DOW CHEMICAL CO /DE/

NOTE 18 –FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

A summary of the Company's financial instruments, risk management policies, derivative instruments and hedging activities can be found in Note 21 to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in the 2025 10-K.

Refer to Note 19 for a summary of the fair value of financial instruments at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

Debt Securities

The Company's investments in debt securities are primarily classified as available-for-sale. The following table provides investing results from available-for-sale securities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

The following table summarizes contractual maturities of the Company's investments in debt securities:

Equity Securities

There were no material adjustments to the carrying value of the not readily determinable investments for impairment or observable price changes for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026. There was $16 million of net unrealized gains recognized in earnings on equity securities for the three months ended June 30, 2026 ($1 million of net unrealized gains for the three months ended June 30, 2025). There was $15 million of net unrealized gains recognized in earnings on equity securities for the six months ended June 30, 2026 ($2 million of net unrealized losses for the six months ended June 30, 2025).

1. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, one of the Company’s equity investments that had previously been accounted for as an equity security without a readily determinable fair value completed an initial public offering ("IPO"). Upon consummation of the IPO, the investment obtained a readily determinable fair value based on quoted market prices for the security in an active market.

Derivative Instruments

The notional amounts of the Company's derivative instruments at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

1. Notional amounts represent the absolute value of open derivative positions at the end of the period. Multi-leg option positions are reflected at the maximum notional position at expiration.

The notional amounts of the Company's commodity derivatives at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 were as follows:

1. Notional amounts represent the net volume of open derivative positions outstanding at the end of the period.

The following table provides the fair value and balance sheet classification of derivative instruments at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

1. Counterparty and cash collateral amounts represent the estimated net settlement amount when applying netting and set-off rights included in master netting arrangements between the Company and its counterparties and the payable or receivable for cash collateral held or placed with the same counterparty.

2. Represents the net amounts included in the consolidated balance sheets.

3. Included in "Other current assets" in the consolidated balance sheets.

4. Included in "Deferred charges and other assets" in the consolidated balance sheets.

5. Included in "Accrued and other current liabilities" in the consolidated balance sheets.

6. Included in "Other noncurrent obligations" in the consolidated balance sheets.

Assets and liabilities related to forward contracts, interest rate swaps, currency swaps, options and other conditional or exchange contracts executed with the same counterparty under a master netting arrangement are netted. Collateral accounts are netted with corresponding assets or liabilities, when applicable. The Company posted cash collateral of $13 million at June 30, 2026 ($20 million at December 31, 2025). No cash collateral was posted by counterparties with the Company at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025.

The following table summarizes the gain (loss) of derivative instruments in the consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:

1. OCI is defined as other comprehensive income (loss).

2. Pretax amounts.

3. Included in "Interest expense and amortization of debt discount" in the consolidated statements of income.

4. Gain (loss) recognized in income of derivatives is offset by gain (loss) recognized in income of the hedged item.

5. The excluded components are related to the time value of the derivatives designated as hedges.

6. Included in "Cost of sales" in the consolidated statements of income.

7. Included in "Sundry income (expense) - net" in the consolidated statements of income.

The following table provides the net after-tax gain (loss) expected to be reclassified from AOCL to income within the next 12 months: