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Henkel KGaA ("Henkel") beneficially owned 72.7 million shares, or
approximately 28.2 percent, of the company's outstanding common stock on
December 31, 2004. Under a stockholders' agreement between the company
and Henkel, Henkel is permitted ownership in the company of up to 35 percent
of the company's outstanding common stock. Henkel is also entitled to
proportionate representation on the company's board of directors.
In 2004, 2003 and 2002, the company and its affiliates sold products and
services in the aggregate amounts of $3,222,000, $3,426,000 and $6,986,000,
respectively, to Henkel or its affiliates, and purchased products and services in
the amounts of $70,946,000, $71,265,000 and $74,192,000, respectively, from
Henkel or its affiliates. The transactions with Henkel and its affiliates are
negotiated at arm's length.
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