The following discussion and analysis of the Company's condensed consolidated
financial condition and results of operations should be read along with the
condensed consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto
included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The information,
except for historical information, contained in this discussion and analysis or
set forth elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q includes
forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. You should
review the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2021 as well as in our other SEC filings for a
discussion of important factors that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking
statements contained in the following discussion and analysis or set forth
elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The Company assumes no
obligation to publicly release the results of any revision or updates to these
forward-looking statements to reflect future events or unanticipated
occurrences.

Overview



The Company is a leading supplier of advanced materials and process solutions
for the semiconductor and other high-technology industries. Our mission is to
help our customers improve their productivity, performance and technology by
providing solutions for the most advanced manufacturing environments. We
leverage our unique breadth of capabilities to create mission-critical
microcontamination control products, specialty chemicals and advanced materials
handling solutions that maximize manufacturing yields, reduce manufacturing
costs and enable higher device performance for our customers.

Our customized materials solutions enable the highest levels of performance
essential to the manufacture of semiconductors. As our customers introduce more
complex architectures and search for new materials with better electrical and
structural properties to improve the performance of their devices, they rely on
Entegris as a trusted partner to address these challenges. We understand these
challenges and have solutions to address them, such as our advanced deposition
materials, implant gases, CMP slurries, CMP pads, formulated cleaning
chemistries and selective etch chemistries. Our customers also require greater
end-to-end materials purity and integrity in their manufacturing processes that,
when combined with smaller dimensions and more complex architectures, can be
challenging to achieve. To enable the use of new metals and the further
miniaturization of chips, and to maximize yield and increase long-term device
reliability, we provide products such as our advanced liquid and gas filtration
and purification products that help to selectively remove new classes of
contaminants throughout the semiconductor supply chain. In addition, to ensure
purity levels are maintained across the entire supply chain, from bulk
manufacturing, to transportation to and delivery through a fabrication plant, to
application onto the wafer, we provide high-purity packaging and materials
handling products.

As of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, our business is organized
and operated in four operating segments, which align with the key elements of
the advanced semiconductor manufacturing ecosystem. The Specialty Chemicals and
Engineered Materials segment, or SCEM, provides advanced materials enabling
complex chip designs and improved device electrical performance, including
high-performance and high-purity process chemistries, gases and materials and
safe and efficient delivery systems to support semiconductor and other advanced
manufacturing processes. The Microcontamination Control segment, or MC, offers
advanced filtration solutions that improve customers' yield, device reliability
and cost, by filtering and purifying critical liquid chemistries and gases used
in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-technology
industries.The Advanced Materials Handling segment, or AMH, develops solutions
that improve customers' yields by protecting critical materials during
manufacturing, transportation, and storage, including products that monitor,
protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other
substrates for a broad set of applications in the semiconductor, life sciences
and other high-technology industries. The Advanced Planarization Solutions
segment, or APS, provides complementary chemical mechanical planarization
solutions, advanced materials and high-purity wet chemicals; including CMP
slurries, pads, formulated cleans and other electronic chemicals that are
critical to semiconductor manufacturing processes and that enhance device
yields. While these segments have separate products and technical know-how, they
share common business systems and processes, technology centers and strategic
and technology roadmaps. With the technology, capabilities and complementary
product portfolios from these segments, we believe we are uniquely positioned to
collaborate across segments to create new, co-optimized and increasingly
integrated solutions for our customers. We believe that our recent acquisition
of CMC Materials and the inclusion of CMP slurries, pads and formulated cleans
to our product portfolio will further support our strategy of collaboration
between segments and the development of new and co-optimized solutions. See Note
13 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information
on the Company's four segments.

The Company's fiscal year is the calendar period ending each December 31. The
Company's fiscal quarters consist of 13-week or 14-week periods that end on a
Saturday. The Company's fiscal quarters in 2022 end on April 2, 2022, July 2,
2022, October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2022.

Key operating factors Key factors that management believes have the largest impact on the overall results of operations of the Company include:



•Level of sales Since a significant portion of the Company's product costs
(except for raw materials, purchased components and direct labor) are largely
fixed in the short-to-medium term, an increase or decrease in sales affects

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gross profits and overall profitability significantly. Also, increases or
decreases in sales and operating profitability affect certain costs such as
incentive compensation and commissions, which are highly variable in nature. The
Company's sales are subject to the effects of industry cyclicality,
technological change, substantial competition, pricing pressures and foreign
currency fluctuations.

•Variable margin on sales The Company's variable margin on sales is determined
by selling prices and the costs of manufacturing and raw materials. This is
affected by a number of factors, which include the Company's sales mix, purchase
prices of raw materials (especially polymers, membranes, stainless steel and
purchased components), foreign currency fluctuations, domestic and international
competition, direct labor costs and the efficiency of the Company's production
operations, among others.

•Fixed cost structure The Company's operations include a number of large fixed
or semi-fixed cost components, which include salaries, indirect labor and
benefits, facility costs, lease expenses and depreciation and amortization. It
is not possible to vary these costs easily in the short-term as volumes
fluctuate. Accordingly, increases or decreases in sales volume can have a large
effect on the usage and productivity of these cost components, resulting in a
large impact on the Company's profitability.

Impact of COVID-19 on our Business



The COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the global economy. Infection rates
vary across the countries in which we operate, and governmental authorities have
continued to implement numerous and constantly evolving measures to try to
contain the virus. Continuing impacts of the pandemic include a more challenging
supply chain and global logistics environment. While we have experienced
instances of raw material constraints, higher freight costs and delivery delays
in both inbound shipments of raw materials and outgoing shipments of finished
products to customers, we have not experienced significant adverse impacts to
our global operations. See Item 1A, "Risk Factors," in our Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 for additional information regarding
risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, including under the caption "The
COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing governmental responses could materially adversely
affect our financial condition and results of operations."

Impact of Conflict Between Russia and Ukraine



The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine and the sanctions imposed by
the United States and other governments in response to this conflict have caused
significant volatility and disruptions to global markets. We source a few raw
materials from Russia and Ukraine, and we have been able to obtain an adequate
supply of these materials to serve our customers, albeit at increased cost. We
are proactively assessing and evaluating alternative sources to bolster our
supply of these materials moving forward, in addition to working closely with
our customers on any product re-qualification that may be required. Revenue
relating to products manufactured from raw materials sourced from this region
does not constitute a material portion of our business and historically we have
not had significant revenue in this region. The ultimate impact of the conflict
on the global economy, supply chains, logistics, fuel prices, raw material
pricing and our business remains uncertain. We cannot currently predict the
ultimate impact of the conflict on our financial condition, results of
operations or cash flows. Refer to Part II, Item 1A. "Risk Factors" in our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended April 2, 2022 for more
information.

