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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-221875
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20140602
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140602

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MASCO CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000062996
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MILLWOOD, VENEER, PLYWOOD & STRUCTURAL WOOD MEMBERS [2430]
		IRS NUMBER:				381794485
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05794
		FILM NUMBER:		14883538

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21001 VAN BORN RD
		CITY:			TAYLOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48180
		BUSINESS PHONE:		3132747400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		21001 VAN BORN ROAD
		CITY:			TAYLOR
		STATE:			MI
		ZIP:			48180

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MASCO SCREW PRODUCTS CO
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19731025
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 <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>United States </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities and Exchange Commission </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM SD
</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Masco
Corporation </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1-5794</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>38-1794485</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>File Number)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Taylor, Michigan</B></P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Kenneth G. Cole </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(313) 274-7400 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name and
telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Check the appropriate box to
indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2013. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;1. Conflict Minerals Disclosures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01. Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Introduction </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the context indicates otherwise, the
terms &#147;we,&#148; &#147;its,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to Masco Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. The &#147;Conflict Minerals Rule&#148; means, collectively, Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, and Form SD. As used in this Form SD and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; are defined as columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and
tungsten, without regard to their location of origin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to our Business </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We manufacture, distribute and install home improvement and building products, with an emphasis on brand-name consumer products and services holding leadership
positions. We are among the largest manufacturers in North America of a number of home improvement and building products, including faucets, cabinets, architectural coatings and windows. We are subject to the Conflict Minerals Rule because a portion
of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of the products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not directly source Conflict Minerals from mines, smelters or refiners, and we believe that we are, in most cases, many levels removed from, and have
limited influence over, these market participants. Furthermore, because of the depth, breadth and constant evolution of our supply chain and competitive factors affecting our supplier base, there is significant difficulty identifying actors upstream
from our direct suppliers. However, through the efforts described in this Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report included as an exhibit to this Form SD, and as part of our reasonable country of origin and due diligence processes, we endeavored in
good faith to determine if any of the Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of the products that we manufacture or contract to manufacture originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) or any adjoining
country (as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule) and, if so, whether they directly or indirectly financed or benefited an armed group (as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule) in the DRC or an adjoining country. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Conflict Minerals Report </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As required by the Conflict
Minerals Rule, a Conflict Minerals Report is provided as an exhibit to this Form SD and is available on our website at www.masco.com. We do not incorporate the information contained on our website into this Form SD or our Conflict Minerals Report
and this information should not be considered part of this Form SD or the Conflict Minerals Report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item&nbsp;1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.02 to this Form SD. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01 Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 1.02 &#150; Conflict
Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly
authorized undersigned. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MASCO CORPORATION </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vice President, Treasurer and</TD>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Exhibit 1.02 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>The date of filing of this Conflict Minerals Report is June&nbsp;2, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>I. Introduction </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Masco Corporation has included this
Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013 as an exhibit to its Form SD as required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD (collectively, the &#147;Conflict Minerals Rule&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms &#147;we,&#148; &#147;its,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to Masco Corporation and its
consolidated subsidiaries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As used in this report, and consistent with the Conflict Minerals Rule, Conflict Minerals are columbite-tantalite (coltan),
cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to their origin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have adopted and communicated to our
suppliers a Conflict Minerals policy for our company (the &#147;Conflict Minerals Policy&#148;). The Conflict Minerals Policy is part of our Supplier Business Practices Policy. Our Conflict Minerals Policy states our expectations that our suppliers
will source Conflict Minerals from suppliers that meet the requirements of our Supplier Business Practices Policy, implement traceability measures for Conflict Minerals and provide us with all requested information, including information about all
