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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-25-051950
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		21
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20250225
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20250311
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20250311

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOW INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001751788
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				301128146
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-38646
		FILM NUMBER:		25727689

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2211 H.H. DOW WAY
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48674
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9896361000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2211 H.H. DOW WAY
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48674

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Dow Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20190305

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Dow Holdings Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20180831

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOW CHEMICAL CO /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000029915
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PLASTICS, MATERIALS, SYNTH RESINS & NONVULCAN ELASTOMERS [2821]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	08 Industrial Applications and Services
		IRS NUMBER:				381285128
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03433
		FILM NUMBER:		25727690

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2211 H.H. DOW WAY
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48674-2030
		BUSINESS PHONE:		989-636-1000

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		STREET 1:		2211 H.H. DOW WAY
		CITY:			MIDLAND
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48674-2030
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<td style="vertical-align:bottom;text-align:right"><div style=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:9pt; font-family:ARIAL;text-align:right"><div style="font-family:Times New Roman;display:inline;">&#9744;</div></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"></div><hr style="color:#999999;height:3px;width:100%;clear:both"/><div style="text-align:center"><div style="width:8.5in;text-align:left;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto"><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL;font-weight:bold">Section&#160;8&#8212;Other Events </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL;font-weight:bold">Item&#8201;8.01 Other Events. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">On February&#160;25, 2025, The Dow Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the &#8220;Underwriting Agreement&#8221;) with BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. as representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (collectively, the &#8220;Underwriters&#8221;), pursuant to which the Company agreed to issue and sell to the Underwriters $1.0&#160;billion in aggregate principal amount of notes, consisting of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.350% Notes due 2035 (the &#8220;2035 Notes&#8221;) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% Notes due 2055 (the &#8220;2055 Notes&#8221;, and together with the 2035 Notes, the &#8220;Notes&#8221;). The Notes were offered and issued pursuant to the Company&#8217;s registration statement on Form <div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">S-3</div> (File <div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;"><div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">No.&#160;333-265556-01),</div></div> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&#160;13, 2022 (the &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;). </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company is filing a copy of the Underwriting Agreement attached as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form <div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">8-K</div> and incorporated herein by reference. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">On March&#160;11, 2025, the Company completed the offering of the Notes. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The Notes were issued under an Indenture dated as of July&#160;26, 2019 (the &#8220;Indenture&#8221;), among the Company, Dow Inc., as a party with respect to the sections described therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee. </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">In connection with the offering of the Notes, the Company is filing a legal opinion by counsel regarding the validity of the Notes, attached as Exhibit 5.1 to this Current Report on Form <div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">8-K.</div> </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Indenture and the Notes are summaries and are qualified in their entirety by reference to such documents, which are attached as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 to this Current Report on Form <div style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">8-K,</div> respectively, and all of which are incorporated herein by reference. </div><div style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL;font-weight:bold">Section&#160;9&#8212;Financial Statements and Exhibits </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL;font-weight:bold">Item&#8201;9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. </div><div style="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&#160;</div>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="d167806dex11.htm">Underwriting Agreement, dated February&#160;25, 2025, among The Dow Chemical Company and BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho Securities USA LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc., as the representatives of the several underwriters named therein. </a></td></tr>
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<td style="vertical-align:top"><a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/29915/000175178820000007/dowinc201910kex43.htm">Indenture dated as of July&#160;26, 2019, between The Dow Chemical Company, Dow Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (filed as Exhibit&#160;4.3 to the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on <span style="white-space:nowrap;display:inline;">Form&#160;10-K,</span> filed on February&#160;7, 2020 and incorporated herein by reference). </a></td></tr>
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<td style="vertical-align:top">* Documents filed with this report.</td></tr> </table></div></div><div style="margin-top:1em; margin-bottom:0em; page-break-before:always"></div><hr style="color:#999999;height:3px;width:100%;clear:both"/><div style="text-align:center"><div style="width:8.5in;text-align:left;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto"><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:11pt; font-family:ARIAL;font-weight:bold;text-align:center">Signature </div><div style="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </div><div style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">DOW INC. </div><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY </div><div style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Date: March&#160;11, 2025 </div><div style="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL"><div style="text-decoration:underline;display:inline;">/s/ ANDREA L. DOMINOWSKI&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</div> </div><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Andrea L. Dominowski </div><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">Controller and Vice President of Controllers </div><div style="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:ARIAL">(Authorized Signatory and Principal Accounting Officer) </div></div></div></div></div>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:9pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B><I>Execution Version </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$1,000,000,000 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">THE DOW CHEMICAL
COMPANY </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$400,000,000 5.350% Notes due 2035 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$600,000,000 5.950% Notes due 2055 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>Underwriting Agreement </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">New
York, New York </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">February&nbsp;25, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA
Securities, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">One Bryant Park </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1271 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10020 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">277 Park Avenue </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10172 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As representatives of the several underwriters named in Schedule I </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dow Chemical
Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (the &#147;Company&#148;), proposes to sell to the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto (the &#147;Underwriters&#148;), for whom BofA Securities, Inc., Mizuho
Securities USA LLC and SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. (collectively, the &#147;Representatives&#148;) are acting as representatives, $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 5.350% Notes due 2035 (the &#147;Notes due
2035&#148;) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company&#146;s 5.950% Notes due 2055 (the &#147;Notes due 2055&#148; and, together with the Notes due 2035, the &#147;Securities&#148;), to be issued under an indenture (the
&#147;Indenture&#148;), dated as of July&nbsp;26, 2019, among the Company, Dow Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware (&#147;Dow&#148;), and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the
&#147;Trustee&#148;). Any reference herein to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the documents incorporated by reference therein pursuant to
Item 12 of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3,</FONT> which were filed under the Exchange Act on or before the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus, as the case may be; and any reference herein to the terms &#147;amend,&#148; &#147;amendment&#148; or &#147;supplement&#148; with respect to the Registration Statement, the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final
Prospectus shall be deemed to refer to and include the filing of any document under the Exchange Act after the Effective Date of the Registration Statement or the issue date of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus,
as the case may be, deemed to be incorporated therein by reference. Certain terms used herein are defined in Section&nbsp;22 hereof. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For purposes of this Agreement, all references to subsidiaries of the Company refer to those
legal entities that are subsidiaries of the Company as of the date of this Agreement, and all references to subsidiaries of Dow, refer to those legal entities that are subsidiaries of Dow as of the date of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1.&#8195;<U>Representations and Warranties by the Company</U>. The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, each Underwriter as of
the Execution Time and as of the Closing Date (as defined in Section&nbsp;3) as set forth below in this Section&nbsp;1. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;The
Company meets the requirements for use of Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> under the Act and has prepared and filed with the Commission an automatic shelf registration statement, as defined in Rule 405 on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (File <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-265556-01),</FONT></FONT> including a related Base Prospectus, for registration under the Act of the offering and sale of the
Securities. Such Registration Statement, including any amendments thereto filed prior to the Execution Time, became effective upon filing and no notice of objection of the Commission to the use of such Registration Statement or any post-effective
amendment thereto pursuant to Rule 40l(g)(2) under the Act has been received by the Company. No order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued by the Commission and no proceeding for that purpose or pursuant to
Section&nbsp;8A of the Act against the Company or related to the offering has been initiated or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened by the Commission. The Company may have filed with the Commission, as part of an amendment to the
Registration Statement or pursuant to Rule 424(b), one or more preliminary prospectus supplements relating to the Securities, each of which has previously been furnished to you. The Company will file with the Commission a final prospectus supplement
relating to the Securities in accordance with Rule 424(b). As filed, such final prospectus supplement shall contain all information required by the Act and the rules thereunder, and, except to the extent the Representatives shall agree in writing to
a modification, shall be in all substantive respects in the form furnished to you prior to the Execution Time or, to the extent not completed at the Execution Time, shall contain only such specific additional information and other changes (beyond
that contained in the Base Prospectus and any Preliminary Prospectus) as the Company has advised you, prior to the Execution Time, will be included or made therein. The Registration Statement, at the Execution Time, meets the requirements set forth
in Rule 415(a)(1)(x). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;On each Effective Date, the Registration Statement did, and when the Final Prospectus is first filed in
accordance with Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (and any supplement thereto) will, comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act, the Exchange Act and the Trust Indenture Act and the respective
rules thereunder; on each Effective Date and at the Execution Time, the Registration Statement did not and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in
order to make the statements therein not misleading; on the Effective Date and on the Closing Date the Indenture did or will comply in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules thereunder; and on
the date of any filing pursuant to Rule 424(b) and on the Closing Date, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement thereto) will not include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>,<U> </U>that the Company </P>
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makes no representation or warranty as to (i)&nbsp;that part of the Registration Statement which shall constitute the Statement of Eligibility (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1)</FONT>
of the Trustee under the Trust Indenture Act or (ii)&nbsp;the information contained in or omitted from the Registration Statement or the Final Prospectus (or any supplement thereto) in reliance upon and in conformity with information furnished in
writing to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the
information described as such in Section&nbsp;8(b) hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;At the Execution Time, (i)&nbsp;the Disclosure Package and
(ii)&nbsp;each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus listed on Schedule II(a) or (b), when taken together as a whole with the Disclosure Package, does not contain any untrue statement of any material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The preceding sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from the Disclosure Package or an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus
based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information furnished by or on behalf of
any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section&nbsp;8(b) hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&#8195;(i) At the time of filing the
Registration Statement, (ii)&nbsp;at the time of the most recent amendment thereto for the purposes of complying with Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Act (whether such amendment was by post-effective amendment, incorporated report filed pursuant to
Sections 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act or form of prospectus), (iii) at the time the Company or any person acting on its behalf (within the meaning, for this clause only, of Rule 163(c)) made any offer relating to the Securities in reliance on the
exemption in Rule 163, and (iv)&nbsp;at the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (iv)), the Company was or is (as the case may be) a &#147;well-known seasoned issuer&#148; as defined in Rule
405. The Company agrees to pay the fees required by the Commission relating to the Securities within the time required by Rule 456(b)(1) without regard to the proviso therein and otherwise in accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&#8195;(i) At the earliest time after the filing of the Registration Statement that the Company or another offering participant made a
<I>bona fide </I>offer (within the meaning of Rule 164(h)(2)) of the Securities and (ii)&nbsp;as of the Execution Time (with such date being used as the determination date for purposes of this clause (ii)), the Company was not and is not an
Ineligible Issuer (as defined in Rule 405), without taking account of any determination by the Commission pursuant to Rule 405 that it is not necessary that the Company be considered an Ineligible Issuer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&#8195;Each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(b) hereof does not
include any information that conflicts with the information contained in the Registration Statement, including any document incorporated therein by reference and any prospectus supplement deemed to be a part thereof that has not been superseded or
modified. If at any time following issuance of an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus there occurred or occurs an event or development as a result of which such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus conflicted or would conflict with the information contained in
the Registration Statement, the Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus, the Company has promptly notified or will promptly notify the Representatives and has promptly amended or supplemented or will promptly
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amend or supplement, at its own expense, such Issuer Free Writing Prospectus to eliminate or correct such conflict. The foregoing sentence does not apply to statements in or omissions from any
Issuer Free Writing Prospectus based upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by any Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for use therein, it being understood and agreed that the only such information
furnished by or on behalf of any Underwriter consists of the information described as such in Section&nbsp;8(b) hereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&#8195;The
documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission, as the case may be, conformed in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the
Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and none of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; and any further documents so filed and incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus, when such documents
become effective or are filed with the Commission, as the case may be, will conform in all material respects to the requirements of the Act or the Exchange Act, as applicable, and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder then in effect
and will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&#8195;The Company has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware, with power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; the Company is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to
transact business and is in good standing in each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business, except where the failure so to qualify or to be in
good standing would not have a material adverse effect on the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its subsidiaries considered as a whole (a &#147;Material Adverse Effect&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;Each of the Company&#146;s subsidiaries that qualify as a &#147;significant subsidiary&#148; under
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Section&nbsp;1-02(w)</FONT> of Regulation <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-X</FONT> (a &#147;Significant Subsidiary&#148;) has been duly organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the
laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation, with power and authority to own or lease, as the case may be, and to operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; each Significant
Subsidiary is duly qualified as a foreign corporation to transact business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required, whether by reason of the ownership or leasing of property or the conduct of business,
except where the failure so to qualify or to be in good standing would not have a Material Adverse Effect; except as otherwise disclosed in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all of the issued and outstanding capital stock of each
Significant Subsidiary has been duly authorized and validly issued, is fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> and (except for shares necessary to qualify directors or to maintain any minimum number of shareholders
required by law) is owned by the Company, directly or through subsidiaries, free and clear of any security interest, mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance, or claim. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&#8195;The Company has outstanding capital stock as set forth in the Disclosure Package
and the Final Prospectus (except for subsequent issuances as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus pursuant to employee benefit plans or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options and except for repurchases
in connection with open market or repurchase plans or redemptions of shares of preferred stock). All of the outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&#8195;This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the
Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(l)&#8195;The Securities have been duly authorized, and, when issued and delivered pursuant to this Agreement, the Securities
will have been duly executed, issued and delivered and (assuming the due authentication thereof by the Trustee) will constitute valid and legally binding obligations of the Company, will be entitled to the benefits provided by the Indenture and will
be enforceable in accordance with their terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights and to general equity
principles. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(m)&#8195;The Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Trustee) constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of the Company, enforceable in accordance with its terms except as the same may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors&#146; rights and to general equity principles; the Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(n)&#8195;The Indenture conforms, and the Securities will conform, in all material respects, to the descriptions thereof contained in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(o)&#8195;The statements in each of the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under
the captions &#147;Description of the Notes,&#148; &#147;Description of Debt Securities of The Dow Chemical Company,&#148; &#147;Description of Guarantees of Debt Securities of The Dow Chemical Company&#148; and &#147;Material United States Federal
