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FILED AS OF DATE:		20240531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20240531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ESAB Corp
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001877322
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	GENERAL INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT, NEC [3569]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	06 Technology
		IRS NUMBER:				870923837
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-41297
		FILM NUMBER:		241009962

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		909 ROSE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(302) 252-9160

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		909 ROSE AVENUE
		STREET 2:		8TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NORTH BETHESDA
		STATE:			MD
		ZIP:			20852
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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:10pt; 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:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>ESAB
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><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-41297</FONT></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>(Commission file<BR></B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>909 Rose Avenue, 8th Floor</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>North Bethesda, MD</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>Curtis E. Jewell, Senior 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>(301) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">323-9099</FONT></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>
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<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: </P>
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STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13p-1)</FONT> for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2023. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;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">As provided for in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD, a Conflict Minerals
Report is provided as an exhibit to this Form SD and is available at the following Internet website: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://investors.esabcorporation.com/financials/sec-filings.</FONT> The information contained on our website is
not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or our Conflict Minerals Report and 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&#8201;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
described in Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2 &#150; Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2.01 Resource Extraction Issuer Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;3 &#150; Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3.01 Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit 1.01 &#150; Conflict
Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023 </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:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ESAB CORPORATION </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Curtis E. Jewell</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">Name: Curtis E. Jewell</TD>
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<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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ESAB
Corporation has included this Conflict Minerals Report as an exhibit to its Form SD for the period from January&nbsp;1, 2023 to December&nbsp;31, 2023 as provided for in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> 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;ESAB,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;its,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; and &#147;our&#148; refer to ESAB Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries. As used herein, &#147;Conflict Minerals&#148; or &#147;3TG&#148; is defined as, consistent with the
Conflict Minerals Rule, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite and the derivatives tin, tantalum and tungsten. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking
Statements </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This document 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 &#147;intend&#148; and the like, or the use of 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 3TG benefit armed groups. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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, (1)&nbsp;the continued implementation of satisfactory traceability and other
compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2)&nbsp;whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG, and (3)&nbsp;political, regulatory and economic developments, whether
in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) region (the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;), the United States or elsewhere. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date
of filing of this document. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to publish revised forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of filing of this document or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Company and Product Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">ESAB
Corporation is&nbsp;a focused premier industrial compounder. ESAB provides its partners with fabrication technology advanced equipment, consumables, gas control equipment, robotics and digital solutions. Products are marketed under several brand
names, most notably ESAB, and sold into a wide range of global end markets, including general industry, infrastructure, renewable energy, medical and life sciences, transportation, construction and energy. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> product categories for 2023 were welding equipment, cutting equipment, automated welding and cutting
systems and gas control equipment. For a further discussion of our products, see our Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2023. The information contained in our Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and other external materials referenced herein, including our website, 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 the Form SD. </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 Company </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are subject to the Conflict Minerals Rule because some of the products that we manufacture contain 3TG that are necessary to their functionality or
production. Our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products contain tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, although each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> product does not contain all four 3TG. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We generally do not source 3TG from smelters or refiners and have no direct relationships with mines, and we
believe that we are in most cases many levels removed from all of these market participants. However, through the efforts described in this Conflict Minerals Report, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict
Minerals Policy, which is described below, and encourage conflict free sourcing in our supply chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Product, smelter and refiner information in respect
of 2023 is described under &#147;Product Information&#148; below. For 2023, each of our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products contained 3TG content for which we were unable to determine the origin. None of the necessary 3TG
contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. However, we did not conclude that any of our products were
&#147;DRC conflict free.&#148; The terms &#147;adjoining country,&#148; &#147;armed group&#148; and &#147;DRC conflict free&#148; have the meanings contained in the Conflict Minerals Rule. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Our Conflict Minerals Policy </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are committed to being a
responsible corporate citizen and are opposed to human rights abuses such as are occurring in the DRC. To this end, we have adopted and communicated to our suppliers and the public a company policy (the &#147;Conflict Minerals Policy&#148;) for the
supply chain of 3TG. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Conflict Minerals Policy includes, but is not limited to, our expectations that our suppliers: </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Implement and communicate to their personnel and suppliers policies that are consistent with this policy;
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Put in place procedures for the traceability of 3TG at least to the smelter or refiner level, working with
their direct and indirect suppliers as applicable; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Where possible, source 3TG from smelters and refiners that are conformant with an independent &#147;conflict
free&#148; assessment protocol; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Maintain reviewable business records supporting the sources of 3TG; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">At ESAB&#146;s request, provide to ESAB written certifications and other information concerning the origin of
3TG included in components, parts and products supplied to ESAB and the supplier&#146;s compliance with this policy generally; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">6.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Establish policies, due diligence frameworks and management systems that are consistent with the OECD Due
Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, including its related supplements; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">7.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Encourage their direct and indirect suppliers to adopt policies and procedures that are consistent with those
