Delta Offshore

Anti-Corruption Policy

Delta Offshore is fully committed to fighting corruption!

Employees must be familiar with and observe this Policy and the Delta Offshore Code of Ethics and Conduct at all times.

1. BASIC PRINCIPLES

Delta Offshore does not tolerate corruption in any of its forms.

The company complies with laws and regulations on the prevention and fight against corruption and works to ensure that its business partners, suppliers, and service providers share this commitment.

The practice of corruption is prohibited and constitutes a serious violation of this Policy and the Delta Offshore Code of Ethics and Conduct.

  • Do not offer or accept bribes, kickbacks, or any other form of Undue Advantage.
  • Maintain accounting records and documentation that accurately reflect transactions carried out and ensure that Delta Offshore’s assets are not used illegally.
  • Know who Delta Offshore does business with, whether they are clients, partners, suppliers, or service providers.

2. OBJECTIVE

This Policy aims to ensure compliance with Anti-Corruption Laws and other guidelines established herein by all Employees, as well as by Third Parties acting on behalf of or for the benefit of Delta Offshore. We seek to guarantee that, by adopting the highest standards of integrity, legality, and transparency, we can ensure that every business in which Delta Offshore participates will be free from corruption, and that the company will not be involved in or used for the practice of money laundering or corruption offenses.

3. APPLICATION AND SCOPE

This Policy applies to Delta Offshore and must be known and observed by all its Employees in their relationships with clients, Third Parties, and Public Officials.

4. SUMMARY OF MAIN EXPECTED CONDUCT AND PROHIBITIONS

  • Delta Offshore does not tolerate any unethical or illegal conduct by its Employees or Third Parties acting on its behalf or in its interest;
  • It is prohibited to promise, offer, pay, or deliver, directly or indirectly, any Bribe, kickback, or other Undue Advantage to a Public Official, Close Associate, or related third party;
  • The above prohibition includes any offer, promise, or payment aimed at expediting or obtaining an advantage or preferential treatment in processes for obtaining permits, licenses, authorizations, or in the processing and review of administrative proceedings in general;
  • Employees must always seek to know who Delta Offshore does business with;
  • Accounting records and supporting documentation must faithfully reflect transactions carried out by Delta Offshore, to ensure that its assets are not improperly used;
  • It is prohibited to finance, sponsor, fund, or in any other way subsidize or support the practice of unlawful acts and irregularities;
  • It is prohibited to use intermediaries or “front persons” with the aim of concealing or disguising Delta Offshore’s interests in relation to any petition, demand, or engagement before Public Administration;
  • It is prohibited to obstruct investigative or supervisory activities by public bodies, including regulatory agencies and financial system authorities;
  • Any contributions or donations to political parties, political campaigns, or candidates for public office by Employees on behalf of Delta Offshore are prohibited;
  • The exchange of information between competitors that could in any way limit or harm free competition is prohibited.

5. GUIDELINES

5.1 Undue Advantages

In dealings with Public Administration or other counterparties, Employees must refrain from promising, offering, delivering, or authorizing the offer or delivery, directly or indirectly, of any Undue Advantage, whether with the aim of influencing decisions that affect Delta Offshore’s business or for the personal gain of the Employee or Close Associates.

No Employee will be penalized for delays or loss of business resulting from their refusal to offer or deliver an Undue Advantage to a Public Official, Close Associates, or a third party related to a Public Official.

5.2 Relationships with Public Officials

In dealings with Public Officials who carry out supervision and/or oversight of Delta Offshore’s activities, Employees are prohibited from obstructing the supervisory activities of such officials, whether by concealing, withholding, or manipulating information requested in the context of specific or routine supervisory processes. It is expressly forbidden, through Bribery or any form of undue influence or interference, to seek artificial outcomes in an inspection.

5.3 Third-Party Hiring

The hiring of Third Parties must be preceded by an analysis that assesses their qualifications, reputation, and integrity, seeking to identify potential involvement in violations of Anti-Corruption Laws. If doubts, suspicions, or Red Flags are identified, the findings must be reported to the company’s management for review and potential further due diligence.

5.4 Granting of Benefits and Advantages: Gifts, Presents, and Hospitality

Delta Offshore does not offer and does not authorize its Employees or Third Parties to offer, on its behalf or under the pretext of benefiting it, any gifts, presents, trips, meals, entertainment, or awards intended to unduly influence or compensate for an act or decision by any person, whether a Public Official or a counterparty representative. Any offer of gifts, presents, meals, entertainment, or other benefits or advantages must be made in accordance with the company’s Code of Ethics and Conduct.

5.5 Charitable Donations and Sponsorships

No contribution or donation may be made in exchange for favoritism or Undue Advantage, or to influence a Public Official’s decision, directly or indirectly, even if the beneficiary entity is a charitable institution.

Contributions, donations, or sponsorships to entities or institutions at the request of a Public Official, or in which a Public Official or a Close Associate holds any role, are prohibited.