Income Tax Considerations,&#148; in each case insofar as such statements constitute a summary of the legal matters, documents or proceedings referred to therein, fairly present and summarize, in all material respects, the matters referred to
therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(p)&#8195;The issuance and sale of the Securities and the compliance by the Company with all of the provisions of the
Securities, the Indenture and this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions therein and herein contemplated, will not result in a breach or violation of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is bound or to which any property or assets of the Company or any Significant Subsidiary is subject, which would
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this Agreement; nor will such action result in any violation of
the provisions of the Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, or the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company; nor will such action </P>
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result in a violation of any statute or any order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company, any Significant
Subsidiary or any of their properties, which would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or this
Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(q)&#8195;No consent, approval, authorization, order, registration or qualification of or with any court or any such
regulatory authority or other governmental body in the United States having jurisdiction over the Company is required for the issuance and sale of the Securities or the consummation by the Company of the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Indenture, except such consents, approvals, authorizations, orders, registrations or qualifications as have been obtained under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act and such as may be required by the securities or Blue Sky laws of
the various states and the securities laws of any jurisdiction outside the United States in which the Securities are offered. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(r)&#8195;Except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement
thereto), no action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its subsidiaries is pending or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened that
(i)&nbsp;would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of this Agreement, the Indenture or the Securities or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or (ii)&nbsp;would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(s)&#8195;Since the dates as of which information is given in the Disclosure Package and
the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto after the date hereof), there has not been (i)&nbsp;any material change in the capital stock (other than changes pursuant to open market or repurchase plans or employee benefit
plans or changes resulting from the conversion or redemption of outstanding shares of preferred stock or convertible debt) or long-term debt of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered as a whole, or (ii)&nbsp;any material adverse
change, in or affecting the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries considered as a whole, otherwise than, in the case of (i)&nbsp;or (ii) above, as set forth or contemplated in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto after the date hereof). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(t)&#8195;Deloitte&nbsp;&amp; Touche LLP, who has audited certain financial statements of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries and
delivered their report with respect to the audited consolidated financial statements and schedules of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries included or incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, are
independent registered public accountants with respect to the Company within the meaning of the Act and the applicable published rules and regulations thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(u)&#8195;The Company&#146;s consolidated financial statements and schedules incorporated by reference in the Preliminary Prospectus, the
Final Prospectus and the Registration Statement present fairly in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Company as of the dates and for the periods indicated, comply as to form in all material
respects with the applicable accounting requirements of the Act and have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except as
otherwise noted therein). </P>
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Securities and the application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, will not be an &#147;investment company&#148; as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(w)&#8195;No material, collective labor dispute with the employees of the Company or any of its subsidiaries exists or, to the Company&#146;s
knowledge, is threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&#8195;Except as set forth in or
contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), the Company and its subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable laws (including all applicable laws
and regulations relating to the protection of human health and safety, the environment, or hazardous or toxic substances or wastes, pollutants or contaminants (collectively &#147;Environmental Laws&#148;)), ordinances, rules, regulations, and
requirements of governmental authorities, except where (i)&nbsp;the necessity of compliance therewith is contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings or (ii)&nbsp;noncompliance therewith would not have a Material Adverse Effect. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(y)&#8195;In the ordinary course of its business, the Company periodically reviews the effect of Environmental Laws on the business,
operations and properties of the Company and its subsidiaries, in the course of which it identifies and evaluates associated costs and liabilities (including, without limitation, any capital or operating expenditures required for <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">clean-up,</FONT> closure of properties or compliance with Environmental Laws, or any permit, license or approval, any related constraints on operating activities and any potential liabilities to third parties). To the
Company&#146;s knowledge, no such associated costs and liabilities would, singly or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any
amendment or supplement thereto). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(z)&#8195;Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, and except as
set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), to the Company&#146;s knowledge, the Company and its subsidiaries own or possess the right to use all patents,
trademarks, service marks, trade names, copyrights, patentable inventions, trade secrets and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">know-how</FONT> used by the Company or its subsidiaries in, and material to, the conduct of the Company&#146;s and its
subsidiaries&#146; business taken as a whole as now conducted (collectively, the &#147;Intellectual Property&#148;). Except as would not otherwise reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect and except as set forth in or contemplated in
the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there are no legal or governmental actions, suits, proceedings or claims pending or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened, against the Company
(i)&nbsp;challenging the Company&#146;s rights in or to any Intellectual Property, (ii)&nbsp;challenging the validity or scope of any Intellectual Property owned by the Company, or (iii)&nbsp;alleging that the operation of the Company&#146;s
business as now conducted infringes or otherwise violates any patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret or other proprietary rights of a third party. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(aa)&#8195;The Company maintains a system of internal control over financial reporting with
respect to itself and its consolidated subsidiaries sufficient to provide reasonable assurance that (i)&nbsp;receipts and expenditures of the Company are made only in accordance with the general or specific authorizations of the management or
directors of the Company; (ii)&nbsp;transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States and to maintain asset accountability;
(iii)&nbsp;access to assets is permitted only in accordance with management&#146;s general or specific authorization; and (iv)&nbsp;the recorded accountability for assets is compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action is taken with respect to any material differences. The management of the Company concluded that such internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December&nbsp;31, 2024 and there have been no changes in the Company&#146;s
internal control over financial reporting since such date that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company&#146;s internal control over financial reporting. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(bb)&#8195;The Company maintains &#147;disclosure controls and procedures&#148; (as such term is defined in Rule <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13a-15(e)</FONT> under the Exchange Act); based on the evaluation of these disclosure controls and procedures, the Company&#146;s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the Company&#146;s
disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December&nbsp;31, 2024. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(cc)&#8195;Neither the Company nor any of their
affiliates nor any person acting on their behalf (other than the Underwriters, as to whom the Company makes no representation) has taken, directly or indirectly, any action designed to cause or that constituted or that might reasonably be expected
to cause or constitute, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale of the Securities; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that no such
representation is made with respect to any action undertaken by the Underwriters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(dd)&#8195;Neither the Company nor any of its
subsidiaries, nor, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, any director, officer or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, is an individual or entity (&#147;Person&#148;) that is, or is controlled by a Person that is, the subject of any
sanctions administered or enforced by the U.S. Department of Treasury&#146;s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the United Nations Security Council (UN), the European Union (EU), or His Majesty&#146;s Treasury (UK HMT) (collectively,
&#147;Sanctions&#148;), nor is the Company located, organized or resident nor are any of its facilities located in a country or territory that is the subject of Sanctions (including, without limitation, the
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> Donetsk People&#146;s Republic, the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">so-called</FONT> Luhansk People&#146;s Republic, the Crimea, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia Regions of Ukraine, any other Covered Region
of Ukraine identified pursuant to&nbsp;Executive Order 14065, Belarus, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, Ukraine or Venezuela) in violation of Sanctions; provided that, following the date hereof, to the extent that any such subsidiaries are
within the categories set forth in the immediately preceding clause, it shall not be considered in <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-compliance</FONT> if the Company is acting in good faith to remove (including, but not limited to, disposing of,
liquidating, shutting down or winding up such subsidiary or the relevant portion of its assets or businesses) such subsidiary from such category in accordance with applicable laws. The Company will not, knowingly, use the proceeds of the offering to
fund or facilitate any activities or business of or with any Person or in any country or territory that, at the time of such funding or facilitation, is the subject of Sanctions, except as permitted by law, regulation or license. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any certificate signed by any officer of the Company and delivered to the Representatives or
counsel for the Underwriters in connection with the offering of the Securities shall be deemed a representation and warranty by the Company, as to matters covered thereby, to each Underwriter. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2.&#8195;<U>Purchase and Sale</U>. Subject to the terms and conditions and in reliance upon the representations and warranties herein set
forth, the Company agrees to sell to each Underwriter, and each Underwriter agrees, severally and not jointly, to purchase from the Company, at 99.534% of the principal amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2035 and 98.888% of the principal
amount thereof with respect to the Notes due 2055, in each case, plus accrued interest from March&nbsp;11, 2025, the principal amount of the Securities set forth opposite such Underwriter&#146;s name in Schedule I hereto, plus any additional
principal amount of Securities which such Underwriter may become obligated to purchase pursuant to the provisions of Section&nbsp;9 hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3.&#8195;<U>Delivery and Payment</U>. Delivery of and payment for the Securities shall be made at 9:00 a.m., New York City time, on
March&nbsp;11, 2025 or at such time on such later date not more than three Business Days after the foregoing date as the Representatives and the Company shall mutually agree upon, which date and time may be postponed by agreement between the
Representatives and the Company or as provided in Section&nbsp;9 hereof (such date and time of delivery and payment for the Securities being herein called the &#147;Closing Date&#148;). Delivery of the Securities shall be made against payment by the
several Underwriters through the Representatives of the aggregate purchase price thereof to or upon the order of the Company by wire transfer payable in same day funds to an account specified by the Company. Delivery of the Securities shall be made
through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company unless the Representatives shall otherwise instruct. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is understood that the
Representatives have been authorized, for their own accounts and for the accounts of the several Underwriters, to accept delivery of and receipt for, and make payment of the purchase price for, the Securities that the Underwriters have agreed to
purchase. The Representatives may (but shall not be obligated to) make payment for any Securities to be purchased by any Underwriter whose funds shall not have been received by the Representatives by the Closing Date for the account of such
Underwriter, but any such payment shall not relieve such Underwriter from any of its obligations under this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4.&#8195;<U>Offering by Underwriters</U>. It is understood that the several Underwriters propose to offer the Securities for sale to the
public as set forth in the Final Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5.&#8195;<U>Agreements</U>. The Company agrees with the several Underwriters that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;Prior to the termination of the offering of the Securities, the Company will not file any amendment of the Registration Statement or
supplement (including the Final Prospectus or any Preliminary Prospectus) to the Base Prospectus unless the Company has furnished to the Representatives a copy for their review prior to filing and will not file any such proposed amendment or
supplement to which the Representatives reasonably object. The Company will cause the Final Prospectus, properly completed, and any supplement thereto to be filed in a form approved by the Representatives with the Commission pursuant to the
applicable paragraph of Rule 424(b) within the time period prescribed and will provide evidence satisfactory to the Representatives of such timely filing. The Company will promptly advise the Representatives (i)&nbsp;when the Final Prospectus, and
any supplement thereto, shall have been filed (if required) with the </P>
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Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b); (ii) when, prior to termination of the offering of the Securities, any amendment to the Registration Statement shall have been filed or become effective;
(iii)&nbsp;of any request by the Commission or its staff for any amendment of the Registration Statement, or any Rule 462(b) amendment to the Registration Statement, or for any supplement to the Final Prospectus or for any additional information;
(iv)&nbsp;of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or of any notice objecting to its use or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for that purpose; and (v)&nbsp;of the
receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the qualification of the Securities for sale in any jurisdiction or the institution or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. The Company will use its reasonable
best efforts to prevent the issuance of any such stop order or the occurrence of any such suspension or objection to the use of the Registration Statement and, upon such issuance, occurrence or notice of objection, to obtain as soon as practicable
the withdrawal of such stop order or relief from such occurrence or objection, including, if necessary, by filing an amendment to the Registration Statement or a new registration statement and using its reasonable best efforts to have such amendment
or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;The Company will prepare (or cause to be prepared) a
final term sheet, containing a description of the final terms of the Securities and the offering thereof, in the form approved by the Representatives and attached as Schedule III hereto and file such term sheet pursuant to Rule 433(d) within the
time required by such Rule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;If, at any time prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus pursuant to Rule 424(b), any event
occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made or the
circumstances then prevailing not misleading, the Company will (i)&nbsp;notify promptly the Representatives so that any use of the Disclosure Package may cease until it is amended or supplemented; (ii)&nbsp;amend or supplement the Disclosure Package
to correct such statement or omission; and (iii)&nbsp;supply any amendment or supplement to the Representatives in such quantities as the Representatives may reasonably request. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&#8195;If, at any time when a prospectus relating to the Securities is required to be delivered under the Act (including in circumstances
where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), any event occurs as a result of which the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus as then supplemented would include any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact necessary to make the statements therein in the light of the circumstances under which they were made at such time not misleading, or if it shall be necessary to amend the Registration Statement, file a new registration statement or
supplement the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus to comply with the Act or the Exchange Act or the respective rules thereunder, including in connection with use or delivery of the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus, the Company
promptly will (i)&nbsp;notify the Representatives of any such event; (ii)&nbsp;prepare and file with the Commission, subject to the second sentence of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;5, an amendment or supplement or new registration
statement which will correct such statement or omission or effect such compliance; (iii)&nbsp;use its reasonable best efforts to have any amendment to the Registration Statement or new registration statement declared effective as soon as practicable
in order to avoid any disruption in use of the Disclosure Package or the Final Prospectus; and (iv)&nbsp;supply any supplemented Disclosure Package or Final Prospectus to the Representatives in such quantities as they may reasonably request. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&#8195;As soon as practicable, the Company will make generally available to its security
holders and to the Representatives an earnings statement or statements of the Company which will satisfy the provisions of Section&nbsp;11(a) of the Act and Rule 158. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&#8195;The Company will furnish to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, without charge, signed copies of the Registration
Statement (including exhibits thereto) and to each other Underwriter a copy of the Registration Statement (without exhibits thereto) and, so long as delivery of a prospectus by an Underwriter or dealer may be required by the Act (including in
circumstances where such requirement may be satisfied pursuant to Rule 172), as many copies of each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplement thereto as the Representatives may reasonably
request. The Company will pay the expenses of printing or other production of all documents relating to the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&#8195;The
Company will arrange, if necessary, for the qualification of the Securities for sale under the laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Representatives may designate and will maintain such qualifications in effect so long as required
for the distribution of the Securities; provided that in no event shall the Company be obligated to qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it is not now so qualified or to take any action that would subject it to service of process in
suits, other than those arising out of the offering or sale of the Securities, in any jurisdiction where it is not now so subject. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&#8195;The Company agrees that, unless it has or shall have obtained the prior written consent of the Representatives (such consent not to
be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed), and each Underwriter, severally and not jointly, agrees with the Company that, unless it has or shall have obtained, as the case may be, the prior written consent of the Company, it has not made and
will not make any offer relating to the Securities that would constitute an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or that would otherwise constitute a &#147;free writing prospectus&#148; (as defined in Rule 405) required to be filed by the Company with the
Commission or retained by the Company under Rule 433, other than a free writing prospectus containing the information contained in the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(b) hereto; provided that the prior written consent
of the parties hereto shall be deemed to have been given in respect of the Free Writing Prospectuses included in Schedule II hereto. Any such free writing prospectus consented to by the Representatives or the Company is hereinafter referred to as a
&#147;Permitted Free Writing Prospectus.&#148; The Company agrees that (i)&nbsp;it has treated and will treat, as the case may be, each Permitted Free Writing Prospectus as an Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and (ii)&nbsp;it has complied and will
comply, as the case may be, with the requirements of Rules 164 and 433 applicable to any Permitted Free Writing Prospectus, including in respect of timely filing with the Commission, legending pursuant to reasonable procedures developed in good
faith, and record keeping. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;None of the Company, its affiliates, or any person acting on its or their behalf will, without the
