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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

Cautionary Statement

We provide a discussion of a variety of risks associated with our business in our Annual Report on Form 10-k for the year
ended December 31, 2023 (the 2023 Form 10-K) that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. This
report, our 2023 Form 10-K and other written reports and oral statements made from time to time by the Company
contain statements that, to the extent they are not recitations of historical fact, constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of federal securities law. Investors are cautioned that all forward looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, and are based on assumptions that the Company believes in good faith are reasonable, but which may be
materially different from actual results. Investors can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate only to
historic or current facts. The words “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,”
“forecast,” “intend,” “outlook,” “plan,” “project,” “scheduled,” and similar expressions in connection with future
events or future operating or financial performance are intended to identify forward-looking statements. The standards of
measurement and performance contained in this Sustainability Report are developing and may be based on assumptions,
estimates or information collected on a delayed or incomplete basis. Any or all of the Company’s forward-looking
statements may turn out to be wrong. Statements and assumptions regarding our current ESG targets and ambitions,
regulatory compliance, and environmental remediation and compliance cost estimates are examples of forward-looking
statements. Numerous factors, could affect the Company’s forward-looking statements and actual performance. Readers
are also cautioned that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors. Consequently, the reader should not
consider any such list to be a complete statement of all potential risks or uncertainties. Other factors besides those listed
may also adversely affect the Company and may be material to the Company. These forward-looking statements are
made as of the date hereof based on management’s current expectations, and the Company does not undertake an
obligation to update such statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, other than as
required by law. In addition, the inclusion of information in this Sustainability Report is not an indication that we deem
such information to be material or important to an understanding of our business or an investment decision with respect
to our securities.

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