Impact of New Export Control Regulations



On October 7, 2022, the U.S Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and
Security ("BIS") announced new export control regulations that restrict the sale
of certain products and services to some companies and domestic fabs in China.
Since these rules were published, we have assembled a global, cross-functional
team to interpret the regulations, analyze how they may impact Entegris and
determine how to best serve our customers going forward in compliance with these
rules. At a high-level, these new rules restrict the sale of products and the
provision of service to domestic fabs in China operating at or above certain
advanced technology nodes. We currently estimate that the new regulations will
reduce our fourth-quarter nets sales by approximately $40 to 50 million. We
intend to apply for export licenses where appropriate.

Recent Events



On the Closing Date, we completed the acquisition of CMC Materials. We acquired
all of the issued and outstanding common shares of CMC Materials for $133.00 in
cash and 0.4506 shares of our common stock per share, representing a total
purchase price (inclusive of debt retired and cash assumed) at close was $6.0
billion (based on our closing price on June 30, 2022), including $3.8 billion in
cash paid to CMC Materials' shareholders, the issuance of 12.9 million shares of
our common stock (excluding unvested CMC stock options and unvested CMC
restricted stock units, restricted shares and performance share units equity
awards assumed), $0.9 billion of debt retired and approximately $0.3 billion of
acquired cash. We financed the cash portion of the purchase price through debt
financing. See Note 7 to our condensed consolidated financial statements for
further discussion of the debt financing that occurred prior to and on the
Closing Date of the acquisition.

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During the three months ended October 1, 2022, the Company realigned its
financial reporting structure reflecting management and organizational changes.
Beginning with this report, the Company will report its financial performance
based on four reportable segments: Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials,
Microcontamination Control, Advanced Material Handling and Advanced
Planarization Solutions. See note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements for additional information on the Company's four segments

On July 28, 2022, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement. The interest
rate swap is a floating-to-fixed interest rate swap contract to hedge the
variability in SOFR-based interest payments associated with $1.95 billion of our
$2.495 billion Initial Term Loan Facility. The notional amount is scheduled to
decrease quarterly and will expire on December 30, 2025. See Note 9 to our
condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion.

On August 16, 2022, the U.S. government enacted the Inflation Reduction Act of
2022 ("IRA") that includes, among other provisions, changes to the U.S.
corporate income tax system, including a 15% minimum tax based on "adjusted
financial statement income" exceeding $1 billion and a 1% excise tax on net
repurchases of stock after December 31, 2022, as well as tax credits for clean
energy initiatives. We are evaluating the IRA and its requirements, as well as
any potential impact on our business.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates



Management's discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of
operations are based upon the Company's condensed consolidated financial
statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles
generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these condensed
consolidated financial statements requires the Company to make estimates,
assumptions and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets
and liabilities. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different
assumptions or conditions.

The critical accounting policies affected most significantly by estimates,
assumptions and judgments used in the preparation of the Company's condensed
consolidated financial statements are described in Item 7 of our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 4, 2022. On an ongoing basis, the Company
evaluates the critical accounting policies used to prepare its condensed
consolidated financial statements, including, but not limited to, those related
to business acquisitions. There have been no material changes in these critical
accounting policies and estimates.

Three and Nine Months Ended October 1, 2022 Compared to Three and Nine Months Ended October 2, 2021



The following table compares operating results for the three and nine months
ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021, both in dollars and as a percentage
of net sales, for each caption.

                                                            Three months ended                                                       Nine months ended
(Dollars in thousands)                   October 1, 2022                           October 2, 2021                               October 1, 2022                       October 2, 2021
Net sales                      $      993,828             100.0  %       $      579,493             100.0  %                            $ 2,335,963                100.0  %       $ 1,663,689             100.0  %
Cost of sales                         622,157              62.6                 315,289              54.4                                 1,344,075                 57.5              899,115              54.0
Gross profit                          371,671              37.4                 264,204              45.6                                   991,888                 42.5              764,574              46.0
Selling, general and
administrative expenses               226,446              22.8                  71,032              12.3                                   404,239                 17.3              215,042              12.9
Engineering, research and
development expenses                   64,990               6.5                  41,972               7.2                                   160,953                  6.9              121,692               7.3
Amortization of intangible
assets                                 65,346               6.6                  11,843               2.0                                    90,491                  3.9               35,616               2.1
Operating income                       14,889               1.5                 139,357              24.0                                   336,205                 14.4              392,224              23.6
Interest expense                       84,150               8.5                   9,395               1.6                                   129,027                  5.5               31,744               1.9
Interest income                        (1,395)             (0.1)                    (56)                -                                    (2,065)                (0.1)                (181)                -
Other expense, net                     12,852               1.3                   1,917               0.3                                    27,373                  1.2               29,807               1.8
(Loss) income before income
taxes                                 (80,718)             (8.1)                128,101              22.1                                   181,870                  7.8              330,854              19.9
Income tax (benefit) expense           (7,015)             (0.7)                 10,640               1.8                                    30,377                  1.3               39,947               2.4
Net (loss) income              $      (73,703)             (7.4) %       $      117,461              20.3  %                            $   151,493                  6.5  %       $   290,907              17.5  %


Net sales For the three months ended October 1, 2022, net sales increased by 71%
to $993.8 million, compared to $579.5 million for the three months ended
October 2, 2021. An analysis of the factors underlying the increase in net sales
is presented

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in the following table:
(In thousands)
Net sales in the quarter ended October 2, 2021                       $ 

579,493

Increase mainly associated with volume exclusive of CMC Materials 136,693 Increase associated with acquired businesses

315,405

Decrease associated with effect of foreign currency translation (37,763) Net sales in the quarter ended October 1, 2022

                       $ 

993,828




Total net sales increased primarily driven by the inclusion of sales from the
acquisition of CMC Materials for the three-month period subsequent to the
Closing Date. Growth was also driven in our unit driven solutions, including
liquid filtration, formulated cleans and advanced deposition materials, which
are of growing importance to our customers' technology. Growth was also strong
in many of our CAPEX driven solutions, which are linked to new investments in
additional fab capacity. Total net sales also reflected unfavorable foreign
currency translation effects of $37.8 million, mainly due to the significant
weakening of the Japanese yen and the Korean won relative to the U.S. dollar.