prior written consent of the Representatives (such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned, or delayed), offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of (or enter into any transaction which is designed to, or might
reasonably be expected to, result in the disposition (whether by actual disposition or effective economic disposition due to cash settlement or otherwise) by the Company or any affiliate of the Company), directly or indirectly, including
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the filing (or participation in the filing) of a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call
equivalent position within the meaning of Section&nbsp;16 of the Exchange Act, any debt securities issued or guaranteed by the Company (other than the Securities) or publicly announce an intention to effect any such transaction, until the Closing
Date; <U>provided</U> that the foregoing shall not preclude the Company from continuing to offer, sell, contract to sell, pledge, or otherwise dispose of debt securities of the Company in the ordinary course pursuant to its Dow InterNotes program,
its medium term note program or its commercial paper program. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&#8195;The Company will not (i)&nbsp;take, directly or indirectly, any
action designed to or that would constitute or that might reasonably be expected to cause or result in, under the Exchange Act or otherwise, stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of the Company to facilitate the sale or resale
of the Securities; (ii)&nbsp;issue, without the prior consent of the Representatives on behalf of the Underwriters, any press release or other public announcement referring specifically to the proposed issue of, or the terms of, the Securities
unless the announcement adequately discloses that stabilizing action may take place in relation to the Securities (but only to the extent required by laws, regulations or guidelines applicable to the Company, the Underwriters, the Representatives or
any other entity undertaking stabilization in connection with the issue of the Securities). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(k)&#8195;The Company agrees to pay the costs
and expenses relating to the following matters: (i)&nbsp;the preparation, printing or reproduction and filing with the Commission of the Registration Statement (including financial statements and exhibits thereto), each Preliminary Prospectus, the
Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and each amendment or supplement to any of them; (ii)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery (including postage, air freight charges and charges for counting and packaging) of such
copies of the Registration Statement, each Preliminary Prospectus, the Final Prospectus and each Issuer Free Writing Prospectus, and all amendments or supplements to any of them, as may, in each case, be reasonably requested for use in connection
with the offering and sale of the Securities; (iii)&nbsp;the preparation, printing (if any), authentication, issuance and delivery of certificates for the Securities, including any stamp or transfer taxes in connection with the original issuance and
sale of the Securities; (iv)&nbsp;the printing (or reproduction) and delivery of this Agreement, the Indenture, the Side Letter (as defined below), any blue sky memorandum and all other agreements or documents printed (or reproduced) and delivered
in connection with the offering of the Securities; (v)&nbsp;any registration of the Securities under the Exchange Act; (vi)&nbsp;any registration or qualification of the Securities for offer and sale under the securities or blue sky laws of the
several states (including filing fees and the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such registration and qualification); (vii) any filings required to be made with FINRA (including filing fees and the reasonable
fees and expenses of counsel for the Underwriters relating to such filings); (viii) the transportation and other expenses incurred by or on behalf of Company representatives in connection with presentations to prospective purchasers of the
Securities; (ix)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Company&#146;s accountants and the fees and expenses of counsel (including local and special counsel) for the Company; (x)&nbsp;the fees and expenses of the Trustee and its counsel (if any); and
(xi)&nbsp;all other costs and expenses incident to the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">6.&#8195;<U>Conditions to
the Obligations of the Underwriters</U>. The obligations of the several Underwriters to purchase the Securities shall be subject to the accuracy of the representations and </P>
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warranties on the part of the Company contained herein and the representations and warranties of Dow, contained in the letter, dated as of the date hereof (the &#147;Side Letter&#148;), of Dow,
addressed to you, in each case, as of the Execution Time and the Closing Date, to the accuracy of the statements of the Company made in any certificates pursuant to the provisions hereof, to the performance by the Company of its obligations
hereunder and to the following additional conditions: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;The Final Prospectus, and any supplement thereto, have been filed in the
manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b); the final term sheet contemplated by Section&nbsp;5(b) hereto, and any other material required to be filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 433(d) under the Act, shall have been filed with
the Commission within the applicable time periods prescribed for such filings by Rule 433; and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use shall have been issued and no proceedings for
that purpose shall have been instituted or threatened. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;The Company shall have requested and caused Allen Overy Shearman
Sterling US LLP, external counsel of the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives their opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, to the effect that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;assuming that the Company and Dow have duly authorized, executed and delivered the Indenture and assuming due
authorization, execution, and delivery by the Trustee, the Indenture is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company and Dow, enforceable against the Company and Dow in accordance with its terms and has been duly qualified under the Trust
Indenture Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8195;assuming that the Company has duly authorized and executed the Securities and, when
authenticated by the Trustee in accordance with the Indenture and delivered and paid for as provided in the Agreement, the Securities will be the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
their terms and entitled to the benefits of the Indenture; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8195;no authorization, approval or other action by, and
no notice to or filing with, any United States federal or New York governmental authority or regulatory body, is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Company of the Agreement, the Indenture and the issuance and sale of the
Securities or the execution, delivery or performance by Dow of its obligations under the Indenture, except as have been obtained and are in full force and effect under the Act and the Trust Indenture Act, in connection with the offer and sale of the
Securities by the Company; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&#8195;the execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Agreement, the Indenture
and the issuance of the Securities do not, and the execution and delivery by Dow of the Indenture did not, at the time of execution and delivery and the performance by the Company of its obligations under the Agreement and the Indenture, and Dow of
its obligations under the Indenture, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby will not result in a violation of the law of the State of New York (including the rules or regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant thereto),
and that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Company, Dow, the Agreement, the Indenture and the transactions governed thereby. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely (i)&nbsp;as to matters involving the
application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York, the corporate law of the State of Delaware or the Federal laws of the United States, to the extent they deem proper and specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other
counsel of good standing whom they believe to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (ii)&nbsp;as to matters of fact, to the extent they deem proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public
officials. References to the Final Prospectus in this Section&nbsp;6(b) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;The Company shall have requested and caused Shandell Massey, Senior Managing Counsel and Director, Office of the Corporate Secretary
of the Company, to have furnished to the Representatives her opinion dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Representatives, to the effect that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;the Company has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of
the State of Delaware, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease, and/or operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases material properties or conducts material business, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material
Adverse Effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8195;Dow is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under the laws of the State of
Delaware; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8195;each Significant Subsidiary has been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is chartered or organized, with full corporate power and authority to own, lease, and/or operate its properties and conduct its business as described in the Disclosure Package and the
Final Prospectus, and is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation and is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction which requires such qualification wherein it owns or leases material properties or conducts material
business, except where the failure to so qualify would not have a Material Adverse Effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv)&#8195;each of the
Agreement, the Indenture and the Securities have been duly authorized, executed and delivered by the Company; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(v)&#8195;the Indenture has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by Dow; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vi)&#8195;except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, all the outstanding shares of
capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-assessable</FONT> and, except as otherwise set forth in the Disclosure Package and the Final
Prospectus, and except for shares necessary to qualify directors or to maintain any minimum number of shareholders required by law, all outstanding shares of capital stock of each Significant Subsidiary are owned by the Company either directly or
through wholly owned subsidiaries free and clear of any perfected security interest and, to the knowledge of such counsel, after due inquiry, any other security interest, claim, lien or encumbrance; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(vii)&#8195;the Company has outstanding capital stock as set forth in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (except for subsequent issuances pursuant to employee benefit plans or pursuant to the exercise of convertible securities or options and except for repurchases in connection with open market or repurchase
plans or redemptions of shares of preferred stock); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(viii)&#8195;to the knowledge of such counsel, except as disclosed in,
or contemplated in, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, there is no pending or threatened action, suit or proceeding by or before any court or governmental agency, authority or body or any arbitrator involving the Company or any of its
subsidiaries, that (A)&nbsp;would reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the performance of the Agreement, the Indenture or the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated thereby; or (B)&nbsp;would reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ix)&#8195;none of the execution and delivery of the Agreement, the Indenture,
the issuance and sale of the Securities, nor the consummation of any other of the transactions therein contemplated nor the fulfillment of the terms thereof will conflict with, result in a breach or violation of, or imposition of any lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any property or assets of the Company or its subsidiaries pursuant to, (A)&nbsp;the charter or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">by-laws</FONT> of the Company and each Significant Subsidiary, (B)&nbsp;the terms of any indenture,
contract, lease, mortgage, deed of trust, note agreement, loan agreement or other agreement, obligation, condition, covenant or instrument to which the Company or its subsidiaries is a party or bound or to which its or their property is subject, or
(C)&nbsp;any statute, law, rule, regulation, other than of the State of New York, judgment, order or decree applicable to the Company or its subsidiaries of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, governmental body, arbitrator or other
authority having jurisdiction over the Company or its subsidiaries or any of its or their properties, which conflict, breach, violation, lien, charge or encumbrance, in the case of (B)&nbsp;and (C), would, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or affect the validity of the Securities or the legal authority of the Company to comply with the Securities, the Indenture or the Agreement in any material respect; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(x)&#8195;neither the Company nor Dow is and, after giving effect to the offering and sale of the Securities and the
application of the proceeds thereof as described in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus, neither will be an &#147;investment company&#148; as defined in the&nbsp;Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xi)&#8195;the Registration Statement, including any Rule 462(b) amendment to the Registration Statement, became effective
under the Act and any required filing of the Base Prospectus, any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus, and any supplements thereto, pursuant to Rule 424(b) has been made in the manner and within the time period required by Rule 424(b);
on the Closing Date, the Commission&#146;s website did not indicate the existence of a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xii)&#8195;the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus (other than
the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion) comply as to form in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Act and the Trust
Indenture Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiii)&#8195;the documents incorporated by reference in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus
(other than the financial statements and other financial and statistical information contained therein, as to which such counsel need express no opinion), when they were filed with the Commission complied as to form in all material respects with the
applicable requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder, and nothing has come to her attention that caused her to believe that any of such documents contained an untrue statement of a material fact or
omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xiv)&#8195;the statements in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the captions &#147;Description of the
Notes,&#148; &#147;Description of Debt Securities of The Dow Chemical Company&#148; and &#147;Description of Guarantees of Debt Securities of The Dow Chemical Company,&#148; in each case, insofar as such statements constitute summaries of documents
referred to therein, fairly summarize in all material respects the documents referred to therein; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(xv)&#8195;the
statements in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus under the caption &#147;Material United States Federal Income Tax Considerations,&#148; insofar as such statements constitute summaries of legal matters referred to therein and subject to
the limitations set forth therein, fairly summarize in all material respects the legal matters referred to therein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, such
counsel shall state that no facts came to such counsel&#146;s attention that caused such counsel to believe that (i)&nbsp;the Registration Statement (other than the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained therein or
omitted therefrom and the Trustee&#146;s Statement of Eligibility (Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">T-1),</FONT> as to which such counsel has not been requested to comment), as of the Effective Date, contained an untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein not misleading; (ii)&nbsp;the Disclosure Package (other than the financial statements and other financial or statistical data
contained therein or omitted therefrom, as to which such counsel has not been requested to comment), at the Execution Time, contained an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; or (iii)&nbsp;the Final Prospectus (other than the financial statements and other financial or statistical data contained therein or omitted therefrom,
as to which such counsel has not been requested to comment), as of its date and as of the Closing Date, contained or contains an untrue statement of a material fact or omitted or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In rendering such opinion, such counsel
may rely (A)&nbsp;as to matters involving the application of laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Michigan, the corporate law of the State of Delaware or the federal laws of the United States, to the extent she deems proper and
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specified in such opinion, upon the opinion of other counsel of good standing whom she believes to be reliable and who are satisfactory to counsel for the Underwriters and (B)&nbsp;as to matters
of fact, to the extent she deems proper, on certificates of responsible officers of the Company and public officials.&nbsp;References to the Final Prospectus in this Section&nbsp;6(c) shall also include any supplements thereto at the Closing Date.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&#8195;The Representatives shall have received from Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, such opinion
or opinions, dated the Closing Date and addressed to the Underwriters, with respect to the issuance and sale of the Securities, the Indenture, the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package, the Final Prospectus (together with any supplement
thereto) and other related matters as the Representatives may reasonably require, and the Company shall have furnished to such counsel such documents as they reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon such matters. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&#8195;The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of the Company, signed by the Chairman of the Board, the
President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect that the signer of such certificate has carefully examined (or caused to be examined) the Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package,
the Final Prospectus, any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus and any supplements or amendments thereto, as well as each electronic road show, if any, used in connection with the offering of the Securities, and this Agreement and that: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;the representations and warranties of the Company in this Agreement are true and correct on and as of the Closing
Date with the same effect as if made on the Closing Date and the Company has complied with all the agreements and satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8195;no stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement or any notice objecting to its use has been
issued and no proceedings for that purpose have been instituted or, to the Company&#146;s knowledge, threatened; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8195;since the date of the most recent financial statements of the Company included or incorporated by reference in the
Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any supplement thereto), there has been no material adverse change in or affecting the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries
considered as a whole, whether or not arising from transactions in the ordinary course of business, except as set forth or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendments or supplements thereto after the
date hereof). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&#8195;The Company shall have furnished to the Representatives a certificate of Dow, signed by the Chairman of the
Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer or the Treasurer of the Company, dated the Closing Date, to the effect the representations and warranties of Dow in the Side Letter are true and correct on and as of the Closing Date with the same
effect as if made on the Closing Date and that Dow has satisfied all the conditions on its part to be performed or satisfied at or prior to the Closing Date. </P>
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shall have furnished to the Representatives, at the request of the Company, letters, dated the respective dates of delivery thereof and addressed to the Underwriters, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Representatives, containing
statements and information of the type customarily included in accountants&#146; &#147;comfort letters&#148; to underwriters with respect to the financial statements and certain financial information contained or incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement, the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus; <U>provided</U> that the letter delivered on the Closing Date shall use a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;cut-off&#148;</FONT> date no more than three business days
prior to the Closing Date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(h)&#8195;Subsequent to the Execution Time or, if earlier, the dates as of which information is given in the
Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof) and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto), there shall not have been any change, or any development involving an impending prospective change, in or
affecting the business, financial position, results of operations or properties of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries taken as a whole, except as set forth in or contemplated in the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive
of any amendment or supplement thereto) the effect of which, in any case referred to above, is, in the reasonable judgment of the Representatives, so material and adverse as to make it impractical or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or
delivery of the Securities as contemplated by the Registration Statement (exclusive of any amendment thereof), the Disclosure Package and the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;Subsequent to the Execution Time, there shall not have been any decrease in the rating of any of the Company&#146;s debt securities
by any &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; (as defined for purposes of Rule 3(a)(62) under the Exchange Act) or any notice given of any intended or potential decrease in any such rating or of a possible change in any
