Third Quarter 2021 Earnings Call

October 26, 2021

Forward Looking Statements and Non-GAAP Measures

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements contained herein may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These include statements about expectations regarding our financial results, condition and outlook, anticipated end markets, near-term volume, continued opportunity for operational improvement, our ability to drive consistent and differentiated performance, the impact of our high quality portfolio of electrical solutions and utility solutions with strong brand value and best in class reliability, and anticipated effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the responses thereto, including the pandemic's impact on general economic and market conditions, as well as on our business, customers, end markets, results of operations and financial condition and anticipated actions to be taken by management in response to the pandemic and related governmental and business actions, and our projected financial results set forth in "2021 Outlook" below, as well as other statements that are not strictly historic in nature. In addition, all statements regarding anticipated growth, changes in operating results, market conditions and economic conditions are forward-looking, including those regarding the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's end markets, supply chain disruptions and material costs. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words or phrases such as "believe", "expect", "anticipate", "plan", "estimated", "target", "should", "could", "may", "subject to", "continues", "growing", "projected", "if", "potential", "will likely be", and similar words and phrases. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and involve numerous assumptions, known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual and future performance or the Company's achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to: Availability, costs and quantity of raw materials, purchased components, energy and freight, particularly as global economic activity recovers from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; the scope, duration or resurgence of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on global economic systems, our employees, sites, operations, customers, material costs and supply chain; the outcome of contingencies or costs compared to amounts provided for such contingencies, including those with respect to pension withdrawal liabilities; achieving sales levels to meet revenue expectations; unexpected costs or charges, certain of which may be outside the Company's control; the effects of tariffs and other trade actions taken by the U.S. and other countries; changes in demand for our products, as well as product sales prices and material costs; expected benefits of productivity improvements and cost reduction actions; effects of unfavorable foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of U.S. tax reform and other legislation; general economic and business conditions; the impact of and the ability to complete and integrate strategic acquisitions; the impact of certain divestitures; the ability to effectively develop and introduce new products, expand into new markets and deploy capital; and other factors described in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including the "Business", "Risk Factors", and "Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk" Sections in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q.

Non-GAAP Measures

Certain terms used in this presentation, including "Net debt", "Free Cash Flow", "Organic net sales", "Organic growth", "Restructuring-related costs", "EBITDA", and certain "adjusted" measures, are defined under the section entitled "Non-GAAP Definitions." See Appendix, our press releases and SEC filings for more information.

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Key Messages

1 Broad-based demand driving substantial orders growth and ongoing backlog build

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Strong pricing traction mitigating material cost inflation

3 Supply chain disruption affecting shipment and productivity levels

4 Updating 2021 adjusted EPS guidance

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Commercial & Industrial Lighting Divestiture

Transaction Details

Reached definitive agreement to sell Commercial & Industrial Lighting to GE Current, a Daintree company

  • Cash purchase price of $350 million
  • 2020 sales of ~$515 million
  • Expected close in first quarter 2022, subject to customary conditions

Key Implications

Reshaping of the portfolio with higher

growth and margin characteristics

  • Drive strategic investment and resource allocation to most attractive market verticals and applications
  • Deploy net proceeds to accretive bolt- ons and share repurchase

Well Positioned to Continue Delivering Differentiated Long-Term Results

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3Q 2021 Results

$1.21B

Sales

(Organic +5.4% net M&A +3.5%)

14.3%

Adj. OP Margin

(-210bps y/y)

$2.24

Adj. Diluted EPS

$70M

Free Cash Flow

Organic growth driven by strong price realization

Supply chain disruption affected volumes and drove backlog build amid strong demand

Material inflation, supply chain headwinds, higher freight and logistics costs Strong price realization and restructuring/productivity benefits

Modest non-operating tailwinds from lower tax rate and interest expense

Working capital investment to secure materials to serve strong customer demand

Expect seasonally strong fourth quarter FCF generation

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