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<FORMER-CONFORMED-NAME>GEORGIA GULF CORP /DE/
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        <footnote id="F1">The reporting person was granted this number of restricted stock units on March 4, 2013 in recognition for the services the reporting person provided to the issuer in connection with the negotiation and closing of the issuer's merger with the chlor-alkali and derivatives business of PPG Industries, Inc. on January 28, 2013.  These restricted stock units are expected to vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the grant date, subject to the terms of the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement between the issuer and the reporting person.</footnote>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Gregory C. Thompson</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-03-05</signatureDate>
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