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  • Dated 29 May 2020

    (1) Integumen Plc (Bidder)

    (2) Modern Water plc (Target)

    PROJECT ACE2:

    NON-DISCLOSURE AGREEMENT

    BPE Solicitors LLP

  • Contents

    Clause Page

    1. Interpretation .......................................................................................................... 1

    2. Confidential Information ......................................................................................... 3

    3. Confidentiality obligations ....................................................................................... 4

    4. Permitted disclosure ............................................................................................... 5

    5. Mandatory disclosure ............................................................................................. 5

    6. Inside Information................................................................................................... 6

    7. Personal Data ........................................................................................................ 6

    8. Restrictions ............................................................................................................ 7

    9. Return or destruction of Confidential Information.................................................... 8

    10. Indemnity ............................................................................................................... 9

    11. Reservation of rights and acknowledgement .......................................................... 9

    12. Inadequacy of damages ....................................................................................... 10

    13. No obligation to continue discussions ................................................................... 10

    14. Ending discussions and duration of confidentiality obligations .............................. 10

    15. No partnership or agency ..................................................................................... 10

    16. General ................................................................................................................ 11

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    THIS AGREEMENT is dated 29 May 2020

    Parties

    (1) Integumen PLC, incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company

    number 10205396 whose registered office is at Sand Hutton Applied Innovation

    Campus, Sand Hutton, York, North Yorkshire, England, YO41 1LZ (the Bidder).

    (2) Modern Water plc, incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company

    number 05963927 whose registered office is at 12th Floor 6 New Street Square,

    London, England, EC4A 3BF (the Target).

    Background

    (A) The parties are discussing the Proposed Transaction, which will involve the

    exchange of Confidential Information between them.

    (B) The Parties wish to ensure that any Confidential Information disclosed in connection

    with the Proposed Transaction remains confidential and is not used for any purpose

    other than the Purpose.

    (C) The parties have agreed to comply with this Agreement in connection with the use

    and disclosure of the Confidential Information.

    Agreed terms

    1. INTERPRETATION

    1.1. Definitions:

    Business Day: a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or public holiday in

    England when banks in London are open for business.

    Confidential Information: has the meaning given in clause 2.

    Discloser: a party to this Agreement when it discloses its Confidential

    Information, directly or indirectly, to the other party.

    DPA 2018: the Data Protection Act 2018.

    GDPR: the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/6790.

    Group: in relation to a company, that company, any subsidiary or any holding

    company from time to time of that company, and any subsidiary from time to

    time of a holding company of that company. Each company in a Group is a

    member of the Group.

    Group Company: in relation to a company, any member of its Group.

    holding company: has the meaning give in clause 1.2.5.

    Permitted Recipient: any person referred to in clause 4.1 to whom

    Confidential Information is disclosed by, or at the request of, a Recipient.

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    Personal Data: has the meaning given to it in the DPA 2018.

    Proposed Transaction: the acquisition of the Shares by the Bidder.

    Purpose: considering, evaluating, negotiating or advancing the Proposed

    Transaction.

    Recipient: a party to this Agreement when it receives Confidential

    Information, directly or indirectly, from the other party.

    Representative(s): in relation to each party and any member of its Group:

    1.1.1. its officers and employees that need to know the Confidential

    Information for the Purpose;

    1.1.2. its professional advisers or consultants who are engaged to advise

    that party and/or any member of its Group in connection with the

    Purpose;

    1.1.3. its contractors and sub-contractors engaged by that party and/or any

    member of its Group in connection with the Purpose; and

    1.1.4. any other person to whom the other party agrees in writing that

    Confidential Information may be disclosed in connection with the

    Purpose.

    Shares: the entire issued share capital of the Target.

    Subsidiary: has the meaning give in clause 1.2.5.

    Takeover Code: the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers.

    1.2. Interpretation.

    1.2.1. A reference to a statute or statutory provision is a reference to it as

    amended or re-enacted. A reference to a statute or statutory

    provision includes any subordinate legislation made under that

    statute or statutory provision, as amended or re-enacted.

