As a performance-driven organization, we are committed to employing and developing a competent and highly skilled workforce, and attracting and retaining diverse talent. In 2023, we initiated a culture program to further develop our high performance and accountable culture. Through specific culture and engagement key performance indicators, we are implementing a dedicated action plan including targeted communications, an employee recognition program and the release of culture toolkits. Our people strategy Our Group Human Capital Directorate formulates ADNOCs people strategy, policies and guidelines in line with our corporate strategy and evolving business needs. It oversees the attraction, recruitment, mobility, development, succession, and retention of talent, and is responsible for the professional growth and development of our employees. We have a company-wide performance management system in place. Employee key performance indicators are individual and align with our business aspirations to ensure everyone understands how they can contribute to our strategic goals. Helping our people achieve their full potential We promote a culture that enables and energizes our employees. We have adopted a holistic approach to attract, develop, and engage our people. The system is supported by an annual rewards program that incentivizes excellence and contributes to a performance-focused culture. In 2023, 100% of our employees received regular performance and career development reviews. We make ADNOC employees aware of potential career paths through centralized role profiles detailing possible technical and leadership progression pathways. This enables managers at all levels to meaningfully engage with employees on what key competencies are required for them to develop and advance within the company. Employee engagement ADNOC engages its employees in several ways. We have different committees in place to engage groups of employees. For example, the gender balance committee aims to drive womens empowerment in the workplace. We enable employees to share feedback anonymously through annual employee surveys and through our Takallam platform (which means to speak in Arabic), where employees can raise and address concerns without fear of retaliation. For more information, please refer to the How we operate chapter. Our employee surveys are conducted in seven languages (Arabic, English, Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog, Chinese and Malayalam) to ensure all employees are included and heard. Survey outcomes inform action plans which are monitored by appointed champions at each ADNOC Group company. We conduct annual pulse surveys to measure the effectiveness of our actions. In 2023, the employee experience score indicated that more than 88% of employees felt positively about their employee experience at ADNOC. This was an increase of nine 72

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