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## r e c o n c i l i a t i o n o f n o n - g a a p f i n a n c i a l m e a s u r e s 

The Company reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management believes that non-GAAP financial measures which exclude certain non-recurring items present additional useful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods, providing investors with a clearer view of the underlying trends of the business. Management also uses these non-GAAP financial measures in making financial, operating, planning and compensation decisions and in evaluating the Company’s performance. 

In addition, Free Cash Flow provides supplemental information to assist management and investors in analyzing the Company’s ability to generate positive cash flow. 

Non-GAAP financial measures, which may be inconsistent with similarly captioned measures presented by other companies, should be viewed in addition to, and not as a substitute for, the Company’s reported results prepared in accordance with GAAP. 

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(a) Special items represent non-GAAP adjustments to income made for comparability purposes. See Income Items portion of the Non-GAAP Measures table for additional details. 

(b) Adjustments to average equity to represent the time-weighted average impact of the special items as detailed in the Income Items portion of the Non-GAAP Measures table. 

