The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE: DOW) has noted the actions this afternoon by one of its shareholders, Third Point. The Company fundamentally disagrees with the position outlined by Third Point in its statement and website. The statements contained therein display a fundamental lack of understanding of the Company and an approach by an activist investor that has little interest in anything that benefits the many long-term shareholders in Dow. Our Board and management team are aggressively pursuing the best interests of all shareholders and managing the business for both the short- and long-term. Nothing takes priority over our focus on running the business and driving sustainable long-term value for shareholders – as evidenced by our consistent performance in increasing earnings, growing margins and enhancing shareholder returns as was outlined during our comprehensive investor event just this week.

About Dow

Dow (NYSE: DOW) combines the power of science and technology to passionately innovate what is essential to human progress. The Company is driving innovations that extract value from the intersection of chemical, physical and biological sciences to help address many of the world's most challenging problems such as the need for clean water, clean energy generation and conservation, and increasing agricultural productivity. Dow's integrated, market-driven, industry-leading portfolio of specialty chemical, advanced materials, agrosciences and plastics businesses delivers a broad range of technology-based products and solutions to customers in approximately 180 countries and in high growth sectors such as packaging, electronics, water, coatings and agriculture. In 2013, Dow had annual sales of more than $57 billion and employed approximately 53,000 people worldwide. The Company's more than 6,000 products are manufactured at 201 sites in 36 countries across the globe. References to "Dow" or the "Company" mean The Dow Chemical Company and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly noted. More information about Dow can be found at www.dow.com.

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