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FILED AS OF DATE:		20230531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20230531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NRG ENERGY, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001013871
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ELECTRIC SERVICES [4911]
		IRS NUMBER:				411724239
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15891
		FILM NUMBER:		23979000

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		910 LOUISIANA STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002
		BUSINESS PHONE:		713-537-3000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		910 LOUISIANA STREET
		CITY:			HOUSTON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77002

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	NRG ENERGY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960509
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
Washington, DC 20549</B></P>

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Energy, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

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Texas</B></TD>
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<TD STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; width: 49%"><B>Michael Bramnick<BR>
Chief Compliance Officer<BR>
(713) 537-3000</B></TD></TR>
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form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:</P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&#120;</FONT> Rule 13p-1
under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2022.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 1 &mdash; Conflict Minerals Disclosure</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">NRG Energy, Inc. (&ldquo;NRG&rdquo; or the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;) has
evaluated its current product lines and determined that certain products it manufactures or contracts to manufacture contain tin, tungsten,
tantalum and/or gold (&ldquo;3TGs&rdquo;). On the basis of the responses to the Company&rsquo;s reasonable country of origin inquiries,
the Company is unable to determine that the 3TGs necessary to the functionality or production of its products did not originate in the
Democratic Republic of Congo or any of the other Covered Countries as defined under Rule 13p-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended. As a result, the Company has prepared a conflict minerals report, which is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and available
on the Company&rsquo;s website at http://investors.nrg.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121544&amp;p=irol-sec.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 1.02 Exhibit</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">See Item 1.01 and Item 2.01.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Section 2 &mdash; Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 2.01 Exhibits</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><A HREF="tm2317019d1_ex1-01.htm" STYLE="-sec-extract: exhibit">Exhibit 1.01 &mdash; Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.</A></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>SIGNATURES</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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<TD>By: </TD>
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<TD COLSPAN="2">Michael Bramnick &nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Date:&nbsp; May 31, 2023</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: right"><B>Exhibit 1.01</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>NRG Energy, Inc.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>For The Year Ended December 31, 2022</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Introduction</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This report for the year ended December 31, 2022,
is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &ldquo;Rule&rdquo;). The Rule was adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;SEC&rdquo;) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals
as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (&ldquo;Dodd-Frank Act&rdquo;). The term &ldquo;conflict
minerals&rdquo; is defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and their derivatives, which are limited to
tantalum, tin and tungsten. For the purposes of this report, tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold will collectively be referred to as &ldquo;3TGs&rdquo;.
The term &ldquo;Covered Countries&rdquo; for purposes of the Rule are the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &ldquo;DRC&rdquo;) and
the following adjoining countries: the Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, Rwanda, Uganda, Zambia, Burundi,
Tanzania and Angola.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Company Overview</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">This report has been prepared by the management
of NRG Energy, Inc (herein referred to as &ldquo;NRG,&rdquo; the &ldquo;Company,&rdquo; &ldquo;we,&rdquo; &ldquo;us,&rdquo; or &ldquo;our&rdquo;)
with the assistance of our third-party vendor, Assent Compliance (&ldquo;Assent&rdquo;). The information includes the activities of all
majority-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures. It does not include the activities of minority-owned subsidiaries and variable
interest entities that are not required to be consolidated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="background-color: white">NRG Energy,
Inc., or NRG or the Company, is a consumer services company built on dynamic retail brands. NRG brings the power of energy to customers
by producing and selling energy and related products and services, nation-wide in the U.S. and Canada in a manner that delivers value
to all of NRG's stakeholders. NRG sells power, natural gas, and home and power services, and develops innovative, sustainable solutions,
predominately under the brand names NRG, Reliant, Direct Energy, Green Mountain Energy, Stream, and XOOM Energy. The Company has a customer
base that includes approximately 5.4&nbsp;million Home customers as well as commercial, industrial, and wholesale customers, supported
by approximately 16 GW of generation as of December&nbsp;31, 2022.</FONT>. NRG was incorporated as a Delaware corporation on May 29,
1992.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">On September 16, 2014, NRG acquired Goal Zero
LLC (&ldquo;Goal Zero&rdquo;), a provider of portable solar power and battery pack products and accessories. As a result of the acquisition,
Goal Zero became a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of NRG. This report is made on behalf of Goal Zero and Reliant, which also contracts
for the manufacture of certain products for sale, hereinafter collectively referred to as &ldquo;NRG.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Description of Products</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">No NRG subsidiary directly manufactures any products.
