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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Note 6. MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In February 2009, Mead Johnson completed an initial public offering (IPO), in which it sold <font class="_mt">34.5</font> million shares of its Class A common stock at $<font class="_mt">24</font> per share. Net proceeds of $<font class="_mt">782</font> million, after deducting $<font class="_mt">46</font> million of underwriting discounts, commissions and offering expenses, were allocated to noncontrolling interest and capital in excess of par value of stock. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Upon completion of the IPO, <font class="_mt">42.3</font> million shares of Mead Johnson Class A common stock and <font class="_mt">127.7</font> million shares of Mead Johnson Class B common stock were held by the Company, representing an <font class="_mt">83.1</font>% interest in Mead Johnson and <font class="_mt">97.5</font>% of the combined voting power of the outstanding common stock. The rights of the holders of the shares of Class A common stock and Class B common stock were identical, except with regard to voting and conversion. Each share of Class A common stock was entitled to one vote per share. Each share of Class B common stock was entitled to ten votes per share and was convertible at any time at the election of the holder into one share of Class A commo
n stock. The Class B common stock automatically converted into shares of Class A common stock. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Various agreements related to the separation of Mead Johnson were entered into, including a separation agreement, a transitional services agreement, a tax matters agreement, a registration rights agreement and an employee matters agreement. </font></p> </div>Note 6. MEAD JOHNSON NUTRITION COMPANY INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERING
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