Sanmina Corporation - Conflict Minerals Report For The Year Ended December 31, 2015

Sanmina Corporation Conflict Minerals Report For The Year Ended December 31, 2015


I. Company Background

Sanmina Corporation (“Sanmina”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) is a leading global provider of integrated manufacturing solutions, components, products and repair, logistics and after-market services. We provide these comprehensive offerings primarily to original equipment manufacturers, or OEMs, in the following industries: communications networks, storage, industrial, defense and aerospace, medical, energy and industries that include embedded computing technologies, such as point-of-sale devices, casino gaming and automotive.

II. Performance of Due Diligence on the Source and Chain of Custody of Conflict Minerals

We believe that substantially all of the electronic and electro-mechanical products we manufactured for our customers during 2015 include components that contain Conflict Minerals(1) necessary to the functionality of such products. As a result and as required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”), we surveyed and performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) on a subset of our supplier group that we determined provided components containing Conflict Minerals. The purpose of the RCOI was to determine whether or not the source of such Conflict Minerals was one of the Covered Countries(2) or whether such Conflict Minerals came from recycled or scrap sources.

Based upon our RCOI, we know or have reason to believe that some components used in some of our customers’ products manufactured during 2015 contained Conflict Minerals originating from the Covered Countries and further that such Conflict Minerals were not sourced solely from recycled or scrap sources. As a result and as also required by the Rule, we undertook further due diligence on a smelter group identified to us by our suppliers as providing Conflict Minerals that originated in the Covered Countries. The purpose of this further due diligence was to attempt to ascertain whether the sourcing of Conflict Minerals from these smelters or suspected smelters benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries. We performed this due diligence in conformity with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidelines for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from High Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”) and related supplements.


III. Design of Due Diligence Process and Alignment to the OECD Guidance

A. Establishment of Strong Internal Company Management Systems

x A Conflict Minerals working group led by our global supply chain organization has established and implemented our Conflict Minerals Policy and regularly reports on its activities to company senior management;
x We use the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the “Template”)(3) developed by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (the “EICC”) to collect Conflict Minerals information from our suppliers;
x We include in our supplier requirements documents and contracts provisions requiring suppliers to recognize our policy and to participate in our RCOI and due diligence activities;
x We maintain records of our RCOI and due diligence activities consistent with our record retention policy; and
x We provide a grievance reporting system that allows reporting of concerns, including those related to Conflict Minerals

B. Identification and assessment of risks in the supply chain

x We employ procedures to identify suppliers which may potentially supply components containing Conflict Minerals;
x We ask these suppliers to report their Conflict Minerals sourcing activities using the Template in an attempt to identify the smelters and refiners involved and the country of origin of such Conflict Minerals;

(1) Conflict Minerals are defined as tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold.
(2) Under the Rule, the Covered Countries are defined as the following countries: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.
(3) The Template was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company’s supply chain.

x We follow up with suppliers who do not respond by the deadline, requesting their responses;
x We compare smelters and refiners identified by our suppliers against the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter List (the “Conflict Free Smelter List”)(4) and other third party audit programs; and
x We document country of origin information using various third party sources, such as the smelter database maintained by the EICC/Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative.

C. Design and implementation of a strategy to respond to such risks as they are identified

x We contact direct suppliers to obtain additional information regarding smelters or refiners who may pose a risk of supplying Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly benefit armed conflict in the Covered Countries;
x We work to improve our suppliers’ understanding of the Rule and to improve their response rate to our queries and the quality of their responses, primarily through enhancing our supplier requirements documents and through follow-up conversations during our due diligence process;
x We utilize the Conflict Free Smelter List to identify smelters not participating in the Conflict Free Smelter Program operated by the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) and request, through the suppliers that have identified them, that they participate in such program;
x We bring to the attention of our customers the discovery of information that leads us to conclude that the sourcing of components or materials for our engagement with them if required by them benefits armed groups in the Covered Countries;
x When the decision of components sourcing is within our control, we will take steps over time to utilize suppliers who do not source their Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries or who participate in conflict-free smelter programs; and
x Our Conflict Minerals working group reports the results of our due diligence efforts to Company management and the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.