A subsidiary contracts for the manufacture and assembly of its products through a competitive global supply process. The suppliers then
source both raw materials and purchased parts. Goal Zero has 16 direct material suppliers globally, and there are generally multiple
tiers between the 3TG mines and Goal Zero&rsquo;s direct suppliers. Therefore, we rely on the direct suppliers to provide information
on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied to Goal Zero &mdash; including sources of 3TGs that are supplied
to them from lower tier suppliers. Contracts with suppliers are frequently in force for multiple years and we cannot always unilaterally
impose new contract terms and flow-down requirements. As we enter into new contracts, we are requiring such suppliers to provide information
about the presence of conflict minerals in the products they supply to us and about the smelter sources of any 3TGs.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG conducted an analysis of the materials used
in the production of products manufactured on behalf of its subsidiaries and determined that substantially all of such products may contain
3TGs. The Company expects that 3TGs may be found in those products within the following component parts:</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Tantalum, used in capacitors;</TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Tungsten, used in coatings, alloys, heating elements and electrodes;
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Gold, used in circuit boards, electrodes and electronic components.</TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Conflict Minerals Program</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG has actively engaged with its customers and
suppliers for several years with respect to the use of conflict minerals. NRG&rsquo;s applicable supply contracts require suppliers to
represent and ensure that they supply only 3TGs that are &ldquo;conflict-free&rdquo; as that term is defined in the Rule, unless otherwise
agreed to by the parties. NRG also requires that its applicable suppliers agree that they will inform all of their own suppliers of this
policy and undertake to ensure that such policy is complied with throughout the supply chain. NRG reserves the right, in such contracts,
to audit its suppliers&rsquo; compliance at any time, and to terminate supply agreements if there is a material breach of the agreement.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">In addition, in May 2016, NRG adopted manufacturing
standards (the &ldquo;Manufacturing Standards&rdquo;) with which all contract manufacturers of the Company are required to comply, which
can be found here: https://investors.nrg.com/static-files/b383e0f6-a2bf-467d-b8e8-4052d4941884. The Manufacturing Standards address compliance
with laws and regulations, and require manufacturers to abide by the applicable laws and regulations of the country in which they are
doing business, including, but not limited to, laws related to labor practices, health and safety, environmental responsibility, and
anti-corruption. NRG employs third-party auditors to periodically audit contract manufacturers against the Manufacturing Standards, and
reports such results to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. We believe that the standards also set requirements based on industry
best practices and international conventions, including those related to 3TGs.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">To determine whether necessary 3TGs in our products
originated in Covered Countries, we retained Assent Inc. (&ldquo;Assent&rdquo;), our third-party service provider, to assist us in reviewing
our supply chain and identifying risks. We provided a list composed of suppliers associated with the Covered Products to Assent for upload
to the Assent Compliance Manager tool (&ldquo;ACM&rdquo;). We deemed it impractical to filter this list further to exclude some possibly
irrelevant suppliers because we could not determine definitively the presence or absence of conflict minerals in all parts supplied to
NRG for our products.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">To trace materials, and demonstrate transparency
procured by the supply chain, NRG utilized the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT) Version 6.2 or higher to conduct a survey
of all in-scope suppliers. The CMRT was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters and refiners
that provide material to a manufacturer&rsquo;s supply chain. It includes questions about a direct supplier&rsquo;s conflict minerals
policy, its due diligence process, and information about its supply chain such as the names and locations of smelters and refiners as
well as the origin of 3TGs used by those facilities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">During the supplier survey, the Company contacted
suppliers via the Assent Compliance Manager, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform provided by Assent which enables its users to complete
and track supplier communications as well as allow suppliers to upload completed CMRTs directly to the platform for validation, assessment
and management. The Assent Compliance Manager also provides functionality that meets the OECD Guidance process expectations by evaluating
the quality of each supplier response and assigning a health score based on the supplier&rsquo;s declaration of process engagement. Additionally,
the metrics provided in this report, as well as the step-by-step process for supplier engagement and upstream due diligence investigations,
are managed through this platform.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Via the Assent Compliance Manager and Assent
team, NRG then requested that all identified suppliers complete a CMRT. Training and education to guide suppliers on best practices and
the use of this template was included. Assent monitored and tracked all communications in the ACM for future reporting and transparency.
