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FILED AS OF DATE:		20160601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP /NEW
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909832
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				911223280
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			WA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0902

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20355
		FILM NUMBER:		161687477

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		999 LAKE DRIVE
		CITY:			ISSAQUAH
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98027-
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4253138100

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		999 LAKE DRIVE
		CITY:			ISSAQUAH
		STATE:			WA
		ZIP:			98027

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COSTCO COMPANIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19970401

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PRICE/COSTCO INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930728
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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">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:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:Wingdings;font-size:12pt;">&#253; </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2015.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sF38368E3225F58E8A748F20F6B2B8F27"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Section&#160;1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Introduction</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company), a Washington corporation, and its subsidiaries operate membership warehouses based on the concept that offering its members low prices on a limited selection of nationally branded and select private-label products in a wide range of merchandise categories will produce high sales volumes and rapid inventory turnover. On December 31, 2015, Costco operated 698 warehouses worldwide.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Rule 13p-1), Costco files this Specialized Disclosure Form (Form SD) and the associated Conflict Minerals Report (CMR). A copy of Costco Wholesale Corporation&#8217;s Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83830&amp;p=irol-sustainability</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">SEC Final Rule Applicability Determination</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In order to comply with Rule 13p-1, Costco followed a three-step process: first</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;determine the applicability of the rule to the Company&#8217;s products; second</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;conduct a &#8220;reasonable country of origin inquiry&#8221; (RCOI) to determine whether or not there is reason to believe that tin, tungsten, tantalum or gold (3TG), also referred to as conflict minerals, present in and necessary for the functionality or production of the Company&#8217;s products were sourced from the Democratic Republic of Congo or adjoining countries (collectively, DRC or covered counties); and</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;unless the Company has no reason to believe its necessary conflict minerals were sourced from a covered country based on the RCOI, third</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;conduct due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">RCOI Description </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco is required by Rule 13p-1 to conduct an RCOI on products that it manufactures or contracts to manufacture and that contain 3TG necessary for the functionality or production of the product. Rule 13p-1 and the Securities and Exchange Commission&#8217;s adopting release</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">1</sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;and guidance are not clear on what it means to &#8220;contract to manufacture&#8221; and &#8220;influence the manufacturing.&#8221; While Costco continues to assess which of its products are in scope of Rule 13p-1, it has interpreted &#8220;contract to manufacture&#8221; broadly for purposes of this filing. Costco is committed to tracing the origin of its necessary conflict minerals with the objective that our sourcing practices not support armed conflict or human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding areas.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">To aid in identifying suppliers to include in its RCOI, Costco provided a third-party service, Source Intelligence (SI) with descriptive information for nonfood products that Costco sells</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;including whether or not it manufactures or contracts to manufacture those products. SI reviewed the product data using automated queries and a detailed quality control check to determine which products that we may contract to manufacture might contain 3TG. If SI had doubt regarding the use of 3TG in products, the suppliers of the products were initially included in the RCOI process.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The products SI initially flagged as in-scope due to potential presence of 3TG were those that are electronic or electrical, solar powered, contained any kind of metal (e.g., metal covering including alloys or metal hardware), or had unclear material content. The Company&#8217;s scoping inquiry included nonfood products sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Australia, and Spain.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Suppliers were asked questions to confirm whether the products they supply to Costco contain 3TG that are necessary to the functionality or production of the product and whether Costco contracted with the supplier to manufacture the product or Costco influenced the manufacturing. SI used this information to determine which of our suppliers were in-scope for RCOIs. If in-scope, SI asked the applicable suppliers to provide additional conflict minerals information. Suppliers were then engaged to collect information regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG used in items sold to Costco. We utilized the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI)&#160;Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT). Information was collected and stored using an online platform provided by SI. Suppliers were offered two options to submit the required information, either by uploading the CMRT in Microsoft Excel format or by completing an online survey version of this template directly in the SI platform.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">__________________________________________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">1 </sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">Securities and Exchange Commission, 17 CFR Parts 240 and 249b, </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://www.sec.gov/rules/final/2012/34-67716.pdf</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s1666ee70dfb04812978b17643353cf7f"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Supplier Engagement</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco provided SI with methods of contact for each supplier designated as in-scope (email address, telephone number, facsimile number, or mailing address). Generally, Costco and SI used email as the method of communication and followed with phone calls where appropriate and as described below.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The RCOI began with an introduction email from Costco to suppliers describing the Conflict Minerals Compliance Program (CMCP) requirements and identifying SI as a partner. SI then sent a subsequent email to suppliers containing a registration and survey request link for the on-line data collection platform.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">To increase awareness of the CMCP, supporting regulations, and frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning 3TG mineral tracing, Costco&#8217;s suppliers were introduced to the Conflict Minerals Supplier Resource Center (</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">https://conflictmineralsresources.com</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">) in the initial registration email. The Resource Center was provided as a multi-lingual educational tool to facilitate a deeper understanding of the program and its purpose. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Subsequent engagement followed these steps: Following the initial introductions to the program and information request, up to six reminder emails were</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">sent to each non-responsive supplier requesting survey completion</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Suppliers who remained non-responsive to these email reminders were contacted by telephone and offered assistance. This assistance included, but was not limited to, further information about the CMCP, an explanation of why the information was being collected, a review of how the information would be used and clarification regarding how the information needed could be provided.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Escalation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">If a given supplier still did not register with the system or provide the information requested, an escalation process was initiated. Costco contacted these suppliers by email to request their participation. SI followed up with a re-invitation to the platform.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Information Requested</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Recognizing that the information requested can take time to collect and aggregate, suppliers were given a final deadline of April 25, 2016 to provide information about the mineral processors in their supply chains for the 2015 reporting year. Suppliers were asked to provide information regarding the sourcing of their conflict minerals, with the ultimate goal of identifying the 3TG smelters or refiners (SORs)</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">2 </sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">and the country of origin of the conflict minerals. Suppliers who had already performed an RCOI through the use of the CMRT were asked to upload this document into the SI system or to provide this information in the online survey version. Suppliers had the ability to share information at a level with which they were most comfortable, i.e.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">,</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;company, product or user-defined, but the scope of the declaration had to be specific. </font></div><div><a name="s0C64DB76B77E571D8A4D3379205D1CC0"></a></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">Quality Assurance</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Supplier responses were evaluated for plausibility, consistency, and completeness. 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The output can be pure (99.5% or greater) metals, powders, ingots, bars, grains, oxides or salts.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">3 </sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">SI maintains a smelter/refiner database to document companies that are verified metal, which companies are exclusive recyclers, mine country of origin information, and DRC conflict-free certification status. SI collects SOR data submitted by suppliers in CMRTs and compares it against its existing database. Supplier responses listing entities that are not verified smelters/refiners are flagged and suppliers are asked for further clarification. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;padding-left:24px;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#8226;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Supplier indicated 100% of the 3TG for products covered by the declaration originated from scrap/recycled sources, but one or more SORs listed are not known to be exclusive recyclers.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">RCOI Results</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A total of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">441 Tier 1</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;suppliers were identified as providing in-scope for products </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">potentially containing 3TG minerals </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">and contacted as part of the RCOI process. The response rate was </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">88</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">%.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Of the </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">390</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;suppliers </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">indicating that a product they supplied to Costco contained 3TG necessary to the functionality or production of products supplied to Costco and that Costco &#8220;contracted to manufacture the products,&#8221;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">194</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;(50%) scoped in and provided a conflict minerals reporting template. Of these suppliers, 31% indicated one or more of the regulated metals (3TG) as necessary to the functionality or production of the products they supply to Costco. Based on SI&#8217;s smelter/refiner database, plus the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program database, and as shown in the CMCP Data Summary, there was an indication of potential DRC sourcing for </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">24</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;out of </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">205</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;verified smelters/refiners</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;color:#222222;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:7pt">4</sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Due Diligence</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">A description of the measures Costco took to exercise due diligence on the source and the chain of custody of 3TG necessary to the functionality or production of Costco products is provided in the Conflict Minerals Report attached hereto as </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 1.01.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Section&#160;2 - Exhibits</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following exhibit is filed as part of this report:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:16px;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">__________________________________________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">4 </sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">The information in the smelter/refiner database begins with supplier-provided information (CMRT data); SI then performs additional research (internet, industry and government associations) and outreach (email and telephone) directly with these companies to confirm the data provided in CMRTs. The SI Smelter Verification and Outreach Process includes research in an attempt to verify types of metal processing performed (including exclusive recycling), mine countries of origin, conflict-free certification status, and due diligence measures being conducted for those entities who are not conflict-free certified. The status of SI identified DRC sourcing smelter/refiners was matched against available lists of processors that have been certified by internationally-recognized industry validation schemes, such as the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI) Conflict-Free Smelter Program. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="s4C881721E6E1564D8D8E177F41B17826"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">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.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Costco Wholesale Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:4%;"></td><td style="width:57%;"></td><td style="width:3%;"></td><td style="width:36%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">By:</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">/s/ Richard A. 