Takeda Code of Compliance Standards

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited established this Code for compliance with laws and business ethics, and every Director, Statutory Auditor, Officer, Employee and other agent must comply with the law ("law", in this Code, includes statutory law, cabinet orders, ministerial ordinances, regulations of local governments, commercial customs and other legal paradigms, inter-governmental directives, fair competition codes and business accounting principles), and business ethics in their own conduct and conduct on behalf of the company (such conduct is hereinafter reffered to as "Compliance").

1. Fundamental Compliance

• (1)Compliance with Laws and Business Ethics; Dignity of Life
• (2)Supply of Excellent Products and Services; Assuring Safety
• (3)Foreign Laws, Ethics, Cultures and Customs

2. Interested Parties

• (1)Health of the People
• (2)Customers
• (3)Shareholders
• (4)Employees' Opportunity to Display their Ability; Cooperation with Takeda's Labor Union
• (5)Contribution to Local Communities and People Worldwide
• (6)Communication through Mass Media

3. Relations with Government, Customers, Medical Professionals, Outside Specialists and Suppliers

• (1)Elimination of Bribery
• (2)Relations with Government and Public Agencies
• (3)Relations with Customers, Medical Professionals, Outside Specialists and Suppliers

4. Business Activities

• (1)Research
• (2)Treatment of Research Animals
• (3)Development
• (4)Manufacture
• (5)Marketing
• (6)Advertisement and Publicity
• (7)Medical Professionals
• (8)Procurement of Products and Materials
• (9)Transport and Storage of Goods; Foreign Trade

5. Free and Fair Competition

6. Environment Protection

7. Social Contributions

• (1)Social Contributions and Support of Employees' Volunteer Activities
• (2)Support for Sciences, Culture and Sports

8. Anti-social Groups

• (1)Elimination of Illegal Benefits to Shareholders
• (2)Confronting Societal Menaces

9. Employment

• (1)Employment Laws, Discrimination and Harassment
• (2)Personnel Evaluation System and Working Conditions
• (3)Safety and Hygiene in the Workplace
• (4)Sexual Harassment
• (5)In-house Education and Training
• (6)Confidentiality of Personal Information
• (7)Support for Handicapped Persons
• (8)Illegal Drugs and Alcoholic Beverages
• (9)Civil Rights and Political Activities

10. Conflicts of Interest

• (1)Personal Considerations in Treatment of Suppliers and Customers
• (2)Personal Considerations in Personnel Affairs
• (3)Money and Gifts from Suppliers and Customers
• (4)Relationships with Competitors
• (5)Restriction on Directors' Private Dealings

11. Inside Information

• (1)Insider Transactions
• (2)Confidentiality of Company Information
• (3)Private Information of Customers, etc.

12. Contract and Document Control

• (1)Signatures and Seals on Contracts
• (2)Review and Negotiation of Contracts
• (3)Document Control

13. Accounting for and Handling Funds, Assets and Goods

• (1)Books and Financial Statements
• (2)Company Property
• (3)Tax Laws

14. Information Processing and Network Systems

• (1)Information Processing and Network Systems
• (2)Control of Electronic Information

15. Intellectual Property

16. Articles of Incorporation, In-house Regulations and Outside Compliance Standards

• (1)Articles of Incorporation; In-house Regulations
• (2)Outside Compliance Standards
• (3)Conflict with the Code