On a geographic basis, sales percentage by customers' country or region for the
three months ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021 and the percentage
increase in sales for the three months ended October 1, 2022 compared to the
sales for the three months ended October 2, 2021 were as follows:
                             Three months ended
                    October 1, 2022       October 2, 2021      Percentage increase in sales
North America                   25  %                24  %                             80  %
Taiwan                          18  %                20  %                             60  %
China                           17  %                15  %                             98  %
South Korea                     12  %                13  %                             56  %
Japan                            9  %                13  %                             17  %
Europe                          10  %                10  %                             81  %
Southeast Asia                   8  %                 5  %                            165  %


The increases in sales to customers for all countries and regions in the table
above were principally driven by the inclusion of sales from the CMC Materials
acquisition.

Net sales for the nine months ended October 1, 2022 were $2,336.0 million, up
40% from $1,663.7 million in the comparable year-ago period. An analysis of the
factors underlying the increase in net sales is presented in the following
table:
(In thousands)
Net sales in the nine months ended October 2, 2021                   $ 

1,663,689


Increase mainly associated with volume exclusive of CMC Materials        415,130
Decrease associated with effect of foreign currency translation          (67,792)
Increase associated with acquired businesses                             

324,936


Net sales in the nine months ended October 1, 2022                   $ 

2,335,963




Total net sales increased primarily driven by the inclusion of sales from the
acquisition of CMC Materials for the three-month period subsequent to the
Closing Date and the Company's strong sales growth across all four segments, as
we benefited from robust industry conditions and record demand for our products
and solutions. Total net sales also reflected unfavorable foreign currency
translation effects of $67.8 million, mainly due to the significant weakening of
the Japanese yen and the Korean Won relative to the U.S. dollar.

On a geographic basis, sales percentage by customers' country or region for the nine months ended October 1, 2022 and October 2, 2021 and the percentage increase in sales for the nine months ended October 1, 2022 compared to the sales for the


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nine months ended October 2, 2021 were as follows:


                             Nine months ended
                   October 1, 2022       October 2, 2021      Percentage increase in sales
North America                  24  %                24  %                             39  %
Taiwan                         21  %                19  %                             51  %
South Korea                    13  %                14  %                             26  %
Japan                          11  %                13  %                             17  %
China                          16  %                16  %                             42  %
Europe                          9  %                 9  %                             52  %
Southeast Asia                  7  %                 5  %                             80  %


The increases in sales to customers for all countries and regions in the table
above were principally driven by the inclusion of sales from the CMC Materials
acquisition and a general increase in demand for products.

Gross margin The following table sets forth gross margin as a percentage of net
revenues:

                                                     Three months ended                                                             Nine months ended
                          October 1, 2022        October 2, 2021         Percentage point change         October 1, 2022        October 2, 2021         Percentage point change
Gross margin as a
percentage of net
revenues:                          37.4  %                45.6  %                   (8.2)                         42.5  %                46.0  %                   (3.5)


Gross margin decreased by 8.2 percentage points for the three months ended
October 1, 2022, compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross margin
declined primarily due to a $61.9 million charge or 6.2 percentage point change
for fair value write-up of acquired CMC Materials inventory sold during the
quarter and inclusion of CMC Materials products, which have aggregate lower
gross margins.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, the Company's gross margin decreased
by 3.5 percentage points compared to the same period in the prior year. Gross
margin declined primarily due to a $61.9 million charge or 2.6 percentage point
change for fair value write-up of acquired CMC Materials inventory sold during
the quarter and inclusion of CMC Materials products, which have aggregate lower
gross margins.

Selling, general and administrative expenses Selling, general and
administrative, or SG&A, expenses were $226.4 million in the three months ended
October 1, 2022, compared to $71.0 million in the year-ago period. An analysis
of the factors underlying the change in SG&A expenses is presented in the
following table:
(In thousands)
Selling, general and administrative expenses in the quarter ended October 2,
2021

$ 71,032 SG&A expense recorded by CMC Materials and included in Company's condensed financial statements after the date of the acquisition

36,223


Employee costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                          2,452
Deal and transaction costs                                                         31,867
Integration costs                                                                  19,472
Contractual and non-cash integration costs                                  

58,411


Professional costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                              

1,589


Travel costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                    

1,617


Other increases, net, exclusive of CMC Materials                            

3,783


Selling, general and administrative expenses in the quarter ended October 1,
2022                                                                           $  226,446


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SG&A expenses were $404.2 million for the first nine months of 2022, representing a 88% increase compared to SG&A expenses of $215.0 million in the year-ago period. An analysis of the factors underlying changes in SG&A is presented in the following table:

(In thousands) Selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended October 2, 2021

215,042

SG&A expense recorded by CMC Materials and included in Company's condensed financial statements after the date of the acquisition

36,223


Employee costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                         10,909
Deal and transaction costs                                                         39,285
Integration costs                                                                  28,207
Contractual and non-cash integration costs                                  

58,411

Absence of gain on sale of non-core intangibles occurred in the year-ago period, exclusive of CMC Materials

5,100


Professional costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                              

2,488


Travel costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                    

3,121


Other increases, net, exclusive of CMC Materials                            

5,453


Selling, general and administrative expenses in the nine months ended
October 1, 2022                                                                $  404,239



Engineering, research and development expenses The Company's engineering,
research and development, or ER&D, efforts focus on the support or extension of
current product lines and the development of new products and manufacturing
technologies. ER&D expenses increased 55% to $65.0 million in the three months
ended October 1, 2022 compared to $42.0 million in the year-ago period. An
analysis of the factors underlying the increase in ER&D expenses is presented in
the following table:
(In thousands)
Engineering, research and development expenses in the quarter ended
October 2, 2021

$ 41,972 ER&D expense recorded by CMC Materials and included in Company's condensed financial statements after the date of the acquisition

12,897


Employee costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                  

5,356


Project materials, exclusive of CMC Materials                               

2,546


Other increases, net                                                        

2,219

Engineering, research and development expenses in the quarter ended October 1, 2022

$ 64,990




ER&D expenses increased 32% to $161.0 million in the first nine months of 2022,
compared to $121.7 million in the year-ago period. An analysis of the factors
underlying the increase in ER&D expenses is presented in the following table:
(In thousands)
Engineering, research and development expenses in the nine months ended
October 2, 2021

$ 121,692 ER&D expense recorded by CMC Materials and included in Company's condensed financial statements after the date of the acquisition

12,897


Employee costs, exclusive of CMC Materials                                  

14,734


Project materials, exclusive of CMC Materials                               

7,353


Other increases, net                                                        

4,277

Engineering, research and development expenses in the nine months ended October 1, 2022

$ 160,953

Amortization expenses Amortization of intangible assets was $65.3 million in the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $11.8 million for the three months ended October 2, 2021. The increase primarily reflects additional amortization expense associated with the recent acquisition of CMC Materials.



