"We greatly appreciate the support we received from the vast majority of institutional stockholders and mutual funds as well as the leading proxy advisory firms, who all recognize the need for change at DuPont. DuPont's board and management team have staked their reputations on executing the company's current strategy." About 8.6 million shares of DuPont were traded by 10:04 a.m. Wednesday, above the company's average trading volume of about 5.2 million shares a day. TheStreet Ratings team rates DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS as a Buy with a ratings score of A-. TheStreet Ratings Team has this to say about their recommendation: "We rate DU PONT (E I) DE NEMOURS (DD) a BUY. This is based on the convergence of positive investment measures, which should help this stock outperform the majority of stocks that we rate.