airgas' brief

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IN THE

OPENING BRIEF FOR APPELLANTS

POTTER ANDERSON & CORROON LLPDonald J. Wolfe, Jr. (No. 285)Kevin R. Shannon (No. 3137)Berton W. Ashman, Jr. (No. 4681)Ryan W. Browning (No. 4989)Hercules Plaza1313 N. Market Street, Sixth FloorWilmington, Delaware 19801(302) 984-6000

Attorneys for Plaintiffs/Counterclaim DefendantsBelow-Appellants

Of Counsel:

Theodore N. Mirvis

Marc Wolinsky

George T. Conway III

Garrett B. Moritz

Meredith L. Turner

Jonathon R. La Chapelle

WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ

51 West 52nd Street

New York, New York 10019(212) 403-1000

AIRGAS, INC., JAMES HOVEY, PAULASNEED, DAVID STOUT, LEE THOMAS,JOHN VAN RODEN, and ELLEN WOLF,

Plaintiffs/CounterclaimDefendants Below-Appellants,

v.

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.,

Defendant/CounterclaimPlaintiff Below-Appellee.

No. 649, 2010

COURT

BELOW

:COURT OF CHANCERY OFTHE STATE OF DELAWARE,IN AND FOR SUSSEX COUNTY,C.A. NO. 5817-CC

October 18, 2010


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C23;6 >7 4>=C6=CB

?IOM

L?RSPC MD RFC NPMACCBGLEQ........................................................1

QSKK?PW MD ?PESKCLR .................................................................2

QR?RCKCLR MD D?ARQ ........................................................................6

?PESKCLR...........................................................................................13

G. RFC @WJ?U TGMJ?RCQ RFC BEAJ.....................................13

GGG. RFC @WJ?U PCOSGPCB ? 67' TMRC. ................................44

AMLAJSQGML........................................................................................45


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+ + +


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C23;6 >7 2DC9>A:C:6B

4IYMY ?IOM

6[[T] q.

7,;, FXRW ' 8^, q.

7CG >]R, q. @^__Tab 8^,

q. 7T]XWP]P* >]R,, 891 ?.2_ 150

8'H 6bb^Rb, q. ,

86* >]R. q. 6;G8B: :\_b, ET]bX^] E[P],

q. H^[[ 7a^b,* >]R,

q. ,

q. ,

9P\Qa^ q.

%q. ,

q. ,

9^[V^UUq. Ea^YTRcPeXbX^]* >]R,

q.


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q. , 2010 UJ 3516473

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb 8^a_, q. ,

:eTaTccq. HaP]b]PcX^] 9TeT[^_\T]c 8^a_,, 267 ?.2_ 627

;aTT\P] q.


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q

ATeXcc 8â_, q. DUUXRT 9T_^c* >]R., 2008 UJ 1724244

AâX[[PaS H^QPRR^ 8^. q. ,

B;8 7P]Râ_ AcS, q. , 844 ?.2_ 1015

BB 8^b, q.

B^âT q.

CPcWP] q. H^\_ZX]b

CT_P q. BPacP

q. , 3 L`q. 202 )1867*.......................36

q. 9êTa 7TWPeXâP[

q. =PaQX]VTa 8P_XcP[ EPac]Tab,

FêT] q. 8^ccTa

q.

q. HK GTaeb,

q. >]XcX^ EPac]Tab,

q. G\XcW, 205 D. 643

IG6 8PQ[T q. ,

IG6 8PQ[T q. ,


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JTabPcP :]cTab, q. GT[TRcXRP* >]R,, 2010 UJ 3839786

J^];T[Scq. GcXUT[ ;X],, 1999 UJ 413393

BZIZ[ZMY IUL A[SMY


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>ZPMX 2[ZPVXQZQMY

1 AMLRCKNMP?PW AMPNMP?RGML DMPKQ

1 B?TGB ?. BPCVJCP, JCUGQ Q. @J?AI, (

?. EGJAFPGQR QN?PIQ, GGG, BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML

J?U ?LB NP?ARGAC

1 P. DP?LIJGL @?JMRRG ( HCQQC ?. DGLICJQRCGL,RFC BCJ?U?PC J?U MD AMPNMP?RGMLQ ( @SQGLCQQ

MPE?LGX?RGMLQ

2 KMBCJ @SQGLCQQ AMPNMP?RGML ?AR ?LLMR?RCB

2? LMPK?L H. QGLECP, QR?RSRCQ ?LB QR?RSRMPW

AMLQRPSARGML

2@ LMPK?L H. QGLECP ( H.B. QF?K@GC QGLECP,

QSRFCPJ?LB QR?RSRCQ ?LB QR?RSRMPW

AMLQRPSARGML

?@?,

)2009*........................................ 25-26


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?PRFSP DJCGQAFCP, HP. ( ?JCV?LBCP P. QSQQK?L,

R?ICMTCP BCDCLQC

?KCPGA?L FCPGR?EC AMJJCEC BGARGML?PW

@J?AIQ J?U BGARGML?PW

AMPNMP?RGML RPSQR AMKN?LW MD ?KCPGA?,

@SQGLCQQ AMPNMP?RGMLQ SLBCP RFC J?U MD BCJ?U?PC

PePX[PQ[T Pc

B?TGB J. QAMRR, U?JJ QRPCCR UMPBQ )3_ `_. 2003* ...........................35

CPLCQR J. DMJI, GGG, RFC BCJ?U?PC ECLCP?J

AMPNMP?RGML J?U: ? AMKKCLR?PW (?L?JWQGQ

CPLCQR J. DMJI, GGG, RFC PCB @MMI BGECQR MD RFC

LCU BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U

DCBCP?JGQR LM. 63, PePX[PQ[T Pc

EJ?QQ JCUGQ ( AM.,

6SeXRT U^a I,G, 8^\_P]XTb, PePX[PQ[T Pc

EPCEMPW T. T?P?JJM, B?LGCJ ?. BPCGQ@?AF ( @J?IC PMFP@?AFCP,

DSLB?KCLR?JQ MD AMPNMP?RC EMTCPL?LAC: ? ESGBC DMP

BGPCARMPQ ?LB AMPNMP?RC AMSLQCJ )?@? 2_ `_. 2009*..............27

@JMMK@CPE


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6]cXcPZTêTa

8WPacTa EaêXbX^]b5 9TUT]SX]V GT[U+=T[_ UâHPZTêTa HPaVTcb, 36 U?QF ( JCC J. PCT

HWT 8^bcb Û :]caT]RWTS 7^PaSb,78 H. DGL. CAML. 409 )2005* ...............................................................24

, 54 QR?L. J. PCT. 887 )2002* ..........................24

8â_âPcT

Pb EaTR^\\Xc\T]c, 152 S. N?. J. PCT KCPPG?K UC@QRCP BGARGML?PW )MLJGLC CBGRGML*,

PePX[PQ[T Pc

LMP? NCRCPQML, U?JJ QRPCCR JGLEM )2007*.......................................35

PGQIKCRPGAQ EPMSN,

)D`]. 25, 2010*, PePX[PQ[T Pc

I]^RP[ ;XUcTT] MTPab APcTa *,

26 BCJ. H. AMPN. J. 491 )2001*..........................................................24

Q. Q?KSCJ ?PQFR ( U?JRCP I. QR?NJCRML,

?L?JWQGQ MD RFC 1967 BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U )1967* .......19

Q. Q?KSCJ ?PQFR ( JCUGQ Q. @J?AI, ?L?JWQGQ MD RFC 1974

?KCLBKCLRQ RM RFC BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U,

NPCLRGAC F?JJ AMPN. QCPT. 375 )1974*...........................................21

UC@QRCPQ RFGPB LCU GLRJ BGARGML?PW

UGJJG?K C. PC?B, AMPNMP?RC MDDGACPQ ?LBBGPCARMPQ BCQI @MMI )1980*.........................................................35


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=2CDA6 >7 C96 ?A>4665:=8B

GTT bTT P[b^


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2

BD


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3


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4

+ + +


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5


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6

BC2C67 724CB

2* CPM 3IZZSM NVX 4VUZXVS VN 2QXOIY

1

2

1 bTT P[b^ PePX[PQ[T Pc

2 PePX[PQ[T Pc

@JMMK@CPE


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7

bTT [Tbb >S,

3* 3IKROXV[UL VN ZPM 2QXOIY BZIOOMXML 3VIXL


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8

3 16.