Amortization of intangible assets was $90.5 million in the nine months ended
October 1, 2022, compared to $35.6 million for the nine months ended October 2,
2021. The increase primarily reflects the additional amortization expense
associated with the recent acquisition of CMC Materials.

Interest expense Interest expense includes interest associated with debt outstanding and the amortization of debt issuance costs associated with such borrowings. Interest expense was $84.2 million in the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to


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$9.4 million in the three months ended October 2, 2021. The increase primarily
reflects higher interest expense related to the debt financing of the CMC
Materials acquisition.

Interest expense was $129.0 million in the nine months ended October 1, 2022,
compared to $31.7 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2021. The increase
primarily reflects higher interest expense related to the debt financing of the
CMC Materials acquisition.

Other expense, net Other expense, net was $12.9 million in the three months ended October 1, 2022 and consisted mainly of foreign currency transaction losses of $13.6 million. Other expense, net was $1.9 million in the three months ended October 2, 2021 and consisted mainly of foreign currency transaction losses of $1.9 million.



Other expense, net was $27.4 million in the nine months ended October 1, 2022
and consisted mainly of foreign currency transaction losses of $28.3 million.
Other expense, net was $29.8 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2021
and consisted mainly of a loss on extinguishment of debt of $23.1 million
associated with the redemption of the Company's $550 million aggregate principal
amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026 and foreign currency transaction
losses of $6.3 million.

Income tax (benefit) expense Income tax benefit of $7.0 million and income tax
expense of $30.4 million in the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022,
respectively, compared to income tax expense of $10.6 million and $39.9 million
in the three and nine months ended October 2, 2021, respectively. The Company's
year-to-date effective income tax rate at October 1, 2022 was 16.7%, compared to
12.1% at October 2, 2021.

The increase in the year-to-date effective income tax rate from 2021 to 2022
primarily relates to a reduction in creditable foreign withholding taxes which
was partially offset by certain acquisition related expenses that were recorded
discretely in the period ended October 1, 2022. The effective tax rate for the
nine months ended October 2, 2021 included the reversal of a valuation allowance
on foreign tax credits generated during 2020 and 2021 of $6.2 million and the
recognition of a capital loss tax benefit of $3.8 million. These tax benefits
were offset in part by tax recorded on the sale of intangible property of $3.5
million. Additionally, the income tax expense for the nine months ended October
1, 2022 and October 2, 2021 includes discrete benefits of $4.3 million and $13.1
million, respectively, recorded in connection with share-based compensation.

Net (loss) income Due mainly to the fair value of inventory sold charge,
transaction, deal and integrations costs related to the Merger as noted above,
the Company recorded net loss of $73.7 million, or $0.50 per diluted share, in
the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to net income of $117.5
million, or $0.86 per diluted share, in the three months ended October 2, 2021.

In the nine months ended October 1, 2022, the Company recorded net income of
$151.5 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared to net income of $290.9
million, or $2.13 per diluted share, in the nine months ended October 2, 2021.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures The Company's condensed consolidated financial
statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally
accepted in the United States, or GAAP. The Company also utilizes certain
non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to financial measures provided in
accordance with GAAP in order to better assess and reflect trends affecting the
Company's business and results of operations. See the section entitled "Non-GAAP
Information" below for additional detail, including the definition of certain
non-GAAP financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-GAAP measures to
the Company's GAAP measures.

The Company's principal non-GAAP financial measures are adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating income, together with related measures thereof, and non-GAAP earnings per share.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 70% to $298.4 million in the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $175.5 million in the three months ended October 2, 2021. In the three months ended October 1, 2022, adjusted EBITDA, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 30.0% from 30.3% in the year-ago period.



Adjusted EBITDA increased 42% to $712.0 million in the nine months ended
October 1, 2022, compared to $499.8 million in the nine months ended October 2,
2021. In the nine months ended October 1, 2022, adjusted EBITDA, as a percentage
of net sales, increased to 30.5% from 30.0% in the year-ago period.

Adjusted operating income increased 66% to $253.2 million in the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $152.7 million in the three months ended October 2, 2021. Adjusted operating income, as a percentage of net sales, decreased to 25.5% from 26.3% in the year-ago period.



Adjusted operating income increased 43% to $618.5 million in the nine months
ended October 1, 2022, compared to $432.3 million in the nine months ended
October 2, 2021. In the nine months ended October 1, 2022, adjusted operating
income, as a percentage of net sales, increased to 26.5% from 26.0% in the
year-ago period.

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Non-GAAP earnings per share decreased 8% to $0.85 in the three months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $0.92 in the three months ended October 2, 2021. Non-GAAP earnings per share increased 18% to $2.91 in the nine months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $2.47 in the nine months ended October 2, 2021.



The increases in adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating income for the three and
nine months ended October 1, 2022 compared to the year-ago periods are generally
attributable to the increases in sales and gross profit. The decrease in
non-GAAP earnings per share for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022
compared to the year-ago period is attributable to higher interest expense
associated withe debt financing in connection with the CMC Merger.

Segment Analysis



During the three months ended October 1, 2022, the Company realigned its
financial reporting structure reflecting management and organizational changes.
Beginning with this report, the Company will report its financial performance
based on four reportable segments: Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials,
Microcontamination Control, Advanced Material Handling and Advanced
Planarization Solutions. See note 13 to the condensed consolidated financial
statements for additional information on the Company's four segments. The
following is a discussion of the results of operations of these four business
segments.

