[ ]
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Rule 13d-1(b)
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[X]
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Rule 13d-1(c)
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[ ]
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Rule 13d-1(d)
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 2 of 9 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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a.
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[ ]
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b.
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[X]
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
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Number of
Shares
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0
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Beneficially
Owned By
Each
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
199,700 *
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Reporting
Person
With
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
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199,700 *
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10.
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Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 3 of 9 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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a.
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[ ]
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b.
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[X]
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
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Number of
Shares
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0
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Beneficially
Owned By
Each
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
199,700 *
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Reporting
Person
With
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
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199,700 *
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10.
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Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 4 of 9 Pages
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1.
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Names of Reporting Persons
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2.
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Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
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a.
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[ ]
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b.
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[X]
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3.
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SEC Use Only
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4.
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Citizenship or Place of Organization
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5.
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Sole Voting Power
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Number of
Shares
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0
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Beneficially
Owned By
Each
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6.
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Shared Voting Power
199,700 *
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Reporting
Person
With
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7.
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Sole Dispositive Power
0
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8.
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Shared Dispositive Power
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199,700 *
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9.
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Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
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10.
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Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares (See Instructions)
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11.
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Percent of Class Represented By Amount in Row (9)
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12.
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Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 5 of 9 Pages
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Item 1(a).
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Name of Issuer:
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Employers Holdings, Inc. (the "Issuer").
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Item 1(b).
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Address of the Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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10375 Professional Circle
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Reno, Nevada 89521
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Item 2(a).
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Name of Person Filing:
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i) Blue Harbour Group, LP (“Manager”);
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ii) Blue Harbour Holdings, LLC (“Manager GP”); and
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iii) Clifton S. Robbins (“Mr. Robbins”).
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Manager, Manager GP and Mr. Robbins are herein sometimes referred to each as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”
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Item 2(b).
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:
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The address of the principal business office of each of Manager and Manager GP is 646 Steamboat Road, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830. Mr. Robbins’ business address is c/o Manager at the foregoing address. Mr. Robbins is the Chief Executive Officer of Manager.
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Item 2(c).
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Citizenship:
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i)
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Blue Harbour Group, LP is a Delaware limited partnership;
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ii)
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Blue Harbour Holdings, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company; and
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iii)
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Mr. Robbins is a United States citizen.
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Item 2(d).
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Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock (the “Common Stock”).
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Item 2(e).
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CUSIP Number:
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292218104
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 6 of 9 Pages
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
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This Item 3 is not applicable.
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Item 4.
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Ownership:
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Item 4(a).
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Amount Beneficially Owned:
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See response to Item 9 on each cover page.
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Item 4(b).
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Percent of Class:
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See response to Item 11 on each cover page. Such figure is calculated based on a total of 31,210,749 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of October 31, 2013 (as stated by the Company in its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 7, 2013 for the Company’s quarterly period ended September 30, 2013).
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Item 4(c).
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Number of shares as to which such person has:
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Blue Harbour Group, LP
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or direct the vote
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0
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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199,700
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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199,700
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Blue Harbour Holdings, LLC
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or direct the vote
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0
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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199,700
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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199,700
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Mr. Robbins
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or direct the vote
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0
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
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199,700
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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0
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
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199,700
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 7 of 9 Pages
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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This Item 5 is not applicable.
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Item 6.
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Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
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This Item 6 is not applicable.
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
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This Item 7 is not applicable.
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Item 8.
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
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This Item 8 is not applicable.
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Item 9.
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Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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This Item 9 is not applicable.
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Item 10.
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Certification:
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By signing below each of the Reporting Persons certifies that, to the best of such person's knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purpose or effect.
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 8 of 9 Pages
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Date: February 14, 2014
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BLUE HARBOUR GROUP, LP
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By: Blue Harbour Holdings, LLC, its general partner
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By: /s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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Managing Member
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Date: February 14, 2014
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BLUE HARBOUR HOLDINGS, LLC
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By: /s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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Managing Member
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Date: February 14, 2014
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/s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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CUSIP NO. 292218104
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Page 9 of 9 Pages
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Date: February 14, 2014
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BLUE HARBOUR GROUP, LP
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By: Blue Harbour Holdings, LLC, its general partner
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By: /s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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Managing Member
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Date: February 14, 2014
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BLUE HARBOUR HOLDINGS, LLC
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By: /s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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Managing Member
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Date: February 14, 2014
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/s/ Clifton S. Robbins
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Clifton S. Robbins
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