NRG directly contacted suppliers that were unresponsive to Assent&rsquo;s communications during the diligence process and requested such
suppliers to complete the CMRT form and submit such form to Assent.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Our program continues to include automated data
validation on all submitted CMRTs. Data validation aims to increase the accuracy of submissions and identify any contradictory answers
in the CMRT. This data validation is based on questions within the declaration tab of the CMRT, which helps identify areas that require
further classification or risk assessment, as well as understand the due diligence efforts of Tier 1 suppliers. The results of this data
validation contribute to the program&rsquo;s health assessment and are shared with the suppliers to ensure they understand areas that
require clarification or improvement.&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">All submitted forms are accepted and classified
as valid or invalid based on a set criteria of validation errors (see appendix C for CMRT validation criteria) so that data is still
retained. Suppliers are contacted regarding invalid forms and are encouraged to correct validated errors and re-submit a valid form.
Suppliers are also provided with guidance on how to correct these validation errors in the form of feedback to their CMRT submission,
training courses, and direct engagement help through Assent&rsquo;s multilingual Supplier Experience team. Since some suppliers may remain
unresponsive to feedback, NRG tracks program gaps to account for future improvement opportunities.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For reporting year 2022, there were 13 suppliers
in-scope of the conflict minerals program and 13 provided a completed CMRT the total response rate for this reporting year was 100%.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.25in"><B>Design of
Due Diligence</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG Energy, Inc. designed its due diligence measures
to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in the OECD Guidance and the related supplements. The program aligns with the
five steps for due diligence that are described by the OECD Guidance and the Company continues to evaluate market expectations for data
collection and reporting to achieve continuous improvement opportunities.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Due diligence requires the Company&rsquo;s necessary
reliance on data provided by direct suppliers and third-party audit programs. There is a risk of incomplete or inaccurate data as the
process cannot be fully owned by the Company. However, through active risk identification, and risk assessment, as well as continued
outreach and process validation, risk gaps can be mitigated. This aligns with industry standards and market expectations for downstream
companies&rsquo; due diligence.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>Due Diligence
Performed</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>1. <U>Establish
Strong Management Systems</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Internal Compliance Team</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG&rsquo;s management system for conflict minerals
covering calendar year 2022 was sponsored by our Chief Compliance Officer and was supported by appropriate members of the management
team, and a team of subject matter experts from relevant functions such as Corporate Compliance, Supply Chain, and Legal. The team of
subject matter experts was responsible for implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy for calendar year 2022, and was led
by the Chief Compliance Officer, who acted as the executive conflict minerals program manager. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company (the &ldquo;Audit Committee&rdquo;) and senior management have been and continue to be informed about the results of our
due diligence efforts on a regular basis.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company also uses a third-party service provider,
Assent, to assist with evaluating supply chain information regarding 3TGs, identifying potential risks, and in the development and implementation
of additional due diligence steps that the Company will undertake with suppliers and/or respective stakeholders in regards to conflict
minerals.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company leverages Assent&rsquo;s Managed
Services in order to work with dedicated program specialists who support NRGs conflict minerals program. The Company communicates regularly
with the Assent team in order to receive updates on program status. Each member of Assent&rsquo;s Customer Success team is trained in
conflict minerals compliance and understands the intricacies of reporting templates such as CMRT and CMRs, as well as Section 1502 of
the Dodd-Frank Act.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Control Systems</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company expects all suppliers to have policies
and procedures in place to ensure that 3TGs used in the production of the products sold to NRG are &ldquo;conflict free or responsibly
sourced.&rdquo; This means that the products should not contain minerals (3TGs) sourced from areas that have been identified to be in
the presence of widespread human rights abuses and violations of law either directly or indirectly. The Company expects direct suppliers
to provide information on the origin of the 3TGs contained in components and materials supplied, including sources of 3TGs that are supplied
to them from lower-tier suppliers.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG&rsquo;s Supplier Code of Conduct applies
to all direct suppliers and outlines certain expected behaviours and practices.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Supplier Code of Conduct is available on
the public NRG website and is provided to all direct suppliers. If a supplier does not meet the Company&rsquo;s requirements, the relationship
with this supplier will be evaluated.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Supplier Engagement</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG Energy, Inc. has a strong relationship with
Tier 1 direct suppliers. As an extremely important part of the supply chain, NRG has leveraged processes and educational opportunities
in order to ensure non-English speaking suppliers have access to a free platform to upload their CMRTs, help desk support, and other
multilingual resources. NRG&rsquo;s suppliers are able to leverage Assent&rsquo;s team of supplier support specialists to ensure they
receive appropriate support and understand how to properly fill a CMRT. Suppliers are provided guidance in their native language, if
needed.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company engages with suppliers directly to
request a valid (free of validated errors) CMRT for the products that they supply to the Company. With respect to the OECD requirement
to strengthen engagement with suppliers, we have developed an internal procedure that includes supplier risk identification process that
then leads to further steps of supplier engagement in the form of escalations, such as in-person meetings and/or corrective actions.
