FL.Datasheet PackingYarn.indd FIBER OPTICAL CABLES Key Features • Filament level coating produces longer lasting products  • Dissipates heat and reduces shaft wear • Excellent sealing and lubricity properties • Twisted products available for added strength • Non-PFOA PTFE products available FIBER-LINE® FIBERS FOR PACKING YARN • Carbon Fiber • Kevlar® Para-Aramid • Nomex® Meta-Aramid • Graphite • Fiberglass • PTFE Fiber FIBER-LINE® PERFORMANCE ADDING COATINGS • FIBER-LINE® Packcoat™ PTFE • FIBER-LINE® Packcoat™ Silicone Oil • FIBER-LINE® Packcoat™ Graphite • FIBER-LINE® Packcoat™ Mineral Oil FIBER-LINE® PACKING YARN PRODUCTS • Braided compression packing • Packing rings • Packing materials for pumps and valves Overview • FIBER-LINE® offers a broad range of continuous filament yarn and performance additives for braided compression packing yarn.

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In general, nominees are selected on the basis of the following criteria, among others: business or professional experience; knowledge and skill in certain specialty areas such as accounting and finance, international markets, physical sciences and technology, or the specialty materials industry; personal characteristics such as ethical standards, integrity, judgment, leadership, and the ability to devote sufficient time to the affairs of the Company; substantial accomplishment with demonstrated leadership capabilities; freedom from outside interests that conflict with the Company’s best interests; the unique backgrounds and experience they will bring to the Board, including differences in viewpoint, background and skill; and the needs of the Company from time to time. Conflicts of Interest Directors are expected to be free of outside interests that conflict with the best interests of the Company. Directors must disclose to other directors any potential conflicts of interest they may have concerning any matter under discussion and, if appropriate, refrain from voting on a matter in which they may have a conflict.

Conflicts of Interest Directors are expected to be free of outside interests that conflict with the best interests of the Company. Directors must disclose to other directors any potential conflicts of interest they may have concerning any matter under discussion and, if appropriate, refrain from voting on a matter in which they may have a conflict. Qualification Standards; Composition of the Board Director Independence; Categorical Independence Standards Qualification Criteria Conflicts of Interest Service on Other Boards Change in Director’s Employment Retirement Policy Policy of the Board of Directors Relating to Majority Voting 2.

To satisfy required performance characteristics they can be filled and reinforced with glass fiber, minerals, impact modifiers, colorants and stabilizer systems.

FIBER-LINE™ PERFORMANCE ENHANCING COATINGS PRODUCT SELECTION GUIDE FIBER-LINE™ COATING SELECTION GUIDE COATING Bondcoat™ Adhesion Enhancing Colorcoat™ Fiber Color Packcoat™ Performance Enhancing Protexcoat™ UV Resistant Swellcoat™ Blocker Water Blocking Swellcoat™ Water Absorbing Wearcoat™ High Abrasion Blockcoat™ Anti-Wicking Repelcoat™ Water Repellant Flamecoat™ Flame Resistant FEATURES • Created for applications where an untreated fiber does not have the ability to provide the appropriate amount of bonding characteristics to another material • Provides adhesion to another fiber or substrate without impacting other performance properties • Improves adhesion of the fiber to the resin matrix it is introduced into • Enables industry standard “burst” tests or stringent delamination analysis • Designed to achieve vibrant colors for safety, identification, and aesthetics • Specialized formulas and binders adhere the pigment to the exterior of the individual filaments, while impregnating deep into the fiber bundle • Available by Pantone or RAL number • Compatible with a variety of composite resins including epoxy, polyurethane, and polyethylene • Stronger than solution-dyed fibers • Designed to add lubricity and temperature resistance at the filament level for braided compression packing • Coating at the fiber level versus the finished braid achieves higher % level coating • Fiber level coating extends the life of the braid and reduces required maintenance • Various formulations available • PTFE, silicone, graphite, and mineral oil • Created for high performance fibers that lack inherent ultraviolet (UV) resistance • Coating impregnates the individual fibers with a specialized resin for improved UV protection • Coating enhancements include UV inhibitors, absorbers and stabilizers • Improves the processing of the product via reduced filament snagging and friction • Low level water- blocking finish for any technical fiber or textile substrate • Provides water- blocked strength reinforcements for dry cable designs • Can absorb 5x to 15x its weight in water • Dust-free coating imparts a very soft fiber hand, advantageous to cable, rope, and other textile processes • Patented technology incorporates super absorbent polymer (SAP) suspended in a proprietary resin matrix • Used in the production of ‘dry-dry’ telecommunications, electromechanical, seismic, umbilical and power cables • Can absorb up to 100x its weight in water • Creates a stable gel when exposed to water • Functionally replaces flooding compounds, filling gels, spun SAF yarns, and water blocking tapes • Enables faster, more economical and robust cable manufacturing • Increases durability and abrasion resistance by encapsulating filaments in the fiber bundle • Extends the life of the product by reducing the effects of friction and yarn on yarn abrasion • Protects the fiber from degradation and filamentation • Ideal for high abrasion and high friction applications in a range of fiber constructions and environments • Wicking refers to the tendency of a yarn or other fiber to draw moisture into filaments via capillary action • Coatings designed to prevent moisture from wicking within and between fibers and strands • Protects Wire or Optical Fiber from damaging effects of moisture, which can cause a drop in signal and attenuation • Hydrophobic additives used to promote and enhance water repellancy in industrial applications • Creates a waterproof barrier that prevents moisture from further migration • Applied at various % levels to optimize for water-proof ratings • Designed to inhibit or slow the spread of fire/flame • Coupled to fibers with inherent flame and thermal resistance to boost performance • Added to fibers with weak flame resistance to improve burn rating SUITABLE FIBERS • Technora® Fiber • UHMWPE • Graphite Fiber • PTFE Fiber • Technora® Fiber • PET Polyester (All shrinks) • UHMWPE • Vectran® LCP • Technora® Fiber • PET Polyester (All shrinks) • PET Polyester (All shrinks) • UHMWPE • PET Polyester (All shrinks) • PET Polyester (All shrinks) • Vectran® LCP • PET Polyester (All shrinks) PRODUCTS • Belt & Hose Reinforcement Yarn • Braided compression rings and seals • Valve stem packing • Pump packing • Filler Yarn • Synthetic Wire Rope • Buffer Thread • Filler Yarn • FRP Rod • Synthetic Wire Rope Kevlar® and Nomex® are trademarks of DUPONT SAFETY & CONSTRUCTION, INC.

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Independence Assessment of Outside Advisers • The Committee may select a compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser to the Committee or receive advice from a compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser only after taking into consideration all factors relevant to that person’s independence from management, including the following: o the provision of other services to the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; o the amount of fees received from the Company by the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser, as a percentage of the total revenue of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser; o the policies and procedures of the employer of the compensation consultant, legal counsel or other adviser that are designed to prevent conflicts of interest; o any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser with a member of the Committee; o any stock of the Company owned by the compensation consultant, legal counsel, or other adviser; and o any business or personal relationship of the compensation consultant, legal counsel, other adviser, or the employer of the adviser with an executive officer of the Company The Committee shall evaluate whether any compensation consultant retained or to be retained by it has any conflict of interest in accordance with Item 407(e)(3)(iv) of Regulation S-K.

To modify and expand on the structural performance of the base resin, these materials are formulated with a range of reinforcing additives, including short glass or carbon fibers, minerals or glass beads.