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Each and Every
Vote is Important! Shareholders with questions about how to vote their shares
may contact: INNISFREE M&A INCORPORATED Shareholders Call Toll-Free:
(877) 750-9501 Banks and Brokers Call Collect: (212) 750-5833 REMEMBER: We
urge shareholders to simply discard any gold proxy card they may receive
from Trian. Submitting a vote on the gold proxy card even if shareholders
"withhold" on Trian's nominees will revoke any vote previously
submitted on DuPont's WHITE proxy card. The best way to support the DuPont
Board is to vote using ONLY the WHITE proxy card. value." Importantly,
Trians only recent experience in DuPonts industry was when, as a Board
member, it presided over the bankruptcy and complete destruction of all
shareholder value at Chemtura. In contrast, DuPonts Board and management
team have delivered total shareholder returns of 266%ii over the past six
years, outperforming both the S&P 500 and the Companys proxy peers. The
actions the Board has taken to transform DuPont are producing results, which
are clearly visible in the 6% segment sales growthiii and 19% adjusted
operating EPS compounded annual growth rate of our ongoing, post-spin
business giving us strong confidence in the momentum of the next generation
DuPont.iv ii Thomson Reuters Datastream, (12/31/2008 12/31/2014). Total
shareholder return is calculated as the appreciation or depreciation of a
particular share, plus any dividends, over a given period, expressed as a
percentage of the shares value at the beginning of the period. Closing
prices are adjusted for spin-offs, stock splits, rights and special
dividends. iii Segment sales include transfers and exclude Performance
Coatings, Performance Chemicals and Other; Compounded Annual Growth Rate
(CAGR) is calculated from 12/31/08 12/31/14. iv Adjusted operating EPS
compound annual growth rate is calculated from 12/31/08 12/31/14 and is
defined as diluted earnings per share from continuing operations excluding
non-operating pension/OPEB costs, significant items, Performance Chemicals
and Pharma. As required under U.S. GAAP, EPS from continuing operations
excludes Performance Coatings for all periods presented. Reconciliations of
non-GAAP measures to GAAP are included above. The DuPont Board and management
team have been executing a bold, multi-year strategic transformation that is
delivering higher growth and higher value now while positioning the Company
for the future. DuPont does not need a director with a track record of value
destruction in our industry and who is relentlessly pursuing a preconceived,
high-risk breakup agenda. DuPont strongly urges shareholders to vote the
WHITE proxy card today FOR all 12 of DuPonts highly- qualified and
experienced director nominees: Lamberto Andreotti, Edward D. Breen, Robert A.
Brown, Alexander M. Cutler, Eleuthère I. du Pont, James L. Gallogly, Marillyn
A. Hewson, Lois D. Juliber, Ellen J. Kullman, Ulf M. Schneider, Lee M. Thomas
and Patrick J. Ward. DuPont (NYSE: DD) has been bringing world-class science
and engineering to the global marketplace in the form of innovative products,
materials, and services since 1802. The company believes that by
collaborating with customers, governments, NGOs, and thought leaders, we can
help find solutions to such global challenges as providing enough healthy
food for people everywhere, decreasing dependence on fossil fuels, and
protecting life and the environment. For additional information about DuPont
and its
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