Kao Indonesia Supports a Positive Work Environment that Prioritize Ethics, Safety and Security of Employees in Carrying Our Business Activities

- Victim and suspect for allegation acts of sexual violence that occurred in working environment were employees of PT Ikeda Indonesia and were not employees of PT Kao Indonesia.
- PT Ikeda Indonesia is a company that provide outsourcing services.
- PT Kao Indonesia empathizes with the complainant as a victim and fully supports and cooperates with the ongoing legal process.

Jakarta, May 12 2023 – Responding to the news and public information revolving regarding allegation of sexual harassment that occurred in working environment, Kao Indonesia is very empathetic towards the complainant as a victim and deeply regrets the incident, and ensures that both the suspect and the victim are not employees of PT Kao Indonesia.

Regarding this case, PT Kao Indonesia immediately gave instructions to PT Ikeda as the Outsourcing Company to lay off the reported suspect of sexual harassment case during the ongoing legal process. Previously Deputy Minister of Manpower Afriansyah Noor had visited PT Kao Indonesia and was well received for direct discussions with representatives of PT Kao Indonesia and appreciated the steps that had been taken. "We were told earlier that PT Kao had asked PT Ikeda to temporarily lay off the problematic manager while the law was in progress," He said while inspecting PT Kao Indonesia, Thursday 11 May 2023.

"We are very empathetic and regret the case of sexual harassment allegation in working environment and provide the full support needed, especially to victim during the legal process. Both the victim and the suspect were employees of PT Ikeda who were placed at PT Kao Indonesia. The form of support we provide is in the form of a commitment by directly asking PT Ikeda to deactivate the reported suspect." Said Wisik Restu as AVP Legal, Compliance and Corporate Communications.

Kao Indonesia is committed to always prioritizing employee ethics, safety and security as the most important thing in carrying out every business activity, in accordance with our Company's Business Conduct Guideline (BCG). Several control efforts have been made by Kao Indonesia, including disseminating BCG values to all work partners and providing a special communication channel as an official channel for all employees or outsourced employees of the Company to be able to report suspected acts of any incident in working environment by guaranteeing the confidentiality of the reporter's identity so that action can be followed up.

"We have asked firmly and immediately to PT Ikeda, to oversee the legal process that occurred to the completion and also asked PT Ikeda to provide an official statement as a form of commitment to directly support the victim and the ongoing legal process against the reported suspect, both of whom are official employees of PT Ikeda. We are committed to continuously implementing the company's BCG values for employees and business partners, so that there are no more individuals who commit dishonorable acts." Close Wisik.