Foreword-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------P2
1. Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------------------- P3
2. Definitions ------------------------------------------------------------------------------P3
3. Prohibition of Misconducts ---------------------------------------------------------P5
Corrupt Practices
Fraudulent Practices
Collusive Practices
Coercive Practices
Obstructive Practices
4. Conduct Business Fairly-------------------------------------------------------------P7
Fair Competition
Trade CompliancePrevent insider Trading
Avoid conflicts of interest
Anti-Money Laundering
Anti-Tax Evasion
5. Human Rights and Anti-Forced Labor-------------------------------------------P9
Human Rights
Anti-Forced Labor
Anti-Child labor
Conflict Minerals Protection
Working hours and Pay
Working Environment
6. Data Protection ----------------------------------------------------------------------P11
7. Information Security ---------------------------------------------------------------P11
8. Confidentiality ----------------------------------------------------------------------P12
9. Intellectual Property Protection -------------------------------------------------P12
10. Environment and Social Responsibility ---------------------------------------P13
11. Integrity and Compliance Working Group ----------------------------------P13
12. Risk Assessment and Management -------------------------------------------P14
13. Business Partner Management ------------------------------------------------ P15
14. Contact us ---------------------------------------------------------------------------P15

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CHINT Principle:
₋ promotes innovation and collaborative work;₋ strives to create and maintain a healthy and safe environment toward its employees, Business Partners and everyone
who interacts with CHINT Group;₋ constantly acts with integrity, transparency, dignity and respect in the performance of the day-to-day activities;
₋ is always grateful for the trust and the investment of its shareholders and investors.
CHINT ICP:
In order to better protect our values and identity, it is a priority that everyone, individually or collectively, behave inharmony with the values set out in our Integrity and Compliance Programme.
CHINT Integrity and Compliance Programme is an integral part of our business and is critical to the existence andsuccess of our business, our common welfare and the harmonious development of humankind. because the principles of
CHINT Integrity and Compliance Programme derives from essential elements of our culture such as honesty, loyalty,
integrity, sharing values and reciprocal assistance.

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Introduction to the Code of Integrity,
Compliance and Business Conduct
1.2.
1.1.

CHINT Integrity and Compliance

The Code are applicable in conjunction with any

Programme

and all applicable national and international laws

CHINT Group’s Integrity and Compliance
Programme includes:
doing business with Astronergy. It applies to all ofBusiness Conduct (the “Code”), which sets

their business partners.

policy as well as ethical and respectful businessconduct ;The Business Partners Code of Conduct (the“BP Code”) sets out forth the rules andprinciples which guide our business decisions
and behavior to ensure integrity and

conducted. The Code is a mandatory requirement for
Astronergy’s Business Partners, their employees andof CHINT Group’s compliance and integrity

wherever the business of CHINT Group is

The Code of Integrity, Compliance andforth the rules, the principles and the procedures

Scope of Application

CHINT reviews and updates regularly the Code.
You will find the most recent version on ：https://www.astronergy.com.cn/faith/index.html.
It is critical that the Code be put to use on a daily
basis and that CHINT Group’s Business Partners
uphold and convey its values within theirorganisations.

transparency in all aspects of CHINT Group’s

The Code outlines the most important aspects ofrelationships with its Business Partners ;maintaining ethical business relationships, but it is

The Standard Operational Policies (“SOP”),

not exhaustive.

which are adopted at the level of each entity of

The Code is not meant to be a legal advice and

the Group in the application of the BP Code andtherefore, you may also need to consult with yourthe Code;

advisors or counsels.

Integrity Compliance Manual (hereinafter

1.3. Consequences of the breach of the Codereferred to as the "Manual") or similar
document, any instructions, guidelines orsimilar instruments, which may be adopted by
the management of the Group in complianceand pursuant to the Code, the BP Code and SOP.

There are serious consequences for breaching theCode and any applicable laws, including the lossof future business dealings with CHINT Group,
heavy indemnities, possibly the termination of thebusiness relationship and impairment of
employees' rights and interests, without any
indemnity due to the Business Partner.

