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Important Information About the Transaction and Where to Find It
In connection with the proposed transaction, on March 1, 2016 DowDuPont Inc. (f/k/a Diamond-Orion HoldCo,
Inc.) (“DowDuPont”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) a preliminary registration
statement on Form S-4 that includes a joint proxy statement of The Dow Chemical Company (“Dow”) and E. I. du
Pont de Nemours and Company (“DuPont”) and that also will constitute a prospectus of DowDuPont. These
materials are not final and may be amended. Dow, DuPont and DowDuPont may also file other documents with the
SEC regarding the proposed transaction. This document is not a substitute for the joint proxy statement/prospectus
or definitive registration statement or any other document which Dow, DuPont or DowDuPont may file with the
SEC. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF DOW AND DUPONT ARE URGED TO READ THE
PRELIMINARY REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND
THE DEFINITIVE VERSIONS THEREOF AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT ARE FILED
OR WILL BE FILED WITH THE SEC, AS WELL AS ANY AMENDMENTS OR SUPPLEMENTS TO THESE
DOCUMENTS, CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN OR WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION AND RELATED MATTERS.
Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the preliminary materials filed on March 1, 2016 and the
definitive versions of these materials and other documents filed with the SEC (when available) by Dow, DuPont and
DowDuPont through the web site maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov or by contacting the investor relations
department of Dow or DuPont at the following:
Dow DuPont
2030 Dow Center 974 Centre Road
Midland, MI 48674 Wilmington, DE 19805
Attention: Investor Relations Attention: Investor Relations:
1-989-636-1463 1-302-774-4994
Participants in the Solicitation
Dow, DuPont, DowDuPont and their respective directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in
the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding Dow’s directors and
executive officers, including a description of their direct interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in
Dow’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, its proxy statement filed on March 27, 2015 and the joint
proxy statement/prospectus of Dow contained in the Form S-4, which are filed with the SEC. Information regarding
DuPont’s directors and executive officers, including a description of their direct interests, by security holdings or
otherwise, is contained in DuPont’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, its proxy statement filed on
March 23, 2015 and the joint proxy statement/prospectus of DuPont contained in the Form S-4, which are filed with
the SEC. A more complete description will be available in the definitive registration statement on Form S-4 and the
joint proxy statement/prospectus.
No Offer or Solicitation
This communication is not intended to and shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to sell or
the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote of approval, nor shall there be any sale
of securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offer of securities shall be made except by means
of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.