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FENDI UK Ltd.

Modern Slavery Act 2015 – Year 2024 Statement

Introduction

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the Modern Slavery Act 2015 (the “MSA”) on behalf of Fendi U.K. Limited (“ Fendi UK”) and sets out the steps Fendi UK has taken during its financial year ending 31 December 2024 to ensure that slavery, servitude, forced or compulsory labour, and human trafficking (collectively, " Modern Slavery") is not taking place in any part of its business or in its supply chains.

Business

Fendi UK is a subsidiary of Fendi Srl (hereinafter referred as “ FENDI” which term includes every entity within the Fendi Group of companies), which is part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis-Vuitton SE (“ LVMH”). References in this statement to “Fendi UK”, “FENDI”, “LVMH”, “we,” “us,” or “our,” are to these named entities.

FENDI and LVMH both respect human rights across all their operations, viewing it as essential to their corporate purpose and values, including the dignity of every individual. This standard is expected of all Fendi and LVMH employees and partners. Fendi and LVMH also support the continuous improvement of social, societal, and health conditions to foster development and protect individuals.

FENDI UK is a distributor in the clothing, clothing accessories, shoes and leather goods retailers’ sectors. In particular, we purchase finished products to sell in the UK market from FENDI (only), which produce such products itself or through suppliers mainly located in Italy.

The raw materials used in the manufacture of the products we sell are sourced by FENDI. Our supply chain includes ancillary services that contribute to our operations, such as transporters and carriers.

To learn more about our business, please see www.fendi.com.

Our modern slavery risk profile

Within our operations, we have assessed our risk profile based on sector and industry risks as medium.

All of our workers are employed in UK, and we have fair and responsible employment practices in place to protect and promote workers’ rights and guard against the risk of modern slavery.

We recognise that risks of modern slavery may be present in our supply chain due to the sector in which we operate, and the types of raw materials used. We are also aware of parts of the supply chain where outsourced/ contracted/ subcontracted labour is used and we continually tailor our mitigation measures to address those risks. We continued our efforts to classify supplier risks and map key parts of our supply chain to identify and improve our understanding of modern slavery risks.

Our policies on modern slavery

Our internal policies, including the LVMH Code of Conduct, the LVMH Supplier and Business Partner Code of Conduct, the Procedure for Selecting, Engaging, Managing, and Monitoring Production Suppliers and the adoption of Organizational, Management & Control Model under the Italian Legislative Decree No. 231/2001 (the “ Model 231”) reflect our commitment to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships and enforcing effective systems and controls to prevent modern slavery from taking place in our business and supply chain. Copies of these LVMH Codes of Conduct can be found on our website at: https://www.fendi.com/gb-en/legal-privacy-compliance.

FENDI made sure its suppliers are aware of its policies and adhered to the same high standards. Our Supplier and Business Partner Code of Conduct sets forth our expectations of all suppliers of goods and

services to FENDI related to human rights and ethical business practices. It contains a chapter dedicated to labour standards and social responsibilities and prohibiting child labour and modern slavery including human trafficking.

FENDI negotiated appropriate contractual obligations reinforcing the LVMH Code of Conduct and the Supplier and Business Partner Code of Conduct and the supplier's commitment to compliance with both those policies and any modern slavery legislation. We included anti-modern slavery provisions in our standard terms and conditions used with suppliers and ensured that such provisions are included in any other contracts with suppliers as appropriate.

FENDI and LVMH continued to encourage a culture of dialogue and communication within FENDI. Any employees and external stakeholders who had questions about how to interpret internal regulations or who have any ethical concerns were invited to make this known or ask for advice.

FENDI adhered to the “LVMH Alert Line”, a secure third party centralised whistleblowing system that guarantees confidentiality, available in 14 languages. This online platform, which can be accessed from the website address https://www.lvmh.com serves to collect and process reports submitted by employees or external stakeholders concerning situations liable to constitute infringements of laws, regulations, the LVMH Code of Conduct or other policies put in place by FENDI.

Due diligence processes

In order to identify and manage risks of modern slavery including human trafficking in our own business, we carried out background checks and periodically reassessed our employment practices to ensure we meet or surpass employment standards in all jurisdictions in which we operate.

We constantly reviewed and improved our approach to supplier due diligence with the aim of ensuring a more robust action plan to address modern slavery risks. As part of our initiative to identify modern slavery risks in our supply chain, we are currently in the process of completing a supplier risk-mapping assessment, starting with our key suppliers.

Actions taken to combat modern slavery risks

FENDI seeks to do business with suppliers that have similar values, ethics and moral business practices, including those related to human rights. FENDI will not tolerate any form of modern slavery including human trafficking within its supply chain. FENDI continued to pursue an overarching approach aimed at ensuring that their partners adopt practices that respect human rights. This approach is based on a combination of the following:

1. identifying priority areas, informed in particular by the multiple non-financial risk-mapping exercises covering the activities of FENDI and their direct suppliers by type of activity;
2. conducting site audits of our suppliers (Tier 1 and higher) to check that FENDI’s requirements are met on the ground, and implementing corrective action programs in the event of compliance failures;
3. providing supplier support and training; and
4. actively participating in cross-sector initiatives covering high-risk areas.

FENDI has a compliance team which is actively working on ensuring that modern slavery including human trafficking does not take place in its business or supply chains.

In addition to the WW Compliance Manager, such team consists of representatives from departments across FENDI including members of Legal, Internal Control, Procurement, Industrial, Supply Chain & Logistics teams.

Remediation measures

We recognise that any modern slavery or child labour found in an organisation’s business or supply chain should be addressed on a first-priority basis, and as such, have developed a plan for:

1. remediating situations where instances of modern slavery or child labour are discovered, including through the LVMH Alert Line; and
2. preventing the recurrence of modern slavery or child labour.

During the reporting period covered by this statement we have not discovered any instances of modern slavery in our business or supply chain. As such, no remediation measures were necessary.

Training and Awareness

To ensure a high level of understanding of the risks of modern slavery including human trafficking in its supply chains, FENDI conducted regular training (both in person and remotely) for its employees to provide knowledge and help facilitate compliance with legal requirements across the business. Examples include, but are not limited to, training relating to our Code of Conduct, with a focus on forced labour and child labour, the 231 Model and corporate liability law, Anti-Corruption and Competition Law.

The training enabled FENDI to reduce the risk of non-compliance through efficient processes and reliable data and reporting. All documentation, policies, learning material and resources were provided for and were easily accessible to all Fendi UK employees via the company’s intranet.

It is mandatory for all FENDI and Fendi UK employees to familiarise themselves with this statement and it will form part of the induction process for new employees.

This statement is made pursuant to Section 54 of the MSA and constitutes Fendi UK’s Modern Slavery Statement for the financial year ending 31 December 2024. Fendi UK will ensure that this statement is reviewed and updated on an annual basis.

The Board of Directors of Fendi UK has approved this statement and it has been duly signed by the following director:

Enrico Sorenti, Managing Director:

Date: 30/06/2025

Fendi U.K. Limited