Once a transaction is approved, payments related to the sponsorship or donation must be made exclusively in favor of and in the name of the beneficiary institution or organization — they may not be made in the name of a natural person. Under no circumstances may payments be made in cash or by deposit into a natural person’s bank account. It will always be necessary to obtain proof of payment through an invoice or receipt, in accordance with current tax legislation.

5.6 Mergers, Acquisitions, and Other Corporate Transactions

To ensure compliance with the Code of Ethics and Conduct and this Anti-Corruption Policy, and to prevent risks related to Anti-Corruption Laws, in the event of the acquisition of shares or equity interests in other companies, mergers, incorporations, or other corporate agreements, the Anti-Corruption Due Diligence guidelines and procedures must be followed, with the aim of assessing and identifying signs of irregularities or unlawful acts in the target company, or the existence of vulnerabilities in its integrity program and internal controls system.

5.7 Red Flags

Red Flags are suspicious circumstances that may indicate a risk of violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, as well as irregular situations or those incompatible with the ethical standards required by Delta Offshore.

Employees must be alert to Red Flags. The existence of a Red Flag must be immediately reported to management so that the facts can be investigated and violations and irregularities prevented.

Red Flags are not necessarily evidence of a violation of Anti-Corruption Laws, the Code of Ethics and Conduct, or this Anti-Corruption Policy, nor do they automatically disqualify counterparties or Third Parties. However, they raise suspicions that must be investigated, ensuring the protection of the ethical standards adopted by Delta Offshore, preventing acts of corruption, and preserving the company’s reputation.

5.8 Accounting Records

Anti-Corruption Laws require faithful and accurate accounting of all payments made by Delta Offshore, along with proper documentation. Likewise, Employees and Third Parties must be guided to ensure that all transactions or operations related in any way to Delta Offshore’s business are fully and clearly documented in detail, with correct descriptions of expenses, and that they are properly approved and classified.

Delta Offshore establishes and maintains internal controls, ensuring that:

  • All expenses and transactions involving payments are approved in accordance with its internal rules and approval thresholds;
  • All transactions are recorded in a manner that allows for the preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
  • At reasonable intervals, recorded assets are reconciled with existing assets (inventory), and any identified discrepancies are properly corrected and adjusted.

Employees involved in any stage of operations related to expenses, payments, and accounting entries must comply with Delta Offshore’s rules and procedures for authorization levels, accounting, internal controls, and record-keeping.

5.9 Bidding Processes

During a bidding process, Employees responsible for Delta Offshore’s negotiation and participation in the tender may not accept invitations, gifts, or any Undue Advantage offered by other bidders.

Any possible or apparent Conflict of Interest during a bidding process must be reported to management for review and guidance on the participation of the Employee in the conflicted situation in the process.

During a bidding process, it is prohibited to offer, promise, or grant entertainment, gifts, meals, trips, or any similar advantage to a Public Official, their relatives, or any other person involved in the process.

5.10 Defense of Free Competition

Delta Offshore conducts its business activities with transparency and respect for competition rules.

The exchange of information between competitors that could in any way limit or harm free competition is prohibited.

Delta Offshore Employees who may interact with competitors must not exchange strategic or competitively sensitive information.

The following communications are expressly prohibited:

  • Prices, terms of sale, discounts;
  • Plans for price increases or reductions;
  • Product price margins;
  • Sales volumes of products or services;
  • Market allocation (geographic or by customers);
  • Information about companies’ strategic plans;
  • Matters relating to the prices and commercial terms of suppliers or customers.

5.11 Money Laundering

Money Laundering is understood as the process of concealing the nature and source of money associated with illegal activity, introducing these funds into the economy by integrating illicit money into the commercial flow, so as to make it appear legitimate or to prevent its true origin or owner from being identified.

Delta Offshore conducts its activities in accordance with national and foreign legislation applicable to the fight against Money Laundering and condemns all forms of corruption, directly or indirectly, whether in its public dealings (transactions involving the government, directly or indirectly) or in its private dealings (transactions between private companies without involvement of government entities).

5.12 Ethics Channel

The Ethics Channel is the communication channel created by Delta Offshore to allow Employees and Third Parties to report suspicions or doubts related to the company’s standards of conduct and ethical principles, including potential violations of this Anti-Corruption Policy.

If an Employee identifies a Red Flag, suspicion, or situation that may constitute a potential violation of this Policy or the Delta Offshore Code of Ethics and Conduct, they must immediately contact the Ethics Channel. By doing so, the Employee will be fulfilling their duty to uphold the company’s principles.

At the Employee’s discretion, contact may be made:

Via the website: www.contatoseguro.com.br/deltaoffshore

The content of the report should be as complete as possible in order to enable any investigation process, which will always preserve the confidentiality of the information obtained.

When using this communication channel, the Employee may choose to remain anonymous if they so wish. No Employee who, in good faith, reports a suspected violation of Delta Offshore’s laws, regulations, and internal rules will suffer retaliation or reprisal.

