0000020629-19-000040.txt : 20190530 0000020629-19-000040.hdr.sgml : 20190530 20190530161126 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000020629-19-000040 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SD PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 13p-1 1.01 20181231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20190530 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20190530 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CSS INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000020629 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: GREETING CARDS [2771] IRS NUMBER: 131920657 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 0331 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SD SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02661 FILM NUMBER: 19866667 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 PLYMOUTH ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: PLYMOUTH MEETING STATE: PA ZIP: 19462 BUSINESS PHONE: 610-729-3959 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 PLYMOUTH ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: PLYMOUTH MEETING STATE: PA ZIP: 19462 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CITY STORES CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19851212 SD 1 formsdfor2018.htm SD Document


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

FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report


CSS Industries, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware
1-2661
13-1920657
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

450 Plymouth Road, Suite 300, Plymouth Meeting, PA
19462
(Address of principle executive offices)
(Zip Code)

William G. Kiesling
Senior Vice President - Legal and Licensing
CSS Industries, Inc.
450 Plymouth Road, Suite 300
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
610-729-3959
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with
 this report.)


Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed,
and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
 
 
X
Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018.
 


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Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Certain of our product lines consist of decorative containers (the “Containers”) made of tin-plated steel formed into a small box, which we may be deemed to contract to be manufactured. Certain Containers are for use as decorative packaging for gift cards, and other Containers are for use as storage boxes for recipe cards, prayer cards or other small items. Tin may be deemed necessary to the functionality or production of these products. Because tin is a “conflict mineral” as defined by Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Section 1502”), we were required, under Section 1502, to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry with respect to the tin contained in the Containers made during the period covered by this report. Below we describe the reasonable country of origin inquiry that we performed, the results of such inquiry and our determination based on the results of such inquiry.
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
We source the Containers from unrelated, third-party manufacturers in China. The Containers are custom-manufactured to our specifications, which generally address the dimensions of the Containers and the names, logos and/or decorative designs that are printed on the Containers.
For purposes of our reasonable country of origin inquiry, we utilized a survey to collect information from the manufacturers as to the origin of the tin contained in the Containers. For the survey, we utilized the conflict minerals reporting template published by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (“RMI”) founded by members of the Responsible Business Alliance and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative.
The manufacturers advised us that the tin contained in the Containers was sourced from certain identified tin smelting facilities located in China. To ascertain the origin of the tin contained in the Containers, we consulted the resources available on the RMI website. RMI has developed a Responsible Minerals Assurance Process ("RMAP"), which the RMI website describes as a voluntary initiative which uses an independent third-party assessment of smelters' management systems and sourcing practices to validate conformance with RMAP standards and current global standards. The RMI website reflects that each of the aforementioned smelters is a participant in RMAP and that each meets the requirements for inclusion in RMI’s list of conformant tin smelters.
Based on the reasonable country of origin inquiry described above, we have no reason to believe that the tin contained in the Containers for the period covered by this report may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
A description of the reasonable country of origin inquiry that we performed, the results of such inquiry and our determination based on the results of such inquiry is available on the corporate governance page of our website at www.cssindustries.com.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.

CSS Industries, Inc.
(Registrant)


By: /s/ William G. Kiesling                   
       William G. Kiesling
       Senior Vice President - Legal and Licensing
       and General Counsel

May 30, 2019
 (Date)



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