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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">The company’s debt is comprised
of the following at December 31, 2010 and 2009:</font></p>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><i>(In
Millions of Dollars)</i></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">5.5% notes, due 2014, net of original
issue discount of $1.3 and $1.6 at December 31, 2010 and 2009,
respectively, and fair value adjustments for unrealized gains on
derivative instruments of $9.3 and $3.3 at December 31, 2010
and 2009, respectively</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 458.0</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 451.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">8.875% notes, due 2019, net of
original issue discount of $3.3 and $3.5 at December 31, 2010
and 2009, respectively</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">496.7</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">496.5</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">7.25% debentures, due 2025</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">100.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">100.0</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">6.5% debentures, due 2034, net of
original issue discount of $4.5 and $4.6 at December 31, 2010
and 2009, respectively</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">295.5</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">295.4</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Debt supported by banking
arrangements:</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 2em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Euro revolving credit borrowing, at
EURIBOR plus 3.00% (3.625% at December 31, 2009)</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">–   </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">45.8</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Other</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">1.8</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">1.2</font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">1,352.0</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">1,390.6</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Less: Current portion of long-term
debt</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">0.4</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">0.3</font></td>
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -1em; MARGIN-LEFT: 1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">Total long-term debt</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 1,351.6</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">  </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"> 1,390.3</font></td>
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</div>The company’s debt is comprised
of the following at December 31, 2010 and 2009:
 
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