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Christie Group provides a portfolio of essential professional services to assist owners and operators across the healthcare, hotel, hospitality, retail, leisure, pharmacy, dental and childcare and education sectors.

The Board are committed to delivering high standards of corporate governance for the Company’s shareholders and all other stakeholders including employees, suppliers, clients and the wider community.

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The Board sets strategic aims and ensures that necessary resources are in place to meet our objectives. The Board have established a series of key procedures which aim to provide effective internal control to protect stakeholders’ interests and ensure good trading conduct.

The Group has an extensive commitment to good governance aided by its requirement to adhere to a number of applicable regulatory regimes and with a commitment to operating ethically at all times.

As an AIM listed company, Christie Group plc is not required to comply with the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code) and has instead chosen to apply the 2023 Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Governance Code to the extent detailed in the latest Annual Report and Accounts when read in conjunction with the AIM Notice 50 disclosure on the Christie Group plc website.

AIM Notice 50

In accordance with AIM Notice 50, the Board have reviewed the Company’s adoption of a recognised corporate governance code and details of the extent to which it applies the QCA Code for Corporate Governance can be read by clicking on the button below.

AIM Notice 50 Disclosure

Ethical business conduct

Christie Group plc and its subsidiaries (the Group) place ethical conduct at the heart of our approach to doing business. We have a range of legal and compliance requirements which underpin this, as listed below, but all our businesses are managed where doing the right thing by our clients, staff and wider stakeholders is central to our way of operating and the values to which we strive to consistently adhere.

The Group has an Anti-Bribery Policy and each of its businesses has implemented that policy where they have adequate procedures described by the Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) to prevent bribery.

The Group recognises the heightened risk posed to businesses generally by Cyber Security threats. It appointed its first Group Chief Technology Officer in June 2022 to coordinate and oversee cyber security governance across the Group and to advise the Board on risks and recommended actions to address the evolving risk landscape, as well as driving consistent enhancements in the cyber security maturity of all of the Group’s businesses.

The Group’s data protection policies and processes are embedded in our culture through mandatory training for all employees which must be undertaken annually.

The Group recognises their responsibility to operate ethically. In accordance with the requirements of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, Christie Group plc’s statement can be found on our website which sets out the steps the Group and its subsidiaries have taken. We are committed to a workforce that is free of harassment and unlawful discrimination of any kind, and we are committed to a zero-tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking in our supply chains.

Christie Group plc’s Nomination Committee Chair and Non-executive Director acts as the escalation contact for whistleblowing reports.