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Definitions
In the Code the defined terms shall have thelimited to agents, distributors or otherfollowing meaning, unless the Code otherwiseintermediaries, resellers, franchisees, purchasers,

provides for.

co-contractors, subcontractors, sales

CHINT Group：means CHINT Group Corporationand its subsidiaries and sub-subsidiaries. In the
Code reference to “us” or “our” refer to CHINT
Group.
Business Partners：means any individuals or
entities which / who are in business relation withCHINT Group or with whom CHINT group intends

development consultants or business introducers,
general consultants, lawyers, accountants,
financial consultant or other advisors.
Misconducts：means Corrupt practice,
Fraudulent practice, Collusive practice, Coercive
practice or Obstructive practices.

to be in business relation, whether or not they act on

Corrupt practice：means directly or indirectly

its behalf. The Business Partners include but are notoffering, giving, receiving or soliciting any value

limited to agents, distributors or other intermediaries,

item in order to influence another party in an

resellers, franchisees, purchasers, co-contractors,

improper manner. Corrupt Practices may be

subcontractors, sales representatives, customs agents,

Private sector Corruption and Public sector

visa agents, business development consultants or

Corruption.

business introducers, general consultants, lawyers,
accountants, financial consultant or other advisors.

Bribery：means directly or indirectly offering,promising, giving, authorizing (active bribery) or

Person：means an individual, legal entity,

accepting (passive bribery) of any undue

partnership, association, trust, foundation not having

pecuniary or other advantage (which could be

the form of legal entity.

nonpecuniary) to, by or for a Public Official at

Employee(s)：means all individuals working at alllevels, including but not limited to senior managers,
officers, directors, employees (whether permanentor temporary or home-workers), trainees, wherever
they are located.

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representatives, customs agents, businessinternational, national or local level, a politicalparty, party official or candidate to political office,and a director, officer or employee of a private
Person, or for anyone else in order to obtain or
retain a business or other improper advantage, e.g.
in connection with public or private procurement

Third Party：means a Person in business relation

contract awards, regulatory permits, taxation,with the Business Partner or with who the Businesscustoms, judicial and legislative proceedings.

Partner intends to be in business relation for the

Extortion or Sollicitaion：means the demanding of

purpose of the Contract, whether or not they act ona Bribe, whether or not coupled with a threat if theits behalf. The Third Party includes but is notdemand is refused.

Public sector Corruption：shall mean any form of

Obstructive Practice：means：

Corrupt Practice where the purpose of the Corrupt-Deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering, orPractice is to obtain an undue advantage from an act

concealing of evidence material to theor omission of a Public Official in relation to his/her
public duties.
Private sector Corruption：means any form ofinvestigations or making false statements toinvestigators in order to materially impede any
investigation, into allegations of a Corrupt,

Corrupt Practices where the purpose of the Corrupt

Fraudulent, Coercive, or Collusive practice;

Practice is to entice a private individual, such as a

and/or threatening, harassing or intimidating any

director, officer or employee of a private sector

Person to prevent it from disclosing its knowledge

Person to breach his/her duties towards that Person.

of matters relevant to the investigation or frompursuing the investigation, orTrading in influence：means the offering or
solicitation of an undue advantage in order to exert
an improper, real, or supposed influence to obtainfrom a Public Official an undue advantage for theoriginal instigator of the act or for any other Person.
Convenience fee：also known as "facilitation fee,""reward fee," "lubrication fee," etc., means
unofficial, improper, small-value payments made to
an official to secure or expedite the performance ofa routine or necessary action.
Fraudulent Practice：means any act or omission,
including a misrepresentation, that knowingly or
recklessly misleads, or attempts to mislead, a Person
to obtain a financial or other benefit or to avoid an
obligation.

the inspection and audit rights by the relevant
authority or institution.
Laundering：means the process of transferring
the value of illegal funds to make them appear
legitimate for the purpose of concealing proceedsfrom criminal activities，and also includes
concealing the flow of funds through transactions
to finance various criminal activities, such as
terrorist financing.
Tax evasion：means to an illegal act of using
illegal means to reduce or avoid tax obligations.
When individuals, businesses, or trust funds areaware of their tax obligations but fail to declare or
declare with fraudulent intent by underreporting

Collusive Practice：means an arrangement

income or earnings or overreporting deductions or

between two or more parties designed to achieve an

losses, it constitutes tax evasion.

improper purpose, including improperly influencing
the actions of another Person.

