August 2015

1. Founded in 1806

2. Total net sales 2014: $4.5 billion

55% Coatings

40% Paints

5% Other

3. 10,800 employees in 37 countries

4. Customers in >100 countries

57 Global Manufacturing Sites

39 Global Technical Laboratories

5. Valspar shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: VAL)

6. Global Headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA

Valspar At A Glance

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Paints Segment Overview

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Segment Product Lines Products, Brands And Distribution

Paints

2014 Sales:$1.8 billion

North America

Australia/ New Zealand

China

Europe

Auto Refinish

• Lowe’s• Ace• Independent Hardware• 2 Step Distribution

• Company Owned Stores• Masters • Hardware & Independent

• Exclusive Retail• Non-Exclusive Retail• Project

• B&Q Stores in the UK

• Car Refinish Industry• Commercial Vehicles • Custom Shops

Segment Product Lines Products, Brands and Distribution

Coatings

2014 Sales:$2.5 billion

Packaging

GeneralIndustrial

Coil

Wood

Coatings Segment Overview

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• Beverage• Food • General Packaging

• Heavy Machinery• Infrastructure • Transportation

• Building Exteriors & Roofs

• Appliances and HVAC • Manufactured Products

• Cabinets & Furniture• Siding, Doors, Trim• Professional

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Valspar Presence in Latin America

Packaging Coil General Industrial

• Beverage• Food • General

Packaging

• Building Exteriors & Roofs

• Appliances and HVAC

• Manufactured Products

• Heavy Machinery

• Infrastructure • Transportation

Sales Offices

Plant and R&D Laboratories

Valspar Competitive Strengths

GLOBAL SCALE

• “Productivity Forever” commitment

• ONE global team: commercial, technology and ops

• We are where our customers are

TECH AND RETAIL

SERVICES

• More than 900 technical staff

• Maximize sales and productivity for customers

• Support retail paint departments

TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION

• Internal resin technology

• 1000 Technologists• 38 Non-BPA Patents

STRONGBRANDS

• Valspar in the U.S.• Wattyl in Australia• Huarun in China• valPure™ (Packaging)

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Faster and More Agile

Sustainability

Valspar is committed to:• Reducing overall emissions

to air, water, and land • Eliminating and reducing

waste in manufacturing through source reduction, reuse, recycling, reclamation, and other pollution prevention programs

• Optimizing the use of environmentally benign materials and processes

• Working with our customers on the safe use, transportation, and disposal of Valspar products

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Social Responsibility

• Habitat for Humanity partner since 1979• National Paint Partner – highest quality

paint available to all Habitat affiliates• Commitment totaling >$40 million in

cash and in-kind contributions• Valspar created the vision for “A Brush with Kindness,” a

neighborhood revitalization project that is now in 15 cities across the USA

• Employee volunteer programs in U.S., South Africa, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Brazil

Technology and innovation

MARKET DRIVERS

Infrastructure (transport , energy)

Emerging classes

High urbanization

Housing deficit

Agriculture

Regulatory

Green Raw material

New Testing protocol

Low VOC

Service Level

Speed and simplicity

Customization (colors, sizes,

effects)

Higher performance

Distribution channels

Sustainability

Water base technologies

Reduce, recycle, reuse

Waste reduction

Low cure

Material efficiency

Energy saving

Industry Responses

Trends

Thank you

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