Hayward Holdings, Inc.

Information concerning the audit committee, the Company’s code of ethics, background of the directors and director nominations appearing under the captions “Security Ownership And Related Information,” “Corporate Governance—Board Committees,” “Corporate Governance-—Director Engagement,” “Other Governance Policies & Practices,” “Other Policies & Practices - Insider Trading Policy, Hedging and Pledging Policies, Derivatives Trading,” and “Director Nominees” in our definitive proxy statement for the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders is incorporated herein by reference and under “Information about our Executive Officers” within this Annual Report on Form 10-K .

We have adopted a Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers applicable to our Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer, Treasurer and Corporate Controller and any persons performing similar functions. We intend to disclose future amendments to certain provisions of our Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers, or waivers of such provisions applicable to any principal executive officer, principal financial officer or other persons performing similar functions on our website. A copy of our Code of Ethics for Senior Executive and Financial Officers is available under the investor relations—governance section of our website, global.hayward.com.