such rating that does not indicate the direction of the possible change. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(j)&#8195;Prior to the Closing Date, the Company shall have
furnished to the Representatives such further information, certificates and documents as the Representatives may reasonably request for the purpose of enabling them to pass upon the issuance and sale of the Securities as herein contemplated, or in
order to evidence the accuracy of any of the representations or warranties, or the fulfillment of any of the conditions, herein contained. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the conditions specified in this Section&nbsp;6 shall not have been fulfilled when and as provided in this Agreement, or if any of
the opinions and certificates mentioned above or elsewhere in this Agreement shall not be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Representatives and counsel for the Underwriters, this Agreement and all obligations of the Underwriters
hereunder may be canceled at, or at any time prior to, the Closing Date by the Representatives. Notice of such cancellation shall be given to the Company in writing or by telephone or facsimile confirmed in writing. The documents required to be
delivered by this Section&nbsp;6 shall be delivered at the office of Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP, counsel for the Underwriters, at 300 North LaSalle, Chicago, Illinois 60654, on the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">7.&#8195;<U>Reimbursement of Underwriters&#146; Expenses</U>. If the sale of the Securities provided for herein is not consummated because any
condition to the obligations of the Underwriters set forth in Section&nbsp;6 hereof is not satisfied, because of any termination pursuant to Section&nbsp;10 hereof </P>
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or because of any refusal, inability or failure on the part of the Company to perform any agreement herein or comply with any provision hereof other than by reason of a default by any of the
Underwriters, the Company will reimburse the Underwriters severally through the Representatives on demand for all reasonable and properly documented <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">out-of-pocket</FONT></FONT>
expenses (including reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel) that shall have been incurred by them in connection with the proposed purchase and sale of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">8.&#8195;<U>Indemnification and Contribution</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Underwriter, the directors, officers, employees, affiliates and agents of
each Underwriter and each person who controls any Underwriter within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act against any and all losses, claims, damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may become subject
under the Act, the Exchange Act, the Trust Indenture Act or other U.S. federal or state statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses, claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the registration statement for the registration of the Securities as originally filed or in any amendment thereof, or in the Base Prospectus, any
Preliminary Prospectus or any other preliminary prospectus supplement relating to the Securities, the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus or the information contained in the final term sheet required to be prepared and filed
pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(b) hereto, or in any amendment thereof or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein (in the case of a prospectus, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made) not misleading, and agrees to reimburse each such indemnified party, as incurred, for any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by
them in connection with investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, liability or action; <U>provided</U>, <U>however</U>, that the Company shall not be liable in any such case to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage or liability
arises out of or is based upon any such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of any Underwriter
through the Representatives specifically for inclusion therein. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which the Company may otherwise have. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;Each Underwriter severally and not jointly agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, each of its directors, each of its
officers who signs the Registration Statement, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the Exchange Act, to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity to each Underwriter contained in paragraph
(a)&nbsp;above, but only with reference to written information relating to such Underwriter furnished to the Company by or on behalf of such Underwriter through the Representatives specifically for inclusion in the documents referred to in the
foregoing indemnity. This indemnity agreement will be in addition to any liability which any Underwriter may otherwise have. The Company acknowledges that the statements set forth under the heading &#147;Underwriting (Conflicts of Interest)&#148; in
(i)&nbsp;the list of Underwriters and their respective participation in the sale of the Securities, (ii)&nbsp;the first two sentences of the third paragraph (related to concessions and reallowances) and (iii)&nbsp;the paragraphs related to
stabilization and syndicate covering transactions in any Preliminary Prospectus and the Final Prospectus constitute the only information furnished in writing by or on behalf of the several Underwriters for inclusion in any Preliminary Prospectus,
the Final Prospectus or any Issuer Free Writing Prospectus. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section&nbsp;8 of notice
of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under this Section&nbsp;8, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement thereof; but the
failure so to notify the indemnifying party (i)&nbsp;will not relieve it from liability under paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b) above unless and to the extent it did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the forfeiture by the
indemnifying party of substantial rights and defenses; and&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;will not, in any event, relieve the indemnifying party from any obligations to any indemnified party other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph
(a)&nbsp;or (b) above. The indemnifying party shall be entitled to participate in any such action and appoint counsel of the indemnifying party&#146;s choice at the indemnifying party&#146;s expense to represent the indemnified party in any action
for which indemnification is sought (in which case the indemnifying party shall not thereafter be responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the indemnified party or parties except as set forth below); provided,
however, that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the indemnified party. Notwithstanding the indemnifying party&#146;s election to appoint counsel to represent the indemnified party in an action, the indemnified party shall have the right to
employ separate counsel (including local counsel), and the indemnifying party shall bear the reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (w)&nbsp;the use of counsel chosen by the indemnifying party to represent the indemnified
party would present such counsel with a conflict of interest; (x)&nbsp;the actual or potential defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party shall have
reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it and/or other indemnified parties that are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (other than local counsel), approved by the Underwriters in the case of paragraph (a)&nbsp;of this Section&nbsp;8, representing the indemnified parties under such paragraph
(a)&nbsp;who are parties to such action); (y) the indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of the institution of such action; or
(z)&nbsp;the indemnifying party shall authorize the indemnified party to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party. An indemnifying party will not, without the prior written consent of the indemnified parties, settle or
compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the indemnified parties are
actual or potential parties to such claim or action) unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes (i)&nbsp;an unconditional release of each indemnified party from all liability arising out of such claim, action, suit or proceeding and
(ii)&nbsp;does not include a statement as to or an admission of fault, culpability or a failure to act, by or on behalf of any indemnified party. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&#8195;In the event that the indemnity provided in paragraph (a)&nbsp;or (b) of this Section&nbsp;8 is unavailable to or insufficient to
hold harmless an indemnified party for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally agree to contribute to the aggregate losses, claims, damages and liabilities (including legal or other expenses reasonably incurred in connection with
investigating or defending the same) (collectively &#147;Losses&#148;) to which the Company and one or more of the Underwriters may be subject in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the Company on the one
hand and by the Underwriters on the other from the offering </P>
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of the Securities. If the allocation provided by the immediately preceding sentence is unavailable for any reason, the Company and the Underwriters severally shall contribute in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect not only such relative benefits but also the relative fault of the Company on the one hand and of the Underwriters on the other in connection with the statements or omissions that resulted in such Losses as well as any
other relevant equitable considerations. Benefits received by the Company shall be deemed to be equal to the total net proceeds from the offering (before deducting expenses) received by it, and benefits received by the Underwriters shall be deemed
to be equal to the total underwriting discounts and commissions, in each case as set forth on the cover page of the Final Prospectus. Relative fault shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether an untrue or any alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information provided by the Company on the one hand, or the Underwriters, on the other, the intent of the parties and their relative knowledge,
access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such untrue statement or omission. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no Underwriter shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the underwriting commissions
received by such Underwriter in connection with the Securities underwritten by it and distributed to the public. The Company and the Underwriters agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution were determined by pro rata allocation or
any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to above. Notwithstanding the provisions of this paragraph (d), no person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section&nbsp;11(f) of the Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section&nbsp;8, each person who controls an Underwriter within the meaning of either the
Act or the Exchange Act and each director, officer, employee, affiliate and agent of an Underwriter shall have the same rights to contribution as such Underwriter, and each person who controls the Company within the meaning of either the Act or the
Exchange Act, each officer of the Company who shall have signed the Registration Statement and each director of the Company shall have the same rights to contribution as the Company, subject in each case to the applicable terms and conditions of
this paragraph (d). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">9.&#8195;<U>Default by an Underwriter</U>. If any one or more Underwriters shall fail to purchase and pay for any of
the Securities agreed to be purchased by such Underwriter or Underwriters hereunder and such failure to purchase shall constitute a default in the performance of its or their obligations under this Agreement, the remaining Underwriters shall be
obligated severally to take up and pay for (in the respective proportions which the principal amount of Securities set forth opposite their names in Schedule I hereto bears to the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth opposite the names
of all the remaining Underwriters) the Securities which the defaulting Underwriter or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase; provided, however, that in the event that the aggregate principal amount of Securities which the defaulting Underwriter
or Underwriters agreed but failed to purchase shall exceed 10% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities set forth in Schedule I hereto, the remaining Underwriters shall have the right to purchase all, but shall not be under any obligation to
purchase any, of the Securities, and if such <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters do not purchase all the Securities, this Agreement will, subject to the immediately following sentence, terminate without liability to
any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter or the Company. In the event of a default by any Underwriter as set forth in this Section&nbsp;9, the Closing Date shall be postponed for such period, not less than one but not
exceeding five Business Days, as the Representatives shall determine in order that the required changes in the Registration Statement and the Final Prospectus or in any other documents or arrangements may be effected. During such time, the Company
shall be entitled to procure another party or parties to purchase such Securities </P>
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on such terms; provided that the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriters shall consent to such other party or parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld, conditioned, or delayed. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall relieve any defaulting Underwriter of its liability, if any, to the Company and any <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-defaulting</FONT> Underwriter for damages
occasioned by its default hereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">10.&#8195;<U>Termination</U>. This Agreement shall be subject to termination in the absolute
discretion of the Representatives, by notice given to the Company prior to delivery of and payment for the Securities, if at any time prior to such delivery and payment (i)&nbsp;trading in securities generally on the New York Stock Exchange shall
have been suspended or limited or minimum prices shall have been established on such exchange; (ii)&nbsp;a banking moratorium shall have been declared either by U.S. federal or New York State authorities; or (iii)&nbsp;there shall have occurred any
outbreak or escalation of hostilities, declaration by the United States of a national emergency or war, or other calamity or crisis the effect of which on financial markets is such as to make it, in the judgment of the Representatives, impractical
or inadvisable to proceed with the offering or delivery of the Securities as contemplated by any Preliminary Prospectus or the Final Prospectus (exclusive of any amendment or supplement thereto). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">11.&#8195;<U>Representations and Indemnities to Survive</U>. The respective agreements, representations, warranties, indemnities and other
statements of the Company or its officers and of the Underwriters set forth in or made pursuant to this Agreement will remain in full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of any Underwriter or the Company or any of
indemnified persons referred to in Section&nbsp;8 hereof, and will survive delivery of and payment for the Securities. The provisions of Sections 9 and 10 hereof shall survive the termination or cancellation of this Agreement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">12.&#8195;<U>Notices</U>. All communications hereunder will be in writing and effective only on receipt, and, (i)&nbsp;if sent to the
Representatives, will be mailed, delivered, telefaxed or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mailed</FONT> to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA
Securities, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">114 West 47<SUP STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> Street </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">NY8-114-07-01</FONT></FONT></FONT>
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10036 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">901-7881</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: High Grade Debt Capital Markets Transaction Management/Legal </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1271 Avenue of the Americas </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10020 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">212-205-7812</FONT></FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Debt Capital Markets </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">277 Park Avenue, 5th Floor </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10172 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Email: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">prospectus@smbcnikko-si.com</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Debt Capital Markets </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Willkie Farr&nbsp;&amp; Gallagher LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">300 North LaSalle, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chicago, Illinois 60654 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (312) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">728-9199</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Edward S. Best </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">and (ii)&nbsp;if sent to the Company, will be mailed, delivered, telefaxed or <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">e-mailed</FONT> to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dow Chemical Company </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2211 H.H. Dow Way </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Midland, Michigan 48674 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (989) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">633-7375</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Treasurer </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">with a copy to: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">599 Lexington Avenue </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">New York, New York 10022 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Facsimile: (646) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">848-7333</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Attention: Richard Alsop </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">13.&#8195;<U>Successors</U>. This Agreement will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective
successors and the indemnified persons referred to in Section&nbsp;8 hereof, and their respective successors and no other person will have any right or obligation hereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">14.&#8195;<U>No Fiduciary Duty</U>. The Company hereby acknowledges that (a)&nbsp;the purchase and sale of the Securities pursuant to this
Agreement is an <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">arm&#146;s-length</FONT> commercial transaction between the Company, on the one hand, and the Underwriters and any affiliate through which it may be acting, on the other; (b)&nbsp;the Underwriters are
acting as principal and not as an agent or fiduciary of the Company; and (c)&nbsp;the Company&#146;s engagement of the Underwriters in connection with the offering and the process leading up to the offering is as independent contractors and not in
any other capacity. Furthermore, the Company agrees that it is solely responsible for making its own judgments in connection with the offering (irrespective of whether any of the Underwriters has advised or is currently advising the Company on
related or other matters). The Company agrees that it will not claim that the Underwriters have rendered advisory services of any nature or respect, or owe an agency, fiduciary or similar duty to the Company, in connection with such transaction or
the process leading thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">15.&#8195;<U>Integration</U>. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings (whether
written or oral) between the Company and the Underwriters, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">16.&#8195;<U>Applicable Law</U>. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
applicable to contracts made and to be performed within the State of New York. </P>
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waive, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any and all right to trial by jury in any legal proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">18.&#8195;<U>Counterparts</U>. This Agreement may be signed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original and all of
which together shall constitute one and the same agreement. Counterparts may be delivered via facsimile, electronic mail (including any electronic signature covered by the U.S. federal ESIGN Act of 2000, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, the
Electronic Signatures and Records Act or other applicable law, e.g., www.docusign.com) or other transmission method and any counterpart so delivered shall be deemed to have been duly and validly delivered and be valid and effective for all purposes.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">19.&#8195;<U>Headings</U>. The section headings used herein are for convenience only and shall not affect the construction hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">20.&#8195;<U>Recognition of U.S. Special Resolution Regimes</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;In the event that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime,
the transfer from such Underwriter of this Agreement, and any interest and obligation in or under this Agreement, will be effective to the same extent as the transfer would be effective under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement, and
any such interest and obligation, were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;In the event
that any Underwriter that is a Covered Entity or a BHC Act Affiliate of such Underwriter becomes subject to a proceeding under a U.S. Special Resolution Regime, Default Rights under this Agreement that may be exercised against such Underwriter are
permitted to be exercised to no greater extent than such Default Rights could be exercised under the U.S. Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of the United States or a state of the United States. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;As used in this Section&nbsp;20: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;BHC Act Affiliate&#148; has the meaning assigned to the term &#147;affiliate&#148; in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12
U.S.C. &#167; 1841(k). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Covered Entity&#148; means any of the following: (i)&nbsp;a &#147;covered entity&#148; as that term is
defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 252.82(b); (ii) a &#147;covered bank&#148; as that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12&nbsp;C.F.R. &#167; 47.3(b); or (iii)&nbsp;a &#147;covered FSI&#148; as
that term is defined in, and interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167; 382.2(b). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Default Right&#148; has the meaning assigned
to that term in, and shall be interpreted in accordance with, 12 C.F.R. &#167;&#167; 252.81, 47.2 or 382.1, as applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:7%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;U.S.
