Nexeo Solutions Inc. (NXEO): First Pacific Advisors LLC Reports New Stake

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Funds), and certain unaffiliated separately managed accounts (the Managed Accounts). FPA also serves as the general partner of FPA Select Drawdown and Manager of FPA Global
Opportunity, FPA Select, FPA Value Partners, and FPA Hawkeye Fund, LLC. The principal occupation of Mr. Atwood is serving as a Managing Partner of FPA. The principal occupation of Mr. Romick is serving as a Portfolio Manager of certain advisory
clients for which FPA serves as investment adviser and as a Managing Partner of FPA. The principal occupation of each of Messrs. Selmo and Landecker is serving as a Portfolio Manager of certain advisory clients for which FPA serves as investment
adviser and as a Partner of FPA.

(d) and (e) During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons (nor any of the persons listed on Appendix A)
has been (i) convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f) The citizenship with respect to a natural person or state of organization with respect to an entity, as applicable, of the Reporting Persons is as
follows:

1. FPA Delaware
2. FPA Crescent Fund Delaware
3. FPA Global Opportunity Delaware
4. FPA Select Drawdown Delaware
5. FPA Select Delaware
6. FPA Value Partners Delaware
7. J. Richard Atwood United States
8. Steven T. Romick United States
9. Brian A. Selmo United States
10. Mark Landecker Canada

The persons listed on Appendix A are all United States citizens.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

The disclosure in Item 4 is incorporated herein
by reference.

The aggregate purchase price (inclusive of commissions) of the securities of the Issuer reported herein was $203,659,990.78. The securities
of the Issuer reported herein were purchased with the working capital of investment advisory clients of FPA, including the working capital of FPA Crescent Fund, FPA Global Opportunity, FPA Select Drawdown, FPA Select, FPA Value Partners, and the
Managed Accounts.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

The Reporting Persons acquired the securities of the Issuer reported herein for
investment purposes.

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