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<div><a name="sD2E0C6DF428B531D80915BCBE20B2BBF"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 1.01</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Conflict Minerals Report of Costco Wholesale Corporation</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">This Conflict Mineral Report (CMR) of Costco Wholesale Corporation (Costco or the Company) is made for calendar year 2015 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco initiated measures to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (3TG or conflict minerals) found in products it contracts to manufacture and that are necessary for the functionality or production of the products. The goal of the process was to determine whether or not the smelters and refiners within the Company&#8217;s supply chain sourced conflict minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding area (DRC or covered countries). The Company based its due diligence process on the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) guidelines and accompanying Supplements</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">1 </sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">(OECD Framework).  The OECD Framework identifies five due diligence steps:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Step 1: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Establish Strong Company Management Systems</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Step 2: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Step 3: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Step 4: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:96px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Points in the Supply Chain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Step 5: </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Our implementation of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance generally consisted of the following:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">1. Establish Strong Company Management Systems</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company identified product categories (which it refers to as departments) reasonably likely to contain conflict minerals. These included: health and beauty aids, office supplies, tires, hardware, automotive accessories, sporting goods, lawn &amp; garden, toys &amp; seasonal, apparel, housewares, small electrics, major appliances, domestics, jewelry/luggage/handbags, media/books/DVD/CDs, and furniture. Costco assembled an internal team to support supply due diligence.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Adopt a Conflict Minerals Policy</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">As part of the due diligence measures undertaken by Costco, the Company developed a Conflict Minerals Policy (Policy). A copy of the Policy can be found publicly on the Company&#8217;s website at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83830&amp;p=irol-sustainability</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Established a System of Controls and Transparency over the Mineral Supply Chain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">To provide better transparency within Costco&#8217;s supply chains and to help facilitate communication with international suppliers, Costco engaged a third-party information service provider, Source Intelligence (SI), to complement internal management processes.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Establish a Company-level Grievance Mechanism</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Our Confidential Ethics Hotline was designated as a mechanism for members, suppliers and other interested parties to report complaints or violations of the Conflict Minerals Policy. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0060a9;">www.costco.ethicspoint.com</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:6pt">__________________________________________________</sup>&#160;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><sup style="vertical-align:top;line-height:120%;font-size:5pt">1</sup></font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">&#32;OECD (2016), </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">, OECD Publishing, Paris.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:9pt;">&#32;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264252479-en</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">; </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/OECD-Due-Diligence-Guidance-Minerals-Edition3.pdf</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;">&#32;&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">2. Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco is committed to tracing the origin of its necessary conflict minerals so that its sourcing practices do not support armed conflict or human rights abuses in the covered countries. For purposes of conducting due diligence, the Company&#8217;s scoping inquiry included nonfood products sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Japan, Korea, Australia, and Spain. The Company sought to identify nonfood products that may possibly be the subject of &#8220;contract to manufacture&#8221; agreements or that the Company may possibly have &#8220;influenced the manufacturing.&#8221;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Identify the Smelters or Refiners (SORs) in the supply chain</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Costco took steps to identify and verify SORs and the source of conflict minerals within Costco&#8217;s supply chain through its reasonable country of origin inquiry included in the accompanying Form SD and incorporated into this report.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">After scoping which products Costco should include in its due diligence efforts, the Company identified applicable suppliers from a list of the Company&#8217;s purchase orders for products it purchased and received during 2015. Costco implemented a process to engage those suppliers to aid in the traceability of the 3TG mineral supply chain, including, but not limited to, facilitating the identification of upstream participants in the chain of custody. As part of this process, Costco engaged SI, to identify conflict minerals processors in Costco&#8217;s supply chains and collect, store, and review information on 3TG sourcing practices. Communications were sent to the Company&#8217;s direct suppliers describing the compliance requirements and requesting conflict minerals information. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">Suppliers were requested to use the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative&#8217;s (CFSI)&#160;Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) to identify 3TG smelters and refiners (SORs) and associated countries of origin. SI advised suppliers that it tracks information on SORs and flags risks based on smelter or refiner sourcing practices. SI verified the SORs were matched against available lists of processors that have been certified by internationally-recognized industry validation schemes, such as the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program. The Company reviewed </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">the products of suppliers that listed&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SORs deemed to be higher risk. The final conflict minerals findings were reported to senior management.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">3.   Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Due Diligence Strategy </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">For those supply chains with SORs that are known or thought to be sourcing from the DRC, additional investigation was conducted to determine the source and chain-of-custody of the regulated metals. Costco and SI relied upon the following internationally accepted audit standards to determine which SORs are considered &#8220;DRC Conflict Free&#8221;: the CFSI Conflict-Free Smelter Program, the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery Program and the Responsible Jewellery Council Chain-of-Custody Certification.