    1.2.2. Any words following the terms including, include, in particular, for

    example or any similar expression shall be construed as illustrative

    and shall not limit the sense of the words, description, definition,

    phrase or term preceding those terms.

    1.2.3. A reference to writing or written includes email.

    1.2.4. A reference to a company shall include any company, corporation or

    other body corporate, wherever and however incorporated or

    established.

    1.2.5. A reference to a holding company or a subsidiary means a holding

    company or a subsidiary (as the case may be) as defined in section

    1159 of the Companies Act 2006.

    1.2.6. Any obligation on a party not to do something includes an obligation

    not to allow that thing to be done.

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    2. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

    2.1. Confidential Information means all confidential information relating to the

    Purpose which the Discloser or its Representatives or any of its Group

    Companies, or their Representatives directly or indirectly discloses, or makes

    available, to the Recipient or its Representatives or any of its Group

    Companies, or their Representatives, before, on or after the date of this

    Agreement. This includes:

    2.1.1. the fact that discussions and negotiations are taking place

    concerning the Purpose and the status of those discussions and

    negotiations;

    2.1.2. the existence and terms of this Agreement;

    2.1.3. all confidential or proprietary information relating to:

    2.1.3.1. the business, affairs, customers, clients, suppliers, plans,

    intentions, or market opportunities of the Discloser or of

    any of the Discloser's Group Companies; and

    2.1.3.2. the operations, processes, product information, know-

    how, technical information, designs, trade secrets or

    software of the Discloser, or of any of the Discloser's

    Group Companies;

    2.1.4. any information, findings, data or analysis derived from Confidential

    Information; and

    2.1.5. any other information that is identified as being of a confidential or

    proprietary nature,

    but excludes any information referred to in clause 2.2.

    2.2. Information is not Confidential Information if:

    2.2.1. it is, or becomes, generally available to the public other than as a

    direct or indirect result of the information being disclosed by the

    Recipient or its Representatives or by any of the Recipient's Group

    Companies or their Representatives in breach of this Agreement;

    2.2.2. it was available to the Recipient on a non-confidential basis prior to

    disclosure by the Discloser;

    2.2.3. it was, is, or becomes available to the Recipient on a non-confidential

    basis from a person who, to the Recipient's knowledge, is not under

    any confidentiality obligation in respect of that information;

    2.2.4. it was lawfully in the possession of the Recipient before the

    information was disclosed by the Discloser; or

    2.2.5. the parties agree in writing that the information is not confidential.

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    3. CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS

    3.1. In return for the Discloser making Confidential Information available to the

    Recipient, the Recipient undertakes to the Discloser that it shall:

    3.1.1. keep the Confidential Information secret and confidential;

    3.1.2. not use or exploit the Confidential Information in any way except for

    the Purpose;

    3.1.3. not directly or indirectly disclose or make available any Confidential

    Information in whole or in part to any person, except as expressly

    permitted by, and in accordance with this Agreement;

    3.1.4. not copy, reduce to writing or otherwise record the Confidential

    Information except as strictly necessary for the Purpose. Any such

    copies, reductions to writing and records shall be the property of the

    Discloser;

    3.1.5. not use, reproduce, transform or store the Confidential Information in

    an externally accessible computer or electronic information retrieval

    system or transmit it in any form by any means outside its usual

    place of business;

    3.1.6. ensure that no person gets access to, or obtains any Confidential

    Information from the Discloser or any member of its Group or their

    respective officers, employees or agents, except as expressly

    permitted by, and in accordance with, the terms of this Agreement;

    and

    3.1.7. inform the Discloser immediately on becoming aware, or suspecting,

    that Confidential Information has been disclosed to, or otherwise

    obtained by, an unauthorised third party.

    3.2. The Recipient shall establish and maintain adequate security measures

    (including any reasonable security measures proposed by the Discloser from

    time to time) to safeguard the Confidential Information from unauthorised

    access or use.

