PURUS

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement

November 2025

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54(1) of the UK Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “Act”) and constitutes the commitment of Purus Marine LLC, Purus Marine Services Ltd, and Purus Marine (UK) Holdings Ltd and their subsidiaries (together as “Purus”, or the “Group”) to the prevention of Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. 



In 2024, the Group recorded an annual turnover exceeding the threshold values defined in Section 54(2) of the Act, and consequently is subject to obligations including but not limited to, the publication and annual refresh of the Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking statement.

Modern slavery takes various forms, such as slavery, servitude, human trafficking, as well as forced and compulsory labour, all of which have in common the deprivation of a person’s liberty by another in order to exploit them for personal or commercial gain. It is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights. 

As a leading provider of maritime services for the gas transport and offshore infrastructure value chain, Purus acknowledges the critical importance of eradicating modern slavery across the global supply chain, and is dedicated to upholding the strictest standards of ethical business conduct and responsible practices.

Purus is committed to creating and sustaining a diverse workforce, prioritising a work environment where employees are comfortable bringing their full selves to work and are empowered to reach their full potential. The Group emphasises fair treatment of people, demonstrated by associated human rights, anti-discrimination, and conduct-related policies, reinforced through regular training.

The Group considers, given the nature of the services rendered, that the risk of involvement in modern slavery and human trafficking is low. Purus has a zero-tolerance approach to modern slavery and will act ethically and with integrity in all business relationships, with effective systems in place to ensure modern slavery is not taking place anywhere along the supply chain. 

Contractual arrangements permitting, the Purus Code of Conduct shall be communicated to all suppliers, contractors, business partners at the earliest outset of the business relationship, with an Annual Declaration of Compliance expected to be in place as part of the business relationship.

Purus’s supply chain includes the following types of third-party suppliers (many of which are also independently subject to the provisions of the Act):

• Professional and Advisory Services: Audit, Compliance, Law and Accounting firms
• Vessel and Office-related Services: Providers required to support the day-to-day operations of the Group and its subsidiaries
• Other Services: Including but not limited to, the provision and management of payroll, pension fund, private healthcare, dental care, and employee benefits

As part of Purus’s initiative to identify and reduce the risk of slavery and human trafficking occurring within the business and/or supply chain, the Group:

• Has a robust Recruitment and Onboarding Process with checkpoints to ensure all individuals employed by the Group have the right to work in their jurisdiction of employment (and if in the UK, have the right to work in the UK under UK employment rules and regulations), are paid a fair salary in compliance with all relevant rules and regulations, and are not subjected to human trafficking or forced labour
• Conducts Due Diligence to assess the risk of slavery or human trafficking, and monitors potential risk areas along the supply chain
• Maintains a Whistleblowing Policy with protection for bona fide whistleblowers

The Group uses the following key performance indicators to assess the effectiveness of measures implemented to prevent slavery and human trafficking in any part of the business or supply chains: 

• Strong engagement with its third-party service providers and suppliers
• Obligations on its suppliers and service providers to comply with all applicable laws which, where relevant, would include compliance with the Act
• Random sample analysis of a set of suppliers to validate their adherence to the Act by reviewing their website declarations
• The right to conduct on-site audits of suppliers, in line with the Sustainable Procurement policy. Suppliers are expected constructively and responsibly, and as appropriate, required to remedy any issues in a timely manner, including specific measures to significantly reduce the risk of modern slavery
• Internal capacity building to equip employees with essential skills to identify International Labour Organization (“ILO”) indicators of forced labour and prevent modern slavery in our supply chains

The Legal, HR, and ESG teams are jointly responsible for implementing this statement and delivering adequate training and awareness programmes across the Group and supply chain, within a reasonable scope and timeframe. Purus continues to explore further improvements to warrant robust, effective, proportionate, and focused processes for the rapid identification and mitigation of risks in relation to modern slavery.

This Policy and its associated organisational arrangements shall be reviewed annually and updated as necessary to reflect substantive changes to the Group’s structure or operational activities.

MODERN SLAVERY STATEMENT REGISTRY

From December 2025, Purus will make this statement available via the UK Government’s Modern Slavery Statement Registry. The Registry has been designed for ease of access to Modern Slavery Statements of businesses, for consumer and investor needs.

This statement was approved on behalf of the Board, November 2025.