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insurance section. (Membership of the Austrian Economic Chambers is mandatory.)
Corporate lobbyists of RBI also undertake to observe the following points in their contact with officials: They
are committed to the truth, and any information that they provide must be – to the best of their knowledge –
undistorted, complete, up to date and not misleading. They ensure that officials know who they actually are,
that they work for RBI, and declare that they are entered in the lobbying register.
All lobbyists who work for RBI obtain information exclusively by fair means and make decisions in a fair way.
They inform themselves about the restrictions on activities and rules on incompatibility that apply to office holders
and comply with these restrictions and rules. They do not tempt office holders to infringe the applicable rules and
standards of behavior and never exert unfair or inappropriate pressure on office holders. Clear rules are defined
in our Compliance Manual as well as the “Code of Conduct according to Article 7 of the Lobbying Act”. More
information can be found on the RBI AG website at www.rbinternational.com Investors Corporate
Governance Code of Conduct pursuant to art.7 Austrian LobbyG.
The Management Board of RBI AG is solely authorized to approve contributions to political parties, election
committees, party-affiliated organizations and political figures (politicians, candidates) for all of RBI, and such
contributions are permitted only if the following conditions are fulfilled:
• The contribution does not violate any statutory regulations.
• The contribution is within the customary extent of the respective country.
• The contribution is not apt to have any improper impact.
Such payments must be handled transparently, involving RBI Group Compliance. The transparency provisions
regarding party financing and lobbying in place since January 1st, 2013 must be complied with and are
implemented in the Management Board Office of RBI AG. Once again in 2017, RBI did not make any financial
contributions or contributions in kind to any politicians, parties or affiliated institutions.