Special Resolution Regime&#148; means each of (i)&nbsp;the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder and (ii)&nbsp;Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and the regulations
promulgated thereunder. </P>
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connection with the distribution of the Securities, offers Securities in excess of the aggregate principal amount to be issued or effects transactions with a view to supporting the market price of the Securities at levels other than those which
might otherwise prevail in the open market, such person(s) shall not in doing so be deemed to act as an agent of the Company. The Company will not as a result of any action taken by an Underwriter (or persons acting on its behalf) under this clause
be obliged to issue Securities in excess of the aggregate amount of Securities to be issued under this Agreement, nor shall the Company be liable for any loss, or entitled to any profit, arising from any excess offers or stabilization. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">22.&#8195;<U>Definitions</U>. The terms that follow, when used in this Agreement, shall have the meanings indicated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Act&#148; shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Base Prospectus&#148; shall mean the base prospectus referred to in paragraph 1(a) above contained in the Registration Statement at the
Execution Time. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Business Day&#148; shall mean any day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which commercial banks settle payments
and are open for general business in New York City. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Commission&#148; shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Disclosure Package&#148; shall mean (i)&nbsp;the Base Prospectus, (ii)&nbsp;the Preliminary Prospectus used most recently prior to the
Execution Time, (iii)&nbsp;the Issuer Free Writing Prospectuses, if any, identified in Schedule II(a) hereto, (iv)&nbsp;the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;5(b) hereto, if any, and (v)&nbsp;any other Free Writing
Prospectus that the parties hereto shall hereafter expressly agree in writing to treat as part of the Disclosure Package. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Effective
Date&#148; shall mean each date and time that the Registration Statement and any post-effective amendment or amendments thereto became or becomes effective on or prior to the Closing Date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Exchange Act&#148; shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission
promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Execution Time&#148; shall mean the date and time that this Agreement is executed and delivered by the
parties hereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Final Prospectus&#148; shall mean the prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that was first filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) after the Execution Time, together with the Base Prospectus. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Free Writing Prospectus&#148; shall mean a
free writing prospectus, as defined in Rule 405. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Issuer Free Writing Prospectus&#148; shall mean an issuer free writing prospectus, as
defined in Rule 433. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Preliminary Prospectus&#148; shall mean any preliminary prospectus supplement to the Base Prospectus referred
to in paragraph 1(a) above which is used prior to the filing of the Final Prospectus, together with the Base Prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Registration Statement&#148; shall mean the registration statement referred to in Section&nbsp;1(a) of this Agreement, including
exhibits and financial statements and any prospectus supplement relating to the Securities that is filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed part of such registration statement pursuant to Rule 430B, as amended on each Effective
Date and, in the event any post-effective amendment thereto becomes effective prior to the Closing Date, shall also mean such registration statement as so amended. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rule 158&#148;, &#147;Rule 163&#148;, &#147;Rule 164&#148;, &#147;Rule 172&#148;, &#147;Rule 405&#148;, &#147;Rule 415&#148;, &#147;Rule
424&#148;, &#147;Rule 430B&#148; and &#147;Rule 433&#148; refer to such rules under the Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Trust Indenture Act&#148; shall mean
the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Well-Known
Seasoned Issuer&#148; shall mean a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">23.&#8195;<U>Contractual Recognition of <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT></U>. Notwithstanding and to the exclusion of any other term of this Agreement or any other agreements, arrangements, or understanding between any BRRD Party and any other party to this Agreement (each, a
&#147;Party&#148;), each Party acknowledges and accepts that a BRRD Liability arising under this Agreement may be subject to the exercise of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-In</FONT> Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority and
acknowledges, accepts and agrees to be bound by: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) the effect of the exercise of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers
by the Relevant Resolution Authority in relation to any BRRD Liability of any BRRD Party to any other Party under this Agreement, that (without limitation) may include and result in any of the following, or some combination thereof: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) &#8195;the reduction of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability, or outstanding amount due thereon; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) &#8195;the conversion of all, or a portion, of the BRRD Liability into shares, other securities or other obligations of
the relevant BRRD Party or another person, and the issue to or conferral on one or more other Parties of such shares, securities or obligations; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) &#8195;the cancellation of the BRRD Liability; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iv) &#8195;the amendment or alteration of the amounts due in relation to the BRRD Liability, including any interest, if
applicable, thereon, the maturity or the dates on which any payments are due, including by suspending payment for a temporary period; and </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) the variation of the terms of this Agreement, as deemed necessary by the Relevant
Resolution Authority, to give effect to the exercise of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers by the Relevant Resolution Authority. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For
purposes of this Section&nbsp;23: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Bail-in</FONT> Legislation&#148; means in relation to the United
Kingdom and any member state of the European Economic Area which has implemented, or which at any time implements, the BRRD, the relevant implementing law, regulation, rule or requirement as described in the EU
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation Schedule from time to time. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">&#147;Bail-in</FONT> Powers&#148; means any write-down and conversion powers, as defined in the EU <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation Schedule, in relation to the relevant <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;BRRD&#148; means Directive 2014/59/EU establishing a framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment
firms. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;BRRD Liability&#148; means a liability in respect of which the relevant write-down and conversion powers in the applicable <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation may be exercised. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;BRRD Party&#148; means any institution specified as an
Underwriter in this Agreement that is subject to <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers; &#147;EU <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Legislation Schedule&#148; means the document described as such, then in effect, and
published by the Loan Market Association (or any successor person) from time to time at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://www.lma.eu.com/documents-guidelines/eu-bail-legislation-schedule.</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Relevant Resolution Authority&#148; means the resolution authority with the ability to exercise any
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Bail-in</FONT> Powers in relation to the relevant BRRD Party. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">[<I>Signature Pages to Follow</I>] </P>
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return to the Company the enclosed copies hereof, whereupon this instrument, along with all counterparts hereof, shall become a binding agreement in accordance with its terms. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Acting severally on behalf
of themselves and the several underwriters named in Schedule I hereto </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><B>BOFA SECURITIES, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kevin Wehler</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Kevin Wehler</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Joseph Santaniello</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Name: Jonathan Anderson</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">UNDERWRITERS </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal<BR>Amount of<BR>Notes due 2035<BR>to be Purchased</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Aggregate<BR>Principal<BR>Amount of<BR>Notes due 2055<BR>to be Purchased</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 54,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"> 81,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities USA LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BBVA Securities Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche&nbsp;Bank Securities Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ING Financial Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Santander US Capital Markets LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Standard Chartered Bank</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">18,720,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,080,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Academy Securities, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,020,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,030,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bancroft Capital, LLC</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,020,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,030,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel A. Ramirez&nbsp;&amp; Company, Inc.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,020,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,030,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Siebert Williams Shank&nbsp;&amp; Co., LLC.</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8,020,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,030,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:3.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">400,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">600,000,000</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:3.00px double #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) Schedule of Free Writing Prospectuses included in the Disclosure Package (exclusive of the final term sheet prepared and filed pursuant to
Section&nbsp;5(b)) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Schedule of Issuer Free
Writing Prospectuses Not Included in Disclosure Package </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Supplementing the Preliminary Prospectus </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">Supplement dated February&nbsp;25, 2025 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right">(To Prospectus dated June&nbsp;13, 2022) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>$1,000,000,000 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Dow
Chemical Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$400,000,000 5.350% Notes due 2035 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$600,000,000 5.950% Notes due 2055 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Final Term Sheet </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">February&nbsp;25, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Issuer:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>The Dow Chemical Company</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Ranking:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>Senior Unsecured</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Offering Format:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>SEC Registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Trade Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>February&nbsp;25, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Settlement Date (T+10):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>March&nbsp;11, 2025</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Denominations:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Joint Book-Running Managers:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BofA Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mizuho Securities
USA LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BBVA Securities
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">BNP Paribas Securities Corp.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Citigroup Global Markets
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">HSBC Securities (USA)
Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ING Financial Markets LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MUFG Securities Americas Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Santander US Capital Markets
LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Standard Chartered Bank</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Wells Fargo Securities,
LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Academy Securities, Inc.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bancroft
Capital, LLC</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Samuel A. Ramirez&nbsp;&amp; Company, Inc.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Siebert Williams Shank&nbsp;&amp; Co., LLC</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">5.350%&nbsp;Notes&nbsp;due&nbsp;2035&nbsp;(the&nbsp;&#147;2035</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Notes&#148;)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Aggregate Principal Amount Offered:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">$400,000,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">$600,000,000</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Maturity Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;15, 2035</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;15, 2055</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Interest Payment Dates:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15,</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">beginning September&nbsp;15, 2025</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(long first coupon)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15,</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">beginning September&nbsp;15, 2025</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(long first coupon)</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Coupon (Interest Rate):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">5.350%</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">5.950%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Price to Public (Issue Price):</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">99.984%</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">99.763%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yield to Maturity:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">5.352%</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">5.967%</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benchmark Treasury:</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Benchmark Treasury Price
and</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yield:</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">UST 4.625% due February&nbsp;15, 2035</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">102-19; 4.302%</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">UST 4.500% due November&nbsp;15, 2054</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt" align="left">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">98-29; 4.567%</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Spread to Benchmark Treasury:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">+105 bps</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">+140 bps</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Make-Whole Call:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to December 15, 2034 (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2035 Notes) (the &#147;2035 Notes Par Call Date&#148;), we may
redeem the 2035 Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2035 Notes matured on the 2035 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;360-day&nbsp;year</FONT> consisting of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">twelve&nbsp;30-day&nbsp;months)</FONT> at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the redemption date,
and</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to September 15, 2054 (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2055 Notes) (the &#147;2055 Notes Par Call Date&#148;), we may
redeem the 2055 Notes at our option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal to the greater of:</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)(a) the sum of the present values of the
remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the 2055 Notes matured on the 2055 Notes Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">a&nbsp;360-day&nbsp;year</FONT> consisting of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">twelve&nbsp;30-day&nbsp;months)</FONT> at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the redemption date,
and</P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2035 Notes to be redeemed,</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) 100% of the principal amount of the 2055 Notes to be redeemed,</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:12pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in either case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption
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<TD VALIGN="top">On and after December 15, 2034 (three months prior to the maturity date of the 2035 Notes), we may redeem the 2035 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
amount of the 2035 Notes being redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">On and after September 15, 2054 (six months prior to the maturity date of the 2055 Notes), we may redeem the 2055 Notes, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal
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<TD VALIGN="top">CUSIP:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">260543DL4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">260543DM2</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">ISIN:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US260543DL48</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">US260543DM21</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The issuer has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offerings to which this
communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer, the guarantor and these offerings. You may
get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer, any underwriter or any dealer participating in these offerings will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling BofA
Securities, Inc. toll-free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-800-294-1322,</FONT></FONT></FONT> Mizuho Securities USA LLC toll-free at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-866-271-7403,</FONT></FONT></FONT> or SMBC Nikko Securities America, Inc. at
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-212-224-5135.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF,
WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY
BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&#147;DTC&#148;), to Issuer or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof,
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.350% Notes due 2035 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP NO.: 260543
DL4 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN NO.: US260543DL48 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="right">$[400,000,000]</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (herein called the &#147;Company,&#148; which term includes
any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [FOUR HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($400,000,000)] or such other
principal sum set forth on the Schedule attached hereto (which shall not exceed $500,000,000) on March&nbsp;15, 2035, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public
and private debts, and to pay interest thereon semi-annually on each March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), commencing September&nbsp;15, 2025 and at maturity on said principal sum, in such coin or currency
of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Security from the March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, as the case may
be, next preceding the date of this Security to which interest has been paid, unless the date hereof is a date to which interest has been paid, in which case from the date of this Security, or unless no interest has been paid on this Security, in
which case from March&nbsp;11, 2025, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Payments of such principal and interest shall be made at the office or agency of the Company in Chicago, Illinois, which, subject to the
right of the Company to vary or terminate the appointment of such agency, shall initially be at the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Chicago, Illinois 60606;
provided, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security register; provided, further that so long as CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. or
another nominee of the Depositary is the registered owner of this Security payments of principal and interest will be made in immediately available funds through the Depositary&#146;s <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement
System. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date hereof is after March&nbsp;1 or September&nbsp;1, as the case may be, and before the following March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, this Security shall bear interest from such March&nbsp;15 or
September 15; provided, that if the Company shall default in the payment of interest due on such March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, then this Security shall bear interest from the next preceding March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, to which
interest, has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on this Security, from March&nbsp;11, 2025. The interest payable on any March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15 will, subject to certain exceptions provided in the Indenture referred to on the
reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the March&nbsp;1 or September&nbsp;1 (each a &#147;Record Date&#148;), as the case may be, next preceding such March&nbsp;15 or
September&nbsp;15, and the interest payable at maturity will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. </P>
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hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security shall
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facsimile by its duly authorized representative. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: March&nbsp;11, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.350% Notes due 2035 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.&#8195;General. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the
&#147;Securities&#148;), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of July&nbsp;26, 2019 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among The Dow Chemical Company (the &#147;Company&#148;), Dow Inc. (&#147;Dow&#148;), as a party
with respect to the sections described therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the &#147;Trustee,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, Dow, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which
the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated on the face hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.&#8195;Redemption; Sinking Fund. (a)&nbsp;Except as provided in paragraph (b)&nbsp;below, the Securities are not redeemable
prior to maturity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Prior to December&nbsp;15, 2034 (the date that is three months prior to the maturity date of the Securities) (the
&#147;Par Call Date&#148;), the Company may redeem the Securities at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three decimal places) equal
to the greater of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) &#8195;(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest thereon
discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT>
months) at the Treasury Rate plus 20 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the redemption date, and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&#8195;100% of the
principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the
redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On and after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to
time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Treasury Rate&#148; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government
securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most
recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#147;Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15&#148; (or any successor designation or publication) (&#147;H.15&#148;) under the caption
&#147;U.S. government securities&#150;Treasury constant maturities&#150;Nominal&#148; (or any successor caption or heading) (&#147;H.15 TCM&#148;). In determining the </P>
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Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date
(the &#147;Remaining Life&#148;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#150; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter
than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life &#150; and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and
rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining
Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the
redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company or its designee
shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security
maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date
equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the
Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or
more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining
the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal
amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company&#146;s actions and determinations or those of its designee in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee will have no responsibility to determine the redemption price of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;The Securities will not be subject to any sinking fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;The Company will mail or electronically deliver (or otherwise transmit in accordance with the Depositary&#146;s procedures) a notice
of any redemption at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder; provided that such notice of redemption may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a
defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Securities. Once notice of redemption is mailed, the Securities called for redemption will become due and payable on the redemption date and at the applicable redemption price, plus
accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed. If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select by lot, not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, the particular Securities or portions thereof for
redemption from the outstanding Securities previously called, or if the Securities are in global form, the Securities to be redeemed will be selected by the Depositary in accordance with Depositary&#146;s customary procedures. The Company shall
provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the redemption date if any such condition precedent has not been satisfied and the redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee
will provide such notice to each Holder of the Securities in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.&#8195;Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon Change of Control Repurchase Event. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;If a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined below) occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the
Securities as provided in Section&nbsp;2 above, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 and no Security of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be repurchased in
part) of that Holder&#146;s Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of
Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of an impending Change of Control, the Company will mail (or electronically deliver) a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that
constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is
mailed. The notice shall, if mailed or electronically delivered prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to repurchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the
payment date specified in the notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder, to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in
connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section&nbsp;3, the Company will comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section&nbsp;3 by virtue of such conflict. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)&#8195;On the Change of Control Repurchase Event payment date, the Company will, to the
extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities (in a minimum principal amount of
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount) properly tendered pursuant to the aforementioned offer; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8195;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities or
portions of Securities properly tendered; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8195;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities
properly accepted, together with an Officer&#146;s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities being repurchased by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&#8195;The paying agent will promptly mail (or cause to be delivered through the facilities of the Depositary) to each Holder of Securities
properly tendered the repurchase price for the Securities, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any
Securities surrendered; provided, that each new Security will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 above that amount. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&#8195;The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third
party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&#8195;The following terms for purposes of this Section&nbsp;3 shall have the respective meanings specified below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Below Investment Grade Rating Event&#148; means the rating on the Securities is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the
Securities are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT>
period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies); provided
that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade
Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if any of the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply does not announce or publicly confirm or inform
the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable
Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control&#148; means the
occurrence of any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&#8195;the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way
of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and those of its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as those
terms are used for purposes of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, Dow or one or more of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dow; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&#8195;the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (including,
without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as those terms are used for purposes of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than Dow or one or more wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Dow, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of Dow or the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&#8195;the Company or Dow consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into,
the Company or Dow, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, Dow or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such
transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Company or Dow outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any direct or
indirect parent company of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&#8195;the first day on which a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company or the board of directors of Dow are not Continuing Directors; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5)&#8195;the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or Dow. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of Control under clause (2)&nbsp;above if (a)&nbsp;the
Company or Dow becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (b)&nbsp;(y) immediately following that transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the holding company are substantially the same as
the holders of Dow&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (z)&nbsp;immediately following that transaction, no person (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)&nbsp;(3) of the Exchange Act) is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the holding company. Furthermore, neither the formation of an intermediate holding company of the Company that is 100% owned by Dow (directly or indirectly) or any business combination between the
Company and Dow or any wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dow will constitute a Change of Control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Repurchase
Event&#148; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Continuing Directors&#148;
means, as of any date of determination, (a)&nbsp;with respect to any member of the board of directors of Dow, any such member who (1)&nbsp;was a member of such board of directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (2)&nbsp;was
nominated for election or elected to such board of directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board of directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval
of our proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director) and (b)&nbsp;with respect to any member of the board of directors of the </P>
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Company, any such member who (1)&nbsp;was a member of such board of directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (2)&nbsp;was appointed, nominated for election or elected to such
board of directors by Dow. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Fitch&#148; means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Investment Grade&#148; means a rating of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of Fitch), Baa3 or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s) and a rating of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent
under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P) or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Services Inc. and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agency&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Fitch, Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if any of Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P ceases
to rate the Securities or fails to make a rating of the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;15E of
the Exchange Act, selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;S&amp;P&#148; means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a division of S&amp;P Global, Inc., and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Voting Stock&#148; means, with respect to any person, capital stock of any class or kind the holders of which are ordinarily, in the
absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.&#8195;Events of Default. If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be continuing, the
principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.&#8195;Modifications and Waivers; Obligation of the Company Absolute. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee with the
consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal amount of
the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and their
consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in exchange
herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to the
Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, places and rate, and in the
coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;6.&#8195;Authorized Denominations. The Securities are issuable in registered
form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth and to the limitations described below, if applicable,
Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.&#8195;Registration of Transfer. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security register upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of Chicago, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the securities registrar (which shall initially be the Trustee, 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox #44, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Attention:
Corporate Trust Department) or at such other address as it may designate as its principal corporate trust office in the City of Chicago), duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security is exchangeable for a certificated Security only if (x)&nbsp;the Depositary notifies the Company that it is no longer willing or
able to act as a Depositary for this Security or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company has not appointed a successor depositary within 90 days of that notice
or becoming aware that the Depositary is no longer so registered or (y)&nbsp;the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Security shall be exchangeable for certificated Securities in registered form or (z)&nbsp;an Event of Default with
respect to the Securities represented hereby has occurred and is continuing, and the Depositary requested the issuance of certificated Securities, provided that the definitive Securities so issued in exchange for this permanent Security shall be in
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof and be of like aggregate principal amount and tenor as the portion of this permanent Security to be exchanged, and provided further that, unless the Company agrees
otherwise, Securities of this series in certificated registered form will be issued in exchange for this permanent Security, or any portion hereof, only if such Securities in certificated registered form were requested by written notice to the
Trustee or the Securities Registrar by or on behalf of a person who is beneficial owner of an interest hereof given through the Holder hereof. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in this permanent Security will not be entitled
to receive physical delivery of Securities in certificated registered form and will not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;8.&#8195;Owners. Prior to due presentment of this Security for registration of
transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither the Company, the
Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.&#8195;No Recourse Against Certain Persons. No
recourse for the payment of the principal or interest on this Security, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the Indenture or any
Supplemental Indenture thereto or in any Security, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the Company or of
any successor corporation of either of them, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation of either of them, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule or law or by the enforcement of any assessment or penalty or
otherwise, all such liability being by the acceptance hereof and as a condition of and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.&#8195;Defeasance. The Indenture with respect to any series will be discharged and cancelled except for certain Sections
thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon payment of all of the Securities of such series or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of cash or U.S. Government Obligations (or a combination thereof) sufficient for such payment in
accordance with Article Ten of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.&#8195;Governing Law; Jurisdiction. The Indenture and the Securities shall
be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.&#8195;Defined Terms. All terms used
in this Security which are not defined in this Security but which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:34%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Minor) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Custodian <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:23%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Cust) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:41%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(State)
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
ASSIGNEE </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS INCLUDING POSTAL ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:26%">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Security and all rights
thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Signature: <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8201;&#8195;&#8195;&#8201;&#8201;</U> </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THIS NOTE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE INDENTURE HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF A DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF,
WHICH MAY BE TREATED BY THE COMPANY, THE TRUSTEE AND ANY AGENT THEREOF AS OWNER AND HOLDER OF THIS NOTE FOR ALL PURPOSES. THIS NOTE MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED IN WHOLE OR IN PART FOR A NOTE REGISTERED, AND NO TRANSFER OF THIS NOTE IN WHOLE OR IN PART MAY
BE REGISTERED, IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN SUCH DEPOSITARY OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, EXCEPT IN THE LIMITED CIRCUMSTANCES DESCRIBED IN THE INDENTURE. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless this certificate is presented by an authorized representative of The Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation (&#147;DTC&#148;), to Issuer or
its agent for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued is registered in the name of Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or in such other name as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co. or to such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof,
Cede&nbsp;&amp; Co., has an interest herein. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>5.950% Notes due 2055 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CUSIP NO.: 260543
DM2 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ISIN NO.: US260543DM21 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right">$[500,000,000][100,000,000]</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (herein called the &#147;Company,&#148; which term includes
any successor corporation under the Indenture hereinafter referred to), for value received, hereby promises to pay to CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO., or registered assigns, the principal sum of [FIVE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS ($500,000,000)][ONE HUNDRED MILLION
DOLLARS ($100,000,000)] or such other principal sum set forth on the Schedule attached hereto (which shall not exceed $500,000,000) on March&nbsp;15, 2055, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be
legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, and to pay interest thereon semi-annually on each March&nbsp;15 and September&nbsp;15 (each an &#147;Interest Payment Date&#148;), commencing September&nbsp;15, 2025 and at maturity on said
principal sum, in such coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment shall be legal tender for the payment of public and private debts, at the rate per annum specified in the title of this Security from the March&nbsp;15