Forced labor：means individuals are compelled
to work against their will under the threat of

Coercive Practice：means impairing or harming,

violence or other forms of punishment, is a formor threatening to directly or indirectly impair orof modern-day slavery.

harm any Person or the property of the Person, inorder to improperly influence the actions of a Person.
5-Acts intended to materially impede the of exercise

Prohibition of
Misconduct
Corrupt PracticeFraudulent PracticeCollusive Practice
Coercive Practice
Obstructive Practice6

Prohibition of any Misconduct
CHINT Group attaches great importance to and continuously cultivates the enterprise integrity culture. We firmly
adhere to the integrity and compliance requirements of the World Bank, and strictly prohibit employees from directly
or indirectly engaging in any form of improper conduct such as corruption, fraud, collusion, coercion, and obstruction
through agents or other intermediaries. At the same time, CHINT Group also requires Business Partners to comply
with the same prohibitive requirements and jointly establish a fair, transparent, and honest business environment.

CHINT is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance conduct and toabiding by our values. Furthermore, CHINT Group is committed to:· Zero-tolerance of any misconduct；· Making integrity and the combats against misconduct central to CHINT Group’s culture；· Ensuring upstream exsist effective control and monitoring in order to prevent, detect and remedy
any behavior that would be unethical or non-compliant or would constitute Misconduct or a breach of
the law；· Following permanent and continuous improvement of the requirements and standards；· Ensuring efficient protection and incentive for whistler blowers.
Corrupt Practices

Coercive Practice

We require our employees not to engage incommercial bribery and corrupt practices in any
region, under any circumstances, and in any form.
We prohibit commercial bribery in disguise throughgifts and hospitality, the use of official facilitation
to commit any fraudulent acts, and corruption withpublic officials.

We prohibit employees from directly or indirectly
injuring, damaging, or threatening to harm or
destroy any party or their property, thereby
improperly influencing the behavior of that party.

Fraudulent Practice
We promise not to engage in any form of fraudulent
behavior and to uphold a cooperative atmosphere of
integrity and transparency.
Collusive Practice
We prohibit employees from engaging inpurposefully designed arrangements or collusion
between two or more parties to improperly
influence the behavior of another party in order toachieve an improper purpose.

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Obstructive Practice
We prohibit employees from obstructing or
preventing the relevant authorities or agencies fromexercising their right to investigate for any reason
and in any form, and prohibit employees from
intentionally destroying, falsifying, tampering with,or concealing evidence of significance to theinvestigation, or making false statements to theinvestigator, among other acts.

Conduct
Business Fairly
腐败行为
欺诈行为
共谋行为
胁迫行为
阻碍行为

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Conduct Business Fairly
CHINT Group attaches great importance to law compliance and firmly adheres to applicable laws andregulations in conducting fair competition. We adopt strict control measures for trade compliance,
preventing insider trading, avoiding conflicts of interest, anti-money laundering and anti-tax evasion. At thesame time, CHINT Group also requires Business Partners to comply with the same requirements and jointly
establish a fair, transparent, and legally compliant business environment.

CHINT is Committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance conduct and toabiding by our values . Furthermore, CHINT Group is committed to:· Zero-tolerance for any behavior that undermines fair competition；· Making Trade Compliance significant to CHINT Group’s culture；· Ensuring upstream exsist effective control and monitoring in order to prevent, detect and remedy
any behavior that undermines fair competition；· Following permanent and continuous improvement of the requirements and standards；· Ensuring efficient protection and incentive for whistler blowers.
Fair competition
We prohibit any unfair competition that harms
consumers and the public interest of society, andconsciously maintain a healthy market order.

information that could significantly impact themarket price of the issuer's securities for trading
purposes.

Trade compliance

Avoid conflicts of interest

We promise to abide by all applicable domestic andinternational trade compliance laws and regulations
in our business activities and transactions,
including but not limited to those about export
controls, sanctions, customs, and taxation.