3

GTT ?15-16:7QYKIS HX*

6UL

2UU*


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9

:bbT]cXP[ :]+cTa_aXbTb 4

X]UaP*. Ma

>S,

`Ga

6IKP KSIYY YMX\MY [UZQS `ZPQXL Y[KKMMLQUO

IUU[IS TMMZQUOaVX

`ZPM IUU[IS TMMZQUO PMSL QU ZPM ZPQXL ^MIX

NVSSV]QUO ZPM ^MIX VN ZPMQX MSMKZQVUa

`Ha

6IKP KSIYY YMX\MY NVX `I ZPXMM)^MIX ZMXTa

VX

`ZMXT VN ZPXMM ^MIXYa

4:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb 8^a_, q. , 159 ?.2_ 288,

bTT X]UaP.


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10

bTT P[b^ ?612-712.


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11

+8> .>


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12

GTT

5

5


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13

2A8D;2C6B C96 584;*

2*% @[MYZQVU ?XMYMUZML

3*% BKVWM VN AM\QM]

7,;, FXRW ' 8^, q. :, APZT q.

4*%


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14

X]XcXP[

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb, , 159 ?.2_ :bbT]cXP[ :]+cTa_aXbTb

>S XS

>S


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15

>S >S

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb GTT P[b^ F^eT] q. 8^ccTa :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb

J* :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb


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16

bP\T

6 Rc`

MPK?L H. QGLECP ( H.B. QF?K@GCQGLECP, QSRFCPJ?LB QR?RSRCQ ?LB QR?RSRMPW AMLQRPSARGML R?RSRMPW AMLQRPSARGML

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb

K*

7 8

6GTT ;aTT\P] q.

B^^aT q. , 233 ?.2_ 53, 55

71 B?TGB ?. BPCVJCP, JCUGQ Q. @J?AI, ( ?. EGJAFPGQR QN?PIQ, GGG,

BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U ?LB NP?ARGAC GTTP[b^ 2 KMBCJ @SQGLCQQ AMPNMP?RGML ?AR ?LLMR?RCB

81 P. DP?LIJGL @?JMRRG ( HCQQC ?. DGLICJQRCGL, RFC BCJ?U?PC

J?U MD AMPNMP?RGMLQ ( @SQGLCQQ MPE?LGX?RGMLQ


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17

9

10

GTT

)2010*; bTT P[b^ cX^]P[Xb\5 6]cXcPZT^eTa 8WPacTa Ea^eXbX^]b Pb EaTR^\\Xc\T]c, 152 S. N?.J. PCT

9 >S.

108U, DCBCP?JGQR LM. 63, PePX[PQ[T Pc


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18

P[[ 11 12

L*

q. 8WP]S[Ta

11GTT 86* >]R. q. , 953 ?.2_ 227,

q. 7[PRZ, 844

12

8U, A6BE:FGq.


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19

AMPNMP?RGML RPSQR AMKN?LW MD ?KCPGA?, @SQGLCQQ AMPNMP?RGMLQ

SLBCP RFC J?U MD BCJ?U?PC PePX[+PQ[T Pc

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb GTT Q. Q?KSCJ ?PQFR ( U?JRCP I. QR?NJCRML,?L?JWQGQ MD RFC 1967 BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U

DU+

q. , 976


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20

13


cTa\b

.

CPLCQR J. DMJI, GGG, RFC PCB @MMI BGECQR MD RFC LCU BCJ?U?PC

AMPNMP?RGML J?U :b+bT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb PLCQRJ. DMJI, GGG, RFC BCJ?U?PC ECLCP?J AMPNMP?RGML J?U:

? AMKKCLR?PW ( ?L?JWQGQ 14

N:bbT]+cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTbO

13GTT P[b^ 6[[T] q.