D. Support industry organization to carry out third party audits of smelters and refiners facilities and processes

x We maintain membership in the EICC, which develops and implements audit procedures for refiners and smelters

E. Report on Due Diligence measures
x We publicly disclose our Conflict Minerals policy on our corporate web site at http://www.sanmina.com/companyprofile/conflict-minerals-policy/index.php; and
x We publicly report on our due diligence efforts on an annual basis through this Conflict Minerals Report available at http://www.sanmina.com/company-profile/conflict-minerals-information/index.php.

IV. Description of Due Diligence Measures performed
A. We conducted a survey of suppliers whose products may include Conflict Minerals using the Template.
B. We evaluated suppliers’ responses to the Template questions, identified inconsistencies and answers requiring follow-up, and followed up with those suppliers to clarify their responses.
C. We retained an independent due diligence firm to provide us with further information about the smelters identified to us through our due diligence process.
D. We confirmed whether the smelters identified by our suppliers through the Template were included on the Conflict Free Smelter List.
E. For smelters not included on the Conflict Free Smelter List, we requested, through the suppliers that identified them, that they participate in such program.

(4) The Conflict Free Smelter List is generally understood to contain the names of smelters from whom procurement of Conflict Minerals does not benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. However, we do not express an opinion as to whether or not the sourcing of Conflict Minerals from these smelters actually does not benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries.

V. Additional Information
A. Facilities Used to Process Necessary Conflict Minerals

Below is a list of smelters and refineries that we believe, based upon our due diligence, were used to process the Conflict Minerals contained in our products during 2015.

Metal Smelter or Refinery Facility Name Gold Advanced Chemical Company** Gold Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.* Gold Aktyubinsk Copper Company TOO Gold Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC Gold Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.* Gold Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)** Gold AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração* Gold Argor-Heraeus SA* Gold Asahi Pretec Corporation* Gold Asahi Refining Canada Limited* Gold Asahi Refining USA Inc.* Gold Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.* Gold Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.* Gold Aurubis AG* Gold Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)* Gold Bauer Walser AG Gold Boliden AB* Gold C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG* Gold Caridad Gold CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation* Gold Cendres + Métaux SA** Gold Chimet S.p.A.* Gold Chugai Mining Gold Daejin Indus Co., Ltd.** Gold Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. Gold Do Sung Corporation** Gold Doduco* Gold Dowa (Gold)* Gold Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.* Gold Elemetal Refining, LLC* Gold Emirates Gold DMCC* Gold Faggi Enrico S.p.A.** Gold Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. Gold Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd. Gold Geib Refining Corporation** Gold Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM Gold Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited

Gold Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. Gold Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. Gold Heimerle + Meule GmbH* Gold Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong* Gold Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG* Gold Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. (Gold) Gold Hwasung CJ Co., Ltd. Gold Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Company Limited Gold Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.* Gold Istanbul Gold Refinery* Gold Japan Mint* Gold Jiangxi Copper Company Limited* Gold JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant* Gold JSC Uralelectromed* Gold JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.* Gold Kaloti Precious MetalsGold Kazakhmys Smelting LLC Gold Kazzinc* Gold Kennecott Utah Copper LLC* Gold KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna** Gold Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.* Gold Korea Metal Co., Ltd. Gold Korea Zinc Co. Ltd.** Gold Kyrgyzaltyn JSC Gold L’ azurde Company For Jewelry Gold Lingbao Gold Company Limited Gold Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. Gold LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.* Gold Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. Gold Materion* Gold Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.* Gold Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. Gold Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.* Gold Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.* Gold Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.** Gold Metalor Technologies SA* Gold Metalor USA Refining Corporation* Gold METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V* Gold Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Gold* Gold Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.* Gold MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.* Gold Morris and Watson Gold Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant* Gold Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.?.*

