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INTERSERVE MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT

Interserve Group Limited and its subsidiaries (the “Interserve Group”), is a multinational group which, following completion of the merger of the majority of its Support Services Division with Group plc on 30 November 2020, is focused primarily on activities in the and equipment services sectors. Details of our business and the countries in which we operate can be found on our web site www.interserve.com.

As of January 2020, the Interserve Group had circa 29,000 employees in the UK, circa 7,500 employees in overseas subsidiaries and circa 16,000 colleagues in associate companies, in which Interserve does not have a majority shareholding, which are mainly in the . Following various corporate divestments during 2020, including the merger of the Support Services Division with Mitie Group plc, the number of Group employees both in the UK and overseas has reduced materially so that as of 1 December 2020, the Interserve Group had c.3,200 employees in the UK, c.800 employees overseas and c.7,000 colleagues in associate companies.

The Interserve Group is committed, in accordance with its values and culture and as part of its wider approach to respect for and the protection of human rights, to ensuring that slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking (“Modern Slavery”) are not present in any form in its business, its relationship with its workforce or the workforce of its direct and indirect suppliers and subcontractors (the “Supply Chain”).

This statement is underpinned by and should be read in conjunction with our policies and supplier codes of conduct on human rights, conducting business with the Interserve Group, and whistleblowing, which may be found at: https://www.interserve.com/about-us/our- policies/. All of these policies support our aim to ensure that Modern Slavery does not occur in our business or in our Supply Chain.

We have established a risk assessment process across our business, using a range of criteria which include analysis of: the market sectors in which business is being undertaken; the geographical regions where business is being undertaken; the nature of our operating model; the profile of the workforce of the business; and the length of the Supply Chain.

The main risk factors inherent in the nature of the business of the Interserve Group relate to its activities in the construction industry in the UK and its business in the Middle East and include the use of extended or complex and supplier relationships, the existence of no or limited workers organisations (such as trade unions) to protect workers’ rights and the use of low-skilled, unskilled or cheap labour. The key risk in the context of the business of the Interserve Group is therefore perceived to be labour exploitation, either where the victims are employed by an Interserve business or a supply chain partner and the relevant employer is exploiting the victims or, alternatively, where the victims are legitimately employed but being exploited by a third party, such as an organised gangmaster or people trafficker.

During the course of the 2019 financial year and, given the extended period for publication of this Statement, taking into account activity during 2020 and on an ongoing basis, the Interserve Group has sought to address these risks through measures which include:

(a) The exercise of oversight through the Interserve Group Risk Committee, which meets on a regular basis to consider material risks to the business and the appropriate measures to be implemented to minimise the occurrence of and mitigate the impact of such risks;

(b) Further development and implementation of our risk identification and assessment process;

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(c) Ensuring that our employment practices in high-risk jurisdictions include sourcing candidates for employment only through approved labour recruitment agencies and explaining our terms and conditions of employment in simple and easily understandable terms;

(d) Ensuring that employees’ passports and other important documentation are not held as a matter of course but generally only at the request of our employees (save to the extent required otherwise by our sponsors, in which case such documents may be accessed by the relevant employees whenever they require them) and where a safe environment for storage can be provided;

(e) Reviewing the processes for the selection and onboarding of the Supply Chain in our UK Construction business and setting out the standards expected from our supply chain in our contractual provisions with them;

(f) Conducting audits of corporate practices and processes to assess the extent of adoption and compliance with corporate policies, including, in particular, conducting checks on the condition of accommodation facilities and the application of worker welfare standards;

(g) Undertaking ongoing monitoring of an independently-delivered and confidential mechanism for whistleblowing / grievance reporting, which is open to use by Interserve Group employees and third parties; and

(h) Investigating and implementing, where appropriate, action plans where any incidences of concern have occurred and been identified.

In addition to these measures, we will continue to address risks if and when they are identified through our risk assessment process in order to meet our commitment to minimising the likelihood of any incidences of Modern Slavery occurring in connection with our business.

This statement is made pursuant to section 54(1) of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 and constitutes the Interserve Group's Modern Slavery Statement for and covering the twelve months of the financial year ending 31st December 2019, although given the extended period since the publication of our last Modern Slavery Statement we have also taken account of actions and Group activities which have been taken in 2020 to try to ensure that this Statement is as relevant as possible.

This statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 22 December 2020.

The completion of this statement was delayed by the occurrence of the Coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak, due to reduced staff capacity and the need for management focus on the challenges of responding to the UK Government’s requirement for emergency assistance from its leading suppliers.

Mark Morris Chief Finance Officer INTERSERVE GROUP LIMITED Date: 22 December 2020