Feedback from this engagement process has allowed the Company to oversee improvements in supplier responses and supplier compliance for
this initiative.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Additionally, the Company includes contractual
provisions relating to compliance with conflict mineral laws in supplier contracts, as a requirement of doing business with NRG. When
entering into or renewing supplier contracts, a clause is added that requires suppliers to provide information about the source of 3TGs
and smelters.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company continues to place a strong emphasis
on supplier education and training. To accomplish this, Assent&rsquo;s online resources are leveraged, and all in-scope suppliers have
been provided with access to their library of conflict minerals training and support resources. Also, Assent&rsquo;s automated feedback
process that notifies suppliers of risks associated with their CMRT submission serves to educate suppliers of certain conflict minerals&rsquo;
risks.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We believe that the combination of the Supplier
Code of Conduct, our conflict mineral-related contract language , and direct engagement with suppliers for Conflict Minerals training
and requests constitute a strong program when it comes to supplier engagement.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Grievance Mechanisms</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company established multiple longstanding
grievance mechanisms whereby employees and suppliers can report violations of NRG&rsquo;s policies, including conflict minerals. NRG
has a Code of Conduct whereby employees and third-parties can learn about NRG&rsquo;s policies (the &ldquo;NRG Code of Conduct&rdquo;).
The NRG Code of Conduct, which is posted on NRG&rsquo;s public website and its internal intranet site, contains multiple methods to report
violations of NRG&rsquo;s policies. In addition, NRG has a Supplier Code of Conduct containing similar information to the NRG Code of
Conduct. The NRG Code of Conduct establishes the manner in which employees and others may report any matters they believe may violate
the NRG Code of Conduct, and for the investigation and resolution of all such reports. They include the Ethics Alert line at nrg.alertline.com
and the NRG Ethics Helpline at 888-263-0463, which permits individuals to provide confidential and anonymous reporting. The NRG Ethics
Helpline (888-263-0463) and Alertline (www.nrg.alertline.com) are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. They are administered
by an outside company to ensure confidentiality and anonymity, if desired. Calls are not traced or recorded, and NRG does not keep any
identifiable information regarding the sender of an online communication.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG&rsquo;s Code of Conduct is accessible on
the Company&rsquo;s website at https://investors.nrg.com/static-files/3911d684-818a-46f7-af82-23702c264ecc.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Maintain records</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">The Company has adopted a policy to retain relevant
documentation for a period of five years. Through Assent, a document retention policy to retain conflict minerals related documents,
including supplier responses to CMRTs and the sources identified within each reporting period, has been implemented. The Company stores
all of the information and findings from this process in a database that can be audited by internal or external parties.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>2. </B>&nbsp;<B><U>Identify
and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Supplier Risk Evaluation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Risks associated with Tier 1 suppliers&rsquo;
due diligence processes were assessed by their declaration responses on a CMRT, which the Assent Compliance Manager identifies automatically
based on established criteria. These risks are addressed by Assent staff and members of the Company&rsquo;s internal Conflict Minerals
Team, who engage with suppliers to gather pertinent data and ask for corrective actions if needed, performing an overall assessment of
the supplier&rsquo;s conformity status, which is referred to as &ldquo;conflict minerals status.&rdquo;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Risks at the supplier level may include non-responsive
suppliers or incomplete CMRTs. In cases where a company-level CMRT (such as when a company declares there are no 3TGs in any of its products)
is submitted, NRG is unable to determine if all of the specified smelters/refiners were used for 3TGs in the products supplied to the
Company.&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Assent&rsquo;s supplier risk assessment (flagging
suppliers&rsquo; risk as <I>high, medium, low</I>) identifies problematic suppliers in a company&rsquo;s supply chain. The risk assessment
is derived from the smelter validation process, which establishes risk at the smelter level via an analysis that takes into account multiple
conflict minerals factors.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Smelter/Refiners Risk Evaluation</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Risks were identified by assessing the due diligence
practices of smelters and refiners identified in the supply chain by upstream suppliers that listed mineral processing facilities on