Gold Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat** Gold Nihon Material Co., Ltd.* Gold Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH* Gold Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.* Gold OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)* Gold OJSC Kolyma Refinery Gold OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery * Gold PAMP SA* Gold Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. Gold Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals* Gold PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk* Gold PX Précinox SA* Gold Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.* Gold Republic Metals Corporation* Gold Royal Canadian Mint* Gold SAAMP Gold Sabin Metal Corp. Gold Samduck Precious Metals** Gold SAMWON Metals Corp. Gold SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH** Gold Schone Edelmetaal B.V.* Gold SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA* Gold Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. Gold Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.* Gold Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.* Gold Singway Technology Co., Ltd.* Gold So Accurate Group, Inc. Gold SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals* Gold Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.* Gold Sudan Gold Refinery Gold Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.* Gold T.C.A S.p.A* Gold Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.* Gold The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.* Gold Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.* Gold Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. Gold Tony Goetz NV Gold Torecom** Gold Umicore Brasil Ltda.* Gold Umicore Precious Metals Thailand* Gold Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining* Gold United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.* Gold Valcambi SA*

Gold Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint* Gold WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH** Gold Yamamoto Precious Metal Co., Ltd.* Gold Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.* Gold Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. Gold Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation* Gold Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. Gold Refinery* Tantalum Avon Specialty Metals Ltd Tantalum Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry* Tantalum D Block Metals, LLC* Tantalum Duoluoshan* Tantalum E.S.R. Electronics** Tantalum Exotech Inc.* Tantalum F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.* Tantalum FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.* Tantalum Global Advanced Metals Aizu* Tantalum Global Advanced Metals Boyertown* Tantalum Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch Tantalum H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. (TH)* Tantalum H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar* Tantalum H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg* Tantalum H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH* Tantalum H.C. Starck Inc. (US)* Tantalum H.C. Starck Ltd. (JP)* Tantalum H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG* Tantalum Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.* Tantalum Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material* Tantalum JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.* Tantalum KEMET Blue Metals* Tantalum KEMET Blue Powder* Tantalum King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.* Tantalum LSM Brasil S.A.* Tantalum Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.* Tantalum Mineraзгo Taboca S.A. (Tantalum)* Tantalum Mitsui Mining & Smelting* Tantalum Molycorp Silmet A.S.* Tantalum Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Plansee SE Liezen

Tantalum Plansee SE Reutte* Tantalum QuantumClean* Tantalum Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.* Tantalum RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO* Tantalum Taki Chemicals* Tantalum Telex Metals* Tantalum Tranzact, Inc.* Tantalum Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC* Tantalum XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.* Tantalum Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide* Tin Alpha* Tin An Thai Minerals Company Limited** Tin An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company** Tin Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Company Limited** Tin China Tin Group Co., Ltd.* Tin CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. Tin Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondônia Ltda.* Tin CV Ayi Jaya* Tin CV Dua Sekawan** Tin CV Gita Pesona* Tin CV Serumpun Sebalai* Tin CV Tiga Sekawan** Tin CV United Smelting* Tin CV Venus Inti Perkasa* Tin Dowa (Tin)* Tin Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company** Tin Elmet S.L.U. (Metallo Group)* Tin EM Vinto* Tin Estanho de Rondônia S.A. Tin Feinhütte Halsbrücke GmbH** Tin Fenix Metals* Tin Gejiu Fengming Metalurgy Chemical Plant** Tin Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC** Tin Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.* Tin Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. Tin Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. Tin Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant** Tin HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.** Tin Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. Tin Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.* Tin Linwu Xianggui Ore Smelting Co., Ltd.

