Basic Policy Regarding Anti-Social Forces

<Basic Policy Regarding Anti-Social Forces>

Riverstone Partners Co., Ltd. (hereinafter “the Company”) has established and complies with the following Basic Policy Regarding Anti-Social Forces in order to protect the Company and its clients from damages caused by individual or group anti-social forces which pursue economic interests through the use of violence, force and fraud. 

• Avoiding all relationships with anti-social forces: If transactions or suspected transactions with anti-social forces are discovered, the Company will immediately terminate the relevant transaction or take necessary measures towards terminating the transaction, and make every effort to exclude and avoid all relationships with anti-social forces.
• Cooperation with external professional organizations: The Company will constantly maintain close cooperations with external professional organizations, such as the police department, the National Center for Elimination of Boryokudan, and lawyers, and take necessary measures to eliminate relationships and dealings with anti-social forces. Furthermore, in emergency situations such as unreasonable demands being received from anti-social forces, we will take such civil and criminal legal measures as may be necessary or appropriate.
• Dealing with anti-social forces: The Company fully recognizes that not being involved with anti-social forces is a part of the social responsibility of corporations, and the Company as a whole will endeavor to avoid anti-social forces. 
• Prohibition of illicit transactions: The Company will never enter into unjustifiable transactions with anti-social forces, such as entering into illicit transactions, inappropriate transactions, or provide funds.
• Ensuring safety: The Company will take necessary measures as an organization to deal with any unreasonable demand made by anti-social forces in order to ensure the safety of its directors and employees who deal with such unreasonable demands. 

January 17, 2025 

Tomoyuki Ishikawa

Representative Director

Riverstone Partners Co., Ltd.