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4 Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 2002 and the charge for the SFAS No. 142 accounting principle change of $250.4 million, net of tax, net income was $61.6 million; diluted earnings per share were $1.95; return on sales was 3.9 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 11.1 percent. All periods prior to 2002 include goodwill amortization. Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 2001 and the charge for the accounting principle change of $0.6 million, net of tax, net income was $66.6 million; diluted earnings per share were $2.17; return on sales was 3.7 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 8.4 percent. Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 2000 and an extraordinary loss of $0.3 million, net of tax, net income was $64.7 million; diluted earnings per share were $2.13; return on sales was 3.5 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 8.6 percent. Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 1999, net income was $54.3 million; diluted earnings per share were $1.82; return on sales was 2.8 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 7.3 percent. Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 1998 and the effects of the Greenfield acquisition, net income was $88.7 million; diluted earnings per share were $3.23; return on sales was 5.3 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 15.2 percent. Excluding unusual or nonrecurring items in 1996, net income was $71.4 million; diluted earnings per share were $2.66; return on sales was 6.6 percent; and return on average shareowners’ equity was 17.4 percent. 

5 During 2002 and 1998, we issued 3.5 million and 3.45 million shares of capital stock for net proceeds of $120.6 million and $171.4 million, respectively. 

