Kaleidoscopethe the employee newsletter of

100% Employee-Owned for over 17 years March 24, 2017 Celebrating our 136th anniversary!

Annual Shareholders Meeting: Good or Bad News?This year, we had both. A great increase in the share price:

$29.63 per share!This value is up $6.93 from last year's value of $22.70.

But we also received the news that for 2017 things are not looking good, and we could even see a decline in the share price next year if we do not turn things around. We received great "Plant a Seed" ideas from all attending during the meeting. More on this subject next week.

Stock Value 2000 - 2016

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Value 5.65 6.95 7.26 8.09 8.08 7.70 8.59 10.64 11.02 11.88 13.55 14.94 16.20 16.99 17.87 22.70 29.63

17.87

22.70

29.63

3.506.509.50

12.5015.5018.5021.5024.5027.5030.5033.50

Clockwise from left: Willie Viera, Dawn Schultz, George Garcia, Ken Thompson, Pablo Guerra, Gerard Salud, Dianne Townsend.

Left to right: Jane Stadt, Kevin O'Malley,Al Gerkin,Ken Kruska

Chris McGahey & Richard Bierman

Cheryl Virgilio, Mandy Thompson, Lolita Piscitello, Terry Peterson

Loren Hidalgo & Jenny LaBelle

Arnold Alexander Jr.- Chicago- 40 yearsDalice Henderson- Alsip- 30 years Dana Uza- Alsip- 27 yearsJeanne Hartley- Indianapolis- 27 yearsCarlos Flores- Corporate- 23 yearsCharles Tartamella- Detroit- 19 yearsMichael Campbell- Waukegan- 15 yearsWil Balmes Jr.- Waukegan- 13 yearsCherie Green- Corporate- 11 yearsAndrew Payne- Detroit- 11 yearsJodie Brieske- Elk Grove- 9 yearsWinfred Miller- Atlanta- 9 yearsScott Slimmen- Grandville- 9 yearsLuz Hernandez- Alsip- 8 yearsKatelyn Nolan- Grandville- 7 yearsOlivia Maldonado- KBC Direct- 6 yearsJoseph Perry- Milwaukee- 6 yearsLydia Garcia- Atlanta- 4 yearsNancy Lichon- Detroit- 4 yearsJane Stadt- Alsip- 4 yearsKenneth Alt- Grand Rapids- 3 yearsDrew Dion- Milwaukee- 3 yearsMichael Mayer- Cleveland- 3 yearsKevin O'Malley- Indianapolis- 3 yearsGregoria Cuevas- Detroit- 2 yearsMichael Fodrie- Atlanta- 2 yearsColin Mooney- Detroit 2 years Joel Rawson- South Bend- 2 yearsSusan Sammut- Detroit- 2 yearsKent Siegrist- Minnesota- 2 yearsDavid Tranberg- Atlanta- 1 year Henry Stone- Dayton- 1 yearTimothy Steahly- Dayton- 1 yearMarc Creg- Saginaw- 1 yearJamal Clayton- Detroit- 1 yearMichelle Byrd- Chicago- 1 year

Our Condolences

Managers are looking ahead...

We extend our condolences to Fred Matteson (Atlanta) on the passing of his wife Ruby. Ruby was the office manager at KennicottChicago in the 1990's.

Before (and after) the ESOP dinner, our location managers met at our new Northbrook building to discuss the future of our company. Although Waukegan will not relocate to Northbrook until af-ter April, it was an uplifting experience for the man-agers to see the shiny new building with its many features. The meeting was a collaborative effort, fo-cused on how to better reduce costs and maintain our asking price for products. Be on the lookout for more details on steps we'll be taking to prevent our stock price from hitting a "glass ceiling."

Spring CleaningHere's Phoenix (Nordlie Cleveland) helping clean up for Spring by going through old files in the office. Did you clean up your area for Spring? Let us know!

Maurice Clayton- Detroit - March 27Jerry Demarco - Tampa - March 27Jesus Garcia - Alsip - March 28Alexander Thomas - Flint - March 29Nate Parnell - Grand Rapids - March 30Kent Lavengood - Grandville - April 1Stephan Lovelace - Alsip - April 1Felisha Rhea - Indianapolis - April 2

Mark Your CalendarsUpcoming Events

March 29 Spring Design Show Kennicott South Bend

March 30 Spring Design Show Kennicott Twin Cities

April 5 Wedding Design Gala Nordlie Dayton

May 22-24 Floriology Institute Kennicott Alsip

May 25 Summer Design Show Kennicott Alsip

We're hiring for the following positions:

Fresh Sales Trainee (Alsip)

Fresh Salesperson (Atlanta)

Fresh Sales Trainee (Chicago)

Supply Salesperson (Chicago)

Fresh Salesperson (Elk Grove)

Supply Dept Customer Service (Twin Cities)

Please feel free to send your resume to Tenelle Barnes (Human Resources) via email at tenelle@kennicott.com or by fax to 312-492-8202 or by mail to:

Kennicott Brothers Company 1638 West Hubbard St. Chicago, IL 60622 Attn: Human Resources

Job Postings

Arnold's Movie ReviewGet Out

Chris and Rose have been dating long enough that they are going to meet her parents. But, this will be one time that he wished he hadn't.This is a unique movie being light horror with a sense of humor.

I give it three and a half roses.~ Arnold (Kennicott Chicago)

Jason Halgrimson (Twin Cities)Born and raised in the Twin Cities area, Jason is a motorcycle enthu-siast who has been in the floral industry for 25+ years. He enjoys barbecuing and when

he grows up he'd like to be a certified Pit Master. He is married to Sue and they have two wonderful daughters, Ashlee, 17, and Alexis, 12.