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114 PCB007 MAGAZINE I APRIL 2020 To our valued customers, We first want to say thank you for your continued business and support. All of us at IEC, Eternal, Kodak, RBP, and Rogers want you to know that we are here to continue servicing and supplying you with our products.With the acceleration of COVID-19, we thought it best to provide you with an update of our manufacturing and supply chain status. IEC At this point, our Northern California, Chicago, and Canadian operations remain open and fully operational. We are work- ing with our third-party warehouses, and they too remain open and have been deemed essential. At present, we are not experiencing any direct impacts from our materials suppliers. However, the current situation is both complex and dynamic, and we remain in frequent communication with our direct suppliers located here and abroad to ensure the delivery of materials as planned. Regards, Shawn Stone Chuck Williams Eternal Our Richmond plant remains fully operational. 95% of all dry-film supplied to North American customers comes from this location. We supply a small amount of film from Japan and Taiwan along with some raw materials. To date, none of these sites or supply chains have been disrupted. Further updates include the following: • The state of Virginia has shut down "non-essential business," but our manufacturing plant is exempt. We are also a critical supplier to electronics, medical devices, and the military, and we will continue to be allowed to operate as normal. • We have no employees who, to date, have tested positive for the coronavirus. • We are strictly following "social distancing" rules, canceling all non-essential visitors, and providing face masks and plenty of hand sanitizer throughout the plant. • We are also working remotely and canceled all noncritical travel. Regards, Bob Ferguson RBP Our Milwaukee plant remains in full operation to service all of North America. To date, none of our suppliers or supply chain partners have been disrupted. We are in constant contact with both our suppliers and IEC, and our supply chain remains robust. Further updates include the following: • The state of Wisconsin's "Safer at Home" order of March 25 has shut down "non-essential business," but our manufac- turing plant is exempt. We maintain critical supplier status as we serve the electronic, medical device, graphic arts, and military industries, and we will continue to operate as normal. • We are strictly following "social distancing" rules, canceling all non-essential visitors, and providing face masks, hand sanitizers, and appropriate controls throughout our operation. • To date, no employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. Most of our administrative staff are working remotely, and we have canceled all travel unless deemed absolutely critical. Regards, Ernie Litynski