The strong financial performance during the fiscal year resulted in strong returns for our  shareholders. During the fiscal year our stock price increased over 50 percent, better  than twice the rate of the S&P 500. We raised our dividend by 19 percent and returned  $1.2 billion in capital to our shareholders in the form of dividends and share repurchases.  Our strategy has been focused on the following key pillars, each of which is geared toward  providing an extraordinary experience for our customers. Our consistent application of  this strategy is paying off as we continue to: đ ŏ  Become a lean company:  In 2008, we began a company rollout of lean, which we call  the TE Operating Advantage (TEOA). TEOA is now well embedded in the company  and has resulted in significant improvements in workplace safety, customer service  and margins. đ ŏ  Increase our investment in research, development and engineering (RD&E):  We  have nearly 7,000 engineers deployed close to our customers around the world  and we have invested approximately $700 million, or about five percent of revenue,  in RD&E in fiscal 2013. Our intention is to maintain our leadership position in both  product breadth and depth by increasing our investment in RD&E and continuing  our commitment to innovation leadership. For the past three years we have been  recognized as one of the world’s leading innovators based on the number and quality  of our patents. đ ŏ  Focus on connectivity solutions for highly engineered applications:  Since 2007, we  divested approximately 20 percent of our portfolio and made strategic acquisitions  to strengthen our position in harsh environment applications. We are now the leader  in fiber optic and harsh environment connectivity, have increased revenue by 60  percent in the commercial aerospace market and have doubled our revenue in the  industrial transportation market. 2013 WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR FOR TE