We prohibit ourselves and our Business Partners
from engaging in personal financial transactions orother business dealings with companies orindividuals who pose a conflict of interest,

We prohibit commercial activities or transactions
with entities or individuals listed on the export
control lists, any embargoed country or region, or
sanctioned entities or individuals that may result inthe violation of laws and regulations and contractual
obligations related to export control and sanctions.
We prohibit the smuggling of goods and items intoand out of the country as well as the use of
smuggled goods and items.
Prevent insider trading
We prohibit ourselves and our Business Partners
from utilizing undisclosed information related to theissuer's operations, finances, or any other material
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including direct or indirect consent or otherconflicts of interest.

Anti-Money Laundering
We promise to abide by all applicable anti-money
laundering laws and regulations, not to use our
products and services for money laundering
purposes, and to conduct business transactions that
do not involve money laundering.
Anti-Tax Evasion
We promise to abide by applicable tax laws andaccounting, bookkeeping and financial reporting
requirements related to transactions and payments,
and to pay taxes in accordance with the law.

Human Rights andAnti-Forced Labor
腐败行为
欺诈行为
共谋行为
胁迫行为
阻碍行为

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Human Rights and Anti-Forced LaborCHINT Group adheres to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, joins the United Nations Global
Compact (UNGC), respects the individual rights of all internal and external employees, complies with thelabor standards of the company is located and the governments of the respective regions, and opposes any
form of forced labor and child labor. At the same time, CHINT Group also requires Business Partners tocomply with the same prohibitive requirements and jointly establish a fair, transparent, and equal businessenvironment.

CHINT is committed to maintaining the highest standards of integrity and compliance conduct and toabiding by our values in the performance of day-to-day activities. Furthermore, CHINT Group iscommitted to:· Non-involvement in any form of human rights violations；· Making respect for human rights and anti-forced labor significant to CHINT Group’s culture；· Ensuring upstream exisit effective control and monitoring in order to prevent, detect and remedy
any violations of human rights or illegal behaviors；· Following permanent and continuous improvement of the requirements and standards；· Ensuring efficient protection and incentive for whistler blowers.

Human rights
We ensure that we do not interfere with employees'
freedom of belief and do not discriminate againstthem based on factors such as ethnicity, race,
nationality, religious belief, gender, age, disability,or marital status. We respect employees' rights tojoin trade unions in accordance with the law.
Anti-Forced Labor
We strictly abide by all applicable laws andregulations related to labor and employment, andprohibit all forms of forced labor or modern slavery.
We promise to abide by the principle of employee
voluntarism in the process of employment, toemploy only those employees who have the legal
right to work, to refrain from using prison or slavelabor, to refrain from subjecting employees to11physical harm or any other form of forced labor, torefrain from trafficking in workers or exploiting
them by threats, force, coercion, kidnapping, fraud
and any other means, and to inform employees thatthey are free to resign and terminate theiremployment relationship as permitted by the law.
Anti-Child labor
We actively verify and ensure that we do not
employ any individuals younger than 16 years oldor the legal minimum age(whichever is higher), andwe require our Business Partners to resolutely
prohibit the use of anyone below the minimum
employment age prescribed by the applicable lawsof the country or region where the work is locatedduring the process of production activities orservice provision, in any form whatsever.

Conflict Minerals Protection

Working Environment

We do not tolerate the use of conflict minerals inany form across all business scenarios , and requirethat Business Partners must actively avoid acquiring,
trading, owning, or otherwise promoting the use of
these conflict minerals.

We value and encourage diversity, and combat any
form of discrimination and harassment. We ensure
the occupational safety of our employees byassessing and controlling the workload of highintensity physical labor; ensuring that our
workplaces, equipment, and processes meet healthand safety-based requirements, and that we do not
produce or sell products that have adverse
consequences on personal health and theenvironment; maintaining a drug and alcohol-freeworkplace, and prohibiting the dissemination, sale,purchase, exchange, possession, and use of drugs
and alcohol in the workplaces.

Working hours and pay
We abide by all applicable laws related to regular
working hours, overtime and benefits, provide
employees with equal employment opportunities
and treatment, guarantee employees' statutory rest
periods, insist on equal pay for men and women forequal work, ensure that all hourly pay meet at least
the minimum wage or the relatively higher local
industry standard, conclude labor contracts with
employees in accordance with the requirements of
the law, and pays overtime and bonuses as required.

