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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150601

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHART INDUSTRIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000892553
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	FABRICATED PLATE WORK (BOILER SHOPS) [3443]
		IRS NUMBER:				341712937
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-11442
		FILM NUMBER:		15903793

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4407531490

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		ONE INFINITY CORPORATE CENTRE DRIVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 300
		CITY:			GARFIELD HEIGHTS
		STATE:			OH
		ZIP:			44125-5370
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<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
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<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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CHART
INDUSTRIES, INC. </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>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>34-1712937</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)</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>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Infinity Corporate Centre Drive, Suite 300, Garfield Heights, Ohio, 44125 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen D. Klinge </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(216-626-2058) </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, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><I>Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </I></B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Conflict Minerals Disclosure </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We conducted an analysis of our products and found that cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are
limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (&#147;3TG&#148;) are contained in some of our products or components used in our products.&nbsp;Therefore, for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2014, we conducted a
reasonable country of origin inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;) which was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the necessary 3TG contained in our products originated or may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining
country or are from recycled or scrap resources.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To conduct our RCOI, we engaged with our suppliers and made inquiries to those suppliers
about the country of origin of those necessary 3TG minerals. In our supplier engagement, we requested information from our suppliers about their supply chain and about the country of origin of 3TG which they supplied to us. Because we do not have
direct relationships with smelters or refiners in our supply chain, we asked our suppliers to engage with their own suppliers to gather the requested information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The description of our RCOI process, the results of our inquiry, and the determination we reached as a result of our RCOI process is included
in our Conflict Minerals Report, attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD. Our Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, is also publicly available at <U>http://ir.chartindustries.com/</U>. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><I>Exhibit </I></B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">See Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD, incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B><I>Exhibits </I></B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 1.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Conflict
Minerals Report </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; 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
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.01 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Chart Industries, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#147;<U>Rule</U>&#148;). The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) 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 (&#147;<U>Dodd-Frank Act</U>&#148;). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production
of their products. Conflict Minerals are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (&#147;<U>3TG</U>&#148;). These requirements apply to registrants
whatever the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a registrant can establish that
the conflict minerals originated from sources other than the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (the &#147;<U>Covered Countries</U>&#148;), or from recycled and scrap sources, they must submit a Form SD which describes the
Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#147;<U>RCOI</U>&#148;) completed. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict
minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals&#146; source and chain of custody. As long as a registrant is covered by the Rule, it must annually
file with the SEC a Form SD that describes its RCOI, and if applicable, a Conflict Minerals Report, that includes a description of its due diligence measures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An audit is not required for this Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Company Overview </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This report has
been prepared by Chart Industries, Inc., a Delaware corporation (herein referred to as &#147;<U>Chart</U>,&#148; the <U>&#147;Company</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>we</U>,&#148; &#147;<U>us</U>,&#148; or &#147;<U>our</U>&#148;). The information includes the
activities of all majority-owned subsidiaries that are required to be consolidated. It does not include the activities of entities that are not required to be consolidated. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chart is a leading diversified independent global manufacturer of highly engineered equipment for the industrial gas, energy, and biomedical
industries. The largest portion of end-use applications for our products is energy-related, accounting for approximately 47% of sales and 44% of orders in 2014, and 76% of backlog at December&nbsp;31, 2014. Our equipment and engineered systems are
primarily used for low-temperature and cryogenic applications, utilizing our expertise in cryogenic systems and equipment, which operate at low temperatures sometimes approaching absolute zero (0 kelvin; -273&deg; Centigrade; -459&deg; Fahrenheit).