5.13 Disciplinary Measures

Violations of Anti-Corruption Law may result in serious penalties for Delta Offshore and for the Employees directly or indirectly involved in Corruption practices. Based on this Policy, Anti-Corruption Laws, and Delta Offshore’s internal policies, the practice of fraud or Corruption by an Employee, or any violation of this Policy, will subject the offender to disciplinary measures, which may include termination of the employment or service agreement, as applicable, in addition to civil, administrative, and criminal sanctions.

6. DEFINITIONS

Public Administration: should be understood in its broadest sense, encompassing all bodies of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches, autonomous government agencies, public companies, mixed-capital companies, and public foundations, whether national or foreign, including, for example, ANTAQ, INEA, the Navy, Labor Courts; (ii) companies owned or controlled by the government, including, for example, BNDES, Caixa Econômica Federal, Petrobras; (iii) international public organizations, such as Maritime and Customs Authorities of other countries or development and financing bodies. For the purposes of this policy, private companies providing public services under concession, authorization, or permission, international public organizations, and political parties are included in the concept of Public Administration. When in doubt, adopt the broadest and most conservative definition, or consult the Compliance department.

Public Official: means anyone who performs public functions, even temporarily or without remuneration, by election, appointment, designation, contracting, or any other form of investiture or engagement, mandate, position, employment, or function within direct, indirect, or foundational administration entities of any of the branches of the federal government, states, federal district, municipalities, including autonomous agencies, state-owned enterprises, mixed-capital companies, international organizations, candidates for political office at any level, members of political parties, and members of the Executive, Judicial, or Legislative Branches. Also, any individual working for a service provider company contracted or partnered to carry out activities typical of Public Administration. Examples of Public Officials include: police officers, firefighters, tax inspectors, municipal inspectors, sanitary surveillance agents, finance and urban planning secretariat employees, traffic authority employees, court officers, judicial servants, and members of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, among others. The definitions of public official set forth in Articles 327 and 337-D of the Brazilian Penal Code are additionally adopted as a reference.

For the purposes of this policy and in accordance with the Anti-Corruption Law, the delivery, offer, or promise of an Undue Advantage, as defined below, to relatives of a Public Official, such as parents, children, spouse, domestic partner, stepchildren, siblings, and nephews/nieces, or even to persons close to the Public Official, is equivalent to offering an Undue Advantage to the Public Official themselves.

Anti-Corruption Laws: a set of laws and regulations applicable to combating and repressing corruption in Brazil, in particular the Brazilian Penal Code, the Improbity Law (Law 8.429/1992), and Law 12.846, of August 1, 2013, which provides for the administrative and civil liability of legal entities for the practice of harmful acts against national or foreign public administration, and other provisions.

Employees: means directors and employees of Delta Offshore.

Conflict of Interest: means any situation representing a conflict between an Employee’s personal interests and Delta Offshore’s interests that could, in a concrete or apparent manner, improperly compromise or influence the performance of that Employee’s duties, to the detriment of Delta Offshore’s interests.

Anti-Corruption Due Diligence: Investigations and measures to assess the reputation, financial standing, history of ethical conduct, and experience of a potential partner, which will vary according to the potential risk presented by the service provider based on their activity.

Close Associates: means partners, business associates, close friends, dependents or financial guarantors, spouses, former spouses, domestic partners, former domestic partners, relatives by blood or affinity, in direct or collateral line, up to the third degree (e.g., father, mother, children, grandparents, grandchildren, nephews/nieces, cousins, aunts/uncles), and their respective spouses.

Third Parties: means representatives, suppliers, service providers, and third parties working on behalf of Delta Offshore.

Undue Advantage: means any benefit, even if non-economic, including gifts, presents, entertainment, airline tickets, accommodation, donations, sponsorships, cash amounts or equivalents (cryptocurrencies, vouchers, loyalty miles), offered, promised, or delivered to a Public Official, directly or indirectly. If offered with the aim of unduly influencing or improperly rewarding any act, decision, or omission by a Public Official, in addition to constituting a violation of this Policy, the act may constitute the crime set forth in Article 333 of the Penal Code.

Corruption: in this Policy, the term is used in a broad sense, including the crimes of active or passive Corruption proper¹, the act or attempt to use a position of power to, through abuse or deviation, obtain an advantage for oneself or for others one represents or wishes to benefit, as well as the other harmful acts listed in Article 5 of Law 12.846/2013.

Bribe: offering, giving, requesting, or receiving money, a gift, or other advantage as an inducement to perform any action, omission, influence, undue advantage, or illegal act, or a breach of trust in the performance of one’s duties. Forms of bribery may include the offering of any advantage, including but not limited to, favors, employment, internships, conveniences, donations, or favorable opportunities provided directly or indirectly to persons who may benefit Delta Offshore’s business interests.

¹Articles 333 and 311 of the Brazilian Penal Code.

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