suppliers in their supply chains, so that we can comply with the Conflict Minerals Rule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>II. Design of Due Diligence Measures </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We designed our due diligence measures relating to Conflict Minerals to conform, in all material respects, with the criteria set forth in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development&#146;s (the &#147;OECD&#148;) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and the
Supplement on Gold (Second Edition 2013) (the &#147;OECD Guidance&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The OECD Guidance has established a multi-step framework for due diligence as a
basis for responsible global supply chain management of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. This framework includes: establishing strong company management systems; identifying and assessing risk in the supply chain; designing and
implementing a strategy to respond to identified risks; carrying out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain; and reporting on supply chain due diligence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>III. Due Diligence Program Execution </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We performed the
following due diligence measures in respect of 2013 in furtherance of the steps set forth in the OECD Guidance, as described below. Some of the due diligence measures discussed below are not expressly provided for in the OECD Guidance. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As part of establishing strong company management systems, we adopted our Conflict Minerals Policy, which is incorporated into our Supplier Business Practices
Policy. We communicated the policy both internally and externally to our direct suppliers. We established a mechanism for employees, suppliers and other interested parties to report violations of this Policy to us. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We established a team of senior staff to create and implement our Conflict Minerals compliance strategy. The team
was led by a project manager from our Masco Business Systems department and included the following functional areas: Health, Safety and Environmental; IT Support; Legal; and Supply Chain. Specific personnel at our domestic and international business
units were designated to communicate with our suppliers regarding our Conflict Minerals Rule compliance. We provided training to these personnel on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, our compliance plan and the procedures for reviewing
and validating supplier responses to our inquiries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We furnished our direct suppliers with an overview of the Conflict Minerals Rule and translated
certain of the overview materials into local language. We also created training materials and conducted in-person presentations on Conflict Minerals Rule compliance for a number of our more significant Chinese suppliers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To identify and assess risk in our supply chain, we determined which of our products and vendors were potentially in-scope for purposes of the Conflict
Minerals Rule through review of product specifications, bills of material, supplier inquiries and other relevant information. We used the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global
e-Sustainability Initiative (&#147;EICC/GeSI&#148;) to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain, and we requested that our direct suppliers that provided us with materials that contained Conflict Minerals, or that we determined were likely
to have provided us with materials that contained Conflict Minerals, submit information to us by completing the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. The information we requested included the usage and processing source of Conflict Minerals in their
materials, as well as information concerning their related compliance efforts. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We reviewed the completed responses received from our direct suppliers
and, where appropriate, followed up with suppliers that did not fully respond to our request or submitted a response that we believed to be inconclusive. To the extent that a completed response identified a smelter or refiner, we reviewed this
information against the list of compliant smelters and refiners and country of origin information published by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. To the extent that a smelter or refiner identified by a direct supplier was not indicated as
conflict-free by an independent third-party, we consulted publicly available information to attempt to determine whether that smelter or refiner was known to obtain Conflict Minerals from sources that directly or indirectly financed or benefitted
armed groups (as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Conflict Minerals compliance
team reported the findings of its supply chain risk assessment to management. We reviewed these findings and developed steps to improve our due diligence process and further educate our direct suppliers, as described below under &#147;Steps to
Improve Due Diligence.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our due diligence, we utilized the results of the independent third-party audits conducted by the
Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative, the London Bullion Market Association and the Responsible Jewellery Council. We are a member of the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Form SD and this Conflict Minerals Report have been filed with the SEC and are available on our website at www.masco.com. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IV. Product Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding our due
diligence efforts, due to the challenges of tracing a multi-tier supply chain, for 2013, we were unable to determine the origin of at least a portion of the Conflict Minerals contained in each of the products that we manufactured or contracted to
manufacture to the extent that the Conflict Minerals were necessary to the functionality or production of the products. The in-scope product categories included the categories described below. However, not all of our products in each of these
categories were in-scope for purposes of our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Cabinets and Related Products:</I> Cabinetry for kitchen, bath, storage, home office and home entertainment
applications; kitchen countertops; and an integrated bathroom vanity and countertop solution. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Plumbing Products:</I> Faucet, bathing and showering
devices, including faucets, showerheads, handheld showers, valves, bathing units and toilets; tub and shower systems, bath and shower enclosure units, shower trays and laundry tubs; spas; and brass and copper plumbing system components and other
plumbing specialties. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Decorative Architectural Products:</I> Architectural coatings, including paints, primers, specialty paint products, stains and