Our products include vacuum insulated containment vessels, heat exchangers, cold boxes and other cryogenic components. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Supply Chain </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The raw materials we use in manufacturing our products include aluminum products (including sheets, bars, plate and piping), stainless steel
products (including sheets, plates, heads and piping), palladium oxide, carbon steel products (including sheets, plates and heads), valves and gauges and fabricated metal components. We relied on our direct suppliers to provide information on the
origin of the 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us &#150; including sources of 3TG that are supplied to them from lower tier suppliers. We have supply contracts with some of our suppliers which do not allow us to unilaterally
impose new contract terms and flow-down requirements. As discussed further below, as we enter into new supplier relationships and new contracts with existing suppliers, we are implementing requirements that suppliers provide information about the
source of conflict minerals and smelters that process the necessary conflict minerals in the products they supply to us. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of our
size, the complexity of our products, and the depth, breadth, and constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify the origin of all 3TG in our products or to determine whether they come from recycled or scrap sources; the
facilities used to process them; their country of origin; or their mine or location of origin. However, described below is our due diligence process and other measures we have taken to meet the reporting requirements of the Rule. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We determined that 3TG are contained in some of our products or components used in our products.&nbsp;Therefore, for the reporting period from
January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2014, we conducted a RCOI which was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the necessary 3TG contained in our products originated or may have originated in Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To conduct our RCOI, we engaged with our suppliers and made inquiries to those suppliers about the source of our necessary 3TG minerals and
the smelters or refiners used to process those 3TG minerals. In our supplier engagement, we requested information from our suppliers about their supply chain and about the source and country of origin of the 3TG which they supplied to us. Because we
do not have direct relationships with smelters or refiners in our supply chain, we asked our suppliers to engage with their own suppliers to gather the requested information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In designing our processes to comply with the Rule, we determined that because of the complexities of our supply chain and limitations on our
ability to track all the materials supplied and incorporated into all of our products, it was not practicable for us to isolate suppliers by product. Accordingly, we determined that a reasonable approach would be to conduct a survey of the suppliers
who supplied components or other material goods to us. As a result, we surveyed over 800 direct suppliers for components and material goods, which represented over 97% of our total spend on materials. We assessed our industry and engaged outside
consultants and confirmed that this approach is consistent with how many other companies are approaching the Rule. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Because of the
complexities of our supply chain and the fact that we did not receive detailed information from some of our surveyed suppliers, we are unable to determine the origin of all of the 3TG in our products and therefore cannot exclude the possibility that
some may have originated in the Covered Countries. For that reason, we conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the necessary 3TG minerals in our products and we are accordingly submitting this Conflict Minerals Report as an
Exhibit to our Form SD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Due Diligence Process </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Due Diligence Design </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our due diligence measures have been designed to conform, in all material respects, with the framework in The Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (the &#147;<U>OECD</U>&#148;) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (&#147;<U>OECD Guidance</U>&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The OECD Guidance identifies the five steps highlighted below and we have included a description of the measures we have taken under each
step. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Strong Company Management Systems </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Conflict Minerals Policy </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have adopted the following conflict minerals policy: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chart Industries, Inc. (&#147;Chart&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) takes seriously concerns outlined in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform
and Consumer Protection Act (the &#147;Dodd-Frank Act&#148;) regulating conflict minerals. This legislation requires the Company to report annually to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) on our worldwide use of certain
minerals from the conflict region. The conflict region is defined as the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In August
2012, the SEC issued the final rules for reporting of tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold used in manufacturing of products. We support industry and regulatory efforts to enable companies to source conflict-free minerals and Chart intends to be
compliant with the Dodd-Frank Act provisions pertaining to conflict minerals. Chart has initiated a comprehensive process to meet these regulatory obligations, taking steps to increase our supply chain due diligence measures and internal controls
for the covered minerals. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Despite the foregoing, we recognize that our suppliers may have limited insight into their supply chains which
precludes them from fully understanding the origin of the minerals. Due to the size of our supply chain as well as the complexity of the routes by which these conflict minerals are traded, </P>
