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## F I N A N C I A L S T R E N G T H E n a b l e s S t r a t e g i c G r o w t h 

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We are a financially strong company, with a liquid balance sheet, high return on assets and substantial free cash flow. Our businesses are well positioned in attractive markets, most with margins and asset returns well above their peers. And our experienced worldwide team carries a proven record of superior performance – performance that has created premium shareholder value, consistently in the top quartile of our industry. 

This enviable position has allowed us to launch Vision 2015 from a position of strength, with the strategic flexibility that comes with it. We have a well-structured and executable plan for growth. However, we will remain disciplined and not pursue growth for growth’s sake alone; rather, our focus will remain on delivering premium shareholder value. 

We envision an FMC with $5 billion in sales in 2015. Well over half of our sales growth will come from organic sources. We expect organic sales growth in the range of 7 percent per year over the next five years – very much in line with the 6 percent we achieved over the 2002- 2009 period. 

If Vision 2015 was based solely on our organic growth plan, the results would be impressive. Delivering this sales and profit 

