TABLE OF MOST VALUED RESPONSIBILITY WORLD CLASS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION PARTNER WINNING TEAM & INTEGRITY PERFORMANCE RESOURCES Back Next Last Page 14 WE OPERATE WITH MUTUAL TRUST AND RESPECT TO MAKE A POSITIVE CONTRIBUTION TO THE INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY. WE SEEK GUIDANCE WHEN NEEDED AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR ACTIONS. DID YOU KNOW? WE COMPLY WITH ALL APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. WE ACT WITH INTEGRITY AND WE HOLD Material, non-public information can include: OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. • Undisclosed financial results and projections • Unannounced mergers and acquisitions We support a fair and open securities market • Unreleased products • Other information not generally known that a We do not trade securities when we have material, non-public (“inside”) information, nor do we provide such information to others. reasonable investor would consider important We may occasionally have access to information that the general public does not have and that a reasonable investor would consider important in APPLIED VALUES IN ACTION making a decision to buy, sell, or hold securities of Applied or that of our business partners. If we possess any material, non-public information of What should I do if my broker contacts me Applied or a business partner, we cannot buy or sell securities of Applied or the business partner until after the information has been disclosed to about a short sale transaction involving my the public – even if our reasons for trading are not based on that information. Applied shares? You should not engage in speculative We cannot disclose (or “tip”) material, non-public information to others, including friends, family members, or work colleagues who do not need to transactions relating to Applied’s securities, know the information and might buy or sell securities on the basis of that information. We also cannot make recommendations or express opinions including short sales, derivative securities and about Applied’s or another company’s securities on the basis of material, non-public information. other hedging transactions, or any transaction that has or is designed to have the effect of In advance of quarterly earnings releases and other special occasions, certain individuals will receive blackout notices from the Legal & Compliance hedging or offsetting any decrease in the market Organization. Recipients of a blackout notice must not trade in Applied’s securities during the specified blackout period. value of Applied’s securities. We can help to ensure a fair and open securities market by following Applied’s Insider Trading Policy and understanding the prohibitions on insider FIND OUT MORE: trading, tipping, and communications around material, non-public information. Insider Trading Policy ethics/