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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001100682
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMMERCIAL PHYSICAL & BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH [8731]
		IRS NUMBER:				061397316
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-15943
		FILM NUMBER:		161685802

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		251 BALLARDVALE ST
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01887
		BUSINESS PHONE:		781-222-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		251 BALLARDVALE ST
		CITY:			WILMINGTON
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01887

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19991208
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Inc.</B></P>

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its charter)</B></P>

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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>001-15943</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B>06-1397316</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(Commission</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>(IRS Employer</B></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 8pt"><B>File Number)</B></FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0; text-align: center"><B>David P. Johst, telephone: (781) 222-6000
</B></P>

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code, of the person to contact in connection with this report.) </B></P>

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    <TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">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, 2015. </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt; text-transform: uppercase"><B>Section&nbsp;1
&ndash; Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1.01&#9;Conflict Minerals
Disclosure and Report</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><U>Conflict Minerals Disclosure</U></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Conflict Minerals Report
for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015 is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01 is available at<FONT STYLE="background-color: white">&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="color: blue"><U>www.criver.com</U></FONT>&nbsp;at
the SEC filings link on the investor relations page.</FONT></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 1.02&#9;Exhibit</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The Conflict Minerals Report
required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD under Item 2.01.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Section 2&#9;Exhibits </B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item 2.01&#9;Exhibits</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Exhibit 1.01 Conflict Mineral
Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2015.</FONT></P>



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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 12pt 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Pursuant to the requirements
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized
undersigned.</FONT></P>

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    <TD COLSPAN="3"><P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES
        INTERNATIONAL, INC.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD NOWRAP STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; text-decoration: underline; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/
    James C. Foster&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U>Date:
    May 27,&nbsp;2016</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;James
    C. Foster</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Title:</FONT></TD>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: bottom; font-size: 11pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;Chief
    Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board </FONT></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Charles
River Laboratories International, Inc.</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Conflict
Minerals Report</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 8pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Introduction</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Charles
River Laboratories International, Inc. is including this Conflict Minerals Report (&ldquo;<B>Report</B>&rdquo;) as an exhibit
to its Form SD for the year ended December 26, 2015 as required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
and Form SD (collectively, the &ldquo;<B>Conflict Minerals Rule</B>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">If a Securities
and Exchange Commission (&ldquo;<B>SEC</B>&rdquo;) registrant manufactures or contracts to manufacture products containing cassiterite
(tin), columbite-tantalite (tantalum), gold and wolframite (tungsten) (collectively, &ldquo;<B>Conflict Minerals</B>&rdquo;),
and the Conflict Minerals are necessary to such product&rsquo;s functionality or production, the Conflict Minerals Rule requires
that the registrant undertake a reasonable country of origin inquiry. If, as a result of the reasonable country of origin inquiry,
the registrant knows or has reason to believe that any Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of Congo or an
adjoining country as defined in the Conflict Minerals Rule (the &ldquo;<B>Covered Countries</B>&rdquo;), and are not from recycled
or scrap sources, the registrant must exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of such minerals.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We do
not manufacture any products. During the year ended December 26, 2015, we contracted to manufacture certain products for which
Conflict Minerals are necessary to their functionality or production. This Report describes our due diligence measures on the
source and chain of custody of Conflict Minerals necessary to the products we contracted to manufacture during 2015.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Forward-Looking
Statements</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Report
contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Any statements that do not relate to historical
or current facts or matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use
of forward-looking words, such as &ldquo;intend&rdquo; or the use of the future tense. Statements concerning current conditions
may also be forward-looking if they imply a continuation of current conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include,
but are not limited to, statements concerning the additional steps that we intend to take to mitigate the risk that our necessary
Conflict Minerals benefit armed groups.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Forward-looking
statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual actions or performance to differ materially from those
expressed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: (i) the implementation
of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers, on a timely basis or at all;
(2) whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source Conflict Minerals; and (3) political and regulatory
developments, whether in the Covered Countries, the United States or elsewhere. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance
on these forward-looking statements, which apply only as of the date of filing of this Report. We do not intend, and undertake
no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking</FONT></P>


