Distributor Letter of Assurance - LoA Form - Export Compliance and Anti-Corruption Acknowledgement

Sep 15, 2026

Distributor Letter of Assurance (LoA) Form requires the receiving company to acknowledge responsibilities when handling Covestro LLC products, including compliance with export laws and business conduct rules across applicable countries. The distributor commits to follow all relevant regulations during transfers, exports, and re-exports, secure required export licenses, and provide copies to Covestro upon request. It also mandates adherence to anti-bribery and anti-corruption laws and prohibits supply or know-how in connection with offensive end-uses or potential human-rights violations. The distributor confirms export and sanctions restrictions, agrees to provide end-customer and end-use information when required, and accepts full compensation and hold-harmless obligations if covenants are infringed.

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Distributor Letter of Assurance (LoA) Form

Purpose and compliance acknowledgement

Distributor commitments (laws, licenses, anti-bribery)

U.S. export control and restricted destinations

Provision of end-customer/end-use information

Sanctions restrictions and liability terms

Company acknowledgment and signature fields

Distributor Letter of Assurance (“LoA”) Form (For use with distributors, for products supplied by Covestro LLC) The company receiving this letter (“Distributor” or “Company”) understands that delivery of products by Covestro LLC (“Covestro”) may take place only after Covestro has received certain written assurances that are needed to help confirm compliance with the export laws and the business conduct laws of various countries (including the United States), which apply to certain of those products and related activities. Distributor acknowledges that it will: (i) comply with all applicable laws and regulations whenever it transfers, exports, or re-exports any product obtained from Covestro; and (ii) as required, secure licenses under applicable export laws, and provide copies of those licenses to Covestro upon request; (iii) comply in all respects with relevant anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws including the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and (iv) comply with Covestro’s voluntary commitment not to supply items or provide technical know-how to or in the context of offensive end-uses (weapons, arms, tanks) or ifit has any reason to believe that the items may be used for potential human rights violations. With respect to laws of the U.S., Distributor acknowledges and represents that if it exports or re-exports any U.S. product obtained from Covestro, this will be done in compliance with applicable U.S. regulations including the Export Administration Regulations, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations, and regulations administered by the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Controls. (Information on those laws and regulations can [be found at](be found at www.bis.doc.gov)[ ](be found at www.bis.doc.gov)[www.bis.doc.gov](be found at www.bis.doc.gov); [www.pmddtc.state.gov](www.pmddtc.state.gov) ; [and](and www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac)[ ](and www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac)[www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac](and www.treas.gov/offices/enforcement/ofac)) In particular, relative to exports, Distributor acknowledges and represents that with regard to any product it acquires from Covestro (“Covestro Product”) and which is received directly or indirectly from the U.S. (or is otherwise subject to U.S. export control laws), Distributor will not transfer, export, or re-export that product: 􀁸 to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Syria, or to any national or other person under control of the government of such country, or to any other country subject to restriction under applicable U.S. regulations; or 􀁸 to any party engaged in an activity related to the research on, or development, production, use, or maintenance of, Weapons of Mass Destruction, including nuclear, missile, and/or chemical/biological weapons, if such transfer, export, or re-export is prohibited by export control laws of the U.S. or ofanyother country involved in the transaction, and it will not use such product in any of the foregoing activities; or 􀁸 to any party who is listed by the government of the United States or ofany other country as prohibited from receiving the product, or from participating in export transactions involving the product. In order to assist Covestro in complying with its export control and sanctions obligations, where Covestro is required by a competent authority to provide such records, the Distributor shall promptly provide Covestro with all information, about end customers, the particular destinations and the particular end use of the Covestro Products tobe sold and/or transferred by or on behalf of the Distributor. There shall be no infringement of any export control restrictions or economic sanctions measures as far as and to the extent they are applicable in each case, including (but not limited to) those imposed by the European Union, individual European Member States, the United States of America or the United Nations. Such infringement include those related to: the direct or

FAQs

What is the purpose of the Distributor Letter of Assurance (LoA) form?

It confirms the distributor’s understanding that Covestro delivery of certain products depends on written assurances supporting export-law compliance and business conduct obligations.

What compliance commitments does the distributor make?

The distributor agrees to comply with applicable laws when transferring, exporting, or re-exporting Covestro products, secure export licenses as required, and follow anti-bribery/anti-corruption laws. It also restricts involvement with offensive end-uses or potential human-rights violations.

What happens if the distributor violates the covenants?

If Covestro proves the distributor infringed any covenant and the distributor cannot prove the infringement was not caused by the distributor or its employees/representatives, the distributor must fully compensate Covestro and hold it harmless for claims from any third party.

Sep 15, 2026

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