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| Safe Harbor This presentation and our commentary contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements relating to our future economic performance, business prospects, revenue, income, and financial condition; and statements preceded by, followed by, or that include the words "expects," "believes," "intends," "will," "anticipates," and similar terms that relate to future events, performance, or our results. Examples of forward-looking statements in this presentation and our commentary include but are not limited to: statements regarding the economic environment and the impact this environment has had or could have on our current and/or future financial results; statements regarding our expectations about the receipt of insurance proceeds; statements regarding our ability to minimize the disruption that our associates, customers and business partners will experience as a result of the fire at our aerosol plant; statements regarding the timing of the resumption of production at our aerosol plant and our return to full production capacity for our aerosol products; statements and related estimates concerning the exhaustion of our aerosol inventory and the amount of our aerosol volume that could be at risk; the statement that we intend to re-establish our own aerosol manufacturing capacity in the future; statements regarding future revenue and operating income reductions resulting from the fire at our aerosol facility; and statements regarding our capital structure following our expected refinancing. Our forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, expectations, or outcomes to differ materially from our historical experience as well as management's present expectations or projections. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: impact of the fire on financial results; economic conditions in general; the cost or availability of raw materials; competition; our ability to realize anticipated benefits from strategic planning and restructuring initiatives and the timing of the benefits of such actions; market demand; our ability to maintain our customer relationships; and litigation and other contingent liabilities, such as environmental matters. A variety of other risks and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ materially from the anticipated results or other expectations expressed in our forward-looking statements. A number of those risks are discussed in Part I, "Item 1A. Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2013 and in Part II, “Item 1A Risk Factors” of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2014. We believe the forward-looking statements are reasonable; however, undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking statements, which are based on current expectations. Further, forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we undertake no obligation to update publicly any of them in light of new information or future events. 2 © 2014 Zep Inc. - All rights reserved. |