Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY Approved this 6th day of August 2025 by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Approved this 23rd day of October 2025 by the Holding Company Board of Directors.
Purpose
Adherence to federal, state, and local laws and regulations at all times is among the highest of the responsibilities shared by every member of the Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corporation (together with its subsidiaries, unless the context requires otherwise, the "Company") team. Therefore, conducting ourselves and operating the Company with an impeccable degree of business ethics is an unequivocal core value. As such, the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of the Company has adopted this Whistleblower Policy (the "Policy") to establish "whistleblower" procedures pursuant to applicable law for:
the receipt, retention and treatment of complaints received by the Company regarding accounting, internal accounting controls, auditing matters or violations of the Company's Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (the "Code of Conduct") or of the Company's Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers (the "Code of Ethics"); and
the submission by employees of the Company and others, on a confidential and anonymous basis, of concerns regarding questionable accounting or auditing matters.
Scope of Matters Covered by this Policy
The procedures set forth in this Policy relate to concerns and...
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