General Cable Code of Ethics and Compliance Guidelines

RespectHarassmentWe are committed to a workplacefree from intimidation and harassmentCorporate SocialResponsibilityWe believe corporate social responsibilityHuman RightsWe strive to be a positive presence inthe communities where we work. Ourthat encourages each of us to seek tois about creating shared value. ThisCompany is committed to following allWe respect each other and succeed as One Company. We work together, with a sharedmindset, toward a common goal. We seek to understand, demonstrate empathy, and embracethe diverse opinions and cultures of others. We have the courage to constructively disagree,yet support the final decision even if different than our own.understand and demonstrate empathytowards one another. Harassment is anyform of misconduct, whether verbal,physical, or visual, towards another personthat creates hostile and intimidatingmeans keeping a dual focus in ourbusiness decisions by considering whatis good for our Company as well aswhat contributes to the greater goodof the communities where we live andapplicable labor laws, promoting humanrights wherever applicable, and providingfair and equitable wages. We do notemploy children (or anyone under theage of 14) and follow all applicable lawsDiversityworking conditions and undermines theintegrity of the employment relationship,work. We accomplish this through safety,sustainability, innovation, and citizenship.regarding these standards. We expect oursuppliers and other business partners toA great deal of our innovative success is due to the value we place on the knowledge, skills and expertise of our employees. We respect ourincluding harassment based on race,We have a safety goal of Zero & Beyond,comply with applicable labor and humandiverse workforce and are committed to making all employment decisions based on merit and without regard to race, color, national origin,color, national origin, religion, gender, age,and we are committed to continuousrights laws. Our Company does not usereligion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic.marital status, disability, veteran status,improvement in environmental designsforced, indentured or involuntary labor,We feel that our workforce diversity makes us a stronger and more competitive global company working to succeed as One Company.pregnancy or maternity, sexual orientationin order to respond proactively to globaland we do not tolerate human traffickingor any other protected characteristic underenvironmental issues. We also strive tofrom any of our suppliers or businesslocal law.make a difference in our communitiespartners.through volunteer activities and financialRegardless of whether harassment issupport. By working together and usingactionable under local law in the countryour collective ingenuity, innovation andwhere you are operating, we will notcreativity, we can reach our common goaltolerate behavior that creates a hostile andof being the most highly regarded andintimidating work environment. We havesuccessful wire and cable company in theestablished procedures to report suchworld with both green constructions andinappropriate behaviors to our Humandesigns for the ever-growing renewableResource leaders.energy market.Q.Maria is a receiving clerk who manages the shipments of raw materials that are delivered to the loading dock. Each time a deliveryis made, she meets with the truck driver to go over the paperwork and review the goods. Whenever Steve makes a delivery for XYZTrucking, he likes to flirt with Maria by bringing her a rose. He often comments on her appearance or clothing, and once even pinched her whenshe was bending over to pick up a package. If Maria’s supervisor witnesses Steve’s behavior or Maria reports it, her supervisor should:A. Treat Maria’s report as one for sexual harassment under our Code and take steps to investigate it and correct it.B. Contact XYZ Trucking and let them know that their driver is harassing one of his associates.C. Tell Maria that she should contact XYZ Trucking, because Steve does not work for him and there is nothing he can do about it.D. Both A and B.28Answer: D. Sexual harassment at the workplace is not consistent with our values and will not be tolerated. It includes unwelcome sexualadvances, requests for sexual favors and other unwelcome verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature. Maria’s supervisor should discussthe matter with Human Resources and then address the matter with XYZ Trucking.29