UNITED STATES

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E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

 

Trian Fund Management, L.P.

Trian Fund Management GP, LLC

Trian Partners, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund II, L.P.

Trian Partners Master Fund, L.P.

Trian Partners Parallel Fund I, L.P.

Trian Partners Master Fund (ERISA), L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-A, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-D, L.P.

Trian Partners Strategic Investment Fund-N, L.P.

Trian SPV (SUB) VIII, L.P.

Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G, L.P.

Trian Partners Fund (Sub)-G II, L.P.

Nelson Peltz

Peter W. May

Edward P. Garden

John H. Myers

Arthur B. Winkleblack

Robert J. Zatta

 

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On March 12, 2015, Trian Fund Management, L.P. (“Trian”) released a presentation entitled “Shining a Light on DuPont’s Rhetoric.” The presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and is being filed by Trian in HTML and PDF formats as a convenience for readers. The presentation is also available at www.DuPontCanBeGreat.com.

 

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