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">If the SOR is not certified by these internationally-recognized schemes, SI attempted to contact the SOR to gain more information about sourcing practices, including countries of origin and transfer, and whether there are any internal due diligence procedures in place or other processes the SORs take to track the chain-of-custody on the source of its mineral ores. Relevant information reviewed included: whether the SOR has a documented, effective and communicated conflict-free policy, an accounting system to support a mass balance of materials processed, and traceability documentation. Internet research was also performed to find other sources of information regarding the SOR&#8217;s sourcing practices. Up to three contact attempts were made by SI to SORs to gather information on mine country of origin and sourcing practices.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SI also assigned red flags to SORs where there is evidence of sourcing from an OECD Level 2 country, meaning low to medium risk countries with known or plausible involvement in the smuggling, export or transit of mineral out of conflict affected regions; or from an OECD Level 3 country meaning  high-risk countries outlined in Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act as those affected or bordering conflict-affected regions: currently defined as the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and its nine adjoining countries (Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia). Results of the Company&#8217;s due diligence efforts are summarized below.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">In addition, the Company used its membership in industry organizations to assess risks in the supply chain. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">We are active members in the Retail Industry Leaders Association&#8217;s (RILA&#8217;s) Retail Sustainability Initiative (RSI). RSI is an industrywide educational forum for the largest U.S. retailers. It brings its members together to share leading practices, network, identify future trends, benchmark with peers, and collaborate on common industry sustainability challenges. See more at&#160;</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">www.RILA.org/sustainability</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;We are a founding committee member of the RILA&#8217;s RSI Conflict Minerals Workgroup, a multi-year retail specific program that helps retailers navigate the issue, the compliance requirements, and solutions through a combination of educational materials, benchmarking, implementation tools, and key partnerships. As part of the RSI Conflict Minerals Workgroup, we developed common approaches for determining the source and chain of custody of 3TG. </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">See more at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">www.conflictmineralscompliance.org</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">. We are also members of the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI), which provides a range of tools and resources, including the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP), the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template, Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry data and a range of guidance documents on conflict mineral sourcing.</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#222222;">&#32;See more at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#1155cc;text-decoration:underline;">www.conflictfreesourcing.org/</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">.  </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Due Diligence Summary</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The following table lists SORs with evidence of sourcing from an OECD Level 2 country or from an OECD Level 3 country, with indications of DRC sourcing and their certification status. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td></tr><tr><td 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style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CFSI Smelter ID</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#dbe5f1;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Smelter Country</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#dbe5f1;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Country of Origin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#dbe5f1;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">CFSI Country Risk Level</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;background-color:#dbe5f1;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Conflict-Free Certifications</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid 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style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001220</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Turkey</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United Arab Emirates</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Argor-Heraeus SA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000077</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Switzerland</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001875</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Japan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Nihon Material Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001259</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Japan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Heimerle + Meule GmbH</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000694</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000707</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP - Active</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PAMP SA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001352</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Switzerland</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP - Active</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PX Pr&#381;cinox SA</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001498</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Switzerland</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001512</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002224</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001078</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Korea</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000185</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Canada</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Gold</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001512</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">South Africa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tanzania</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Global Advanced Metals Boyertown</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002557</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002544</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Thailand</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002545</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002546</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002547</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001277</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000731</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP - Active</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001969</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Kazakhstan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP - Active</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">KEMET Blue Metals</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002539</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Kemet Blue Powder</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002568</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Zhuzhou Cemented Carbide</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002232</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002544</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Thailand</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002545</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002546</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002547</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Germany</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001969</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Kazakhstan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000291</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000917</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">KEMET