Sustainability Report 2014 Lek d.d.

5 Company Profile and once again, for the thirteenth time in a row, received the TOP 10 Education Management Award. We remain a stable employer. In 2014, we hired 249 new associates and finished the year with 3,124 employees, employed on a permanent basis, which is 5% more than the previous year. However, in 2014 we unfortunately did not achieve the set objectives in the field of health and safety. After a long period of a decline in the number of work-related incidents and outstanding results, seven work-related accidents occurred resulting in the absence from work. One of the accidents had very serious and lasting con- sequences for the affected associate which we deeply regret. We adopted a number of additional measures to improve our culture of conduct and awareness of the importance of safety. Today we already have 80 employees acting as promoters of safety across all Lek sites: they organize safety walkthrough inspections, inform and warn the personnel about safe conduct. Our ambition and cooperation culture at Lek, a Sandoz company, goes beyond the level of financial performan- ce. Caring for people, patients and employees remains at the core of our common aspiration for a long-term perfor- mance. It inspires us and sets new tasks. Vojmir Urlep President of the Lek Board of Management