their CMRT declarations. Assent compared these facilities listed in the responses to the list of smelters and refiners maintained by
the RMI to ensure that the facilities met the RMI definition of a 3TGs processing facility that was operational during the 2022 calendar
year.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Assent determined if the smelter had been audited
against a standard in conformance with the OECD Guidance, such as the RMAP. We do not typically have a direct relationship with 3TGs
smelters and refiners and do not perform or direct audits of these entities within our pre-supply chain. Smelters that have completed
an RMAP audit are considered to be &nbsp;have their sourcing validated as &ldquo;conflict free or responsibly sourced.&rdquo; In cases
where the smelter&rsquo;s due diligence practices have not been audited against the RMAP<B>, </B>further due diligence steps are followed
to notify suppliers reporting these facilities. Smelters/refiners are actively monitored to proactively identify other risks pertaining
to conflict minerals.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Each facility that meets the RMI definition of
a smelter or refiner of a 3TGs mineral is assessed according to red flag indicators defined in the OECD Guidance. Assent uses numerous
factors to determine the level of risk that each smelter poses to the supply chain by identifying red flags. These factors include:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Geographic proximity to Conflict-Affected
                                            and High-Risk Areas;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Known mineral source country of
                                            origin;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Responsible Minerals Assurance Process
                                            (RMAP) audit status;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Credible evidence of unethical or
                                            conflict sourcing;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Sanctions risks</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in">&#9679;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Peer Assessments conducted by credible
                                            third-party sources.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">As part of our risk management plan under the OECD Guidance, when
facilities with red flags were reported on a CMRT by one of the suppliers surveyed, risk mitigation activities are initiated. Through
Assent, submissions that include any red flag facilities immediately produce a receipt instructing the supplier to take their own risk
mitigation actions, including submission of a product specific CMRT to better identify the connection to products that they supply to
NRG.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">As per the OECD Guidance, risk mitigation will
depend on the supplier&rsquo;s specific context. Suppliers are given clear performance objectives within reasonable timeframes with the
ultimate goal of progressive elimination of these red flags from the supply chain. In addition, suppliers are guided to the Assent University
learning platform to engage in educational materials on mitigating the risk of smelters or refiners on the supply chain.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Additionally, suppliers are evaluated on program
strength (further assisting in identifying risk in the supply chain). Evaluating and tracking the strength of the program does meet the
OECD Due Diligence Guidelines and can assist in making key risk mitigation decisions as the program progresses. The criteria used to
evaluate the strength of the program are based on these four questions in the CMRT:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify">A. Have you established a conflict
minerals sourcing policy?</P>



<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify">D. Have you implemented due diligence
measures for conflict-free sourcing?</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify">F. Do you review due diligence information
received from your suppliers against your company&rsquo;s expectations?</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.25in; text-align: justify">G. Does your review process include
corrective action management?</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">If any smelter or refiner is not recognized by
the RMI CFSI, we conduct outreach and research to gain more information about whether they are a smelter or a refiner, sourcing practices,
location, and country of origin. Additionally, if any smelter is not certified conflict-free, we conduct outreach providing education
on the RMAP and encouraging them to join this program. Through Assent, any CMRTs submitted by our suppliers that included any Red Flag
smelters were asked to submit a product-level CMRT so we could determine if there was a connection between the red flag smelters originally
listed and the products they supply to us. Suppliers were notified of the fact that one or more high-risk smelters appeared on their
CMRT and were encouraged to engage in risk mitigation activities.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Neither NRG nor Goal Zero have a direct relationship
with any smelters and refiners and, as a result, do not perform or direct audits of these entities within their supply chain. Smelter
and refiner information was captured as part of the CMRT, as some suppliers provided the names of facilities it used as smelters or refiners.