Tin Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.* Tin Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)* Tin Melt Metais e Ligas S/A* Tin Metahub Industries Sdn. Bhd. Tin Metallic Resources, Inc.* Tin Metallo-Chimique N.V.* Tin Mineraзгo Taboca S.A. (Tin)* Tin Minsur* Tin Mitsubishi Materials Corporation Tin* Tin Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd. Tin Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company** Tin O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.* Tin O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.* Tin Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.* Tin Phoenix Metal Ltd.** Tin PT Alam Lestari Kencana Tin PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera* Tin PT Artha Cipta Langgeng* Tin PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya* Tin PT Babel Inti Perkasa* Tin PT Bangka Kudai Tin Tin PT Bangka Prima Tin* Tin PT Bangka Timah Utama Sejahtera Tin PT Bangka Tin Industry* Tin PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera* Tin PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari* Tin PT Bukit Timah* Tin PT Cipta Persada Mulia* Tin PT DS Jaya Abadi* Tin PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri* Tin PT Fang Di MulTindo Tin PT Inti Stania Prima* Tin PT Justindo* Tin PT Karimun Mining** Tin PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri** Tin PT Mitra Stania Prima* Tin PT Panca Mega Persada* Tin PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk Tin PT Prima Timah Utama* Tin PT Refined Bangka Tin* Tin PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa* Tin PT Seirama Tin Investment Tin PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa* Tin PT Sukses Inti Makmur*

Tin PT Sumber Jaya Indah* Tin PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur* Tin PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok* Tin PT Tinindo Inter Nusa* Tin PT Tirus Putra Mandiri Tin PT Tommy Utama* Tin PT Wahana Perkit Jaya* Tin Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.* Tin Rui Da Hung* Tin Soft Metais Ltda.* Tin Thaisarco* Tin Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company** Tin VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC* Tin White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.* Tin Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.** Tin Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited* Tungsten A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.* Tungsten ACL Metais Eireli** Tungsten Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.* Tungsten Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Ganxian Shirui New Material Co., Ltd. Tungsten Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.* Tungsten Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten H.C. Starck GmbH* Tungsten H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG* Tungsten Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. (Tungsten)* Tungsten Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji*** Tungsten Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Yanglin*** Tungsten Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Hydrometallurg, JSC* Tungsten Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.** Tungsten Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

Tungsten Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Kennametal Fallon*** Tungsten Kennametal Huntsville* Tungsten Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Moliren Ltd** Tungsten Niagara Refining LLC* Tungsten Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC* Tungsten Philippine Chuangin Industrial Co., Inc.*** Tungsten Pobedit, JSC*** Tungsten Sanher Tungsten Vietnam Co., Ltd.** Tungsten South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City*** Tungsten Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG* Tungsten Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.* Tungsten Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.*** Tungsten Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.*

*Smelter Name included on Conflict Free Smelter and Refiner List published on the CFSI website as of March 25, 2016.
** Smelter Name included on the Active Smelters and Refiners List published on the CFSI website as of March 25, 2016.
*** Smelter Name included on the TI-CMC Category A Members List Progressing toward CFSP validation published on the CFSI website as of March 25, 2016.

B. Country of Origin of Necessary Conflict Minerals Contained in Sanmina Products, If Known

As a result of our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of Conflict Minerals used in our products, as described in Section C below, we believe the countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals used in our products include: Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte D’Ivoire, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Guinea, Nigeria, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Congo, Russia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vietnam, Zambia

C. Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin

Our efforts to determine mine or location of origin of Conflict Minerals used in our products consisted primarily of our participation in the EICC and our review of information reported by our suppliers. As described above, we obtain smelter information, including when reported, mine or location of origin, from our suppliers using the Template. In addition, we sought additional information on mines and locations of origin using the CFSI’s Smelter Database. Finally, we retained an external consultant to review any additional publicly available information regarding mines and locations of origin for the smelters reported to us by our suppliers.

D. Steps to Improve Our Due Diligence in 2016

x In situations in which we control the sourcing decision, we will encourage suppliers which have reported use of smelters not listed in the Conflict Free Smelter List in the past to cause the such smelters to participate in the Conflict Free Smelter Program or similar programs.
x We will use information gathered for our 2015 Conflict Minerals reporting activities to refine the list of suppliers to which we send the Template and to focus more outreach efforts on suppliers who have in the past provided information requiring further validation.