R?RSRMPW AMLQRPSARGML

14 :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :eTaTccq. HaP]b]PcX^] 9TeT[^_\T]c 8^a_,


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21

15

.

^] P cTa\ Û ÛUXRT Û R[PbbXUXTS SX+ .

Q. Q?KSCJ ?PQFR ( JCUGQ Q. @J?AI, ?L?JWQGQ MD RFC 1974

?KCLBKCLRQ RM RFC BCJ?U?PC AMPNMP?RGML J?U, NPCLRGAC F?JJ

AMPN. QCPT. 375, 377 )1974*.16

17

15 FêT] q. 8^ccTa

>S

16 q. 8WP]S[Ta, 534 ?.2_ 257,

17GTT

)2010*.


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22

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb.

GTT* T,V,, JTabPcP :]+cTab, q. GT[TRcXRP* >]R, q. H^[[ 7a^b,* >]R, 1998**;

18BB 8^b, q.

9^\TbcXR =^[SX]Vb q. @WP]]P q. BRBX]] q. 7T]XWP]P* >]R,, cTa\b cWaTT+

?^]Tb 6__PaT[ ]R, F^eT] q. 8^ccTa, 547 ?.2_ 603, 604 q.HK GTaeb, U^a

7CG >]R, q. @^__Tab 8^,

18 GTT


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24

! !

@J?AIQ J?U BGARGML?PW

GTT , 54 QR?L. J. PCT. 887, 887, 893, 913, 916

HWT 8^bcb ^U :]caT]RWTS 7^PaSb, 78 H . DGL.CAML *, 26 BCJ.H. AMPN


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25

20

>S

20


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26

>S, XS,

21

KMBCJ @SQGLCQQ AMPNMP?RGML ?AR ?LLMR?RCB

21 GTT P[b^ 1 AMLRCKNMP?PW AMPNMP?RGML DMPKQ


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27

GTT P[b^EPCEMPW T.

T?P?JJM, B?LGCJ ?. BPCGQ@?AF ( @J?IC PMFP@?AFCP,

DSLB?KCLR?JQ MD AMPNMP?RC EMTCPL?LAC: ? ESGBC DMP BGPCARMPQ

?LB AMPNMP?RC AMSLQCJ

M* :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb

:bbT]cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb :bbT]+

cXP[ :]cTa_aXbTb N*


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28

22

9P\Qa^ q. %q. , 900 ?.2_ 646, 652

O*

bTT ?1582.

22 ?65-69.


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29

GTT 86* >]R, q. E[P] X,T, GTT 23

P*

23GTT PGQIKCRPGAQ EPMSN,

, 16 )D`]. 25, 2010*, PePX[PQ[T Pc J?QQ JCUGQ ( AM., ]XTb, 5, PePX[PQ[T Pc


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30

,*% 584; c ,++

9T[, 8,

]^c

I* >S,

>S, >S,

^__^bXcT


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31

XS, XS, SXbR[PX\TS

>S,

J* MPK?L H. QGLECP, QR?RSRCQ ?LB QR?RSRMPWAMLQRPSARGML PRR^aS* T,V,,

:]cTab, q .


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32

]^c 9T[, 8,

)XS

K*

q.


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33

8'H 6bb^Rb, q.

bTT P[b^ 86* >]R. q.

6;G8B::\_b, ET]bX^] E[P] 9T[, 8,

9T[, 8, q.

F^eT] q. 8^ccTa =^bRWTcc q. , 683 ?.2_ 43,

?^]Tb 6__PaT[


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34

Uâ P _TaX S Û 1.

8 9T[, 8, B;8 7P]Râ_ AcS, q.

