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Class C Directors—Terms Expiring at the 2017 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

Thomas J. Fischer

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2004 Corporate financial, accounting and governance consultant

since 2002; retired Deputy Managing Partner for the Great

Plains Region and Milwaukee office managing partner, Arthur

Andersen LLP; director, Badger Meter Inc., Actuant Corporation

and Wisconsin Energy Corporation. Among the qualities, skills

and attributes desired by our Board, Mr. Fischer has

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Extensive M&A experience;

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Public company board experience;

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Experience in our industry;

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Corporate governance knowledge; and

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Expertise in matters of public accounting.

Rakesh Sachdev

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2007 President and Chief Executive Officer of Sigma‐Aldrich

Corporation (a life science and technology company that

develops and sells biochemical and organic chemical products

and kits) since November 2010; prior thereto served as Vice

President and Chief Financial Officer of Sigma‐Aldrich

Corporation since October 2008; prior thereto worked in

various positions with ArvinMeritor, Inc. since 1999, including

Senior Vice President and President of Asia Pacific from 2007 to

October 2008, Senior Vice President‐Strategy and Corporate

Development from 2005 to 2007 and Vice President and

Corporate Controller/Interim CFO from 2003 to 2005. Among

the qualities, skills and attributes desired by our Board, Mr.

Sachdev has

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Global experience;

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CEO experience;

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Extensive M&A experience;

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Investment banking and capital markets expertise;

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Public company board experience;

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Corporate governance knowledge;

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Expertise in matters of public accounting;

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CFO experience; and

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Gender, ethnic or racial diversity.