EX-1.01 2 a2016exhibit101.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 CFSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) which can be found at http://www.conflictfreesourcing.org, reviewing the information and smelter data provided by relevant first-tier suppliers, and comparing smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain to independently verified lists (e.g., the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) list which can be found at http://www.conflictfreesourcing.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 CFSI Conflict Free in accordance with, for example, the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP).


    





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

Electronic Components: XOs, OCXOs, TCXOs, TCVCXOs, VCXOs, VCO/PLLs, PXOs, jitter attenuators, clock oscillators/generators, frequency translators, piezoelectric products, resistors, RF filters, discoidal filters, and ultrasonic sensors.

Automotive Components: actuators, seat belt tension sensors, seat belt buckle switch sensors, wheel speed sensors, position sensor assemblies, air grille shutter sensors, fuel card 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 CFSI 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
Bangalore Refinery
INDIA
Gold
Cendres + Métaux S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
KGHM Polska MiedŸ Spó³ka Akcyjna
POLAND
Gold
Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat
UZBEKISTAN
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
Gold
Caridad
MEXICO
Gold
Cendres + Métaux S.A.
SWITZERLAND
Gold
Chugai Mining
JAPAN
Gold
Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Elemetal Refining, LLC
UNITED STATES
Gold
Faggi Enrico S.p.A.
ITALY
Gold
Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.
ZIMBABWE
Gold
Gansu Seemine Material Hi-Tech Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM
CHINA
Gold
Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited
CHINA
Gold
Gujarat Gold Centre
INDIA
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
Kazakhmys Smelting LLC
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
KGHM Polska MiedŸ Spó³ka Akcyjna
POLAND
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
SAAMP
FRANCE
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES





Gold
SAFINA A.S.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Gold
Samwon Metals Corp.
KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)
Gold
Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
So Accurate Group, Inc.
UNITED STATES
Gold
Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.
TAIWAN
Gold
Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn
KAZAKHSTAN
Gold
Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Gold
Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
GERMANY
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
AUSTRIA
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
AUSTRIA
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
Tin
An Thai Minerals Co., Ltd.
VIET NAM
Tin
An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company
VIET NAM
Tin
CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
Estanho de Rondônia S.A.
BRAZIL
Tin
Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Modeltech Sdn Bhd
MALAYSIA
Tin
Nankang Nanshan Tin Manufactory Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tin
Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Cipta Persada Mulia
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
Tin
PT Wahana Perkit Jaya
INDONESIA
Tin
Super Ligas
BRAZIL
Tin
Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company
VIET NAM
Tin
Xianghualing Tin Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
ACL Metais Eireli
BRAZIL
Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Ganzhou Yatai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
Tungsten
Luoyang Mudu Tungsten & Molybdenum Technology Co., Ltd
CHINA
Tungsten
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