]^

TPa[XTa

[PcT [T]VcWT]


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35

M*

MP?NCRCPQML, U?JJ QRPCCR JGLEM bTT P[b^B?TGB J. QAMRR, U?JJ QRPCCR UMPBQ ^U cWT _Pbc UXbRP[

GJJG?K C. PC?B, AMPNMP?RCMDDGACPQ ?LB BGPCARMPQ BCQI @MMI

+ 1 , 1 WC?PJW - 1


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36

P]+

q. , 3 L`q. 202, 224

CPPG?K UC@QRCP,

C@QRCPQ RFGPB LCU GLRJ BGARGML?PW

.

?KCPGA?L FCPGR?EC AMJJCEC BGARGML?PW


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37

J?AIQ J?U BGARGML?PW

N*

>S,

GTT AT]PWP] q. , 310

O* CP+cWP] q. H^\_ZX]b

>S, >S, >S,

q. KWXc[^RZ

q. G\XcW, 205 D.


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38

>S, XS,

CPcWP], 2

B;8 7P]R^a_ >S,

P* >S, ]^ [PcTa b^^]Ta

aTUTaaTS


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39

::* C96 3H;2F E:>;2C6B 2:A82B_ 492AC6A*

2* @[MYZQVU ?XMYMUZML

3* BKVWM VN AM\QM]

GTT .

4* ]R

J^];T[Sc q. GcXUT[ ;X],

J* IG6 8PQ[T q. K^a[S KaTb+ , 766 ?.2_ @PXbTa

q. BPcWTb^]


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40

;Xabc

GTR^]S cWXaS

bTT bTT ?1614.

K*

q. ?88 =^[SX]V 8^,


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41

GTT ATeXcc 8^a_, bTT P[b^


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42


>S,

Pc cWPc \TTcX]V

, 582

q. >]XcX^EPac]Tab


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:::* C96 3H;2F A6@D:A65 2 /0& E>C6*

2*% @[MYZQVU ?XMYMUZML

3*% BKVWM VN AM\QM]

GTT .

4*%


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4>=4;DB:>=

NMRRCP ?LBCPQML ( AMPPMML JJN

U?AFRCJJ, JGNRML, PMQCL

( I?RX

)212* 403-1000

)302* 984-6000


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EXHIBIT A


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.E:BGMB??L

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">?>G=:GM

!BOBE">=-K

"HG:E=(4HE?>(K)>OBG/0A:GGHG>KMHG4LAF:G(K:G=/R:G

4KHPGBG@H?.-11#/,"#/0-,!-//--,**.4BEFBG@MHG">E:P:K>-$!-2,0#*1A>H=HK>,+BKOBL+:KHK@>1!HGP:R''':G=+>K>=BMA*1NKG>KH?4!&1#***'.1-,/-0#,)17 ,>P 6HKD ,>P 6HKD MMHKG>RL ?HK .E:BGMB??L!HNGM>KE:P:K>-$!-2,0#*/HKR-+BEELHG

1AHF:L % /:??>KMR ":OB= / +:KKBHMM :G= %:KR HKGLM>BG H?!/31&04',#+--/#**.,>P6HKD,>P6HKDMMHKG>RL?HK">?>G=:GM!HNGM>K


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'G MABL H? :II:K>GM ?BKLM BFIK>LLBHG ' LMBHG

PA>MA>K:;RE:P:F>G=F>GMIKHIHL>=;RBK.KH=NFBMBG@LMH;>A>E=>::KBGMA>

FHGMAH?(:GN:KR:LHIIHL>=MH:IIKHQBF:M>ERL>O>GFHGMALE:M>KN@NLM

PA>G BK@:LVL:GGN:E F>>MBG@L A:O> ABLMHKB>G A>E= BL O:EB=NG=>K

">E:P:K>E:P-?I:KMBKBK@:L'G>MBG@F:R;>A>E=HG(:GN:KR;:K>ER?HNKFHGMAL:?M>KBML

:GGN:EF>>MBG@P:LA>E=

1ABL BLLN> :KBL>L BG MA> FB=LM H? : A>:M>= M:D>HO>K ;:MME> ;R BK

.KH=NFBF;>K

BK@:L A>E= BML :GGN:E F>>MBG@ M MA:M :GGN:E F>>MBG@ BK

.KH=N>;H:K=L>:MLMA:MP>K>NI?HK>E>F>F;>K;H:K=1A>BK.KH=N

BK@:LVL :GGN:E F>>MBG@L MH (:GN:KR K>BO>= :IIKHQBF:M>ER H? MA>

LA:K>L>GMBME>=MHOHM>BGMA>>E>LMH:EBMME>HO>KH?

