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## disciplined Cash deployment 

Over the next five years, we do not expect that our external growth strategies will consume all cash available for deployment. Therefore, our Vision 2015 plan contemplates the return of a significant amount of cash to our shareholders in the form of share repurchases and/or increased dividends. 

## Financial information about our Business segments 

Underlying our ambition to deliver our Vision 2015 plan is a continued commitment to being safe, ethical and responsible stewards. As we grow, we will do so in a responsible way. Safety will continue to be of utmost importance. Meeting and exceeding our customers’ needs will continue to be a primary focus. And we will, as always, conduct our business in an ethical and sustainable manner. 

See Note 19 to our consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K. Also see below for selected financial information related to our segments. 

## agricultural products 

## Financial information (in Millions) 

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## overview 

Our Agricultural Products segment, which represents approximately 40 percent of our 2010 consolidated revenues, develops, manufactures and sells a portfolio of crop protection, professional pest control and lawn and garden products. Our growth efforts focus on developing environmentally compatible solutions that can effectively increase farmers’ yields, provide cost-effective alternatives to older chemistries to which insects, weeds or disease may have developed resistance and strengthen our customer relevancy in focus markets. We are committed to providing unique, differentiated products to our customers by acquiring and further developing technologies as well as by making selective investments in innovation to extend product life cycles. Our external growth efforts include product acquisitions, in-licensing of chemistries and technologies, and alliances to strengthen our market access or complement our existing product portfolio. In 2010, we successfully 

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acquired the proprietary herbicide fluthiacet-methyl which has an excellent fit in our focus market segments and is particularly effective on many tough-to-control weeds that have developed resistance to glyphosate. 

We differentiate ourselves by focusing on specific crops and markets and by our low-cost manufacturing strategy. We are continually working to gain access to proprietary chemistries and technologies which are complementary to our existing products and market focus. We are encouraged by our progress in licensing and partnering to create proprietary products, developing technically-advanced delivery systems and commercializing unique product premixes and combinations. We are optimistic that these efforts will continue to result in sales and profit growth in the foreseeable future. 