Blue Metals</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002539</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Kemet Blue Powder</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002568</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">United States</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Burundi</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tantalum</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Duoluoshan</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000410</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT DS Jaya Abadi</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001434</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001468</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Mozambique</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">2</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Minsur</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001182</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Peru</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Thaisarco</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001898</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Thailand</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">LBMA, CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001337</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Bolivia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT Bukit Timah</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001428</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:25%;"></td><td style="width:12%;"></td><td style="width:13%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td><td style="width:11%;"></td><td style="width:14%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT Pelat Timah Nusantara Tbk</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001486</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CV United Smelting</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000315</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001468</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001482</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Indonesia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">EM Vinto</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID000438</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Bolivia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tin</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID001105</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Malaysia</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Tungsten</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CID002082</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">China</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Rwanda</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">3</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;"><div style="text-align:justify;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">CFSP</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">As a result of the information provided by our suppliers, for reporting year 2015 and SI&#8217;s research, there were </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">24 </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SORs with indications of sourcing from an OECD Level 2 country and </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">24 </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">SORs with indications of sourcing from an OECD Level 3 country. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;">Steps Taken Since End of the 2015 Reporting Period</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Company expects to take the following additional steps in 2016 to lessen the risk that its in-scope suppliers&#8217; 3TG may benefit armed groups in the DRC region:</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">1. Continue to promote industry-based efforts to educate suppliers on the Conflict Minerals Rule;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">2. Based on the results for 2015, adopt and implement additional risk management procedures that, in particular, address supplier non-responsiveness and non-compliance;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">3. Seek to include provisions relating to 3TG sourcing into the Company&#8217;s supplier contracts;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">4. Encourage our suppliers to provide the product level information for 2016 through ongoing outreach with suppliers; and</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">5. Require suppliers of the Company&#8217;s private label products to source only from certified mines. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">4.  Carry out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">For Costco&#8217;s due diligence, we used information we gathered along with information made available by Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP), Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (the CFSI), the London Bullion Market Association (the LBMA) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (the RJC), along with the SI database concerning their independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners. Costco does not manufacture nonfood products; therefore we do not do direct business with any smelters or refiners of 3TG. As a &#8220;downstream&#8221; company (a company that receives the smelter or refinery minerals in a finished consumer product manufactured by a supplier), we must rely upon our suppliers to provide accurate, reliable information about 3TG in our supply chain. In most instances, we are several tiers removed from the smelters and refiners of 3TG used in our consumer products. Costco intends to conduct the audit required by Rule 13p-1 when required.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">5.  Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">The Form SD and CMR contained herein and publicly available at </font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;color:#0000ff;text-decoration:underline;">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=83830&amp;p=irol-sustainability</font><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">&#32;meet the OECD recommendation to report annually on supply chain due diligence.</font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">5</font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">Forward-Looking Statements</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements, which are based on our current assumptions and expectations. These statements are typically accompanied by the words &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;could,&#8221; &#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;would,&#8221; &#8220;might,&#8221; &#8220;anticipates,&#8221; or words of similar import. The principal forwardlooking statements in this report include our expected refinements to our Conflict Minerals Compliance Program. All such forward-looking statements are intended to enjoy the protection of the safe harbor for forwardlooking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Although we believe there is a reasonable basis for the forward-looking statements, our actual results could be materially different. The most important factors which could cause our actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements are (a) the implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers, (b) changes in the Conflict Minerals Rule and other political and regulatory developments relating to the sourcing of 3TG, and (c) those factors set forth in our description of risk factors in the Costco Wholesale Corporation 2015 Annual Report, beginning on page 11, which should be read in conjunction with the forward-looking statements in this Conflict Minerals Report. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this Conflict Minerals Report or, if earlier, as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forwardlooking statement.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10pt;">6</font></div></div>	</body>
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