July 1, 2012 Attention: MACO RS/DS & Alpha users Subject: Obsolescence Status of Older Platform MACO Products

Please be advised that effective July 1, 2012 Invensys Eurotherm US will be allowing its older MACO products to move into what Eurotherm calls Obsolescence Level 1. This product status is also known as Under Review for obsolescence. While in Level 1, the product will remain fully available per our standard delivery schedules. Products included in this move are: MACO MACO MACO MACO MACO MACO 4000, 5000, 6000 and their derivatives (4500, Custom 40, etc) DS RS Operator Stations associated with the above EM-3 (but not EM-3c) Breeze II (but not Breeze IIc)

Our plan is to move these products to end of life on the following schedule: Level 1 (Under Review) Our current plan is have these products remain in Level 1 for one year. However, this could be lengthened, depending on our inventory levels at the end of one year. It is also possible that this period can be shortened if we are faced with a component part obsolescence issue, although at this point it time, we do not see this occurring. Level 2 (Special Order) For the products referenced above, our plan is to discontinue the building of systems, but continue to sell field serviceable parts (boards, connectors, etc.) through this period. These products will be in Level 2 for one year. Level 3 (No Longer Available) Our goal will be to continue servicing the product for a minimum of 5 years. In truth, we suspect that we will be able to service this product much longer than 5 years. Level 4 (No Longer Serviceable) It is unknown at this point as to when the product will move to Level 4. As you might guess, there are a number of reasons for this decision. Many of these products have had exceptional long life cycles of 14-20 years, and are now fully replaceable by our MACO Compact platform. In fact, MACO Compact is currently outselling older MACO products 3 to 1. With this change we will also be able to focus more on MACO Compact within our business providing you with the best in machine controls. We hope that this news will be received with general acceptance. We know that this can be a sensitive issue for a number of our customers who still have these systems operating within their facilities. However, with a planned product end of life cycle program like this, we feel that we will be able to assist you with any migration to our current offerings that might be necessary in the next few years. Regards, Rick Jarrell Business Unit General Manager Invensys Eurotherm Invensys Systems Inc , 44621 Guilford Drive, Ashburn VA 20147, USA T +1 703 724-7300 F +1 703 724-7301 www.eurotherm.com