Plastic Omnium // 2021 Universal Registration Document

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RISK FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT Main risk factors

Risk management Since 2010, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE has applied a Code of Conduct to ensure compliance with competition law, making sure that all employees who work in sales and purchasing were trained when it was introduced. Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE has since maintained its training efforts every year in this field, through classroom-based training sessions regularly organized in all geographical regions where the Group operates. These training courses are supplemented by an annual invitation to all sales and purchasing employees to participate in an e-learning training course dedicated to this Code of Conduct. RISKS RELATED TO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Identification of risk Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE’s growth mainly depends on its capability to innovate. In this context, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE is exposed to a risk of misappropriation of know-how, as both a victim and an offender, which could give rise to disputes.

property rights. Extensive policies have been established in respect of patent filings for the innovations that result from Research and Development. Despite the measures taken, including research into prior claims, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE cannot rule out the possibility of prior intellectual property claims and of the risks of litigation that might result.

INSURANCE AND RISK COVERAGE

Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE has put in place a global program of insurance benefiting all the subsidiaries in which it has a majority interest. This program is coupled with local coverage in all countries where the Company is located. The program is intended to cover the main risks that

can affect its operations, results or assets and includes: property, casualty and business interruption insurance; ●

operating and product liability insurance; ● environmental liability insurance; and ●

Risk management

insurance against specific risks such as shipping, travel, vehicles, etc. ● The levels of cover and the insured amounts are appropriate for the types of risk insured and take into account conditions in the insurance market.

In the areas of Research and Development, Compagnie Plastic Omnium SE has implemented a structured approach of monitoring and investigating prior claims enabling it to manage and protect its intellectual

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