or September&nbsp;15, as the case may be, next preceding the date of this Security to which interest has been paid, unless the date hereof is a date to which interest has been paid, in which case from the date of this Security, or unless no interest
has been paid on this Security, in which case from March&nbsp;11, 2025, until payment of said principal sum has been made or duly provided for. Payments of such principal and interest shall be made at the office or agency of the Company in Chicago,
Illinois, which, subject to the right of the Company to vary or terminate the appointment of such agency, shall initially be at the corporate trust office of The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor
62, Chicago, Illinois 60606; provided, that payment of interest may be made at the option of the Company by check mailed to the address of the person entitled thereto as such address shall appear on the Security register; provided, further that so
long as CEDE&nbsp;&amp; CO. or another nominee of the Depositary is the registered owner of this Security payments of principal and interest will be made in immediately available funds through the Depositary&#146;s
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Same-Day</FONT> Funds Settlement System. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the date hereof is after March&nbsp;1 or September&nbsp;1, as the case may be, and before the following March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15,
this Security shall bear interest from such March&nbsp;15 or September 15; provided, that if the Company shall default in the payment of interest due on such March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, then this Security shall bear interest from the next
preceding March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, to which interest, has been paid or, if no interest has been paid on this Security, from March&nbsp;11, 2025. The interest payable on any March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15 will, subject to certain
exceptions provided in the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof, be paid to the person in whose name this Security is registered at the close of business on the March&nbsp;1 or September&nbsp;1 (each a &#147;Record Date&#148;), as the case
may be, next preceding such March&nbsp;15 or September&nbsp;15, and the interest payable at maturity will be payable to the person to whom the principal hereof shall be payable. </P>
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hereof. Such further provisions shall for all purposes have the same effect as though fully set forth at this place. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security shall
not be valid or become obligatory for any purpose until the certificate of authentication hereon shall have been signed by the Trustee under the Indenture referred to on the reverse hereof. </P>
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facsimile by its duly authorized representative. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Dated: March&nbsp;11, 2025 </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is one of the Securities of the series designated herein referred to in the within-mentioned Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1.&#8195;<U>General</U>. This Note is one of a duly authorized issue of securities of the Company (herein called the
&#147;Securities&#148;), issued and to be issued in one or more series under an Indenture, dated as of July&nbsp;26, 2019 (the &#147;Indenture&#148;), among The Dow Chemical Company (the &#147;Company&#148;), Dow Inc. (&#147;Dow&#148;), as a party
with respect to the sections described therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (herein called the &#147;Trustee,&#148; which term includes any successor trustee under the Indenture), to which Indenture and all
indentures supplemental thereto reference is hereby made for a statement of the respective rights, limitations of rights, duties and immunities thereunder of the Company, Dow, the Trustee and the Holders of the Securities and of the terms upon which
the Securities are, and are to be, authenticated and delivered. This Security is one of the Securities of the series designated on the face hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;2.&#8195;<U>Redemption; Sinking Fund</U>. (a)&nbsp;Except as provided in paragraph (b)&nbsp;below, the Securities are not
redeemable prior to maturity. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) Prior to September&nbsp;15, 2054 (the date that is six months prior to the maturity date of the
Securities) (the &#147;Par Call Date&#148;), the Company may redeem the Securities at its option, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption price (expressed as a percentage of principal amount and rounded to three
decimal places) equal to the greater of: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) &#8195;(a) the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal
and interest thereon discounted to the redemption date (assuming the Securities matured on the Par Call Date) on a semi-annual basis (assuming a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year consisting of twelve
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT> months) at the Treasury Rate plus 25 basis points, less (b)&nbsp;interest accrued to the redemption date, and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&#8195;100% of the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed, </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest thereon to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On and after the Par Call Date, the Company may redeem the Securities, in whole or in part, at any time and from time to time, at a redemption
price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Securities being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to the redemption date. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Treasury Rate&#148; means, with respect to any redemption date, the yield determined in accordance with the following two paragraphs.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Treasury Rate shall be determined by the Company after 4:15 p.m., New York City time (or after such time as yields on U.S. government
securities are posted daily by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System), on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date based upon the yield or yields for the most recent day that appear after such time on such day in the most
recent statistical release published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System designated as &#147;Selected Interest Rates (Daily) - H.15&#148; (or any successor designation or publication) (&#147;H.15&#148;) under the caption
&#147;U.S. government securities&#150;Treasury constant maturities&#150;Nominal&#148; (or any successor caption or heading) (&#147;H.15 TCM&#148;). In determining the </P>
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Treasury Rate, the Company shall select, as applicable: (1)&nbsp;the yield for the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the period from the redemption date to the Par Call Date
(the &#147;Remaining Life&#148;); or (2)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 exactly equal to the Remaining Life, the two yields &#150; one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately shorter
than and one yield corresponding to the Treasury constant maturity on H.15 immediately longer than the Remaining Life &#150; and shall interpolate to the Par Call Date on a straight-line basis (using the actual number of days) using such yields and
rounding the result to three decimal places; or (3)&nbsp;if there is no such Treasury constant maturity on H.15 shorter than or longer than the Remaining Life, the yield for the single Treasury constant maturity on H.15 closest to the Remaining
Life. For purposes of this paragraph, the applicable Treasury constant maturity or maturities on H.15 shall be deemed to have a maturity date equal to the relevant number of months or years, as applicable, of such Treasury constant maturity from the
redemption date. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If on the third Business Day preceding the redemption date H.15 TCM is no longer published, the Company or its designee
shall calculate the Treasury Rate based on the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the second Business Day preceding such redemption date of the United States Treasury security
maturing on, or with a maturity that is closest to, the Par Call Date, as applicable. If there is no United States Treasury security maturing on the Par Call Date but there are two or more United States Treasury securities with a maturity date
equally distant from the Par Call Date, one with a maturity date preceding the Par Call Date and one with a maturity date following the Par Call Date, the Company shall select the United States Treasury security with a maturity date preceding the
Par Call Date. If there are two or more United States Treasury securities maturing on the Par Call Date or two or more United States Treasury securities meeting the criteria of the preceding sentence, the Company shall select from among these two or
more United States Treasury securities the United States Treasury security that is trading closest to par based upon the average of the bid and asked prices for such United States Treasury securities at 11:00 a.m., New York City time. In determining
the Treasury Rate in accordance with the terms of this paragraph, the semi-annual yield to maturity of the applicable United States Treasury security shall be based upon the average of the bid and asked prices (expressed as a percentage of principal
amount) at 11:00 a.m., New York City time, of such United States Treasury security, and rounded to three decimal places. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Company&#146;s actions and determinations or those of its designee in determining the redemption price shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Trustee will have no responsibility to determine the redemption price of the Securities. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;The Securities will not be subject to any sinking fund. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;The Company will mail or electronically deliver (or otherwise transmit in accordance with the Depositary&#146;s procedures) a notice
of any redemption at least 15 days but not more than 60 days before the redemption date to each Holder; provided that such notice of redemption may be mailed more than 60 days prior to a redemption date if the notice is issued in connection with a
defeasance of the Securities or a satisfaction and discharge of the Securities. Once notice of redemption is mailed, the Securities called for redemption will become due and payable on the redemption date and at the applicable redemption price, plus
accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. </P>
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the principal amount of the Securities to be redeemed. If less than all the Securities are to be redeemed, the Trustee will select by lot, not more than 60 days prior to the redemption date, the particular Securities or portions thereof for
redemption from the outstanding Securities previously called, or if the Securities are in global form, the Securities to be redeemed will be selected by the Depositary in accordance with Depositary&#146;s customary procedures. The Company shall
provide written notice to the Trustee prior to the close of business two Business Days prior to the redemption date if any such condition precedent has not been satisfied and the redemption has been rescinded or delayed, and upon receipt the Trustee
will provide such notice to each Holder of the Securities in the same manner in which the notice of redemption was given. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.&#8195;<U>Repurchase at the Option of Holders Upon Change of Control Repurchase Event</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;If a Change of Control Repurchase Event (as defined below) occurs, unless the Company has exercised its right to redeem the
Securities as provided in Section&nbsp;2 above, the Company will make an offer to each Holder of Securities to repurchase all or any part (in integral multiples of $1,000 and no Security of a principal amount of $2,000 or less will be repurchased in
part) of that Holder&#146;s Securities at a repurchase price in cash equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount of Securities repurchased plus accrued and unpaid interest on the Securities repurchased, to, but excluding, the date of repurchase.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;Within 30 days following any Change of Control Repurchase Event or, at the Company&#146;s option, prior to any Change of
Control (as defined below), but after the public announcement of an impending Change of Control, the Company will mail (or electronically deliver) a notice to each Holder, with a copy to the Trustee, describing the transaction or transactions that
constitute or may constitute the Change of Control Repurchase Event and offering to repurchase Securities on the payment date specified in the notice, which date will be no earlier than 30 days and no later than 60 days from the date such notice is
mailed. The notice shall, if mailed or electronically delivered prior to the date of consummation of the Change of Control, state that the offer to repurchase is conditioned on the Change of Control Repurchase Event occurring on or prior to the
payment date specified in the notice. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;The Company will comply with the requirements of Rule
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14e-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), and any other securities laws and regulations thereunder, to the extent those laws and regulations are applicable in
connection with the repurchase of the Securities as a result of a Change of Control Repurchase Event. To the extent that the provisions of any securities laws or regulations conflict with this Section&nbsp;3, the Company will comply with the
applicable securities laws and regulations and will not be deemed to have breached its obligations under this Section&nbsp;3 by virtue of such conflict. </P>
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extent lawful: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i)&#8195;accept for payment all Securities or portions of Securities (in a minimum principal amount of
$2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 above that amount) properly tendered pursuant to the aforementioned offer; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii)&#8195;deposit with the paying agent an amount equal to the aggregate purchase price in respect of all Securities or
portions of Securities properly tendered; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii)&#8195;deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee the Securities
properly accepted, together with an Officer&#146;s Certificate stating the aggregate principal amount of Securities being repurchased by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(e)&#8195;The paying agent will promptly mail (or cause to be delivered through the facilities of the Depositary) to each Holder of Securities
properly tendered the repurchase price for the Securities, and the Trustee will promptly authenticate and mail (or cause to be transferred by book-entry) to each Holder a new Security equal in principal amount to any unpurchased portion of any
Securities surrendered; provided, that each new Security will be in a minimum principal amount of $2,000 or an integral multiple of $1,000 above that amount. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(f)&#8195;The Company will not be required to make an offer to repurchase the Securities upon a Change of Control Repurchase Event if a third
party makes such an offer in the manner, at the times and otherwise in compliance with the requirements for an offer made by the Company and such third party purchases all Securities properly tendered and not withdrawn under its offer. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(g)&#8195;The following terms for purposes of this Section&nbsp;3 shall have the respective meanings specified below: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Below Investment Grade Rating Event&#148; means the rating on the Securities is lowered by each of the Rating Agencies and the
Securities are rated below Investment Grade by each of the Rating Agencies on any date from the date of the public notice of an arrangement that could result in a Change of Control until the end of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">60-day</FONT>
period following public notice of the occurrence of a Change of Control (which period shall be extended so long as the rating of the Securities is under publicly announced consideration for possible downgrade by any of the Rating Agencies); provided
that a Below Investment Grade Rating Event otherwise arising by virtue of a particular reduction in rating shall not be deemed to have occurred in respect of a particular Change of Control (and thus shall not be deemed a Below Investment Grade
Rating Event for purposes of the definition of Change of Control Repurchase Event hereunder) if any of the Rating Agencies making the reduction in rating to which this definition would otherwise apply does not announce or publicly confirm or inform
the Trustee in writing at its request that the reduction was the result, in whole or in part, of any event or circumstance comprised of or arising as a result of, or in respect of, the applicable Change of Control (whether or not the applicable
Change of Control shall have occurred at the time of the Below Investment Grade Rating Event). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control&#148; means the
occurrence of any of the following: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1)&#8195;the direct or indirect sale, transfer, conveyance or other disposition (other than by way
of merger or consolidation), in one or a series of related transactions, of all or substantially all of the properties or assets of the Company and those of its subsidiaries taken as a whole to any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as those
terms are used for purposes of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than the Company, Dow or one or more of wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dow; </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2)&#8195;the consummation of any transaction or series of related transactions (including,
without limitation, any merger or consolidation) the result of which is that any &#147;person&#148; or &#147;group&#148; (as those terms are used for purposes of Section&nbsp;13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), other than Dow or one or more wholly-owned
subsidiaries of Dow, becomes the beneficial owner, directly or indirectly, of more than 50% of the then outstanding shares of the Voting Stock of Dow or the Company, measured by voting power rather than number of shares; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3)&#8195;the Company or Dow consolidates with, or merges with or into, any Person, or any Person consolidates with, or merges with or into,
the Company or Dow, in any such event pursuant to a transaction in which any of the outstanding Voting Stock of the Company, Dow or such other Person is converted into or exchanged for cash, securities or other property, other than any such
transaction where the shares of the Voting Stock of the Company or Dow outstanding immediately prior to such transaction constitute, or are converted into or exchanged for, a majority of the Voting Stock of the surviving Person or any direct or
indirect parent company of the surviving Person immediately after giving effect to such transaction; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(4)&#8195;the first day on which a
majority of the members of the board of directors of the Company or the board of directors of Dow are not Continuing Directors; or </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(5)&#8195;the adoption of a plan relating to the liquidation or dissolution of the Company or Dow. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, a transaction will not be considered to be a Change of Control under clause (2)&nbsp;above if (a)&nbsp;the
Company or Dow becomes a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of a holding company and (b)&nbsp;(y) immediately following that transaction, the direct or indirect holders of the Voting Stock of the holding company are substantially the same as
the holders of Dow&#146;s Voting Stock immediately prior to that transaction or (z)&nbsp;immediately following that transaction, no person (as that term is used in Section&nbsp;13(d)&nbsp;(3) of the Exchange Act) is the beneficial owner, directly or
indirectly, of more than 50% of the Voting Stock of the holding company. Furthermore, neither the formation of an intermediate holding company of the Company that is 100% owned by Dow (directly or indirectly) or any business combination between the
Company and Dow or any wholly-owned subsidiaries of Dow will constitute a Change of Control. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Change of Control Repurchase
Event&#148; means the occurrence of both a Change of Control and a Below Investment Grade Rating Event. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Continuing Directors&#148;
means, as of any date of determination, (a)&nbsp;with respect to any member of the board of directors of Dow, any such member who (1)&nbsp;was a member of such board of directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (2)&nbsp;was
nominated for election or elected to such board of directors with the approval of a majority of the Continuing Directors who were members of such board of directors at the time of such nomination or election (either by a specific vote or by approval
of our proxy statement in which such member was named as a nominee for election as a director) and (b)&nbsp;with respect to any member of the board of directors of the </P>
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Company, any such member who (1)&nbsp;was a member of such board of directors on the date of the issuance of the Securities; or (2)&nbsp;was appointed, nominated for election or elected to such
board of directors by Dow. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Fitch&#148; means Fitch Ratings, Inc. and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Investment Grade&#148; means a rating of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> or better by Fitch (or its equivalent under any
successor rating categories of Fitch), Baa3 or better by Moody&#146;s (or its equivalent under any successor rating categories of Moody&#146;s) and a rating of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">BBB-</FONT> or better by S&amp;P (or its equivalent