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or circumstances after the date of filing of this Report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Overview</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We are
a full service, early-stage contract research organization. We have built upon our core competency of laboratory animal medicine
and science (research model technologies) to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good
Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, which are able to support our clients from target identification through preclinical development.
We also provide a suite of products and services to support our clients&rsquo; manufacturing activities.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">This Report
relates to our products for which: (i) Conflict Minerals are necessary to the functionality or production; (ii) that we contracted
to manufacture; and (iii) for which the manufacturing was completed during the fiscal year ended December 26, 2015.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Our Microbial
Solutions (formerly known as Endotoxin and Microbial Detection) business, part of our Manufacturing segment, provides <I>in vitro
</I>methods for conventional and rapid quality control testing of sterile and non-sterile biopharmaceutical and consumer products.
We contract to manufacture for sale to third parties three (3) products that contain electronic components that contain Conflict
Minerals.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">The &ldquo;Endosafe&reg;-PTS&trade;
Portable Test System&rdquo; and the &ldquo;Endosafe&reg;-nexgen PTS&trade; Portable Test System&rdquo; (the &ldquo;<B>PTS</B>&rdquo;)
are rapid, point-of-use test systems that are comprised of a test cartridge along with a hand-held spectrophotometer instrument.
The &ldquo;Endosafe&reg;-MCS&trade; Multi-Cartridge System&rdquo; (the &ldquo;<B>MCS</B>&rdquo; and collectively with the PTS,
the &ldquo;<B>Endosafe</B> <B>Products</B>&rdquo;) combines five (5) PTS instruments (excluding the display, keypad and battery)
into a small bench-top test system that connects to a desktop computer with a single USB connector.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As permitted
by Instruction (3)&nbsp;to Item 1.01 of Form&nbsp;SD, this Form&nbsp;SD and this Report excludes information regarding products
manufactured by our subsidiary, Celsis International Ltd., which we acquired on July 24, 2015.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Reasonable
Country of Origin Inquiry</B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We conducted
a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry (&ldquo;<B>RCOI</B>&rdquo;), followed by the due diligence procedures outlined
below, regarding the Conflict Minerals in our Endosafe Products which are necessary to the products&rsquo; functionality or production.
As the initial step in the RCOI process, we reviewed parts and materials used in the manufacturing of our Endosafe Products to
identify those that may include Conflict Minerals. Those parts and materials identified that may include Conflict Minerals necessary
to the functionality or production of the Endosafe Product were then traced back to the direct supplier, or suppliers, from which
we purchased the applicable parts or materials. Using lessons learned during 2014, we changed our process to help ensure we have
identified all relevant suppliers that potentially provided materials or components used in the manufacture of the Endosafe Products.
We also engage the services of a third-party Conflict Minerals service provider to contact the identified suppliers.</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We engaged
the support of our suppliers to execute our Conflict Minerals programs. Specifically, we: (a) obtained information, representations
and annual certifications concerning the presence of necessary Conflict Minerals in our Endosafe Products and (b) provided training
to our direct finished good suppliers about the Conflict Minerals Rule and the requirement for suppliers to respond to inquiries
from us regarding their use of Conflict Minerals.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Our supply
chain with respect to the Endosafe Products is complex, and we do not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from smelters, mines
or refiners. We purchase parts and materials directly, or contract with others to manufacture parts, from a large number of suppliers.
In most cases, there are multiple layers of third parties in the supply chain between us and the ultimate upstream source of the
Conflict Minerals. We therefore requested our direct suppliers to provide information regarding the source and chain of custody
of Conflict Minerals included in the Endosafe Products.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Our inquiries
did not always reveal definitive answers. For the Endosafe Products, we identified ninety-four (94) suppliers thought to provide
components that contain Conflict Minerals. Each supplier was contacted a minimum of four (4) times via email and follow-up telephone
calls. Fifty-seven (57) of the suppliers responded, accounting for three hundred and five (305) of three hundred sixty-five (365)
components, which is 83.6%. We have not received responses from the remaining thirty-seven (37) suppliers, which accounts for
sixty (60) of three hundred sixty-five (365) components or 16.4%, which we identified as potentially containing Conflict Minerals.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Of the
83.6% of suppliers who responded, three (3) of the ninety-four (94) suppliers reported there are no Conflict Minerals in the components
sold to us. Fourteen (14) of the ninety-four (94) suppliers reported they are using Conflict Minerals but are not sourcing from
any Covered Country. Three (3) suppliers reported they are sourcing from a Covered Country but are not supporting armed groups
as they buy exclusively from smelters and refiners that are compliant with the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (&ldquo;<B>CFSI</B>&rdquo;).
Seventeen (17) suppliers reported they are sourcing from a Covered Country but are not supporting armed groups as they buy exclusively
from smelters and refiners that are active with the CFSI. Five (5) suppliers were classified as unknown as they did not know whether
they sourced from a Covered Country. Five (5) suppliers reported they did source from a Covered Country and their reported supplier
response rate was insufficient to reasonably determine whether all smelters and refiners in the supply chain are compliant with
the CFSI. Five (5) suppliers responded with a policy or declaration. Two (2) suppliers reported they do source from a Covered
County and they do source from smelters that are not compliant with the CFSI.&nbsp;</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In other cases, the responses we received were
only partially complete or did not provide sufficient detail to allow us to trace potential Conflict Mineral smelters/refiners
back to one of our Endosafe Products. All of our suppliers confirmed use of Conflict Minerals at a company level, but not at the