    3.3. All communications from one party to the other concerning the Proposed

    Transaction and the Purpose shall be addressed to the persons set out below

    (Authorised Contact):-

    To the Target: Nigel Burton [email protected]

    To the Bidder: Ross Andrews ([email protected])

    3.4. Except with the prior written consent of the other party, neither party nor

    anyone acting on its behalf, shall contact or communicate with any officers,

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    employees, consultants, advisers, landlords, bankers, customers, clients or

    suppliers of the other party or any member of its Group in connection with the

    Proposed Transaction, except for the Authorised Contact.

    4. PERMITTED DISCLOSURE

    4.1. The Recipient may disclose the Confidential Information to its

    Representatives, any of its Group Companies, or their Representatives

    (Permitted Recipients) on the basis that it:

    4.1.1. informs those Representatives, Group Companies or their

    Representatives of the confidential nature of the Confidential

    Information before it is disclosed; and

    4.1.2. procures that those Representatives, Group Companies or their

    Representatives comply with the confidentiality obligations in clause

    3.1 as if they were the Recipient.

    4.2. The Recipient shall be liable for the actions or omissions of the

    Representatives, any of its Group Companies or their Representatives in

    relation to the Confidential Information as if they were the actions or

    omissions of the Recipient.

    5. MANDATORY DISCLOSURE

    5.1. Subject to the provisions of this clause 5, a party may disclose Confidential

    Information to the minimum extent required by:

    5.1.1. an order of any court of competent jurisdiction or any regulatory,

    judicial, governmental or similar body or any taxation authority of

    competent jurisdiction;

    5.1.2. the rules of any listing authority or stock exchange on which its

    shares or those of any of its Group Companies are listed or traded

    (which for the avoidance of doubt shall be deemed to include the

    requirements of the Panel on Takeovers and Mergers); or

    5.1.3. the laws or regulations of any country to which its affairs or those of

    any of its Group Companies are subject.

    5.2. Before a party discloses any Confidential Information pursuant to clause 5.1 it

    shall, to the extent permitted by law, use all reasonable endeavours to give

    the other party as much notice of this disclosure as possible. Where notice of

    such disclosure is not prohibited and is given in accordance with clause 5.2,

    that party shall take into account the reasonable requests of the other party in

    relation to the content of this disclosure.

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    5.3. If a party is unable to inform the other party before Confidential Information is

    disclosed pursuant to clause 5.1 it shall, to the extent permitted by law, inform

    the other party of the full circumstances of the disclosure and the information

    that has been disclosed as soon as reasonably practicable after such

    disclosure has been made.

    6. INSIDE INFORMATION

    6.1. Each party acknowledges that some or all of the Confidential Information may

    be inside information for the purposes of the Market Abuse Regulation

    (596/2014) (MAR) and Part V of the Criminal Justice Act 1993 (CJA) and that

    any Recipient or Permitted Recipient who is in, or acquires, possession of any

    Confidential Information may have inside information for the purposes of MAR

    and information as an insider for the purposes of the CJA. Each party

    consents to receiving this information and to being made an insider within the

    meaning of MAR and the CJA and will bring to the attention of its Permitted

    Recipients who, from time to time receive this information, the prohibitions on

    market abuse set out in MAR and on insider dealing contained in the CJA.

    6.2. Each party acknowledges, and will advise each of its Permitted Recipients

    that, it must act in relation to the Confidential Information in compliance with:

    6.2.1. the prohibition on market abuse contained in MAR and in particular in

    relation to insider dealing (Article 8), the unlawful disclosure of inside

    information (Article 10), market manipulation (Article 12), inside

    information (Article 17) and insider lists (Article 18);

    6.2.2. the Disclosure Guidance issued by the Financial Conduct Authority;

    and

    6.2.3. the criminal offences in relation to inside information contained in the

    CJA.

