5 Product Category Principal Products Principal Markets Principal End-Users Electric Utility - low- and medium-voltage distribution cables - high- and extra-high-voltage under ground transmission cables and installation - bare overhead conductors - submarine transmission and distribution cables - electric utilities - investor -owned utility companies - government-owned and state and local public power companies - contractors Electrical Infrastructure - rubber - and plastic-jacketed wire and cables - low- and medium-voltage industrial power cables - ignition wire sets - cable wire harnesses - rail and mass transit cables - shipboard cables - oil and gas cables - armored mining cables - alternative ener gy power generation cables - power generating stations; solar , nuclear , wind applications - industrial applications; marine, mining, oil and gas, transit, machine builders and entertainment - military - infrastructure - automotive aftermarket - industrial power and control - medical - industrial consumers - contractors - electrical distributors - electrical retailers - OEM (original equipment manufacturers) - DIY (do-it-yourself customers) - industrial equipment manufacturers - military customers Communications - high-bandwidth twisted copper and fiber optic cables - multi-conductor and multi-pair fiber and copper networking cables - outside plant telecommunications exchange cables - coaxial cables - fiber -optic submarine cable systems - low detection profile cables - turnkey submarine networks - of fshore integration systems - telecom local loop - enterprise networking and multimedia applications - industrial instrumentation control - commercial - residential - building management - entertainment - renewable ener gy - telecommunications system operators - contractors - telecommunications distributors - system integrators - OEM - DIY Construction - construction cable - flexible cords; halogen-free, low- smoke and flame retardant cables - residential and non- residential construction - retail home centers - electricians - distributors - installation and engineering contractors - DIY Rod Mill - copper rod - aluminum rod - wire and cable industry - wire and cable manufacturers Industry and Market Overview The Company produces and sells to a variety of end markets including markets for electric utility , electrical infrastructure, communication, construction and rod mill products. The underlying growth drivers in each of these end markets are similar and dependent on healthy GDP rates and construction cycles. Additionally , the global electric utility industry is dependent on a variety of factors including electricity consumption and grid integration, housing and construction, including the urbanization of emer ging economies, governmental ener gy and tax policy , the investment policies of electric utilities, as well as renewable ener gy initiatives primarily related to of fshore wind and solar power . The market for electrical infrastructure cable products has many sub-sectors and niches and is heavily influenced by the level of industrial construction spending, the level of capital equipment investment and transit, marine, and mining activity as well as renewable ener gy initiatives primarily related to terrestrial and of fshore drilling of oil and gas. The market demand for construction products is heavily influenced by the level of residential and non-residential construction spending. The market for communication products is primarily influenced by residential and non-residential construction and fiber -to-the-home initiatives as well as the level of broadband investments. Rod mill product demand is principally driven by fundamental demand stemming from economic growth and development. Customers The Company has a regionally coordinated global direct sales force and in certain of its businesses operates under supply agreements of varying lengths. These agreements generally do not require a minimum level of sales and customers are not contractually obligated to buy the Company's products exclusively; however these agreements generally provide adjustments to selling prices to reflect fluctuations in the cost of raw materials and typically have one to four year terms. The primary agreements are strategic T able of Contents