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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

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Item 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to interest rate risks on our outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings, and to foreign currency exchange risks on our transactions and balances denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. We are also exposed to equity market risks pertaining to the traded price of our common stock.

At December 31, 2023, we had $6,000.0 of fixed-rate borrowings with interest rates ranging from 1.00% to 4.20%. At December 31, 2023, the prevailing market rates for each of our long-term notes was at least 0.3% but no more than 4.1% higher than the fixed rates on our debt instruments. Our unsecured credit facility contains a $3,500.0 variable-rate revolver with $360.0 of outstanding borrowings at December 31, 2023.

Several of our businesses have transactions and balances denominated in currencies other than the U.S. dollar. Most of these transactions or balances are denominated in British pounds, Canadian dollars, or euros. Net revenues recognized by our companies whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar were approximately 11% of our total net revenues in 2023 and approximately 90% of these net revenues were recognized by our companies with a functional currency that is either the British pound, Canadian dollar, or euro. If these currency exchange rates had been 10% different throughout 2023 compared to currency exchange rates actually experienced, the impact on our net earnings would have been approximately 1%.

We are exposed to equity price risk as it relates to the change in fair value of our equity investment in Indicor. This equity investment is accounted for under the fair value option with its fair value updated on a quarterly basis and its impact reported as a component of “Equity investments activity, net” in our Consolidated Statement of Earnings. A hypothetical 10% decrease in the fair value of our equity investment in Indicor based on the balance at December 31, 2023 would result in a non-cash charge within non-operating income of approximately $67.6. See Note 10 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Annual Report for additional information on this equity investment.

The trading price of our common stock influences the valuation of stock award grants and the effects these grants have on our results of operations. The stock price also influences the computation of potentially dilutive common stock used in the determination of diluted earnings per share. In addition, the stock price also affects our employees’ perceptions of programs that involve our common stock. The quantification of the effects of these changing prices on our future earnings and cash flows is not readily determinable.

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