    7. PERSONAL DATA

    The parties acknowledge that Confidential Information may include Personal Data,

    the handling or processing of which may be subject to the requirements of the GDPR

    and/or any implementing national legislation thereunder, including but not limited to

    the DPA 2018 (Data Protection Law). Without limitation to any other term of this

    Agreement, in relation to the Personal Data comprised within the Confidential

    Information, each of the parties will:

    7.1 comply with all relevant provisions of Data Protection Law;

    7.2 take appropriate technical and organisational measures to guard against (i)

    the unauthorised or unlawful disclosure or processing of such Personal Data

    (Unauthorised Use), and (ii) the loss, misuse, corruption or destruction of, or

    damage to, the Personal Data (a Data Incident);

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    7.3 upon becoming aware of any Unauthorised Use or Data Incident promptly

    notify the other party of such Unauthorised Use or Data Incident;

    7.4 promptly notify the other party if it receives any communication (including

    without limitation from the Information Commissioner) which relates to such

    Personal Data or to either of the parties’ compliance with Data Protection

    Law;

    7.5 promptly provide to the other party such reasonable co-operation, information

    and assistance as the other party may from time to time reasonably request to

    enable the other party to comply with its obligations under Data Protection

    Law; and

    7.6 only process such Personal Data outside of the EEA without the prior written

    consent of the other party if:

    7.6.1 the country or territory to which the Personal Data is to be transferred or

    in which it will be processed is deemed adequate by the European

    Commission pursuant to Data Protection Law;

    7.6.2 the entity to which the Personal Data is to be transferred or by which it

    will be processed has subscribed in full to the EU-US Privacy Shield

    requirements; or

    7.6.3 the transfer and/or processing of Personal Data outside of the EEA is

    done on the basis of the standard contractual clauses for the transfer

    and processing of personal data outside the EEA approved by the EU

    Commission in accordance with Data Protection Law.

    8. RESTRICTIONS

    8.1. Each party undertakes to the other party and each member of the other

    party's Group that, except with the prior written consent of the other party, it

    shall not (and shall procure that no member of its Group shall) at any time

    during the period of 12 months from the date hereof:

    8.1.1. initiate or participate in any discussions, or have contact of any kind,

    with any officer or employee of the other party or any member of its

    Group except as permitted by clause 3;

    8.1.2. entice, solicit or procure any employee of the other party or its Group

    (Employee) to leave the employment of the other party or any

    member of its Group, or make any attempt to do so, whether or not

    the Employee would commit a breach of contract in leaving their

    employment;

    8.1.3. employ or offer to employ, or enter into a contract for the services of

    an Employee, or procure or facilitate the making of any such offer by

    any other person;

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    8.2. Each of the undertakings in clause 8.1:

    8.2.1. is considered fair and reasonable by the parties;

    8.2.2. is a separate undertaking by the former party; and

    8.2.3. shall be enforceable separately and independently of any person's

    right to enforce any one or more of the other undertakings contained

    in that clause.

    8.3. The placing of an advertisement of a post available to members of the public

    generally and the recruitment of a person through an employment agency

    shall not constitute a breach of the ormer party's undertakings in clause 8.1,

    provided that neither the former party nor any member of its Group nor their

    respective officers or employees encourages or advises such agency to

    approach an Employee.

    9. RETURN OR DESTRUCTION OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION

    9.1. If so requested by the Discloser at any time by notice in writing to the

    Recipient, the Recipient shall:

    9.1.1. Destroy or return to the Discloser all documents and materials (and

    any copies) containing, reflecting, incorporating or based on the

    Discloser's Confidential Information;

    9.1.2. erase all the Discloser's Confidential Information from its computer

    and communications systems and devices used by it, or which is

    stored in electronic form;

    9.1.3. to the extent technically and legally practicable, erase all the

    Discloser's Confidential Information which is stored in electronic form

    on systems and data storage services provided by third parties; and

    9.1.4. certify in writing to the Discloser that it has complied with the

    requirements of this clause 9.1.

