SouthernSun Asset Management, established in 1989, applies disciplined analysis and extensive research as our investment team assembles a portfolio of nichedominant companies with financial flexibility and uniquelyfitted management teams. At SouthernSun, when companies meet initial financial criteria and warrant closer scrutiny, our portfolio managers and analysts conduct company visits, facility inspections and management interviews in order to evaluate business strategies, operational strengths, and human capital. Our comprehensive method of assigning proper valuations and identifying catalysts both reduces the risk of investment and reflects our absolute return orientation.