The following table presents selected net sales and segment profit data for the
Company's three reportable segments, along with unallocated general and
administrative expenses, for the three and nine months ended October 1, 2022 and
October 2, 2021.
                                                           Three months ended                    Nine months ended
                                                  October 1,
(In thousands)                                       2022              October 2, 2021                 October 1, 2022           October 2, 2021
Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials
Net sales                                        $  224,192          $        154,605                $        569,380          $        460,707
Segment profit                                       34,228                    33,552                         107,459                    98,760
Microcontamination Control
Net sales                                        $  280,550          $        225,877                $        821,320          $        660,497
Segment profit                                      105,335                    78,399                         304,062                   227,097
Advanced Materials Handling
Net sales                                        $  210,405          $        186,200                $        632,602          $        507,243
Segment profit                                       42,077                    40,503                         135,693                   114,691
Advanced Planarization Solutions
Net sales                                        $  293,854          $         21,775                $        352,816          $         62,580
Segment profit                                       18,903                     7,539                          40,241                    21,832

Unallocated general and administrative expenses $ 120,308 $

     8,793                $        160,759          $         34,540


Specialty Chemicals and Engineered Materials (SCEM)



For the third quarter of 2022, SCEM net sales increased to $224.2 million, up
45% compared to $154.6 million in the comparable period last year. The sales
increase primarily reflects the inclusion of sales of $48.5 million from the
inclusion of certain product lines from the acquisition of CMC Materials, while
the remainder reflects modestly improved sales of advanced deposition materials,
formulated cleans, selective etch and specialty coatings products. SCEM reported
a segment profit of $34.2 million in the third quarter of 2022, up 2% from $33.6
million in the year-ago period. The segment profit increase was primarily
associated with higher sales levels reflecting the sales of CMC Materials
products and increased sales volume, partially offset by a 30% increase in
operating expenses, primarily due to the expenses incurred by the inclusion of
certain product lines of CMC Materials and a $5.1 million charge for a fair
value write-up of acquired CMC Materials inventory sold.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, SCEM net sales increased to $569.4
million, up 24% compared to $460.7 million in the comparable period last year.
The sales increase primarily reflects the inclusion of sales of $48.5 million
from inclusion of certain product lines from the acquisition of CMC Materials,
while the remainder reflects modestly improved sales of advanced deposition
materials, formulated cleans, selective etch and specialty coatings products.
SCEM reported a segment profit of $107.5 million in the nine months ended
October 1, 2022, up 9% from $98.8 million in the year-ago period. The segment
profit increase was primarily associated with higher sales level reflecting the
sales of CMC Materials products and increased sales volume, partially offset by
unfavorable foreign exchange effects, a 23% increase in operating expenses,
primarily due to the expenses incurred by the inclusion of certain product lines
of CMC Materials, a $5.1 million charge for a fair value write-up of acquired
CMC Materials inventory sold and the absence of a gain on sale of non-core
intangibles.
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Microcontamination Control (MC)



For the third quarter of 2022, MC net sales increased to $280.6 million, up 24%
compared to $225.9 million in the comparable period last year. The sales
increase was mainly due to improved performance across substantially all product
lines. MC reported a segment profit of $105.3 million in the third quarter of
2022, up 34% from $78.4 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit
improvement was primarily due to higher gross profit related to increased sales
volume, partially offset by a 23% increase in operating expenses primarily due
to higher compensation costs.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, MC net sales increased to $821.3
million, up 24% compared to $660.5 million in the comparable period last year.
The sales increase was mainly due to improved performance across substantially
all product lines. MC reported a segment profit of $304.1 million in the nine
months ended October 1, 2022, up 34% from $227.1 million in the year-ago period.
The segment profit improvement was primarily due to higher gross profit related
to the increased sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange
effects and a 17% increase in operating expenses due to higher compensation
costs.

Advanced Materials Handling (AMH)



For the third quarter of 2022, AMH net sales increased to $210.4 million, up 13%
compared to $186.2 million in the comparable period last year. The sales
increase was mainly due to improved sales from wafer handling and fluid
handling. AMH reported a segment profit of $42.1 million in the third quarter of
2022, up 4% from $40.5 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit
increase was primarily due to higher sales volume, partially offset by a 14%
increase in operating expenses, primarily due to higher compensation costs.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, AMH net sales increased to $632.6
million, up 25% compared to $507.2 million in the comparable period last year.
The sales increase was mainly due to improved sales from wafer handling, fluid
handling and measurement products. AMH reported a segment profit of $135.7
million in the nine months ended October 1, 2022, up 18% from $114.7 million in
the year-ago period. The segment profit increase was primarily due to higher
sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable foreign exchange effects and a 17%
increase in operating expenses, primarily due to higher compensation costs.

Advanced Planarization Solutions (APS)



For the third quarter of 2022, APS net sales increased to $293.9 million,
compared to $21.8 million in the comparable period last year. The sales increase
was mainly due to sales attributed to the CMC Materials acquisition. APS
reported a segment profit of $18.9 million in the third quarter of 2022, from
$7.5 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit increase was primarily
due to the segment profit attributed to the CMC Materials acquisition, partially
offset by a $56.8 million charge for a fair value write-up of acquired CMC
Materials inventory sold.

For the nine months ended October 1, 2022, APS net sales increased to $352.8
million, compared to $62.6 million in the comparable period last year. The sales
increase was mainly due to sales attributed to the CMC Materials acquisition.
APS reported a segment profit of $40.2 million in the nine months ended October
1, 2022, from $21.8 million in the year-ago period. The segment profit increase
was primarily due to the segment profit attributed to the CMC Materials
acquisition, partially offset by a $56.8 million charge for a fair value
write-up of acquired CMC Materials inventory sold.

Unallocated general and administrative expenses



Unallocated general and administrative expenses totaled $120.3 million in the
third quarter of 2022, compared to $8.8 million in the comparable period last
year. The $111.5 million increase is primarily due to a $77.9 million and $31.9
million increase in integration related and deal and transaction costs,
respectively, related to the acquisition of CMC Materials.