    9.2. Nothing in clause 9.1 shall require the Recipient to return or destroy any

    documents and materials containing or based on the Discloser's Confidential

    Information that the Recipient is required to retain by applicable law, or to

    satisfy the requirements of a regulatory authority or body of competent

    jurisdiction or the rules of any listing authority or stock exchange, to which it is

    subject. The provisions of this Agreement shall continue to apply to any

    documents and materials retained by the Recipient pursuant to this clause

    9.2.

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    10. INDEMNITY

    10.1. Each party shall indemnify and keep indemnified the other party and each

    member of the other party's Group (each an Indemnified Person) against all

    liabilities, costs, expenses, damages and losses (including but not limited to

    any direct, indirect or consequential losses, loss of profit, loss of reputation

    and all interest, penalties and legal costs (calculated on a full indemnity basis)

    and all other reasonable professional costs and expenses) suffered or

    incurred by an Indemnified Person arising out of or in connection with any

    breach of this agreement by the indemnifying party or a Permitted Recipient.

    10.2. If a payment due from an indemnifying party under clause 10.1 is subject to

    tax (whether by way of direct assessment or withholding at its source), the

    Indemnified Person shall be entitled to receive from the indemnifying party

    such amount as shall ensure that the net receipt, after tax, of the Indemnified

    Person in respect of the payment is the same as it would have been were the

    payment not subject to tax.

    11. RESERVATION OF RIGHTS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    11.1. Nothing in this agreement shall:

    11.1.1. oblige a party to pay any amount which the Panel on Takeovers and

    Mergers determines would not be permitted by Rule 21.2 of the

    Takeover Code; or

    11.1.2. prevent the Bidder from making an announcement relating to the

    Proposed Transaction at any time the Bidder board considers

    appropriate.

    11.1.3. prevent the Target from making an announcement relating to the

    Proposed Transaction at any time the Target board considers

    appropriate.

    11.2. Each party reserves all rights in its Confidential Information. The disclosure of

    Confidential Information by one party does not give the other party or any

    other person any licence or other right in respect of any Confidential

    Information beyond the rights expressly set out in this Agreement.

    11.3. Except as expressly stated in this Agreement, neither party makes any

    express or implied warranty or representation concerning its Confidential

    Information, including but not limited to the accuracy or completeness of the

    Confidential Information.

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    11.4. The disclosure of Confidential Information by the parties shall not form any

    offer by, or representation or warranty on the part of, that party to enter into

    any further agreement with the other party.

    12. INADEQUACY OF DAMAGES

    Without prejudice to any other rights or remedies that each party may have, each

    party acknowledges and agrees that damages alone would not be an adequate

    remedy for any breach of the terms of this Agreement by the other party. Accordingly,

    each party shall be entitled to the remedies of injunctions, specific performance or

    other equitable relief for any threatened or actual breach of this Agreement.

    13. NO OBLIGATION TO CONTINUE DISCUSSIONS

    Nothing in this Agreement shall impose an obligation on either party to continue

    discussions or negotiations in connection with the Purpose, or an obligation on each

    party, or any of its Group Companies to disclose any information (whether

    Confidential Information or otherwise) to the other party.

    14. ENDING DISCUSSIONS AND DURATION OF CONFIDENTIALITY OBLIGATIONS

    14.1. If either party decides not to continue to be involved in the Purpose with the

    other party, it shall notify that other party in writing immediately.

    14.2. Notwithstanding the end of discussions between the parties in relation to the

    Purpose pursuant to clause 14.1, each party's obligations under this

    Agreement shall continue in full force and effect for a period of two years from

    the date of this Agreement.

    14.3. The end of discussions relating to the Purpose shall not affect any accrued

    rights or remedies to which either party is entitled.

    15. NO PARTNERSHIP OR AGENCY

    15.1. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to, or shall be deemed to, establish any

    partnership or joint venture between the parties, constitute any party the agent

    of another party, or authorise any party to make or enter into any

    commitments for or on behalf of any other party.