product level.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">Given
the breadth and complexity of our Endosafe Products and supply chain, and the responses received to date in our RCOI process,
we could not determine that our supply chain was not sourcing Conflict Minerals from one or more of the Covered Countries. For
this reason, and because we expect our RCOI process to be on-going, we have designed and implemented the due diligence process
set forth below.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>Due
Diligence Process</B></FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Due
Diligence Framework</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">For our
due diligence, we utilized the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development&rsquo;s 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 &ldquo;<B>OECD Guidance</B>&rdquo;). The OECD Guidance was written for both
upstream and downstream companies. Since we are a downstream company in the supply chain, our due diligence practices were developed
accordingly.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Due
Diligence Measures Performed </I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We undertook
to perform the following due diligence measures:</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>ESTABLISH STRONG COMPANY
MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (STEP 1)</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Policies
and Procedures.</I></B> We established a Statement on Conflict Minerals Law Compliance (&ldquo;<B>Conflict Minerals Statement</B>&rdquo;)
available at http://ir.criver.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=121668&amp;p=irol-Compliance, which we also communicated to our suppliers. In
addition, we have informed our suppliers that they must respond to inquiries from us regarding their use of Conflict Minerals.
We have also provided training to associates responsible for identifying new suppliers to ensure that any new suppliers respond
appropriately and in a timely manner to inquiries from us regarding their use of Conflict Minerals.</FONT></TD>
</TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Internal
Management Team</I></B>. We have established a cross-functional Conflict Minerals team with members from the Compliance, Legal,
Procurement and Microbial Solutions departments. The cross-functional team designed the due diligence process and the legal department
was responsible for documenting this process. Microbial Solutions and procurement were responsible for monitoring suppliers&rsquo;
responses to our inquiries regarding Conflict Minerals and providing training to our associates responsible for identifying new
suppliers. The legal team members were responsible for drafting the disclosures required by the Conflict Mineral Rule. The team
held meetings on a regular basis concerning our compliance efforts.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Grievance
Mechanism</I></B>. We have established a grievance mechanism for any potential ethical or legal violations involving our business.
They can be reported by calling our Compliance &amp; Ethics Hotline at 1-866-294-3699, visiting http://helpline.criver.com or
writing to us at 251 Ballardvale Street, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887, Attn: General Counsel. No one will be subject to retaliation
for making a good faith report of a complaint or concern.</FONT></TD>
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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Engagement
with Suppliers</I></B>. We engaged a third party to support our supplier outreach and engagement efforts. Our third party provider,
3E Company (&ldquo;<B>3E</B>&rdquo;), sent a preliminary engagement email to each of our ninety-four (94) suppliers explaining
the regulation, reporting requirements and providing access to a</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">resource center containing
tutorials and additional information. Two (2) subsequent emails were sent formally requesting the suppliers complete and return
a copy of the CMRT 4.01b. Any suppliers who did not respond were contacted via a follow up telephone call. Additionally, 3E performed
web-searches for select suppliers to capture publicly available CMRT and smelter lists.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Education</I>: 3E maintains
a Conflict Mineral Resource Center (&ldquo;<B>Resource Center</B>&rdquo;) web site that is available to all of our suppliers of
Conflict Minerals. The Resource Center contains a copy of the most recent CMRT, links to the CFSI list of compliant and active
smelters and refineries, and articles and tutorials relating to the Conflict Mineral regulation and compliance.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">3E provides live assistance
to all of our suppliers in the form of the supplier relations obtainment team. Contact information for these specialists is included
in every notice sent by 3E.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Smelter Evaluation</I>:
All supplier responses, including smelter information, are aggregated in the 3E Supply Chain platform (&ldquo;<B>3ESC Platform</B>&rdquo;).
The 3ESC Platform uses the publicly available CFSI smelter and refinery lists to validate whether smelters are recognized as legitimate
by CFSI, and further indicates their status within the Conflict-Free Smelter Program when applicable. Ultimately, the 3ESC Platform
assigns one of eight categories of risk to each supplier (&ldquo;<B>Status</B>&rdquo;). This Status assesses risk and flags suppliers
of concern.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><I>Risk Assessment</I>:
The 3ESC Platform and robust reporting tools maintain supplier responses and ensure consistency of responses. Data may be easily
segregated by material, product or business unit to create benchmarks and monitor supplier responses. Comments may additionally
be added to the system to track the review of each response and any corresponding actions taken.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>IDENTIFY AND ASSESS RISK
IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN (STEP 2)</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Identification
and Assessment of Supply Chain Risks. </I></B>We created a process to request information from our suppliers about the origin
of Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products which involved contracting with a third
party as described above. This process is intended to identify smelters in our supply chain.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As part of this process,
we asked our suppliers to complete the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative Conflict
Minerals Reporting Template (the &ldquo;<B>CMRT</B>&rdquo;). In addition, the suppliers were requested to provide a representation
to us that the information provided was complete and accurate.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We reviewed the responses
and representations provided by our suppliers for completeness and consistency and followed up with suppliers regarding any responses
that we determined were incomplete or required further clarification.</FONT></P>


