UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
Hanger, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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1-10670 |
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84-0904275 |
State or other jurisdiction |
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10910 Domain Drive, Suite 300
Austin, Texas 78758
(Address of principal executive offices (zip code))
Will Stewart (512) 777-3600
(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, 2013
Section 1 Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure
In response to the human rights violations associated with the mining of tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (Conflict Minerals) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and nine surrounding countries (Covered Countries), the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to Conflict Minerals, as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Hanger, Inc. (the Company) supports ending the violence and human rights violations in the mining of Conflict Minerals in the Covered Countries. The Company has adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy, which is available on the Companys website at www.hanger.com/investors/pages/conflict-minerals.aspx.
The Companys management (Management) has taken the following steps to conduct a reasonable country of origin inquiry (RCOI) of Conflict Minerals used in the Companys products in compliance with Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013.
Management first investigated whether any Conflict Minerals were necessary to the functionality or production of a product the Company or its subsidiaries either manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during 2013. The results of this investigation identified that Conflict Minerals were necessary to the functionality of certain of the components included in a number of the products the Companys Accelerated Care Plus and Innovative Neurotronics subsidiaries contracted to be manufactured in 2013. The Company therefore conducted an inquiry of the applicable suppliers of those components regarding their use of Conflict Minerals. This supplier inquiry involved asking each applicable supplier to respond to a survey using the template developed by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition® (EICC®) and The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), known as the CFSI Reporting Template (the Template). The Template was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a companys supply chain. It includes questions regarding a direct suppliers conflict minerals policy, and engagement with its direct suppliers. In addition, the template contains questions about the origin of conflict minerals included in the direct suppliers products, as well as supplier due diligence. Many companies are using the Template in their compliance processes related to conflict minerals. To ensure the applicable suppliers understood the Companys expectations, Management obtained a conflict minerals contact for each such supplier. Management also reviewed responses to the EICC GeSi template with specific suppliers where clarification was needed.
Based on Managements evaluation of the responses, the Company concluded that it has no reason to believe that any Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of the applicable products originated from the Covered Countries.
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
The Company has disclosed this information on its publicly available internet website at the following address: www.hanger.com/investors/pages/conflict-minerals.aspx
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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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By: |
/s/ Thomas E. Hartman |
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Thomas E. Hartman |
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Vice President and General Counsel |
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Dated: June 2, 2014 |
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