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             PAKISTAN OILFIELDS LIMITED
             Code of Conduct






            “                                  •   Employees, irrespective          more detailed guidelines

                                                   of their function, grade or
                                                                                    issued from time to time by
             POL’s activities and
                                                   standing, and the directors
                                                                                    corporate management in
             operations will be                    must avoid conflict of           accordance with applicable
                                                   interest situations between
                                                                                    laws.
             carried out in strict                 their direct or indirect      •  In its relations with
                                                   (including members of
             compliance with                       immediate family) personal       governmental agencies,
             all applicable laws                   interests and the interest of    customers and suppliers,
                                                                                    the Company will not,
                                                   the Company.
             and the highest                   •   Employees must notify their      directly or indirectly,
                                                                                    engage in bribery,
             ethical standards.                    direct supervisor of any         kickbacks, payoffs, or any

             The directors and                     actual or potential conflict     other corrupt business
                                                   of interest situation and
                                                                                    practices.
             employees will ensure                 obtain a written ruling as to   •  The use, directly or
                                                   their individual case. In case
             that the Company                      of directors, such ruling can    indirectly, of Company
                                                                                    funds for political
             deals in all fairness                 only be given by the Board,      contributions to any
                                                   and will be disclosed to the
             with its customers,                   shareholders.                    organization or to any
                                                                                    candidate for public
             suppliers and                     •   The directors and                office is strictly prohibited

             competitors.                          employees may not                Corporate funds and assets
                                                                                    will be utilized solely for
                                                   take advantage of the
                                                   Company’s information or         lawful and proper purposes
                                                   property, or their position      in line with the Company’s
                                                   with the Company, to             objectives.
                                                   develop inappropriate
                                                   personal gains or             •  No false or artificial
                                                   opportunities. They may,         entries shall be made in
                                                   however, receive gifts           the Company’s books and
                                                   of token value or accept         records for any reason, and
                                                   invitations only if such         all financial transactions
                                                   gifts or invitations have no     must be accurately and
                                                   influence on their decision      properly accounted for in
                                                   making and are not illegal       the books and records.
                                                   under any applicable law.     •  All benefits provided to the
                                               •   No director or employee          directors and employees of
                                                   may receive from any             Pakistan Oilfields Limited in
                                                   customer, supplier or            addition to their standard
                                                   business associate of            remuneration will be
                                                   Pakistan Oilfields Limited       awarded in full compliance
                                                   cash, gifts or invitations       with the Company official
                                                   with other than nominal          policies.
                                                   monetary value.               •  Pakistan Oilfields Limited
                                               •  Trading by directors and          will respect the privacy of
                                                   employees of the Company         data relating to individual
                                                   in Pakistan Oilfields Limited    persons (whether
                                                   shares is possible only          employees or third parties)
                                                   in accordance with the           which it may hold or handle
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