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ABOUT THIS REPORT 5 5 5 CAUTIONARY NOTE CAUTIONARY NOTE This report contains information about our social impact and sustainability goals, targets, initiatives, commitments, and activities. This report contains information about our social impact and sustainability goals, targets, initiatives, commitments, and activities. These efforts involve certain risks and uncertainties, such as changes in our business (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures, or new manufacturing These efforts involve certain risks and uncertainties, such as changes in our business (e.g., acquisitions, divestitures, or new manufacturing or distribution locations), the standards by which achievement is measured, the assumptions underlying a particular goal, and our ability or distribution locations), the standards by which achievement is measured, the assumptions underlying a particular goal, and our ability to accurately report particular information. Actual results could differ materially from our stated goals or the results we expect. Changing to accurately report particular information. Actual results could differ materially from our stated goals or the results we expect. Changing circumstances, including evolving expectations for social impact and sustainability generally or to specific focus areas or changes in circumstances, including evolving expectations for social impact and sustainability generally or to specific focus areas or changes in standards or the way progress or achievement is measured, may lead to adjustments in, or the discontinuation of, our pursuit of, certain standards or the way progress or achievement is measured, may lead to adjustments in, or the discontinuation of, our pursuit of, certain goals, commitments, or initiatives. Moreover, the standards by which social impact and sustainability efforts and related matters are goals, commitments, or initiatives. Moreover, the standards by which social impact and sustainability efforts and related matters are measured are developing and evolving, and certain areas are based on assumptions. The standards and assumptions could change over measured are developing and evolving, and certain areas are based on assumptions. The standards and assumptions could change over time. The selection by management of alternative acceptable measurements could have resulted in materially different amounts time. The selection by management of alternative acceptable measurements could have resulted in materially different amounts or metrics reported herein. In addition, statements made about our company, business, or efforts may not apply to all business units or metrics reported herein. In addition, statements made about our company, business, or efforts may not apply to all business units (e.g., ones that were more recently acquired). (e.g., ones that were more recently acquired). This report may use certain terms that SASB, GRI, or others refer to as “material” in connection with certain social impact and sustainability This report may use certain terms that SASB, GRI, or others refer to as “material” in connection with certain social impact and sustainability matters. Used in this context, however, these terms are distinct from, and should not be confused with, the terms “material” and “materiality” matters. Used in this context, however, these terms are distinct from, and should not be confused with, the terms “material” and “materiality” as defined by, or construed in accordance with, securities or other laws and regulations. Therefore, matters considered to be material for as defined by, or construed in accordance with, securities or other laws and regulations. Therefore, matters considered to be material for purposes of this report may not be considered material in the context of our financial statements, reports with the U.S. Securities and purposes of this report may not be considered material in the context of our financial statements, reports with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or our other public statements, and the inclusion of information in this report is not an indication that such Exchange Commission (“SEC”), or our other public statements, and the inclusion of information in this report is not an indication that such information is necessarily material to the Company in those contexts. information is necessarily material to the Company in those contexts. This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including This report includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding our social impact and sustainability goals, targets, initiatives, commitments, and activities, as well as our future statements regarding our social impact and sustainability goals, targets, initiatives, commitments, and activities, as well as our future operations and long-term strategy. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of operations and long-term strategy. Although we believe that our expectations are based on reasonable assumptions within the bounds of our knowledge of our business and operations, we cannot assure that actual results or outcomes will not differ materially from any future our knowledge of our business and operations, we cannot assure that actual results or outcomes will not differ materially from any future results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do results or outcomes expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include all statements that do not relate solely to historical or current facts and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors not relate solely to historical or current facts and involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other important factors such as those described above and in our recent SEC filings including in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and such as those described above and in our recent SEC filings including in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” and “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and in Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2021, and in our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We assume no responsibility to update the information our subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. We assume no responsibility to update the information contained in this report or to continue to report any information. contained in this report or to continue to report any information. ABOUT THIS REPORT

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