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To help keep our story straight and our facts in plain view, we built a blog – WeAreWolverine.com. The goal of the blog is to create a regular cadence of information and maintain transparency with the residents of our hometown.

Wolverine Worldwide has been working with MDEQ since November 2016, when we became aware of the possible presence of PFAS in groundwater at our former Tannery. The Company is currently working with all appropriate agencies to further test residential areas and assess the situation, while keeping the community informed. Wolverine Worldwide has been in the Rockford community for over a hundred years, plans to be in the community for a hundred more, and we are committed to ensuring residents can be confident in the quality of their water.

For additional resources, please visit: www.wolverineworldwide.com/environment

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Rockford is our home and we’ve always acted responsibly and taken our obligations as part of this community personally.

In 1998, 3M began discussions on their formula change with its customers because PFOA and PFOS – two of the PFAS family of compounds – were “persistent in the environment.” We relied on 3M’s representations to the EPA, FDA, scientific bodies, and Wolverine regarding the safety of the Scotchgard™ formula.

We’ve been working with MDEQ since November 2016, when we became aware of the possible presence of PFAS in groundwater at our former Tannery location. We continue to work with the state to identify and test possible sites, and we’re close to completing that process. Every resident whose water is being tested has a water solution until they have answers. While the science is not conclusive, we’re working proactively to develop solutions, share information with you, and restore our community’s confidence in its drinking water. Much more information is available here on our WeAreWolverine.com blog.

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