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OUR SUSTAINABILITY APPROACH



        • Allocating capital in a prudent manner consistent with the following long-standing priorities while maintaining financial
          flexibility:

                — Acquisitions
                — Organic capital investment
                — Return of cash to shareholders through both meaningful and sustainable dividends as well as share repurchases







                                             Strategic Operating Analysis and Review











             Safe      Environmental    Employee      Community     Platform for  Commercial and     Capital
          Operations    Stewardship    Well-Being     Well-Being      Growth        Operational    Allocation
                                                                                     Excellence




        2024 was the safest year in our Company’s history. Our
        company-wide total injury incident rate, or TIIR, and lost-  “Our business is guided by its Mission,
        time incident rate, or LTIR, both exceeded world-class  Vision and Values. Its foundation is to
        levels. This means more of our colleagues go home safely  operate Safely, Ethically, Sustainably, and
        at the end of each shift than ever before. Focusing on
                                                               to pursue Operational Excellence. In doing
        safety is the right thing to do, and it’s good business.
                                                               this we focus on our four pillars of Safety,
                                                               Environmental Stewardship, Employee
        Safety sets the foundation for achieving our long-term
                                                               Well-Being and Community Well-Being.
        objectives. Safety is part of our culture, it is part of our
                                                               And we undertake what we view as our
        strategy, it is part of our day-to-day operations, and it is
                                                               duties, not just as a building materials
        part of our performance objectives, as are the other pillars
        of our Sustainability program.                         Company, but as a world-class
                                                               organization:
                                                                     Building a better organization
                                                                     Building a more valuable organization”


                                                                 – Ward Nye, Chair and CEO














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