Unallocated general and administrative expenses for the nine months ended October 1, 2022 totaled $160.8 million, up from $34.5 million in the nine months ended October 2, 2021. The $126.2 million increase is primarily due a $86.6 million and $39.3 million increase in integration related and deal and transaction costs, respectively, related to the acquisition of CMC Materials.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

We consider the following when assessing our liquidity and capital resources: In thousands

                                               October 1, 2022           December 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents including restricted cash      $        754,667          $          402,565
Working capital                                                 1,381,255                     934,369
Total debt, net of unamortized discount and debt
issuance costs                                                  5,847,485                     937,027



The Company has historically financed its operations and capital requirements
through cash flow from its operating activities, long-term loans, lease
financing and borrowings under domestic and international short-term lines of
credit. On April 14, 2022, the Company, via a wholly-owned escrow subsidiary,
completed a private offering of $1.6 billion aggregate principal amount of
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the 2029 Notes. On June 30, 2022, the Company, via a wholly-owned escrow
subsidiary, completed a private offering of $0.9 billion aggregate principal
amount of the 2030 Notes. In connection with the acquisition of CMC Materials on
the Closing Date, the Company borrowed $2.495 billion under the Initial Term
Loan Facility and increased commitments by $175.0 million under the Revolving
Facility (from $400.0 million to $575.0 million). The Company used a portion of
the proceeds of the offering to repay the remaining principal amount of the
$145.0 million senior secured term loan facility due 2025. In addition, on the
Closing Date, the Company entered into a 364-Day Bridge Credit Agreement and
borrowed $275 million aggregate principal amount with a pricing of SOFR plus
4.55%. During the quarter, the Company made a $70.0 million principal payment on
the Bridge Credit Facility.

Based on our analysis, we believe our existing balances of domestic cash and
cash equivalents and our currently anticipated operating cash flows will be
sufficient to meet our cash needs arising in the ordinary course of business for
the next twelve months and for the longer term.

We may seek to take advantage of opportunities to raise additional capital
through additional debt financing or through public or private sales of
securities. If in the future our available liquidity is not sufficient to meet
the Company's operating and debt service obligations as they come due,
management would need to pursue alternative arrangements through additional
equity or debt financing in order to meet the Company's cash requirements. There
can be no assurance that any such financing would be available on commercially
acceptable terms, or at all. To date, in fiscal 2022, we have not experienced
difficulty accessing capital and credit markets, but future volatility in the
capital and credit markets may increase costs associated with issuing debt
instruments or affect our ability to access those markets. In addition, it is
possible that our ability to access the capital and credit markets could be
limited at a time when we would like, or need, to do so, which could have an
adverse impact on our ability to refinance maturing debt and/or react to
changing economic and business conditions.

In summary, our cash flows for each period were as follows:


                                                                          Nine months ended
(in thousands)                                                October 1, 2022           October 2, 2021
Net cash provided by operating activities                   $        320,230          $        284,474
Net cash used in investing activities                             (4,792,637)                 (131,820)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities                4,846,009                  (254,513)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and
restricted cash                                                      352,102                  (105,141)


Operating activities Cash provided by operating activities is net income
adjusted for certain non-cash items and changes in assets and liabilities. Cash
flows provided by operating activities totaled $320.2 million in the nine months
ended October 1, 2022, compared to $284.5 million in the nine months ended
October 2, 2021. The increase was driven by a $19.0 million increase of Net
(loss) income adjusted for non-cash reconciling items and by $16.8 million of
changes in operating assets and liabilities.

Changes in operating assets and liabilities for the nine months ended October 1,
2022 were driven primarily by increases in inventories and accounts payable and
accrued liabilities, and decreases in trade receivables and income taxes payable
and refundable income taxes. The change for inventory was driven by an increase
in business activity and need for raw material safety stock. The change for
accounts payable and accrued liabilities was driven by an increase in accrued
interest payable related to the debt financing in connection with the CMC
Materials acquisition. The change for trade receivables was mainly due to a
lower increase in sales compared to that of the comparable previous period. The
change for income taxes payable and refundable income taxes was primarily driven
by a recorded tax impact of Section 174 R&D cost capitalization in 2022 only.

Investing activities Cash flows used in investing activities totaled $4,792.6
million in the nine months ended October 1, 2022, compared to $131.8 million in
the nine months ended October 2, 2021. The change resulted primarily from higher
cash paid for acquisition of property, plant and equipment and the cash paid for
the acquisition of CMC Materials. See Note 3 to the Company's condensed
consolidated financial statements for additional discussion on the acquisition
of CMC Materials.

Financing activities Cash provided by financing activities totaled $4,846.0
million during the nine months ended October 1, 2022, compared to cash used in
financing activities of $254.5 million during the nine months ended October 2,
2021. The change was primarily due to the net long-term debt activity, which was
a source of cash of $4.9 billion in 2022 compared to a use of cash of $174.1
million, and the absence of $50.0 million of repurchase and retirement of common
stock. See Note 7 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements
for further discussion of the debt financing that occurred during the quarter.
In anticipation of its acquisition of CMC Materials, the Company suspended its
previously announced share repurchase program in the fourth quarter of 2021 and
does not anticipate authorizing a new repurchase program or resuming a
repurchase program in 2022.

Our total dividend payments were $42.4 million in the nine months ended
October 1, 2022, compared to $32.7 million in the nine months ended October 2,
2021. We have paid a cash dividend in each quarter since the fourth quarter of
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19, 2022, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.10 per share to be paid on November 23, 2022 to shareholders of record on the
close of business on November 2, 2022.

Other Liquidity and Capital Resources Considerations

Debt



(In thousands)                                                 October 1, 2022           December 31, 2021
Senior secured term loan facility due 2029                   $      2,495,000          $                -
Senior secured notes due 2029 at 4.75%                              1,600,000                           -
Senior unsecured notes due 2030 at 5.95%                              895,000                           -
Senior unsecured notes due 2029 at 3.625%                             400,000                     400,000
Senior unsecured notes due 2028 at 4.375%                             400,000                     400,000
Bridge credit facility due 2023                                       205,000                           -
Senior secured term loan facility due 2025 at 2.457%                        -                     145,000
Revolving facility due 2026                                                 -                           -
Total debt (par value)                                       $      5,995,000          $          945,000


In connection with the acquisition of CMC Materials, the Company obtained the
following financing: On the Closing Date, the Company entered into a Term Loan B
Facility of $2.495 billion with a pricing at SOFR plus 3.00%. The Company
previously syndicated the Initial Term Loan Facility on March 2, 2022 and
incurred ticking fees through the close of the acquisition. The Company used a
portion of the proceeds of the offering to repay the remaining principal amount
of the $145.0 million senior secured term loan facility due 2025. For the three
and nine months ended October 1, 2022, the Company incurred $0.4 million and
$12.0 million in ticking fees, respectively, which were recorded to interest
expense in the condensed consolidated statement of operations. The senior
secured term loan facility due 2025 was paid in full on the day of acquisition.
On the Closing Date, the Company entered into a $275 million senior unsecured
Bridge Credit Facility with a pricing of SOFR plus 4.55%. During the quarter,
the Company made a $70.0 million principal payment on the Bridge Credit
Facility. On June 30, 2022, the Company issued, via a wholly-owned escrow
subsidiary, $895 million aggregate principal amount of the 2030 Notes. On April
14, 2022, the Company also issued, via a wholly-owned escrow subsidiary, $1.6
billion aggregate principal amount of the 2029 Notes.

