EX-1.01 2 a2017exhibit101.htm EXHIBIT 1.01 Exhibit


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD-Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report

Registrant submits this Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to FORM SD Specialized Disclosure Report and provides the following information:

(1)Due Diligence: A description of the registrant’s reasonable country of origin inquiry and the measures the registrant has taken to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals follows:

(i)The registrant’s due diligence conforms to the nationally or internationally recognized due diligence framework as set forth in the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas which can be found at http://www.oecd.org and included the following:
    
(A)     Registrant’s implementation of an execution plan for a company-wide conflict minerals program including:

(a)Registrant’s adoption of a conflict minerals policy which can be found on registrant’s publicly available Internet website at the following link: http://www.ctscorp.com/resource-center/guidelines-and-policies/Conflict Minerals Policy.

(b)Registrant’s assembly of an internal team to implement, manage and execute registrant’s conflict minerals policy.

(c)Registrant’s adoption of a system designed to allow engagement and communication with the supply-chain and request information relating to the identity of the conflict mineral smelters and refiners used by the supply-chain.

(d)Registrant’s incorporation of registrant’s expectations regarding suppliers’ conflict minerals policies, processes and information disclosures into relevant registrant documents including for example registrant’s conflict minerals policy, registrant’s supplier purchase order terms and conditions, registrant’s supplier contract clauses, and registrant’s correspondence and communication with suppliers.

(B)     Registrant’s identification and assessment of risk in the supply chain including:

(a)
Identification of registrant’s relevant first-tier suppliers.
        
(b)    Conducting a reasonable country of origin and undertaking due diligence measures including requesting all relevant first-tier suppliers to complete the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) which can be found at http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org, reviewing the information and smelter data provided by relevant first-tier suppliers, and comparing smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain to the RMAP Conformant Smelters list which can be found at http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org to assess possible risk.

(ii)The due diligence measures did not include and do not require an independent private sector audit of this Conflict Minerals Report.

(iii)Registrant has disclosed above the steps it has taken, and discloses below the steps which registrant will take, to mitigate the risk that its necessary conflict minerals benefit armed groups, including the adoption, monitoring, and tracking of a risk management, mitigation, and corrective action plan including follow-up letters to relevant first-tier suppliers requesting validation of such suppliers or the smelters or refiners used by such suppliers as RMAP Conformant in accordance with, for example, the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP).

(2) Product Description: Registrant provides the following general description of the products identified in Item 1.01(b) of Form SD Specialized Disclosure Report:






Electronic Components: XOs, OCXOs, TCXOs, TCVCXOs, VCXOs, jitter attenuators, clock generators, frequency translators, piezoelectric products, resistor networks, RF and EMI/RFI filters, transducers, encoders, shear elements, and sensors.

Automotive Components: actuators, seat belt tension sensors, seat belt buckle and retractor switch sensors, wheel speed sensors, rotary and throttle position sensors, chassis level sensors, fuel card sensors, transmission sensors, and EGR sensors.

Registrant also provides below a list of the facilities used to process the necessary conflict minerals in certain of the products identified above. The country of origin of the conflict minerals is unknown. The efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the conflict minerals included requesting all relevant first tier suppliers to complete the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) which required identification of the mine or location of origin of the conflict minerals, if known.

Conflict Mineral
Facility
Location
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
Bangalore Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
US
Gold
GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.
INDIA
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
Gold
Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Johnson Matthey Inc
US
Gold
Johnson Matthey Ltd
CANADA
Gold
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna
POLAND
Gold
Kyoei Metal
JAPAN
Gold
Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Gold
L'azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
Gold
Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Gold
Morris and Watson
NEW ZEALAND
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Remondis Argentia B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
US
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal B.V.
NETHERLANDS
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
US
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA





Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
CHINA
Tantalum
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
US
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Plansee
AUSTRIA
Tantalum
Tranzact, Inc.
US
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
5NPLUS
CANADA
Tin
An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.
VIETNAM
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIETNAM
Tin
Aoki Laboratories Ltd.
US
Tin
China Guangxi Tin Metal Material
CHINA
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Complejo Metalurgico Vinto S.A.
BOLIVIA
Tin
Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rondonia Ltda.
BRAZIL
Tin
CV Tiga Sekawan
INDONESIA
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Co.
VIETNAM
Tin
Elmet S.A. de C.V.
MEXICO
Tin
Estanho de Rondonia S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Ganzhou Liansheng
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Jean Goldschmidt International SA
BELGIUM
Tin
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
Northern Smelter
AUSTRALIA
Tin
Pongpipat Company Limited
MYANMAR
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
Tin
PT O.M. Indonesia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Tirus Putra Mandiri
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
Shangrao Xuri Smelting Factory
CHINA
Tin
Super Ligas
BRAZIL
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIETNAM
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
VIETNAM
Tin
Yuntinic Chemical GmbH
GERMANY
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Wolfram Company
RUSSIAN FEDERATION