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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note 1. Basis of Interim Financial Statement Preparation and Use of Estimates&lt;/b&gt;
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"&gt;The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Goodrich Corporation and
   its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and do not
   include all of the information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in
   the United States for complete financial statements. Unless indicated otherwise or the context
   requires, the terms &amp;#8220;we,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;our,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;us,&amp;#8221; &amp;#8220;Goodrich&amp;#8221; or &amp;#8220;Company&amp;#8221; refer to Goodrich Corporation and
   its subsidiaries. The Company believes that all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring
   accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Certain amounts in prior
   year financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
   Operating results for the three and six months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2010 are not necessarily indicative
   of the results that may be achieved for the twelve months ending December&amp;#160;31, 2010. For further
   information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes included in the Company&amp;#8217;s
   Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&amp;#160;31, 2009.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Discontinued Operations. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Net income from discontinued operations was $0.1&amp;#160;million and $1.3&amp;#160;million
   for the three and six months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2010, respectively. Income from discontinued operations
   was $31.2&amp;#160;million (net of income taxes of $18.6&amp;#160;million) and $31.7&amp;#160;million (net of income taxes of
   $18.9&amp;#160;million) for the three and six months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2009, respectively. The income in the
   three and the six month period of 2009 related primarily to the resolution of litigation for an
   environmental matter at a divested business that had been previously reported as a discontinued
   operation.
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   &lt;div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Use of Estimates. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and
   assumptions that affect amounts recognized. Estimates and assumptions are reviewed and updated
   regularly as new information becomes available. During the three and six months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2010
   and 2009, the Company changed its estimates of revenues and costs on certain long-term contracts
   primarily in its aerostructures and aircraft wheels and brakes businesses. The changes in estimates
   increased income from continuing operations before income taxes during the three months ended June
   30, 2010 and 2009 by $32.8&amp;#160;million and $9&amp;#160;million, respectively ($20.6&amp;#160;million and $5.6&amp;#160;million
   after tax or $0.16 and $0.04 per diluted share, respectively). The changes in estimates increased
   income from continuing operations before income taxes during the six months ended June&amp;#160;30, 2010 and
   2009 by $48.8&amp;#160;million and $13.5&amp;#160;million, respectively ($30.6&amp;#160;million and $8.5&amp;#160;million after tax or
   $0.24 and $0.07 per diluted share, respectively). These revisions were primarily related to
   favorable cost and operational performance, changes in volume expectations and sales pricing
   improvements and finalization of contract terms on current and/or follow-on contracts.
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