waterproofing products; hardware for cabinets, doors and windows; and decorative bath hardware and shower accessories. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Other Specialty Products:</I>
Vinyl, fiberglass and aluminum windows and patio doors, windows and doors that combines a wood interior with a fiberglass exterior; and staple gun tackers, staples and other fastening tools. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For a further discussion of these products, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2013. The information contained in our
Form 10-K is not incorporated by reference into this Conflict Minerals Report or our Form SD and should not be considered part of this Conflict Minerals Report or our Form SD. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have made efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products by requesting that our
direct suppliers provide us with a completed Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. Where a smelter or refiner was identified, we also reviewed information made available by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative and publicly available information, in
each case to the extent available, to try to determine the mine or location of origin. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The facilities listed in Appendix A have been identified by our
direct suppliers and may have processed necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our products. The facilities listed in Appendix A may not be all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain, since our direct suppliers did not identify the
facilities that processed some of the necessary Conflict Minerals content contained in our in-scope products, and since we did not receive responses from all of our direct suppliers. In addition, not all of the included smelters and refiners may
have processed the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products, since some suppliers may have reported to us smelters and refiners that were not in our supply chain, due to over-inclusiveness in the information received from their
suppliers or for other reasons. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>V. Steps to Improve Due Diligence </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the due diligence steps that we took for 2013, which we intend to continue to take for 2014 to the extent applicable, we will endeavor to
improve our due diligence for 2014 by: continuing to segment our supplier base to direct our focus on those suppliers that we have determined to be in scope for purposes of the Conflict Mineral Rule; requesting those suppliers that provided company,
division or product category level information for 2013 to provide product level information for 2014; engaging with suppliers that provided incomplete responses or failed to respond to requests, to better ensure that they provide requested
information for 2014; monitoring the progress of traceability measures at suppliers that indicated for 2013 that the source of Conflict Minerals was unknown or undeterminable; and communicating to new suppliers our sourcing expectations, including
by disseminating our Supplier Business Practices Policy to them. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><U>Smelter and Refiner and Country of Origin Information </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our reasonable country of origin and due diligence, as applicable, our suppliers identified to us the smelters and refiners listed below as
having processed the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products in 2013. Our Conflict Minerals Report and the notes that accompany the table contain important information concerning the information in the table. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Appendix have the meanings indicated in our Conflict Minerals Report. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Tantalum</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Zhuzhou Cement Carbide</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Malaysia Smelting</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Corporation</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Minera&ccedil;&atilde;o Taboca SA</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>PT Bangka Putra Karya</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Yunnan Chengfeng</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Gold</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Metalor Technologies SA</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Limited</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Gold</TD>
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Gold</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Corporation</P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We note the following in connection with the foregoing information: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All information in the table is as of April&nbsp;7, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Compliant&#148; means that the smelter or refiner (&#147;SOR&#148;) was compliant with the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative&#146;s (&#147;CFSI&#148;) Conflict-Free Smelter Program&#146;s (&#147;CFSP&#148;)
assessment protocols. Included SORs were not necessarily Compliant for all or part of 2013 and may not continue to be Compliant for any future period. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Active&#148; means that the SOR has submitted a signed Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information and Auditee Agreement contracts to the CFSP. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Other&#148; means the refinery is listed on the London Bullion Market Association&#146;s Good Delivery List. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(e)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The compliance status reflected in the table is based solely on information made publicly available by the CFSI or the LBMA and has not been independently verified by us. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The countries of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by the foregoing SORs, in each case that were disclosed to us by our suppliers, were: Australia,
Bolivia, Brazil, China, Indonesia, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland and Thailand.&nbsp;We have not been able to verify this information.&nbsp;In addition, our suppliers did not provide us with country of origin information for all of the listed
SORs.&nbsp;Accordingly, the listed SORs may have sourced Conflict Minerals from additional or different countries. In addition, if a SOR was indicated as having sourced from multiple countries, we were not able to determine the country of origin of
the Conflict Minerals specific to our products.&nbsp;Therefore, not all of the countries of origin listed above may apply to the necessary Conflict Minerals in our in-scope products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For 2013, we were not able to determine the country of origin of the Conflict Minerals processed by any of the SORs listed as &#147;Active&#148; or
&#147;Other&#148;. </P>
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