MA>LA:K>L:=

1A>?BKLMJN>LMBHG':FIK>L>GM>=PBMABLPA>MA>KMA>;RE:PK>BO>=

>GHN@A OHM>L MH ;> :=HIM>= NG=>K BK@:LVL K HK PA>MA>K BM :IM>F;>K BK@:L >QI:G=>= MA>LBS> H?BML ;H:K=MH M>G F>F;>KL :G=K>:IIHBGM>= !AB>? #Q> -??BK .>M>K +:M :M MA>0>IM>F;>KF>>MBG@MH?BEEMA>G>PL>:MHGMA>;H:K=


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K>JNBK>=:LNI>KF:CHKBMROHM>H?H?MA>HNMLM:G=BG@LA:K>LMHI:LL1ABL

JN>LMBHG MNKGLHG PA>MA>K MA> ;RE:P BL OB>P>= :L : ;RE:P :F>G=F>GM MH

KMB''H?BK@:LVL;RE:PLMA>:KMBMA:M:==K>LL>L:GGN:EF>>MBG@LH?

LMHKLPABJNBK>L:LBFIE>F:CHKBMROHM>MH:F>G=HK:L:;RE:P

:F>G=F>GM MA:M BL WBGGMX PBMA KMB ''' H? BK@:LVL ;RE:PL MA>

:KMB MA:M :==K>LL>L =BK>E>BK M>KFL PABJNBK>L :

LNI>KF:CHKBMROHM>H?LMHKLMH:F>G=

1A> G>QM JN>LMBHG H? ?:K @K>:M>K BFIHKM :LLNFBG@ ' ?BG= MA:M MA>

;RE:P P:L IKHI>KER I:LL>= BL PA>MA>K MA> ;RE:P BML>E? BL O:EB= BK@:L

G@>L MA> O:EB=BMR H? MA> :GGN:E F>>MBG@ ;RE:P NG=>K ">E:P:K> E:P

:G=MA>I:KMB>LM:D>HIIHLBG@LM:GLHGPA>MA>KMA>;RE:POBHE:M>L0> ">E:P:K> %>G>K:E !HKIHK:MBHG *:P

W"%!*XELHBG=BLINM>BLPA>MA>KMA>;RE:POBHE:M>LBK@:LVLK

1A> D>R BLLN> A>K> BL PA>MA>K MA> ;RE:P PHNE= BK@:L

=BK>KFXHGBK@:LVL=;H:K=;RFHOBG@NIMA>:GGN:E

F>>MBG@ MH M:D> IE: >:KEB>K BG MA> R>:K +N;:M> HO>K MA>

O:EB=BMRH?MA>;RE:P;HBEL=HPGMH:L>F:GMBKMA>F>:GBG@H?HG>

PHK= W:GGN:EX 0I>>MBG@XMA:M

=>I>G=BG@HGPA>GBMBLA>E=MA>>??>KBG@MA>E>G@MAH?:

=BK>GNK> HG : LM:@@>K>= ;H:K= =H>L MA> M>KF W:GGN:EX F>:G


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WL>I:K:M>= ;R :IIKHQBF:M>ER MP>EO> FHGMALX HK =H>L BM LBFIER F>:G

WHQI>=BM>=;KB>?BG@L=NE>MA>I:KMB>LA:O>LN;FBMM>=GM HG MA> IE>:=BG@L .E:BGMB??!HNGM>K>1AHF:L(HAGO:G/H=>G:G=

#EE>G 4HE? ER WIE:BGMB??LX A:O> FHO>= ?HK CN=@F>GM =>BK.KH=NE:P:K>E:P


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