UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
| RF INDUSTRIES, LTD | ||
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
|
Nevada (State or Other Jurisdiction |
0-13301 (Commission File Number) |
88-0168936 (I.R.S. Employer |
7610 Miramar Road, Bldg. 6000,
San Diego, California 92126-4202
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Mark Turfler
(858) 549-6340
(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 |
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
| Item 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report |
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”), as amended, RF Industries, Ltd. (“RFI”) undertook due diligence to determine the conflict minerals status of the necessary conflict minerals used in its cable assembly and interconnect business for calendar year 2018. RFI conducted an analysis of its products and found that the SEC defined “conflict minerals” used in its products consisted of tin and gold. Further, RFI has determined in good faith that for calendar year 2018, its conflict minerals status resulting from its due diligence efforts shows such conflict minerals did not originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
RFI’s due diligence measures were based on the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability (“EICC/GeSI”) initiative with the smelters and refiners of conflict minerals who provide tin and gold to our suppliers. As a company in the cable assembly and interconnect business, RFI is several levels removed from the actual mining of conflict minerals. RFI does not make purchases of unrefined conflict minerals and makes no purchases in the Covered Countries (as defined in the Rule).
RFI’s due diligence measures included a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry as follows:
| - | Conducting a supply-chain survey with direct suppliers of materials containing conflict minerals using the EICC/GeSI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template to identify the smelters and refiners. |
| - | Comparing the smelters and refiners identified in the supply-chain survey against the list of smelter facilities which have been identified as “conflict free” by programs such as the EICC/GeSI Conflict Free Smelter (CFS) program for tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold. |
As a result of the due diligence measures described above, RFI has determined that the tin and gold used in its cable assembly services and interconnect products did not originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country.
A copy of RFI’s Conflict Minerals Disclosure is publicly available at www.rfindustries.com.
| Item 1.02 | Exhibits |
Not required.
Section 2 - Exhibits
| Item 2.01 | Exhibits |
None.
| May 30, 2019 | RF INDUSTRIES, LTD | |
| By: | /s/ Mark Turfler | |
| Mark Turfler | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||