ATTACHMENT A 

TO 

COMPLAINT COUNSEL'S RESPONSE 

TO RESPONDENT'S THIRD MOTION 

TO REOPEN THE HEARING RECORD 

(Filed July 12,2010) 

POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

DOCKET NO. 9327 

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HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL In the Matter of Polypore International, Inc. Docket No. 9327 

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 

BEFORE THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 

In the Matter of Polypore 

corporation. 

**HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL** 

Deposition of THOMAS PFANNER 

January 28, 2009 

1:45 p.m. 

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Foley & Lardner 

777 East Wisconsin Avenue 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Reported by Lynn Peppey Bayer, RPR, CM 

Reported By: Lynn Peppey Bayer, RPR, eM www.huseby.com 

HUSEBY, INC. - 1230 W. Morehead Street, #408, Charlotte, North Carolina 28208 (800) 333-2082 

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Deposition of THOMAS PFANNER, a witness in the 

above-entitled action, taken at the instance of 

Polypore International, Inc., pursuant to subpoena, 

before Lynn Peppey Bayer, RPR, CM, Notary Public in 

and for the State of Wisconsin, at 777 East 

Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on 

January 28, 2009, commencing at 1:45 p.m. and 

concluding at 4:40 p.m. 

A P PEA RAN C E S 

FOR POLYPORE INTERNATIONAL, INC.: 

PARKER POE ADAMS & BERNSTEIN, LLP 

By: Mr. Eric D. Welsh 

Three First Union Center 

401 South Tryon Street, Suite 3000 

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202 

(704) 372-9000 

FOR FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION: 

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION BUREAU OF COMPETITION 

By: Mr. Benjamin Gris 

601 New Jersey Avenue, NW 

Washington, DC 20001 

(202) 326-3468 

FOR THE WITNESS: 

FOLEY & LARDNER 

By: Mr. James T. McKeown 

777 East Wisconsin Avenue 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-5306 

(414) 297-5530; and, 

JOHNSON CONTROLS 

By: Mr. David E. Kirtley 

5757 North Green Bay Avenue 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53209 

(414) 524-2241 

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THOMAS PFANNER, called as a witness 

herein, having been first duly sworn, was examined 

and testified as follows: 

MR. McKEOWN: For the record, we're going 

to be designating Mr. Pfanner, he is here as the 

corporate designate on topic 9 in response to the 

subpoena. And again, the material he's going to 

testify about we anticipate to be highly 

confidential and the deposition will be designated 

as such. 

MR. WELSH: I understand. Thank you. 

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Would you please state your name for the record. 

Thomas Pfanner. 

And what is your address, Mr. Pfanner? 

Home address? 

Yes, sir, that's fine. 

Good afternoon, Mr. Pfanner. My name is Eric Welsh, 

and I'm an attorney with the firm Parker Poe Adams & 

Bernstein located in Charlotte, North Carolina. We 

are here today as part of a continuing deposition of 

Johnson Controls in connection with a legal matter 

that is pending up in Washington with the Federal 

Reported By: Lynn Peppey Bayer, RPR, CM·www.huseby.com 

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Trade Commission. Do you understand that you're 

giving a deposition today 

Yes. 

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-- in connection with that matter? And you, as I 

understand it just from what your counsel said, you 

will be you have been designated to talk about 

topic 9 of a schedule that we've previously marked. 

It's part of the subpoena and it's Exhibit 31, if you 

could take a look at that. It's the third page into 

the exhibit. And topic 9, for the record"is testing 

or qualification by JCI or anyone on behalf of JCI of 

lead acid battery separators. 

Do you understand that you're here today 

to testify for the corporation on that subject? 

Yes. 

Okay. Have you ever given a deposition before? 

No. 

Okay. I know it's a new venture for you, and 

hopefully we'll make it very painless. 

Okay. 

I'll do my best on that front. I'm going to be 

asking you questions. I'm going to try to make the 

questions clear for you. If you don't understand 

them, please let me know and I will do my best to 

address the situation for you so that we can get an 

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