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Forward-Looking Statements

This website contains forward-looking statements and information suggesting future events or future performance, as they relate to Standard, its investments, or any affiliate of Standard.

In particular, this website contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, listed companies; their management teams and controlling shareholders ; their operational and financial performances; their business strategies, future prospects, asset quality, cash-flows, valuations and dividends paid to shareholders; their operational and credit risks; their capital investments and expenditure programs, and the funding thereof; and any other finance-related terms. Statements relating to value and valuations are also deemed to be forward‐looking statements, as they involve implied assessments based on certain estimates and material assumptions.

Any of those forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties which could cause results or events to differ from current expectations. Should one or more of those risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may in fact differ very materially from those described in this website.

Not Investment Advice

Materials on this website should not be regarded as investment advice. Standard manages its proprietary capital and has no intention of ever acting as an investment advisor for third-parties. Materials on this website do not take into account the investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any other institution or person outside of Standard and its controlling family. Investors should obtain individual financial advice based on their own particular circumstances before making an investment decision.

As such, materials on this website should be considered as published purely for informational purposes. They are not an offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities and should not be relied upon to make any investment decisions. The fact that Standard has made this website available to you constitutes neither a recommendation to enter into a particular transaction nor a representation that any product described on this website is suitable or appropriate for you.

Statements of fact published on this website have been obtained from and are based upon sources that Standard believes to be reliable, but Standard does not guarantee their accuracy, and any such information may be incomplete or condensed. All opinions and estimates constitute Standard’s judgement as at the date of this communication and are subject to change without notice, for any reason.

Standard reserves the right in its sole discretion, at any time, to add, modify, or remove any of the information without any notice to you or any other third-party.

Privacy Policy

Standard does not track, collect, process, store or redistribute any form of personal data on its website.

However, this website uses Google Analytics. A Google Analytics cookie is used to collect information about how visitors use our website. The cookie collects information in a way that does not directly identify anyone, including the number of visitors to the website, where visitors have come to the website from and the pages they visited. Read Google’s overview of privacy and safeguarding data on this matter.

Any links to third-parties’ websites provided on Standard’s website or elsewhere should be used with appropriate caution. We encourage you to carefully read the third-party’s privacy notices before sharing your information.

Copyright

You are not permitted to share, publish, transmit, or otherwise reproduce any information provided on this website, in whole or in part, in any format to any third-party without the express written consent of Standard.

In addition, you are not permitted to alter, obscure, or remove any copyright, trademark or any other notices that are provided to you in connection with the information.

Modern Slavery Act

We are absolutely committed to conducting business in a responsible and ethical manner. We take a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery, and we expect the same high standards and commitment from those we do business with. We consider the risk of modern slavery existing within our business to be low, and we have never identified any examples of modern slavery within our business or supply chain, including within the last twelve months.

We have implemented a number of internal policies and procedures with the aim of ensuring that effective systems and controls are in place to prevent slavery and human trafficking from occurring in any part of our business. We promote a culture of integrity, and have established principles for how we deal with our clients, employees and the public. These include the values and rules set out in our policies, which seek to foster a safe, healthy and productive workplace, and to maintain accountability at all levels of the organisation. Employees, consultants and all affiliates are encouraged to report any compliance concerns they may have to management.

We always take a risk-based approach to our assessment of suppliers. As our arrangements with suppliers come up for renewal, we will endeavour to include obligations in our commercial agreements requiring suppliers and their sub-contractors to comply with the Act. We will also endeavour to reserve audit and termination rights in our supplier agreements, for situations in which we have reasonable evidence to suggest that a supplier is in breach of the Act.

Anti-Bribery Act

Standard’s policy is to conduct all business in an honest and ethical manner. A zero-tolerance approach is taken to bribery and corruption. Standard is committed to acting professionally, fairly and with integrity in all of its business dealings and relationships wherever it operates, and implementing and enforcing effective systems to counter bribery and corruption. It expects the same from those it works with.

Whistleblowers

Although they vary by country and entail specific dispositions in each case, whistleblower policies are essential tools for protecting individuals who report activities believed to be illegal, dishonest, unethical, or otherwise improper. Standard actively encourages such policies as they relate to the company, its investments, or any affiliate of the company.