under any successor rating categories of S&amp;P) or the equivalent investment grade credit rating from any additional Rating Agency or Rating Agencies selected by the Company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Moody&#146;s&#148; means Moody&#146;s Investors Services Inc. and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Rating Agency&#148; means (1)&nbsp;each of Fitch, Moody&#146;s and S&amp;P; and (2)&nbsp;if any of Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P ceases
to rate the Securities or fails to make a rating of the Securities publicly available for reasons outside of the Company&#146;s control, a &#147;nationally recognized statistical rating organization&#148; registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;15E of
the Exchange Act, selected by the Company as a replacement agency for Fitch, Moody&#146;s or S&amp;P, as the case may be. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;S&amp;P&#148; means S&amp;P Global Ratings, a division of S&amp;P Global, Inc., and its successors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Voting Stock&#148; means, with respect to any person, capital stock of any class or kind the holders of which are ordinarily, in the
absence of contingencies, entitled to vote for the election of directors (or persons performing similar functions) of such person, even if the right so to vote has been suspended by the happening of such a contingency. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;4.&#8195;<U>Events of Default</U>. If an Event of Default with respect to Securities of this series shall occur and be
continuing, the principal of the Securities of this series may be declared due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;5.&#8195;<U>Modifications and Waivers; Obligation of the Company Absolute</U>. The Indenture permits, with certain exceptions as
therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of the Holders of the Securities of each series to be affected under the Indenture at any time by the Company and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of at least a majority in principal amount of the Securities at the time Outstanding of each series to be affected. The Indenture also contains provisions permitting the Holders of specified percentages in principal
amount of the Securities of each series at the time Outstanding, on behalf of the Holders of all Securities of such series, to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Indenture and certain past defaults under the Indenture and
their consequences. Any such consent or waiver by the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration of transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No reference herein to
the Indenture and no provision of this Security or of the Indenture shall alter or impair the obligation of the Company, which is absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the times, places and rate, and in
the coin or currency, herein prescribed. </P>
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registered form, without coupons, in denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof. As provided in the Indenture, and subject to certain limitations therein set forth and to the limitations described below, if
applicable, Securities of this series are exchangeable for a like aggregate principal amount of Securities of this series and of like tenor of a different authorized denomination, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;7.&#8195;<U>Registration of Transfer</U>. As provided in the Indenture and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, the
transfer of this Security is registrable in the Security register upon surrender of this Security for registration of transfer at the office or agency of the Company maintained for that purpose in the City of Chicago, duly endorsed by, or
accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Company and the securities registrar (which shall initially be the Trustee, 311 South Wacker Drive, Suite 6200B, Floor 62, Mailbox #44, Chicago, Illinois 60606 (Attention:
Corporate Trust Department) or at such other address as it may designate as its principal corporate trust office in the City of Chicago), duly executed by the Holder hereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new
Securities of this series and of like tenor, of authorized denominations and for the same aggregate principal amount, will be issued to the designated transferee or transferees. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Security is exchangeable for a certificated Security only if (x)&nbsp;the Depositary notifies the Company that it is no longer willing or
able to act as a Depositary for this Security or the Depositary ceases to be a clearing agency registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the Company has not appointed a successor depositary within 90 days of that notice
or becoming aware that the Depositary is no longer so registered or (y)&nbsp;the Company in its sole discretion determines that this Security shall be exchangeable for certificated Securities in registered form or (z)&nbsp;an Event of Default with
respect to the Securities represented hereby has occurred and is continuing, and the Depositary requested the issuance of certificated Securities, provided that the definitive Securities so issued in exchange for this permanent Security shall be in
denominations of $2,000 and any integral multiple of $1,000 in excess thereof and be of like aggregate principal amount and tenor as the portion of this permanent Security to be exchanged, and provided further that, unless the Company agrees
otherwise, Securities of this series in certificated registered form will be issued in exchange for this permanent Security, or any portion hereof, only if such Securities in certificated registered form were requested by written notice to the
Trustee or the Securities Registrar by or on behalf of a person who is beneficial owner of an interest hereof given through the Holder hereof. Except as provided above, owners of beneficial interests in this permanent Security will not be entitled
to receive physical delivery of Securities in certificated registered form and will not be considered the Holders thereof for any purpose under the Indenture. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">No service charge shall be made for any such registration of transfer or exchange, but the Company may require payment of a sum sufficient to
cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith. </P>
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registration of transfer, the Company, the Trustee and any agent of the Company or the Trustee may treat the Person in whose name this Security is registered as the owner hereof for all purposes, whether or not this Security is overdue, and neither
the Company, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;9.&#8195;<U>No Recourse Against
Certain Persons</U>. No recourse for the payment of the principal or interest on this Security, or for any claim based hereon or otherwise in respect hereof, and no recourse under or upon any obligation, covenant or agreement of the Company in the
Indenture or any Supplemental Indenture thereto or in any Security, or because of the creation of any indebtedness represented thereby, shall be had against any incorporator, stockholder, officer or director, as such, past, present or future, of the
Company or of any successor corporation of either of them, either directly or through the Company or any successor corporation of either of them, whether by virtue of any constitution, statute or rule or law or by the enforcement of any assessment
or penalty or otherwise, all such liability being by the acceptance hereof and as a condition of and as part of the consideration for the issue hereof, expressly waived and released. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;10.&#8195;<U>Defeasance</U>. The Indenture with respect to any series will be discharged and cancelled except for certain
Sections thereof, subject to the terms of the Indenture, upon payment of all of the Securities of such series or upon the irrevocable deposit with the Trustee of cash or U.S. Government Obligations (or a combination thereof) sufficient for such
payment in accordance with Article Ten of the Indenture. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;11.&#8195;<U>Governing Law; Jurisdiction</U>. The Indenture and the
Securities shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;12.&#8195;<U>Defined
Terms</U>. All terms used in this Security which are not defined in this Security but which are defined in the Indenture shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out
in full according to applicable laws or regulations: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN COM - as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">JT TEN - as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">UNIF GIFT MIN ACT -
<U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-right:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Minor) </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Custodian
<U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:26%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Cust) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under
Uniform Gifts to Minors Act <U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:44%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(State) </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additional
abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s) unto </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">OTHER IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">the within Security and all rights thereunder, hereby irrevocably constituting and appointing
<U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> attorney to transfer said Security on the books of the Company, with full power of substitution in the premises. </P>
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&#147;eligible guarantor institution&#148; meeting the requirements of the Registrar, which requirements include membership or participation in the Security Transfer Agent Medallion Program (&#147;STAMP&#148;) or such other &#147;signature guarantee
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Dow Chemical Company </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2211 H.H. Dow Way </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Midland, Michigan 48674 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The Dow Chemical
Company </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$400,000,000 5.350% Notes due 2035 </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">$600,000,000 5.950% Notes due 2055 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ladies and
Gentlemen: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have acted as counsel to The Dow Chemical Company, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) in connection with the issuance
and sale of $400,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.350% Notes due 2035 (the &#147;<U>2035 Notes</U>&#148;) and $600,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% Notes due 2055 (the &#147;<U>2055 Notes</U>,&#148; and together with the 2035
Notes, the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;) subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Underwriting Agreement, dated February 25, 2025 (the &#147;<U>Underwriting Agreement</U>&#148;), among the Company and each of the underwriters named therein.
The Notes are to be issued under an Indenture dated as of July&nbsp;26, 2019 (the &#147;<U>Indenture</U>&#148;) between the Company, Dow Inc., as a party with respect to the sections described therein, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company,
N.A., as trustee (the &#147;<U>Trustee</U>&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In that connection, we have reviewed originals or copies identified to our satisfaction of the
following documents: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Indenture; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The officers&#146; certificate, dated as of March 11, 2025, setting forth certain terms of the Notes; and
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The certificates representing the Notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents described in the foregoing clauses (a)&nbsp;to (c) are collectively referred to herein as the &#147;<U>Opinion Documents</U>&#148;. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have also reviewed the following documents: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The registration statement on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-3</FONT> (Registration <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-265556-01)</FONT></FONT> filed by the Company as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-registrant</FONT> with Dow Inc., a Delaware corporation, under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended (the &#147;<U>Securities Act</U>&#148;), with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>Commission</U>&#148;) on June&nbsp;13, 2022 (such registration statement, including the information deemed to be part thereof at the time
of effectiveness pursuant to Rule 430B under the Securities Act and the documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#147;<U>Registration Statement</U>&#148;).<SUP
STYLE="font-size:75%; vertical-align:top"> </SUP> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>AOSHEARMAN.COM </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is a
limited liability partnership organized under the laws of the State of Delaware. Allen Overy Shearman Sterling US LLP is affiliated with Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England and Wales with
registered number OC306763 and with its registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. It is authorized and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority of England and Wales (SRA number 401323). The term partner is used to refer to a
member of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP or an employee or consultant with equivalent standing and qualifications. A list of the members of Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP and of the non-members who are designated as partners is open to
inspection at its registered office at One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The prospectus dated June&nbsp;13, 2022, forming a part of the Registration Statement with respect to the
offering from time to time of the Company&#146;s securities (the &#147;<U>Base Prospectus</U>&#148;), as supplemented by the final prospectus supplement dated February 25, 2025 relating to the Notes (the &#147;<U>Final Prospectus
Supplement</U>&#148;) (the Base Prospectus, as supplemented by the Final Prospectus Supplement, in the forms filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) of the rules and regulations of the Commission under the Securities Act, including the
documents incorporated by reference therein, being hereinafter collectively referred to as the &#147;<U>Final Prospectus</U>&#148;). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Underwriting Agreement. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Originals or copies of the amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws of
the Company, each as amended through the date hereof. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Originals or copies of such other corporate records of the Company, certificates of public officials and of
officers of the Company and agreements and other documents as we have deemed necessary as a basis for the opinions expressed below. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In
our review of the Opinion Documents and other documents, we have assumed: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The genuineness of all signatures. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The authenticity of the originals of the documents submitted to us. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The conformity to authentic originals of any documents submitted to us as copies. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">As to matters of fact, the truthfulness of the representations made in the Underwriting Agreement, and in
certificates of public officials and officers of the Company. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That each of the Opinion Documents is the legal, valid and binding obligation of each party thereto, other than
the Company, enforceable against each such party in accordance with its terms. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party do
not and will not, except with respect to Generally Applicable Law, violate any law, rule or regulation applicable to it. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Opinion Documents to which it is a party do
not and will not result in any conflict with or breach of any agreement or document binding on it. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">That, except with respect to Generally Applicable Law, no authorization, approval, consent or other action by,
and no notice to or filing with, any governmental authority or regulatory body or any other third party is required for the due execution, delivery or performance by the Company of any Opinion Document to which it is a party or, if any such
authorization, approval, consent, action, notice or filing is required, it has been duly obtained, taken, given or made and is in full force and effect. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have not independently established the validity of the foregoing assumptions. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;<U>Generally Applicable Law</U>&#148; means the federal law of the United States of America, and the law of the State of New York (including the rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder or pursuant thereto), that a New York lawyer exercising customary professional diligence would reasonably be expected to recognize as being applicable to the Company, the Opinion Documents or the transactions
governed by the Opinion Documents and, for purposes of assumption paragraphs (f)&nbsp;and (h) above and our opinion in paragraph (1)&nbsp;below, the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing
definition of Generally Applicable Law, the term &#147;Generally Applicable Law&#148; does not include any law, rule or regulation that is applicable to the Company, the Opinion Documents or such transactions solely because such law, rule or
regulation is part of a regulatory regime applicable to the specific assets or business of any party to any of the Opinion Documents or any of its affiliates. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company (a)&nbsp;is validly existing, (b)&nbsp;has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the
Notes and (c)&nbsp;has taken all action necessary to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of the Notes. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Notes have been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, when authenticated by the Trustee in
accordance with the Indenture and delivered and paid for as provided in the Underwriting Agreement, the Notes will be legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with their terms and entitled to
the benefits of the Indenture. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our opinions expressed above are subject to the following qualifications: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a)&#8195;Our opinion in paragraph 2 above is subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors&#146; rights generally (including without limitation all laws relating to fraudulent transfers). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b)&#8195;Our opinion in paragraph 2 above is also subject to the effect of general principles of equity, including without limitation
concepts of materiality, reasonableness, good faith and fair dealing (regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c)&#8195;Our opinions are limited to Generally Applicable Law, and we do not express any opinion herein concerning any other law. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter is rendered to you in connection with the offering of the Notes. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This opinion letter speaks only as of the date hereof. We expressly disclaim any responsibility to advise you of any development or circumstance of any kind,
including any change of law or fact, that may occur after the date of this opinion letter that might affect the opinions expressed herein. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion letter as an exhibit to the Current Report on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K,</FONT> dated the date hereof, filed by the Company and incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement and to the use of our name under the heading &#147;Legal Matters&#148; in the Final Prospectus. In
giving this consent, we do not hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required under Section&nbsp;7 of the Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder. </P>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Code for the postal or zip code</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>A unique 10-digit SEC-issued value to identify entities that have filed disclosures with the SEC. It is commonly abbreviated as CIK.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Indicate if registrant meets the emerging growth company criteria.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Commission file number. The field allows up to 17 characters. The prefix may contain 1-3 digits, the sequence number may contain 1-8 digits, the optional suffix may contain 1-4 characters, and the fields are separated with a hyphen.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Two-character EDGAR code representing the state or country of incorporation.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ Details</a><div style="display: none;"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>No definition available.</p></div>
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<tr><td class="hide"><a style="color: white;" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.hideAR();">X</a></td></tr>
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<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">- Definition</a><div><p>The exact name of the entity filing the report as specified in its charter, which is required by forms filed with the SEC.</p></div>
<a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="Show.toggleNext( this );">+ References</a><div style="display: none;"><p>Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef<br> -Publisher SEC<br> -Name Exchange Act<br> -Number 240<br> -Section 12<br> -Subsection b-2<br></p></div>
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