The Company increased the commitments under the Revolving Facility by $175.0
million (from $400.0 million to $575.0 million) in connection with the closing
of the acquisition of CMC Materials on the Closing Date. The Revolving Facility
bears interest at a rate per annum equal to, at the Company's option, either a
base rate (such as prime rate) or SOFR, plus, in each case, an applicable
margin. At October 1, 2022, there was no balance outstanding under the Revolving
Facility and we had undrawn outstanding letters of credit of $0.2 million.

On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate
swap agreement to hedge the variability in SOFR-based interest payments
associated with $1.95 billion of its $2.495 billion Initial Term Loan Facility.
The notional amount is scheduled to decrease quarterly and will expire on
December 30, 2025.

Through October 1, 2022, the Company was in compliance with the financial covenants under its debt arrangements.



The Company also has a line of credit with one bank that provides for borrowings
in Japanese yen for the Company's Japanese subsidiaries, equivalent to an
aggregate of approximately $6.9 million. There were no outstanding borrowings
under this line of credit at October 1, 2022.

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Cash and cash requirements

(In thousands)                                October 1, 2022       December 31, 2021
 U.S.                                        $        335,627      $          107,814
 Non-U.S.                                             417,160                 294,751
Cash and cash equivalents                             752,787                 402,565
Restricted cash - U.S.                                  1,880                       -

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $ 754,667 $

402,565




Our cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand and highly liquid debt
securities with original maturities of three months or less, which are valued at
cost and approximate fair value. We utilize a variety of funding strategies in
an effort to ensure that our worldwide cash is available in the locations in
which it is needed. We have accrued taxes on any earnings that are not
indefinitely reinvested. No additional withholding taxes have been accrued for
any indefinitely reinvested earnings.

Our restricted cash represents cash held in a "Rabbi" trust and is not available for general corporate purposes. See Note 4 to the condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information.

Cash requirements



We have cash requirements to support working capital needs, capital
expenditures, business acquisitions, contractual obligations, commitments,
principal and interest payments on debt and other liquidity requirements
associated with our operations. We generally intend to use available cash and
funds generated from our operations to meet these cash requirements, but in the
event that additional liquidity is required we may also borrow under our
Revolving Facility.

There were no material changes to the cash requirements from our Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021, except for interest
payments on long-term debt and new long-term debt in connection with the
acquisition of CMC Materials on the Closing Date. The Company financed the cash
portion of the purchase price for this acquisition through debt financing. See
Note 7 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for further
discussion of the debt financing that occurred during the quarter and on the
Closing Date of the acquisition. The following table summarizes the short and
long-term cash requirements for long-term debt and interest expense as of
October 1, 2022.

                                                            Due within 3 months of        Due later than one year
(In thousands)                             Total                October 1, 2022           from December 31, 2022
Long-term debt                        $  5,995,000          $                  -          $          5,995,000
Interest payments on long-term debt      2,116,019                        79,646                     2,036,373
Total                                 $  8,111,019          $             79,646          $          8,031,373


On July 28, 2022, the Company entered into a floating-to-fixed interest rate
swap agreement to hedge the variability in SOFR-based interest payments
associated with $1.95 billion of its $2.495 billion Initial Term Loan Facility.
The notional amount is scheduled to decrease quarterly and will expire on
December 30, 2025.

As of October 1, 2022, we believe our cash, cash equivalents, restricted cash,
cash generated from operations, and our ability to access the capital markets
will satisfy our cash needs for the foreseeable future both globally and
domestically.

Recently adopted accounting pronouncements Refer to note 1 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently adopted accounting pronouncements.

Recently issued accounting pronouncements Refer to note 1 to the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements for a discussion of recently issued but not yet adopted accounting pronouncements.

Non-GAAP Information The Company's condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in conformity with GAAP.



The Company also utilizes certain non-GAAP financial measures as a complement to
financial measures provided in accordance with GAAP in order to better assess
and reflect trends affecting the Company's business and results of operations.
These non-GAAP financial measures include adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating
income, together with related measures thereof, and non-GAAP earnings per share,
as well as certain other supplemental non-GAAP financial measures included in
the discussion of the Company's financial results.

Adjusted EBITDA is defined by the Company as net income before, as applicable,
(1) income tax expense, (2) interest expense, (3) interest income, (4) other
expense (income), net, (5) charge for fair value write-up of acquired inventory
sold, (6) deal and transaction costs, (7) integration costs, (8) severance and
restructuring costs, (9) amortization of intangible assets and

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(10) depreciation. Adjusted operating income is defined by the Company as
adjusted EBITDA exclusive of the depreciation addback noted above. The Company
also utilizes non-GAAP financial measures whereby adjusted EBITDA and adjusted
operating income are each divided by the Company's net sales to derive adjusted
EBITDA margin and adjusted operating margin, respectively.

Non-GAAP Net Income is defined by the Company as net income before, as
applicable, (1) charge for fair value write-up of acquired inventory sold, (2)
deal and transaction costs, (3) integration costs, (4) severance and
restructuring costs, (5) loss on extinguishment of debt and modification, (6)
Interest expense, net (7) amortization of intangible assets, (8) the tax effect
of the foregoing adjustments to net income, stated on a per share basis and (9)
tax effect of legal entity restructuring. Non-GAAP EPS is defined as our
Non-GAAP Net Income divided by our diluted weighted-average shares outstanding

The Company provides supplemental non-GAAP financial measures to help management
and investors to better understand our business and believes these measures
provide investors and analysts additional and meaningful information for the
assessment of the Company's ongoing results. Management also uses these non-GAAP
measures to assist in the evaluation of the performance of the Company's
business segments and to make operating decisions.

Management believes the Company's non-GAAP measures help indicate the Company's
baseline performance before certain gains, losses or other charges that may not
be indicative of the Company's business or future outlook and offer a useful
view of business performance in that the measures provide a more consistent
means of comparing performance. The Company believes the non-GAAP measures aid
investors' overall understanding of the Company's results by providing a higher
degree of transparency for such items and providing a level of disclosure that
will help investors understand how management plans, measures and evaluates the
Company's business performance. Management believes that the inclusion of
non-GAAP measures provides greater consistency in its financial reporting and
facilitates investors' understanding of the Company's historical operating
trends by providing an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods.

