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We are committed to conducting our business affairs with honesty and integrity and in full compliance with all
            applicable  laws, rules, and regulations. No officer, director, or employee of Footprint shall commit an  illegal or
            unethical act, or instruct others to do so, for any reason.  This includes, but is not limited to, bribery and corruption
            of U.S. and foreign officials, corporate representatives, and health care professionals. In addition, if you supervise
            others, you should create  an environment where the employee understands the Code, the  policies, laws, and
            regulations that affect the workplace, their responsibilities and feels comfortable raising issues and concerns without
                                                          fear of retaliation.

                                                          If you believe that any practice raises questions as  to
                                                          compliance with this Code or applicable law, rule, or regulation
                                                          or if you otherwise have questions regarding any law, rule, or
                                                          regulation, please contact the CPO or the CLO.

                                                          For more detailed information concerning Footprint’s policies
                                                          on bribery and anti-corruption, please review the Company’s
                                                          Global Anti-Corruption Policy.


                                                          TRADING ON INSIDE INFORMATION
            Using non-public information to trade in securities, or providing a family member, friend or any other person with a
            “tip” is illegal. This prohibition applies to you, all family members and any friend or acquaintance of yours.  All non-
            public information concerning any of our customers, suppliers, vendors, contractors, subcontractors and any other
            entity or person with whom we do business (collectively, “Constituent Third Parties”) should be considered inside
            information and should never be used for personal gain.

            PROTECTION OF CONFIDENTIAL PROPRIETARY INFORMATION

            Confidential proprietary information generated and gathered in our business is a valuable Footprint asset. Protecting
            this information plays a vital role in our continued growth and ability to compete. All proprietary information should
            be maintained in strict confidence, except when disclosure is authorized by Footprint or required by law. This means
            that you should  not  discuss internal Footprint  matters with anyone outside Footprint, except as required  in the
            performance of your employment  duties or by law.  This prohibition also means that you should not  post any
            information of any kind or nature concerning Footprint, its business or any officer, employee, director or agent of
            Footprint, or any Constituent Third Parties to an electronic message board, “chat room” or through the use of any
            other types of social media, even on an anonymous basis or in an attempt to defend Footprint.
            Proprietary information includes all non-public information that might be useful to competitors or that could be harmful
            to Footprint  or its Constituent Third  Parties if disclosed.  Intellectual  property such as trade  secrets, patents,
            trademarks, and copyrights, as well as business, research and plans, objectives and strategies, records, databases,
            salary  and  benefits  data,  employee  medical  information,  customer,  employee, and  suppliers  lists  and any
            unpublished financial or pricing information must also be protected.

            In addition, Footprint  employees must not use  or disclose confidential  information concerning Constituent Third
            Parties to any third-party.  All Footprint employees must be respectful of proprietary information of others and should
            not take any actions that would directly or indirectly infringe upon or use the patents, trademarks, copyrights,
            intellectual property rights or trade secrets of others.

            UPON THE COMMENCEMENT OF YOUR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE FOOTPRINT, YOU EXECUTED AN AGREEMENT TO KEEP ALL
            INFORMATION IN YOUR POSSESSION CONFIDENTIAL.  Unauthorized use or distribution of proprietary information violates
            Footprint policy and could be illegal. Such use or distribution could result in negative consequences for both Footprint
            and the individuals involved, including potential legal and disciplinary actions. We respect the property rights of other
            companies and their proprietary information and require our employees, officers, and directors to observe such
            rights. Your obligation to protect Footprint’s proprietary and confidential information continues even after you leave
            Footprint, and you must return all proprietary and confidential information in your possession immediately upon
            leaving Footprint, and not retain any such information, whether in tangible or intangible form, or any copies, extracts
            or derivations thereof.


            CONFLICTS OF INTEREST


            Healthy Planet. Healthy People                                                                                                                         45 | P age
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