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smelted, recycled, and sold (including the common practice of mixing ores and recycled scrap from many different sources), Chart and its suppliers face a substantial challenge to obtain full
traceability for all minerals to exact origin with a high degree of certainty. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are guided by our Code of Ethical Business Conduct (the
&#147;Code&#148;), which forms the foundation of our core commitment to act with integrity. The Code applies to every director, officer and employee, whether they work for Chart Industries, Inc., or for one of our subsidiaries in the United States
or worldwide. Our employees agree under the Code to uphold the Company&#146;s values, including honesty, respect, responsibility, fairness and the free exchange of ideas. We are committed to doing business fairly and responsibly and to seeking
business partnerships with those who share our commitment to transparent, ethical relationships. We expect these things of our employees, and we expect our suppliers to do the same. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">It is a Company priority to maintain and protect the integrity of our supply chain. When we select any business partner, we consider not only
the quality of the goods or services they provide, but also that company&#146;s commitment to lawful, fair business practices. When a supplier signs a Chart purchase order under Chart&#146;s standard terms of purchase, they agree that they operate
in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local rules, laws, codes and regulations. Further, suppliers who sign our purchase orders are generally obligated to allow us to conduct audits of their performance. Those suppliers who do not
comply with laws or operate in a manner inconsistent with our Code may ultimately be terminated as a Chart supplier. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Violations of this
policy can be reported through our Ethics Hotline which can be accessed by calling 1-800-868-8541 in the United States, or by email addressed to ethicsrepresentatives@chart-ind.com at any time using the world wide web at www.ethicspoint.com. We will
disclose our progress in implementing this conflict minerals policy through our website and the required SEC reporting. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our policy is
publicly available on our website, as of the date of this report, at: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>http://ir.chartindustries.com/</U> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Internal Team </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chart has established a management system for conflict minerals. Our management system includes a cross-functional group sponsored by our Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, as well as executive-level representatives and an internal team from relevant functions such as legal, internal audit, procurement, operations, treasury and accounting. This team is responsible for
implementing our conflict minerals compliance strategy and is led by our Assistant General Counsel, who acts as the conflict minerals program manager. Senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts periodically. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Identify and Assess Risks in Supply Chain </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We conducted a survey of those suppliers
described above using a comprehensive online conflict minerals reporting platform called iPoint and the template developed by the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> (EICC<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>) and The Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI), known as the CFSI Reporting Template (the &#147;<U>Template</U>&#148;). The iPoint platform was developed in coordination with the automotive
and other industries to optimize information gathering and data analysis for conflict minerals reporting. The data collected in iPoint is based on the Template. The Template was developed to facilitate disclosure and communication of information
regarding smelters that provide material to a company&#146;s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a company&#146;s conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters the company and its suppliers use.
In addition, the Template contains questions about the origin of 3TG included in their products, as well as supplier due diligence. Written instructions and recorded training illustrating the use of the tool is available on EICC&#146;s website and
on iPoint. The Template is being used by many companies in their due diligence processes related to conflict minerals. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Design and Implement Strategy to Respond to Risks </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Supplier Engagement
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have enhanced our engagement with our suppliers through the conflict minerals due diligence process and we may broaden the
process in the future if more specific product-level diligence is required. Feedback from this engagement has allowed us to understand alternatives available to improve supplier response quality, including possible integration of our general
contract administration function with the engagement of new suppliers and with existing suppliers as contracts are renewed. The addition of the iPoint </P>
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reporting platform to our process, as well as focusing the scope of our supply chain inquiries, improved our response rate from 36% of the companies surveyed for the 2013 report to approximately
60% for the 2014 report. We continue to work to update and upgrade our supplier contact database with the goal of streamlining supplier response in the future. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Reporting Mechanism </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As set forth in our Conflict Minerals Policy, we have established a reporting mechanism whereby employees, suppliers or other interested
parties can report violations of the Conflict Minerals Policy. Violations can be reported through our Ethics Hotline which can be accessed by calling 1-800-868-8541 in the United States, or by email addressed to ethicsrepresentatives@chart-ind.com
at any time using the internet at www.ethicspoint.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Maintain records </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chart has established a record maintenance mechanism to ensure the retaining of relevant conflict minerals documentation in a structured
