They are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of business risks and uncertainties, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements.  Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those implied by these forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to:  The final amount of charges resulting from the planned North American asset realignment and the Company’s ability to realize anticipated savings and operational benefits from the asset realignment;  Our ability to achieve the strategic and other objectives relating to the acquisition of Spartech Corporation, including any expected synergies;  Our ability to successfully integrate Spartech and achieve the expected results of the acquisition, including, without limitation, the acquisition being accretive;  Disruptions, uncertainty or volatility in the credit markets that could adversely impact the availability of credit already arranged and the availability and cost of credit in the future;  The financial condition of our customers, including the ability of customers (especially those that may be highly leveraged and those with inadequate liquidity) to maintain their credit availability;  The speed and extent of an economic recovery, including the recovery of the housing market;  Our ability to achieve new business gains;  The effect on foreign operations of currency fluctuations, tariffs, and other political, economic and regulatory risks;  Changes in polymer consumption growth rates in the markets where we conduct business;  Changes in global industry capacity or in the rate at which anticipated changes in industry capacity come online;  Fluctuations in raw material prices, quality and supply and in energy prices and supply;  Production outages or material costs associated with scheduled or unscheduled maintenance programs;  Unanticipated developments that could occur with respect to contingencies such as litigation and environmental matters;  An inability to achieve or delays in achieving or achievement of less than the anticipated financial benefit from initiatives related to working capital reductions, cost reductions, employee productivity goals, and an inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to raise or sustain prices for products or services;  An inability to maintain appropriate relations with unions and employees;  The inability to achieve expected results from our acquisition activities;  Our ability to continue to pay cash dividends;  The amount and timing of repurchases of our common shares, if any; and  Other factors affecting our business beyond our control, including, without limitation, changes in the general economy, changes in interest rates and changes in the rate of inflation.  The above list of factors is not exhaustive.  We undertake no obligation to publicly update forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Platform operating income mix percentage 2005Y* 2008Y* 2010Y* 2013Y 2014 Q2 Global Color, Additives and Inks $ 4.3 $ 28.1 $ 37.7 $ 104.0 $ 68.1 Global Specialty Engineered Materials 0.4 17.6 49.7 57.2 37.2 Designed Structures and Solutions - - - 33.4 24.1 Specialty Platform $ 4.7 $ 45.7 $ 87.4 $ 194.6 $ 129.4 Performance Products and Solutions 75.7 31.3 54.0 56.0 33.6 Distribution 19.5 28.1 42.0 63.3 34.5 Joint ventures 91.9 28.6 18.9 - - Corporate and eliminations (51.5) (425.1) (27.7) (82.4) (91.7) Operating income (loss) GAAP $ 140.3 $ (291.4) $ 174.6 $ 231.5 $ 105.8 Less: Corporate operating expense 51.5 425.1 27.7 82.4 91.7 Operating income excluding Corporate $ 191.8 $ 133.7 $ 202.3 $ 313.9 $ 197.5 Specialty platform operating mix percentage 2% 34% 43% 62% 66% * Historical results include the Resin and Specialty Coatings businesses within the Performance Products and Solutions segment.

Our ability to enable our customers’ sustainability goals through materials science and design expertise is a key differentiator for our company. A circular economy aims to design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems. Through our design expertise and materials science, we help our customers reduce material usage, enable recyclability or recycle content, and improve physical performance.

Our ability to enable our customers’ sustainability goals through materials science and design expertise is a key differentiator for our company. A circular economy aims to design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use, and regenerate natural systems. Through our design expertise and materials science, we help our customers reduce material usage, enable recyclability or recycle content, and improve physical performance.

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