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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We also compared the names
of any smelter identified in the suppliers&rsquo; responses to the Standard Smelter Names tab of the CMRT and the list of conflict
free smelters and refiners and country of origin information published by the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (&ldquo;<B>CFSI</B>&rdquo;).</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt 1in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">In early 2016, we asked
the suppliers to certify that the information previously provided in their response to the CMRT remained accurate for the entire
calendar year 2015. In addition, the suppliers were requested to describe any changes to their previously submitted CMRT.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>DESIGN AND IMPLEMENT A
STRATEGY TO RESPOND TO IDENTIFIED RISKS (STEP 3)</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Response
to Identified Risks. </I></B>The cross-functional Conflict Minerals compliance team contacted certain suppliers several times
to discuss their compliance with our Conflict Minerals Statement. They also summarized and reported the results of the suppliers&rsquo;
responses and the team&rsquo;s due diligence and assessment to senior management. We formulated a plan to manage risks relating
to the suppliers&rsquo; compliance with our Conflict Minerals requirements.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>INDEPENDENT THIRD-PARTY
AUDIT OF SUPPLY CHAIN DUE DILIGENCE (STEP 4)</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Independent
Audit of SORs.</I></B><I> </I>We do not have a direct relationship with the smelters and refiners used to process the Conflict
Minerals necessary to the Endosafe Products and do not perform audits of those smelters and refiners. We rely on industry efforts,
such as CFSI, to influence smelters and refiners to become certified as part of CFSI&rsquo;s Conflict Free Smelter Program. We
are researching these industry groups in an effort to join one to support this independent audit.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B>REPORT ON SUPPLY CHAIN
DUE DILIGENCE (STEP 5)</B></FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in; text-align: left"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Publicly
Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence. </I></B>We prepared this Report for filing with the SEC and prepared a Conflict Minerals
Statement which is publicly available.</FONT></TD>
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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Due
Diligence Results</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">As noted
above, our supply chain is complex and contains many layers for which our direct suppliers have not always been able to identify,
verify and report to us the origin of the Conflict Minerals.</FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt"><B><I>Risk
Mitigation/Future Due Diligence Measures</I></B></FONT></P>

<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 10pt">We intend
to continuously improve upon our supply chain due diligence efforts by implementing the following measures:</FONT></P>


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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Continue
                                         to evaluate the presence of Conflict Minerals in our supply chain;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Monitor
                                         and encourage the continued development and progress of traceability measures for suppliers
                                         that indicated in 2015 that the source of Conflict Minerals was unknown or undeterminable;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         new suppliers for compliance with our Conflict Minerals requirements during initial business
                                         reviews; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.75in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Symbol; font-size: 10pt">&middot;</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">For
                                         new engagements of suppliers which potentially use Conflict Minerals, we will endeavor
                                         to require contract terms that mandate the use of responsible sourcing practices, specifically
                                         in the area of Conflict Minerals;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         to communicate our expectations to suppliers;</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         of our Conflicts Mineral Statement in engagement correspondence with our suppliers; and</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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                                         industry groups to join to support the independent audit.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>



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