After obtaining the CMRT through the due diligence processes described above, we compared the smelters and refiners used by relevant
suppliers against an independently verified list of smelters and refiners leveraging the audit results from the RMI (http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org
) (which website is not incorporated by reference herein) as well as responses in the CMRT to gather the country, location and mine of
origin information.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>3. </B>&nbsp;<B><U>Design
and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Risks</U></B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Together with Assent, NRG developed processes
to assess and respond to the risks identified in the supply chain. NRG has created a risk management plan, through which the conflict
minerals program is implemented, managed and monitored. As the program progresses, escalations are sent to non-responsive suppliers to
outline the importance of a response via CMRTs and to outline the required cooperation for compliance to the conflict minerals rules
and the Company&rsquo;s expectations. The status of and any updates to this risk management plan are provided regularly to the Audit
Committee and to senior management.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As part of our risk management plan, to ensure
our applicable suppliers understand our expectations, we have communicated directly with these suppliers (orally and in writing), and
included relevant information in our contracts with these suppliers, the Manufacturing Standards and the NRG Code of Conduct.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">As described above, NRG reserves the right to
terminate supplier agreements where we have reason to believe they are supplying us with 3TGs from sources that may support conflict
in the Covered Countries. Should a supplier report information on a CMRT that would lead us to believe that their sourcing of 3TGs would
support such conflict, we would engage in risk mitigation activities with such supplier.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">We believe that the inquiries and investigations
described above represent a reasonable effort to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TGs in Goal Zero&rsquo;s products,
including (1) seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in NRG&rsquo;s supply chain through requesting that suppliers complete
the CMRT, (2) verifying those smelters and refiners with the expanding RMI lists, (3) conducting the due diligence review, and (4) obtaining
additional documentation and verification, as applicable.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>4. </B>&nbsp;<B><U>Carry
out Independent Third Party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified Points in the Supply Chain</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">NRG does not have a direct relationship with
any 3TG smelters/refiners and does not perform or direct audits of these entities within the supply chain. Instead, we rely on the RMAP
to oversee and coordinate third-party audits of these facilities, which include audits conducted by RMI. The RMAP audit protocols and
procedures were designed by the RMI who engage specially trained third-party auditors to independently verify that these smelters and
refiners can be deemed conflict-free. We utilize the information provided by the RMI to validate the sourcing practices of processing
facilities in NRG&rsquo;s supply chain.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Assent directly engages smelters/refiners that
are not currently enrolled in an industry recognized audit/assessment program to encourage their participation and for those smelters/refiners
already conformant to the corresponding program&rsquo;s standards, Assent thanks them for their efforts on behalf of its compliance partners.
NRG is a signatory of these communications in accordance with the requirements of downstream companies detailed in the OECD Guidance.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B><U>5. Report
Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence</U></B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: justify; margin: 0pt 0">NRG has published the Form SD for the year ended
December 31,2022. This report is publicly available on our website at <U>http://investors</U>.nrg.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121544&amp;p=irol-sec..
Information found on or accessed through this website is not considered part of this report and is not incorporated by reference herein.
