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Nov. 30, 2014

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19.  SUBSEQUENT EVENT

On January 26, 2015, we approved a voluntary early retirement plan to be offered to certain U.S. employees aged 55 years or older with at least ten years of service to the company. The cost of the voluntary early retirement plan (which includes enhanced separation benefits but does not include supplementary pension benefits) is expected to approximate $13 million, with the actual cost to be determined based upon acceptance by eligible employees, and to be recorded in the second quarter of 2015. This plan is part of a North American effectiveness initiative that, upon completion, is expected to generate cost savings of approximately $10 million in 2015 and annual cost savings of approximately $25 million beginning in 2016. We currently estimate the total cost to implement the North American effectiveness initiative to approximate $20 million, including the cost of the voluntary early retirement plan and other actions necessary to achieve the cost savings previously described, consisting principally of severance and related benefits that will be paid in cash. We continue to evaluate changes to our organization structure in certain other locations to enable us to reduce fixed costs, simplify or improve processes, and improve our competitiveness.