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Notes:
OUR STOCK PRICE, OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, HAS OUTPERFORMED THE MARKET. WE’VE DIPPED RECENTLY, AND OUR STOCK IS NOW TRACKING MORE CLOSELY WITH THE MARKET. WE BELIEVE THIS TO BE DUE TO CONCERNS OVER RAW MATERIALS AND PROFIT DISAPPOINTMENTS BY SOME OF OUR COMPETITORS. UNREST IN VENEZUELA AND THE WAR IN IRAQ HAVE IMPACTED OIL PRICES, WHILE COLD WEATHER HAS REDUCED INVENTORIES OF NATURAL GAS AND PUSHED ITS PRICE UP. BOTH ARE BASIC TO MANY OF OUR RAW MATERIALS.
WHILE I DON’T HAVE A CRYSTAL BALL AND CAN’T PREDICT THE FUTURE, I CAN TELL YOU THAT WE ARE ENDEAVORING TO RUN OUR BUSINESS IN A FASHION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO BE PREPARED FOR ANY UPTURN, YET AT THE SAME TIME, OPERATE SUCCESSFULLY AND PROFITABLY UNDER MORE SEVERE ECONOMIC CONDITIONS. WHEN ECONOMIC AND GLOBAL CIRCUMSTANCES IMPROVE, WE HOPE OUR STOCK PRICE MAY MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT THE STEPS WE’VE TAKEN TO STRENGTHEN THE ORGANIZATION.