In order to ensure the implementation of the ethical management, Novatek has formulated the “Anti-Corruption, Anti-Bribery Commitment”, “Principles of Ethical Corporate Management” and “Procedures for Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” and assigned Intellectual Property & Legal Department and Human Resources Department responsible for the monitoring and implementation of ethical management policies and prevention programs, reporting to the President regularly and annually to the Board of Directors on the implementation status.

Novatek also sets the internal and external reporting mechanisms for violations of ethical management and whistle-blower protection stipulated in “Regulations Governing Grievance and Whistleblowing”. The internal and external reporting mailboxes will automatically forward a copy of the report to the Audit and Risk Committee, Internal Audit supervisor and Intellectual Property & Legal Department director.

In 2025, the Company received 28 cases through the reporting channel, each was investigated per standard procedures and found not falling within the scope of  ethics and integrity. The Company treated the matters confidentially, provided timely responses, and will, if necessary, pursue disciplinary measures or legal action in line with internal rules and relevant laws.

The Company emphasizes in the “Ethical Management and Guidelines for Conduct” training course materials that directors, managers, and other insiders are prohibited from trading stocks during the closed periods, which are defined as 30 days prior to the annual financial reports public disclosure and 15 days prior to each quarterly financial reports public disclosure. Additionally, in January, April, July, and October of 2025, we have separately informed directors and managers via email of the closed periods before each quarterly financial reports public disclosure to remind insiders to avoid inadvertently violating these regulations.

We value the privacy of our customers, partners, suppliers, and other business partners, and adhere to the Personal Data Protection Act. We have established a Privacy Policy and implemented personal data security measures to ensure that personal data is properly protected and kept confidential during the collection, processing, storage, use, and access. We comply with relevant laws and regulations regarding personal data and information security, and follow our established Privacy Policy. The scope of application includes all our subsidiaries, branches, affiliates, customers, partners, suppliers, and other business partners. To ensure the effective management of personal data-related risks, all of our relevant departments involved in the collection, processing, use, or international transfer of personal data for the performance of business duties shall be responsible for the implementation of, and compliance with, our Personal Data Protection Management Regulations. Our Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs Department is responsible for overseeing and supervising both the content and the implementation of the Personal Data Protection Management Regulations. Our Privacy Policy expressly provides dedicated channels for relevant parties to submit inquiries or reports. In 2025, no violations of the Personal Data Protection Act were recorded.