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Data Protection

Information Security

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Confidentiality

Intellectual Property Protection
We actively protect all intellectual property
rights of our company, respect the intellectual
property rights of others, and abide by laws
and regulations related to intellectual property
rights in the places where we operate. We haveestablished relevant strategies and set up
specialized departments to handle intellectual
property operations.

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responsibility
We abide by relevant requirements of existing environmental and energy laws, regulations,and international treaties. In carrying out our business activities, we fully consider the impact
on nature and the ecological environment, including the proper use of land resources, thecompliant disposal of hazardous waste, respecting the rights of local workers, and actively
participating in public welfare and charitable causes.

Integrity and Compliance
Working GroupWe have established the Integrity and Compliance Working Group, which consists of the
Chief Compliance Officer, the dedicated Compliance Department, the Board of Supervisors,
and ICP Ambassadors from various business and functional departments. Together, we carryout tasks such as establishing compliance system, laying out compliance communication
network, and fostering compliance culture.

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Risk Assessment And
Management
Risk assessment and management is the process of identifying, prioritizing, and assigning responsibilities forrisks. Our risk assessment and management prevention model consists of a "triple line of defence", whereby
responsibility is shared for managing existing or potential threats related to misconduct through risk
management tools such as prevention, surveillance and the development of countermeasures.

Functional Unit

Business Unit

Internal
Audit
Department

Functional Unit-- First line of defence against risk.
In the brutal battle against all types of risk, business units are often at the forefront, facing the risks head-on
and bearing the burden of identifying existing or potential risks.
Business Unit -- Always provide the strongest logistical support for our operational department.
While the business units face risks head-on, the functional units diligently provide them with ammunition,
assuming risk management and oversight functions in their respective areas of expertise.
Internal Audit Department-- Holding firmly to the last line of defense against risks.
Responsible for ensuring the effective implementation of the management system, conducting audits of therisk management activities of the departments in accordance with the annual audit plan, and assessing andimproving the effectiveness of risk management and control processes through a systematic approach.

Prevention
We prevent misconduct and illegal behavior
through integrity and compliance training,
employee integrity and compliance due diligence
and assessment, record keeping and joint actions.
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Surveillance
We monitor misconduct or breaches of thecompliance management system throughwhistleblowing and investigations, and periodicallyreview the effectiveness of CHINT's integrity andcompliance programme to evaluate its
implementation, provide proactive andcomprehensive oversight of compliance matters,
and assess compliance risks.
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Response

When misconduct is identified or a report isreceived, we will investigate, respond to and rectify
the corresponding incident, We ensure that theinvestigation process is prompt, fair andconfidential and that punishments are notdiscriminatory or unfair.

Business Partner
Management
CHINT Group consistently requires our Business Partners to commit to upholding business ethics, fair sales
and marketing practices, confidentiality, and intellectual property protection, as well as adhering to a zerotolerance standard for any improper behavior, just as we do. Responsible business practices have been
established as a core element of our business partner management process.
Therefore, our explicit goal is to work closely with our Business Partners to make sustainable development a
fundamental component of our business relationships, which also includes our clear commitment to integrityin business.

We have established a comprehensive compliance management system for our Business Partners andformulated the "BP Code" applicable to them.
We require our Business Partners to strictly abide by laws and regulations in the course of theiroperations and consciously comply with the provisions of the "BP Code".
we require Business Partners to accept due diligence and risk assessment, continuous supervision andregular training, and consciously sign the "Business Partner's Integrity and Compliance
Undertakings".

Contact Us

The compliance hotline “CHINT listens to you” is a secure way of reporting potential compliance violations.
Reports can be submitted at any time, in a safe, confidential and if desired, anonymous manner.
Incoming reports are not traced and reporting parties are not automatically registered.
All reports are treated confidentially. We protect the identity of whistleblowers and their persons, prohibit allacts of retaliation and ensure that whistleblowers are protected from reprisals.
Compliance Mailbox：
compliance@chint.com
Compliance Hotline：（0086）021-67777777-880080

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