Chemicals: Restructuring (ASC 420)

• The potential that the expected benefits and opportunities from our strategic review process, our recently announced restructuring initiative (as described in Note 20, “Subsequent Events,” to the Consolidated Financial Statements included herein), or any other planned or completed restructuring, cost-saving, or other strategic initiatives, acquisitions, or divestitures, including the Proposed Transaction, may not be realized or may take longer to realize than expected;

• Our ability to establish, maintain, protect, and enforce intellectual property rights, as well as address the threats of counterfeit and other unauthorized versions of our products;

• Allegations that we or our products infringe the intellectual property rights of third parties;

• The impact of negative publicity and failed marketing efforts;

• Difficulties and delays in manufacturing, internally or within the supply chain, which may lead to business interruptions, product shortages, withdrawals, or suspensions of products from the market, and potential regulatory action;

• Our reliance on third-party relationships, global supply chains, and production and distribution processes, which may adversely affect manufacturing operations, supply, sourcing, and pricing of materials used in our products, and impact our ability to forecast product demand;

• Interruptions, breakdowns, invasions, corruptions, destruction, and breaches of our information technology or operational technology systems or those of a third party;

• The development, deployment, use, and regulation of artificial intelligence in our internal processes, manufacturing operations, products and services, as well as our business more broadly;

• The potential for labor disputes, strikes, work stoppages, and similar labor relations matters, and the impact of minimum wage increases;

• Our ability to attract and retain talented, highly skilled employees and to implement succession plans for our senior management;

• Climate change, extreme weather, and natural disasters, or legal, regulatory, or market measures to address climate change;

• The impact of increasing scrutiny, emerging legal and regulatory requirements, and rapidly evolving expectations from stakeholders regarding sustainability matters;

• The potential for insurance to be unavailable or insufficient to cover losses we may incur;

• The impact of legal proceedings, and governmental or regulatory investigations, including legal proceedings relating to acetaminophen and talc or talc-containing products, and the uncertainty of their outcome, whether or not we believe they have merit;

• Changes to applicable laws, regulations, policies, and related interpretations;

• Potential changes in export/import and trade laws, regulations, and policies, such as new or increased tariffs, sanctions, quotas, or trade barriers;