Management uses adjusted EBITDA and adjusted operating income to assist it in
evaluations of the Company's operating performance by excluding items that
management does not consider as relevant in the results of its ongoing
operations. Internally, these non-GAAP measures are used by management for
planning and forecasting purposes, including the preparation of internal
budgets; for allocating resources to enhance financial performance; for
evaluating the effectiveness of operational strategies; and for evaluating the
Company's capacity to fund capital expenditures, secure financing and expand our
business.

In addition, and as a consequence of the importance of these non-GAAP financial
measures in managing our business, the Company's Board of Directors uses
non-GAAP financial measures in the evaluation process to determine management
compensation.

The Company believes that certain analysts and investors use adjusted EBITDA,
adjusted operating income and non-GAAP EPS as supplemental measures to evaluate
the overall operating performance of firms in the Company's industry.
Additionally, lenders or potential lenders use adjusted EBITDA measures to
evaluate the Company's creditworthiness.

The presentation of non-GAAP financial measures is not meant to be considered in
isolation, as a substitute for, or superior to, financial measures or
information provided in accordance with GAAP. Management strongly encourages
investors to review the Company's condensed consolidated financial statements in
their entirety and to not rely on any single financial measure.

Management notes that the use of non-GAAP measures has limitations, including but not limited to:



First, non-GAAP financial measures are not standardized. Accordingly, the
methodology used to produce the Company's non-GAAP financial measures is not
computed under GAAP and may differ notably from the methodology used by other
companies. For example, the Company's non-GAAP measure of adjusted EBITDA may
not be directly comparable to EBITDA or an adjusted EBITDA measure reported by
other companies.

Second, the Company's non-GAAP financial measures exclude items such as
amortization and depreciation that are recurring. Amortization of intangibles
and depreciation have been, and will continue to be for the foreseeable future,
a significant recurring expense with an impact upon the Company's results of
operations, notwithstanding the lack of immediate impact upon cash flows.

Third, there is no assurance that the Company will not have future charges for
fair value write-up of acquired inventory, restructuring activities, deal costs,
integration costs, or similar items and, therefore, may need to record
additional charges (or credits) associated with such items, including the tax
effects thereon. The exclusion of these items in the Company's non-GAAP measures
should not be construed as an implication that these costs are unusual,
infrequent or non-recurring.

Management considers these limitations by providing specific information
regarding the GAAP amounts excluded from these non-GAAP financial measures and
evaluating these non-GAAP financial measures together with their most directly
comparable financial measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. The
calculations of adjusted EBITDA, adjusted operating income, and

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non-GAAP EPS, and reconciliations between these financial measures and their most directly comparable GAAP equivalents, are presented below in the accompanying tables.



Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income to Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted
EBITDA
                                                          Three months ended                                Nine months ended
(In thousands)                                  October 1, 2022         October 2, 2021         October 1, 2022          October 2, 2021
Net sales                                      $     993,828           $      579,493          $     2,335,963          $     1,663,689
Net (loss) income                              $     (73,703)          $   

117,461 $ 151,493 $ 290,907 Net income - as a % of net sales

                        (7.4  %)                 20.3  %                   6.5  %                  17.5  %
Adjustments to net (loss) income
Income tax (benefit) expense                          (7,015)                  10,640                   30,377                   39,947
Interest expense                                      84,150                    9,395                  129,027                   31,744
Interest income                                       (1,395)                     (56)                  (2,065)                    (181)
Other expense, net                                    12,852                    1,917                   27,373                   29,807
GAAP - Operating income                               14,889                  139,357                  336,205                  392,224
Operating margin - as a % of net sales                   1.5  %                  24.0  %                  14.4  %                  23.6  %

Deal and transaction costs                            31,867                        -                   39,285                        -
Integration costs                                     20,762                    1,290                   32,173                    3,966

    Contractual and non-cash integration costs        58,411                        -                   58,411                        -
    Charge for fair value write-up of acquired
inventory sold                                        61,932                        -                   61,932                        -
Severance and restructuring costs                          -                      206                        -                      529

Amortization of intangible assets                     65,346                   11,843                   90,491                   35,616
Adjusted operating income                            253,207                  152,696                  618,497                  432,335
Adjusted operating margin - as a % of net
sales                                                   25.5  %                  26.3  %                  26.5  %                  26.0  %
Depreciation                                          45,203                   22,841                   93,489                   67,510
Adjusted EBITDA                                $     298,410           $    

175,537 $ 711,986 $ 499,845



Adjusted EBITDA - as a % of net sales                   30.0  %                  30.3  %                  30.5  %                  30.0  %


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Reconciliation of GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Share to Non-GAAP Net Income and Earnings per Share


                                                       Three months ended                       Nine months ended
                                                 October 1,          

October 2, October 1, October 2, (In thousands, except per share data)

               2022                2021                2022                2021
Net (loss) income                               $  (73,703)         $  117,461          $  151,493          $  290,907
Adjustments to net (loss) income

Deal and transaction costs                          31,867                   -              39,285                   -
Integration costs                                   20,762               1,290              32,173               3,966
Contractual and non-cash integration costs          58,411                   -              58,411                   -
Charge for fair value of acquired inventory
sold                                                61,932                   -              61,932                   -
Severance and restructuring costs                        -                 206                   -                 529
Loss on extinguishment of debt and modification      2,235                   -               2,235              23,338

Interest expense, net                                2,397                   -              29,822                   -
Amortization of intangible assets                   65,346              11,843              90,491              35,616

Tax effect of adjustments to net (loss) income
and certain discrete tax items1                    (41,477)             (5,417)            (56,123)            (16,749)

Non-GAAP net income                             $  127,770          $  125,383          $  409,719          $  337,607

Diluted (loss) earnings per common share $ (0.50) $ 0.86 $ 1.08 $ 2.13 Effect of adjustments to net (loss) income

            1.35                0.06                1.83                0.34

Diluted non-GAAP earnings per common share $ 0.85 $ 0.92 $ 2.91 $ 2.47



Diluted weighted averages shares outstanding          148,570             136,631             140,892             136,556
Effect of adjustment to diluted weighted
average shares outstanding                           1,099                      -                   -                   -
Diluted non-GAAP weighted average shares
outstanding                                        149,669                136,631             140,892             136,556


1The tax effect of pre-tax adjustments to net income was calculated using the applicable marginal tax rate for each respective year.


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