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Sales
(billions of dollars)

Earnings per Share⁽²⁾
(dollars)

Segment Operating Income
(in millions)

2000

1999

Better/(Worse)

For the Year (in millions)

Sales

$

4,363.8

$

4,319.8

1.0%

Segment operating income

$

713.9

$

676.9

5.5%

Net income⁽²⁾

$

317.5

$

305.9

3.8%

Cash flow from operations

$

230.0

$

243.3

(5.5)%

Return on average shareholders’
equity⁽²⁾

25.2%

24.2%

—

Net Income per Share⁽²⁾

Basic

$

3.03

$

2.78

9.0%

Diluted

$

2.97

$

2.75

8.0%

Dividends

$

1.10

$

1.10

—

Shares outstanding (millions)

102.3

110.2

N/A

Total employees

23,077

23,662

N/A

(1) Performance Materials treated as a discontinued operation
(2) Excludes special items