SFNC Down mid single digits Down mid single digits TOTAL COMPANY FINANCIAL ASSUMPTIONS Operating margin before charges / gains 14.5% to 15.5% 13.5% to 14.5% Cash flow from operations $540 million to $560 million $475 million to $510 million Free cash flow $400 million to $450 million $350 million to $400 million OTHER ASSUMPTIONS Interest Expense $110 million to $115 million $110 million to $115 million Capex $110 million to $140 million $110 million to $125 million Tax Rate 24.0% to 24.5% 24.0% to 24.5% Share Count 120 million to 120.5 million 120 million to 120.5 million For certain forward-looking non-GAAP measures (as used in this press release, operating margin before charges / gains and EPS before charges / gains), the Company is unable to provide a reconciliation to the most comparable GAAP financial measure because the information needed to reconcile the non-GAAP financial measure to the GAAP financial measure is unavailable due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and / or amount of various items that have not yet occurred, including the high variability and low visibility with respect to gains and losses associated with our defined benefit plans, which are excluded from EPS before charges / gains and restructuring and other charges, which are excluded from operating margin before charges / gains and EPS before charges / gains. Additionally, estimating such GAAP measures and providing a meaningful reconciliation consistent with the Company’s accounting policies for future periods r

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