    15.2. Each party confirms it is acting on its own behalf and not for the benefit of any

    other person.

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    16. GENERAL

    16.1. Assignment and other dealings

    Neither party shall assign, transfer, mortgage, charge, subcontract, declare a

    trust over or deal in any other manner with any of its rights and obligations

    under this Agreement.

    16.2. Entire agreement

    16.2.1. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties

    and supersedes and extinguishes all previous agreements, promises,

    assurances, warranties, representations and understandings

    between them, whether written or oral, relating to its subject matter.

    16.2.2. Each party agrees that it shall have no remedies in respect of any

    statement, representation, assurance or warranty (whether made

    innocently or negligently) that is not set out in this Agreement. Each

    party agrees that it shall have no claim for innocent or negligent

    misrepresentation or negligent misstatement based on any statement

    in this Agreement.

    16.3. Variation

    No variation of this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and

    signed by the parties (or their authorised representatives).

    16.4. Waiver

    No failure or delay by a party to exercise any right or remedy provided under

    this Agreement or by law shall constitute a waiver of that or any other right or

    remedy, nor shall it prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other

    right or remedy. No single or partial exercise of such right or remedy shall

    prevent or restrict the further exercise of that or any other right or remedy.

    16.5. Severance

    If any provision or part-provision of this Agreement is or becomes invalid,

    illegal or unenforceable, it shall be deemed modified to the minimum extent

    necessary to make it valid, legal and enforceable. If such modification is not

    possible, the relevant provision or part-provision shall be deemed deleted.

    Any modification to or deletion of a provision or part-provision under this

    clause shall not affect the validity and enforceability of the rest of this

    Agreement.

    16.6. Costs

    Each party shall pay its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with

    the Proposed Transaction whether or not it proceeds to completion, including

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    (without limitation) any costs and expenses relating to the preparation,

    negotiation and execution of this Agreement (and any other documents

    contemplated by it) and the evaluation and review of the Confidential

    Information.

    16.7. Notices

    16.7.1. Any notice given to a party under or in connection with this

    Agreement shall be in writing and shall be:

    16.7.1.1. delivered by hand or by pre-paid first-class post or other

    next working day delivery service at its registered office (if

    a company) or its principal place of business (in any other

    case); or

    16.7.1.2. sent by email to the address specified by the parties from

    time to time.

    16.7.2. Any notice shall be deemed to have been received:

    16.7.2.1. if delivered by hand, on signature of a delivery receipt;

    and

    16.7.2.2. if sent by email, at the time of transmission, or, if this time

    falls outside business hours in the place of receipt, when

    business hours resume. In this clause 16.7.2.2, business

    hours means 9.00am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday on a

    day that is not a public holiday in the place of receipt.

    16.7.3. This clause does not apply to the service of any proceedings or other

    documents in any legal action or, where applicable, any arbitration or

    other method of dispute resolution.

    16.8. Third party rights

    This Agreement does not give rise to any rights under the Contracts (Rights of

    Third Parties) Act 1999 to enforce any term of this Agreement.

    16.9. Governing law

    This Agreement and any dispute or claim (including non-contractual disputes

    or claims) arising out of or in connection with it or its subject matter or

    formation shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of

    England and Wales.

    16.10. Jurisdiction

    Each party irrevocably agrees that the courts of England and Wales shall

    have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute or claim (including non-

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    contractual disputes or claims) arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or its subject matter or formation.

    This agreement has been executed as a Deed on the date stated at the beginning it.

    Executed by Illinois acting by Ross Andrews a director, in the presence of: Witness signature: …………………. Witness name: …………………. Witness address: …………………. ………………………………………….… ……………………………………….…… Witness occupation: …………………..

    .................... Director

    Executed by Modern Water plc acting by Nigel Burton, a director, in the presence of:

    Witness signature: Witness name: Witness address:

    Witness occupation:

    Director