FORWARD-LOOKING INFORMATION AND NON-GAAP DISCLOSURES Statements in the Investor Day presentations, including remarks by the CEO and other members of management, may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements may address our expectations regarding sales, earnings or other future financial performance and liquidity, product introductions, entry into new geographic regions, information technology initiatives, new methods of sale, our long-term strategy, restructuring and other charges and resulting cost savings, and future operations or operating results. These statements may contain words like “expect,” “will,” “will likely result,” “would,” “believe,” “estimate,” “planned,” “plans,” “intends,” “may,” “should,” “could,����� “anticipate,” “estimate,” “project,” “projected,” “forecast,” and “forecasted” or similar expressions. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements are described in our Investor Day materials as well as the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. The Company assumes no responsibility to update forward-looking statements made herein or otherwise. Our Investor Day materials also include non-GAAP financial measures. We use certain non-GAAP financial measures, among other financial measures, to evaluate our operating performance, which represent the manner in which we conduct and view our business. Management believes that excluding certain items that are not comparable from period to period, or do not reflect our underlying ongoing business, provides transparency for such items and helps investors and others compare and analyze operating performance from period to period. Our non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by, or determined in a manner consistent with, other companies. While we consider the non-GAAP measures useful in analyzing our results, they are not intended to replace, or act as a substitute for, any presentation included in the consolidated financial statements prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP. Information about GAAP and non-GAAP financial measures, including reconciliation information, is included in our Investor Day materials as well as on the Investors area of the Company’s website, www.elcompanies.com, under the heading “GAAP Reconciliation.”
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