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Beneficial owner

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC

Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC") is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). TBC is deemed to have beneficial ownership of 307,890 registered shares of Coltene Holding AG (collectively the "Shares") solely by virtue of its authority to exercise the voting rights attached to such Shares. The Shares are owned by various funds and managed accounts for c1icnts of TBC who are the economic beneficiaries. TBC is not an economic beneficiary owner of the Shares. TBC has been delegated voting authority pursuant to separate investment advisory agreements between TBC and each of its clients (the "TBC Clients" and the "Direct Acquirers"). Further, each TBC Client has entered into separate custody agreements with a U.S.-based custodian bank of its choosing, which bank has in turn appointed a Swiss-based sub-custodian bank to hold their respective clients' positions in Swiss securities, including the Shares. TBC instructs each U.S.-based custodian, which in turn directs them respective Swiss-based sub-custodian, as to the disposition, acquisition and exercise of voting rights for the Shares owned by the Direct Acquirers. Please note that included in the Shares reported with this filing are 218,165 shares held by Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund, a Direct Acquirer and economic beneficiary. Tweedy, Browne Global Value Fund (the "Fund") is a subdivision of Tweedy, Browne Fund Inc. (the "Company"), a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Maryland, The Company is an open-end registered investment company registered with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Shares of the Fund are publicly traded in the U.S. and are owned by approximately 71,000 shareholders. The investment Manager for the Fund is Tweedy, Browne Company LLC ("TBC"), an investment adviser registered with the SEC. Pursuant to an investment advisory agreement between the Fund and TBC, the fund has delegated voting authority with respect to 218,165 registered shares of Coltene Holding AG (the "Shares") corresponding to 5.17% of the voting rights to TBC. TBC is deemed to be the beneficial owner solely by reason its authority to vote the Shares. TBC is not an economic beneficiary of any of the Shares. The Fund is the sole economic beneficiary of the Shares.