Herbert V. Kohler, Jr., et al. - Page 5

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               Frederic, who is Herbert and Ruth’s brother, suffered from             
          schizophrenia and was adjudged incompetent when he was 21 years             
          old.  He never married, had no children, and was under a                    
          guardianship throughout his adult life.  Herbert served as                  
          guardian of his person, and a trust company was Frederic’s                  
          guardian ad litem.  Frederic did not work at Kohler other than              
          for a brief period as an inspector in the enamel shop in his                
          early twenties.  Frederic was not involved in management and was            
          never a director or officer of Kohler.                                      
               Frederic was diagnosed in 1997 with carcinoma and was                  
          seriously ill during the months before he died.  He died                    
          unexpectedly of a heart attack on March 4, 1998, at age 54, only            
          weeks before the cancer would have become extremely painful for             
          him.  When he died, Frederic owned 975 shares of Kohler common              
          stock, which was approximately 12.85 percent of all outstanding             
          capital stock of the company.  After his death, Herbert’s wife,             
          Natalie Black (Natalie), who was close to Frederic personally,              
          was appointed personal representative of the estate.                        
               Natalie is the General Counsel of Kohler.  Before joining              
          Kohler in 1981, she worked at Quarles & Brady, a Wisconsin law              
          firm.                                                                       
          Kohler’s Business                                                           
               Kohler operates its business through four separate                     
          divisions.  The Kitchen and Bath division is the largest of the             






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