

Unaudited	For the quarter ended
	March 31,			June 30,			September 30,				December 31,
2012
Net sales	$	10,180		$	9,917		$	7,390			$	7,325
Cost of goods sold and other expenses¹	8,285		³	8,581		^3,4	7,394			^3,6,7	7,471			^3,6,7
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes	1,795			1,510		⁵	(174		)		(16		)	⁸
Net income	1,500			1,188			13				112
Basic earnings (loss) per share of common stock from continuing operations²	1.49			1.18			(0.05		)		0.02
Diluted earnings (loss) per share of common stock from continuing operations²	1.47			1.17			(0.05		)		0.02
2011
Net sales	$	9,041		$	9,159		$	8,138			$	7,343
Cost of goods sold and other expenses¹	7,382			7,815		⁹	7,736			^10,11,12	7,262			^12,13
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	1,580			1,447			451				303			¹⁴
Net income	1,444			1,229			460				377			¹⁴
Basic earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations²	1.45			1.20			0.39				0.31
Diluted earnings per share of common stock from continuing operations²	1.43			1.18			0.39				0.31


^1.	Represents total expenses less interest expense.


^2.	Earnings per share for the year may not equal the sum of quarterly earnings per share due to changes in average share calculations.


^3.	First quarter, second quarter, third quarter, and fourth quarter 2012 included charges of $(50), $(265), $(125), and $(135), respectively, recorded in cost of goods sold and other operating charges associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims related to the use of Imprelis^®. See description in Note 16 for further details.


^4.	Second quarter 2012 included a $(137) charge recorded in costs of goods sold and other operating charges primarily related to the company's settlement of litigation with INVISTA. See description in Note 16 for further details.


^5.	Second quarter 2012 included a a pre-tax gain of $122 recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of an equity method investment in the Electronics & Communications segment.

^6.

Third quarter 2012 included a $(152) restructuring charge recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net related to the 2012 restructuring program. Fourth quarter 2012 included a net $(66) charge recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net related to costs associated with the 2012 restructuring program partially offset by a reversal of prior years restructuring accruals. See description in Note 3 for further details.


^7.	Third and fourth quarter 2012 included asset impairment charges of $(242) and $(33), respectively, recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net related to certain asset groupings. See descriptions in Note 3 for further details.


^8.	Fourth quarter 2012 included a pre-tax gain of $117 recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of a business within the Agriculture segment.


^9.	Second quarter 2011 included charges related to the businesses acquired from Danisco of $(103), recorded in cost of goods sold and other operating charges, including $(60) of transaction costs and a $(43) charge related to the fair value step-up of inventories that were acquired from Danisco.

^10.

Third quarter 2011 included charges related to the businesses acquired from Danisco of $(171). These charges included $(3) of transaction costs and a $(132) charge related to the fair value step-up of inventories that were acquired from Danisco, both recorded in cost of goods sold and other operating charges. These charges also included a $(36) restructuring charge recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net related to severance and related benefit costs.


^11.	Third quarter 2011 included a $(50) charge recorded in research and development expense in connection with a milestone payment associated with a Pioneer licensing agreement.


^12.	Third and fourth quarter 2011 included charges of $(75) and $(100), respectively, recorded in costs of goods sold and other operating charges associated with the company's process to fairly resolve claims related to the use of Imprelis^®. See description in Note 16 for further details.


^13.	Fourth quarter 2011 included a $(17) restructuring charge recorded in employee separation / asset related charges, net related to severance and related benefit costs associated with the Danisco acquisition, partially offset by a reversal of prior year restructuring accruals.


^14.	Fourth quarter 2011 included a pre-tax gain of $49 recorded in other income, net associated with the sale of a business in the Performance Materials segment and a related tax benefit of $73.