NRG has also publicly filed a Form SD and this report with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">This year the Company has also considered impacts
from the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation when disclosing details with regards to due diligence efforts. The Company will continue to
expand efforts both for transparency through the data collection process and risk evaluation, as well as the disclosure of efforts through
the form of public report.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>Due Diligence
Results</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Supply Chain Outreach Results</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Supply chain outreach is required to identify
the upstream sources of origin of tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold. Following the industry standard process, CMRTs are sent to and requested
from Tier 1 suppliers, who are expected to follow this process until the smelter and refiner sources are identified. The following is
the result of the outreach conducted by NRG for the 2022 reporting year.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Supply Chain Outreach Metrics</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Year</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 142px; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Suppliers in Scope</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 113px; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>Response rate</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">RY 2022</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">13</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">100%</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B></B>&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Upstream Data Transparency</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Appendix A includes all smelters/refiners that
suppliers listed in completed CMRTs that met the recognized definition of a 3TGs processing facility and were operational during the
2022 calendar year. As is a common practice when requests are sent upstream in the supply chain, those who purchase materials from smelters
may not be able to discern exactly which company&rsquo;s product lines the materials may end up in. As a result, those providing the
smelters/refiners have the practice to list all smelters/refiners they may purchase from within the reporting period. Therefore, the
smelters/refiners (as sources) listed in Appendix A are likely to be more comprehensive than the list of smelters/refiners which actually
processed the 3TGs contained in the Company&rsquo;s products.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">Although the potential for over-reporting is
understood, NRG has taken measures to validate all smelter/refiner data against validated audit programs and databases intended to verify
the material types and mine sources of origin.</P>

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    of identified smelters/refiners</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    Conformant</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">RMAP
    Active</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">0</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Not
    Enrolled</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-top: 1pt; padding-left: 3pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font-size: 10pt; padding-bottom: 1pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><B>Countries of Origin</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify"><U>Appendix B</U> includes an aggregated
list of countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source 3TGs, based on reasonable identification of
country of origin data obtained via Assent&rsquo;s supply chain database (or other RCOI data, in the scenario NRG decides to use
alternative data sources). Despite the additional smelter information obtained from these suppliers, in most cases information has
been provided on a company or division level, rather than on a product level. Therefore, we cannot ascertain whether the smelters
identified by our applicable suppliers are related to any parts or components actually provided to us by such suppliers.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify; text-indent: -0.5in"><B>Steps to be
taken to mitigate risk</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">For the reporting year 2023 NRG intends to take,
the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate any risk that the necessary 3TGs in the Company&rsquo;s
products could originate from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: justify">&nbsp;</P>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Continue
to evaluate upstream sources through a broader set of tools to evaluate risk.&nbsp; These include, but are not limited to:</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">&#9675;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Using
a comprehensive smelter and refiner library with detailed status and notes for each entity.&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">&#9675;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Scanning
for verifiable media sources on each smelter and refiner to flag risk issues.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in">&#9675;</TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Comparing
the list of smelters/refiners against government watch and denied parties lists.&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Engage
with suppliers more closely, and provide more information and training resources regarding responsible sourcing of 3TGs.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Encourage
suppliers to have due diligence procedures in place for their supply chains to improve the content of the responses from such suppliers.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Continue
to include a conflict minerals flow-down clause in new or renewed supplier contracts, as well as included in the terms and conditions
of each purchase order issued.&nbsp;</TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" STYLE="width: 100%; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif"><TR STYLE="vertical-align: top"><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify; width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify">Following
the OECD Guidance process, increase the emphasis on clean and validated smelter and refiner information from the supply chain through
feedback and detailed smelter analysis.</TD></TR></TABLE>

<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; width: 11%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Metal</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Smelter
    Name</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 13%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Smelter<BR>

    Facility<BR>
 Location</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Smelter
ID</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 23%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>RMAP
Audit Status</B></FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi
    Copper Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000855</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Metalor
    Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001147</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shandong
    Zhaojin Gold &amp; Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001622</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Zhongyuan
    Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002224</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold
    Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002243</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Metalor
    Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001149</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Metalor
    Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Singapore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001152</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Metalor
    Technologies S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Switzerland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001153</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Metalor
    USA Refining Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001157</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tanaka
    Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001875</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Western
    Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Australia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002030</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Yunnan
    Copper Industry Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000197</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Outreach
    Required</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Solar
    Applied Materials Technology Corp.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Taiwan,
    Province Of China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001761</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Shandong
    Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001916</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Singway
    Technology Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Taiwan,
    Province Of China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002516</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Non
    Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Heraeus
    Metals Hong Kong Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000707</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Heraeus
    Germany GmbH Co. KG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000711</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hunan
    Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000773</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Outreach
    Required</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gold</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">JX
    Nippon Mining &amp; Metals Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000937</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Asaka
    Riken Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000090</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">XIMEI
    RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000616</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tantalum</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Global
    Advanced Metals Boyertown</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002557</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gejiu
    Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000538</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Malaysia
    Smelting Corporation (MSC)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Malaysia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001105</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Yunnan
    Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002158</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin
    Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002180</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Aurubis
    Beerse</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Belgium</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002773</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Dowa</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000402</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China
    Tin Group Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001070</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mineracao
    Taboca S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Brazil</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001173</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Minsur</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Peru</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001182</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mitsubishi
    Materials Corporation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001191</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Operaciones
    Metalurgicas S.A.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bolivia
    (Plurinational State Of)</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001337</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border: Black 1pt solid; width: 11%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 41%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Artha Cipta Langgeng</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 13%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 12%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001399</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 23%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Refined Bangka Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001460</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Timah Tbk Kundur</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001477</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Timah Tbk Mentok</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001482</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rui
    Da Hung</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Taiwan,
    Province Of China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001539</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thaisarco</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thailand</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001898</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gejiu
    Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID001908</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Non
    Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">O.M.
    Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Philippines</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002517</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Menara Cipta Mulia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002835</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">PT
    Bangka Serumpun</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Indonesia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID003205</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chenzhou
    Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000228</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Guangdong
    Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID003116</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Alpha</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000292</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tin</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Gejiu
    Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000942</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Non
    Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Xiamen
    Tungsten Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002082</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kennametal
    Huntsville</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000105</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Chongyi
    Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000258</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Global
    Tungsten &amp; Powders LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000568</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hunan
    Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000769</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan
    New Metals Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000825</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ganzhou
    Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID000875</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Wolfram
    Bergbau und Hutten AG</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Austria</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002044</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi
    Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002316</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi
    Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002317</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi
    Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical &amp; Chemical Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002318</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Xiamen
    Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002320</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangxi
    Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002321</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ganzhou
    Seadragon W &amp; Mo Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002494</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hunan
    Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002513</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">H.C.
    Starck Tungsten GmbH</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002541</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Masan
    High-Tech Materials</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Viet
    Nam</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002543</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jiangwu
    H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">China</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002551</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Niagara
    Refining LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States Of America</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002589</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Conformant</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tungsten</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hydrometallurg,
    JSC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Russian
    Federation</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CID002649</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">RMI
    Due Diligence Review - Unable to Proceed</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Appendix B: Countries of Origin</B></P>

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  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; width: 22%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Afghanistan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; width: 29%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Democratic
    Republic of Congo</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; width: 25%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Luxembourg</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; width: 24%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Switzerland</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">&Atilde;land
    Islands</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Djibouti</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Malaysia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Taiwan</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Albania</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ecuador</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mexico</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tajikistan</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Andorra</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Egypt</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mongolia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Tanzania</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Angola</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Eritrea</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Morocco</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Thailand</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Argentina</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Estonia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Mozambique</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Turkey</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Armenia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ethiopia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Myanmar</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Uganda</FONT></TD></TR>
  <TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Australia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">France</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Namibia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Georgia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Niger</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    Kingdom</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Germany</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Nigeria</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">United
    States</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Bahamas</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ghana</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Panama</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Uzbekistan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Guinea</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Papua
    New Guinea</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Viet
    Nam</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Peru</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Zambia</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Hong
    Kong</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Poland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    (Plurinational State of)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Portugal</FONT></TD>
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    Federation</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Ireland</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Rwanda</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Cambodia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Israel</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Saudi
    Arabia</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Italy</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Singapore</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    African Republic</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Japan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">South
    Africa</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Jersey</FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">South
    Sudan</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kazakhstan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Spain</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Colombia</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Korea</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sudan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Congo</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Kyrgyzstan</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Sweden</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Appendix C: CMRT Declaration Rejection/Approval Criteria</B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Assent Sustainability Platform Logic Structure</B></P>

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<P STYLE="text-align: justify; font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">The following tables map the Assent Sustainability Platform&rsquo;s
status outputs and CMRT logic structure when determining supplier conflict mineral statuses as displayed on the dashboard. Using this
table, and referencing the CMRT questions listed above, users will be able to determine what answers were provided by their suppliers
to earn their conflict minerals statuses.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Dashboard Supplier Response Statuses</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; width: 80%"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Not
    Submitted</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">A CMRT has not been submitted
    by the supplier</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Complete</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">A CMRT has been submitted,
    and is valid and complete</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Incomplete</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">A supplier with parts associated
    to them has submitted a partially completed Product-Level or User-Defined CMRT</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Invalid
    Submission</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">A CMRT has been submitted
    and deemed invalid based on contradicting responses in the template</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Out
    of Scope</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding: 1pt 5.4pt 2pt; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The supplier is out of scope
    for conflict minerals and does not need to be contacted</FONT></TD></TR>
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