electronic database. Documentation is maintained on an internal network and in the iPoint reporting platform. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Conduct Independent Audit of Supply Chain Diligence </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As we do not typically have a
direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, we leveraged industry groups such as the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition-Global e-Sustainability Initiative (the &#147;<U>EICC-GeSI</U>&#148;) and the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative
(the &#147;<U>CFSI</U>&#148;), to better understand upstream actors in our supply chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As discussed further below, we adopted the
CFSI&#146;s industry approach and attempted to trace back the origin of 3TG by identifying smelters, refiners or recyclers and scrap supplier sources that were submitted to us by our suppliers using the Template and iPoint. The iPoint platform
compares identified facilities to the Conflict Free Smelter Program (&#147;<U>CFSP</U>&#148;) list of smelters and refiners. The CFSP audits smelters and refiners to ensure that all certified smelters and refiners only use ores that are conflict
free from Covered Countries. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Report Annually Measures Performed </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Conflict Minerals Report is available on the
Company&#146;s website at <U>http://ir.chartindustries.com/</U> and is filed with the SEC as an Exhibit to the Company&#146;s Form SD. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Due Diligence Results </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Survey Results</I></B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We
received responses from approximately 60% of our top 811 suppliers, which represent more than 97% of our total component and material goods spend. We reviewed the responses against criteria developed to determine which responses required further
engagement with our suppliers. These criteria included untimely or incomplete responses as well as inconsistencies within the data reported in the Template. In addition, the iPoint platform screens responses for red flag issues such as mineral
origination and smelter certification. We worked directly with flagged suppliers to obtain revised responses and clarifications. Across all of the responses, we were able to identify 349 of our suppliers that supplied materials only from CFSI
certified smelters or refiners as described below or that were outside of the scope of conflict minerals inquiry by virtue of their representations in their responses (i.e., that their products do not contain any of the listed minerals). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eighty-one companies identified smelters or refiners for the products they sell to us. However, the large majority of the responses received
provided data at a company or divisional level and were unable to specify all of the smelters or refiners that processed the necessary 3TG minerals, if any, in the products or components supplied to Chart. Many of our suppliers did not respond or
could not provide source information with respect to the materials and components they supplied to us. We are therefore unable to determine with accuracy which of the smelters or refiners identified by our suppliers processed our necessary 3TG. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Efforts to Determine Mine or Location of Origin</I></B> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have determined that seeking information about 3TG smelters and refiners in our supply chain through our use of the CFSI materials, the OECD
implementation programs, and requesting our suppliers to complete the Template, represents the most reasonable effort we can make to determine the mines or locations of origin of the 3TG in our supply chain. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As mentioned above, we received 81 supplier responses that identified smelters and refiners that may process our necessary conflict minerals.
Four supplier responses listed smelters and refiners solely comprised of smelters and refiners that are on the list of CFSP&#146;s certified conflict free smelters. The other 77 responses which listed smelter or refiner information either did not
contain CFSP listed smelters or refiners or included a mix of CFSP listed smelters and refiners and those not listed. However, no distinction was made on a product-level basis for companies with responses containing a mix of CFSP listed and
non-listed smelters and refiners. The CFSP has not provided an opinion as to whether or not the minerals procured from smelters and refiners not listed originate from the Covered Countries. Because of the nature of the responses we received and the
lack of product-specific information, we were unable to determine with accuracy which smelters or refiners, if any, processed necessary 3TG that were incorporated into our products. We have therefore elected not to present the smelter and refinery
names in this report. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Steps to Be Taken to Mitigate Risk </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to take the following steps to improve the quality of information received in response to our due diligence to mitigate the risk that
the necessary 3TG in our products could benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continue to encourage new or renewed suppliers to provide information regarding their sourcing of 3TG. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Explore ways to provide increased visibility to 3TG in our supply chain on a product-level basis in 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engage with suppliers and direct them to training resources to attempt to increase the response rate and improve the content of the supplier survey responses. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engage any suppliers found to be supplying us with 3TG from sources that support conflict in the Covered Countries to encourage them to establish an alternative source of 3TG that does not support such conflict.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Further leverage the activities of the OECD and relevant trade associations to identify and improve best practices. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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