Acuity Specialty Products Group Inc.

allegations of Acuity's corporate integrity and present responsibility, subj ect to compliance withParagraph 10 (b)((vii) below.For purposes of this Agreement, the Independent Ombudsmanshall have the authority to investigate the following types of "corporate integrity" or "businessethics": the theft of money or property, fraud or false statements, destruction or alteration ofrecords required to be maintained by law, bribery of government officials, illegal gifts orgratuities, antitrust violations, and any other non-compliance with federal, state or local laws(other than environmental laws except as specified herein). The Independent Ombudsman shallinvestigate the business ethics component of any Hotline calls involving alleged environmentalnoncompliance which involve allegations of any Acuity supervisor's, manager"s, or official'sconspiring, engaging, directing, or acquiescing in alleged environmental noncompliance.Furthennore, the Independent Ombudsman shall forward to the Acuity Audit Committeedesignee any information received concerning accounting and audit irregularities, conflict ofinterest, falsification of company records, improper loans to executives, insrder trading,retaliation, an d kickbacks, to aid in Acuity's compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements.(ii) Notification.Actuity wi11 notify all employees of the name, address and Hotline telephone number ofthe Ombudsman in writing, on its company intranet, and by prominent display of posters withthis information in work areas and restrooms in each facility. The notification and posters willinfonn all employees that calls to the independent Hotline concerning Acuity's corporatebusiness ethics and present responsibility will be d1rected to the Ombudsman for investigation.Acuity shall fully support the Ombudsman in every way necessary.-1 5-