contained herein. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not embargo responsibly sourced 3TG from the Covered Countries or other conflict-affected and high-risk areas
and encourage our suppliers to continue to source responsibly from the Covered Countries or other conflict-affected and high-risk areas, from sources that do not support conflict. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our policy is available on our website at https://investors.esabcorporation.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Information </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, for 2023, we conducted a &#147;reasonable country of origin inquiry&#148; (&#147;RCOI&#148;). For our RCOI, to the extent applicable, we utilized the same processes and procedures as for our due diligence, in
particular Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance (defined below), which are discussed below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our inquiry included approximately 2,237 suppliers (the
&#147;Suppliers&#148;) that we identified as having provided us with components, parts or products that contain 3TG or that we believe may have provided us with components, parts or products that contain 3TG. For 2023, the Suppliers identified to us
362 smelters and refiners as either being part of our supply chain or as having potentially processed the necessary 3TG contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products, as shown and described below. These smelters and
refiners include 216 smelters and refiners identified as &#147;Conformant&#148; and 5 identified as &#147;Active,&#148; each as defined below. This information is based primarily on company-level declarations from Suppliers. Accordingly, many of
these smelters and refiners may not be part of our supply chain, as we generally were not able to collect data at the product-level. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the results of our RCOI, we exercised due diligence for 2023. These due diligence efforts are
discussed below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Due Diligence Program </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Design
Framework </I></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 3TG to conform with, in all material respects, the criteria set forth in the
Organisation for Economic <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-operation</FONT> and Development&#146;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 (Third Edition) (the &#147;OECD Guidance&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><I>Selected Elements of our Due Diligence Program
</I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The OECD Guidance has established a five-step framework for due diligence as a basis for responsible global supply chain management of minerals
from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. Selected elements of our due diligence program are discussed below. However, these are not all of the elements of the program that we have put in place to help ensure that the 3TG contained in our <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products are responsibly sourced. The headings below conform to the headings used in the OECD Guidance for each of the five steps. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I><U>OECD Guidance Step One:</U></I><I> &#147;Establish strong company management systems&#148;</I>
</P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We have a Conflict Minerals Policy. We communicate the policy internally to our sourcing teams and to selected
suppliers. The Conflict Minerals Policy also is posted on our website at https://investors.esabcorporation.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx. </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We have a team of senior staff under the Vice President, Global Sourcing and Supply Chain and Senior Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary charged with managing our 3TG compliance strategy. We supplement our compliance efforts with specialist outside counsel. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Selected internal personnel are educated on the Conflict Minerals Rule, the OECD Guidance, our compliance plan
and the procedures for reviewing and validating supplier responses to our inquiries. </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We utilize the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the &#147;CMRT&#148;) developed by the Responsible
Minerals Initiative (the &#147;RMI&#148;) to identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain. The CMRT requests suppliers to provide information concerning the usage and source of 3TG in their products, as well as information concerning their
related compliance efforts. We utilize a third-party service provider (the &#147;Service Provider&#148;) to conduct our supplier outreach and <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">follow-up,</FONT> as well as for the review and validation of supplier
responses. Some of the compliance matters described herein are taken or implemented by the Service Provider on our behalf. </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We maintain business records relating to 3TG due diligence, including records of due diligence processes,
findings and resulting decisions, for at least five years. </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Service Provider provides training and educational materials to suppliers to enhance the quality of
responses. </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We have contractual terms relating to 3TG, which are incorporated into selected supplier contracts.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We have a mechanism for employees, suppliers and other interested parties to report violations of our Conflict
Minerals Policy. The contact information for our grievance mechanism is <U>http://esab.ethicspoint.com/</U> or our ethics hotline is
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">1-844-486-1644.</FONT></FONT></FONT> </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I><U>OECD Guidance Step Two:</U></I><I> &#147;Identify and assess risk in the supply chain&#148;</I>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We requested in writing, through the Service Provider, that the Suppliers provide us with a completed CMRT. The
Service Provider followed up by email or phone on our behalf with Suppliers that did not respond to the request within the specified time frame. The Service Provider followed up with <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-responsive</FONT> Suppliers.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Service Provider, on our behalf, reviewed Supplier responses against its written review criteria to
identify incomplete responses, potential errors and inaccuracies in the CMRTs. The Service Provider followed up by email with Suppliers that submitted a response that triggered specific quality issues relating to completeness and accuracy.
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c.&#8195;&#8201;&#8202;Smelter and refiner information provided by Suppliers was reviewed by the
Service Provider against the RMI&#146;s list of known smelters and refiners. To the extent that a smelter or refiner identified by a Supplier is not on that list, the Service Provider may take additional steps to attempt to determine whether the
listed entity is a smelter or refiner. Smelter and refiner information also was reviewed against the lists of Conformant and Active smelters and refiners published by the RMI. 216 of the identified smelters and refiners were listed as Conformant by
the RMI and 5 were listed as Active, as of May&nbsp;6, 2024. Please see the tables below for further information regarding the smelters and refiners identified to us through our RCOI and due diligence.</P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8195;&#8194;&#8201;&#8201;The Service Provider
bases its country of origin determinations on publicly available information, its outreach to smelters and refiners and information provided by suppliers in their completed CMRTs. Consistent with the foregoing, to the extent that a smelter or
refiner identified by a Supplier was not listed as Conformant by the RMI, the Service Provider undertook an additional review to attempt to determine whether that smelter or refiner obtained 3TG from sources that directly or indirectly financed or
benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:8.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#8194;&#8195;&#8201;&#8201;The Service Provider attempted to reach out to the smelter or refiner directly and
conducted research to gain more information about the smelter&#146;s or refiner&#146;s sourcing practices, including the countries of origin of the minerals that it processes, the transit and transfer of the minerals that it processes and whether it
has in place internal due diligence procedures or other processes to track the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">chain-of-custody</FONT></FONT> of its 3TG.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8.00em; text-indent:-2.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">d.&#8195;&#8201;The Service Provider evaluated Suppliers&#146; due diligence processes and
policies based on the Suppliers&#146; responses to certain of the questions in the CMRT. These questions ask suppliers about their internal processes regarding 3TG.</P></TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We take steps to gather additional information from suppliers whose responses lead us to believe additional
information is warranted to help ensure that our supply chain is responsibly sourcing 3TG. This may include requesting product-specific CMRTs or other information. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I><U>OECD Guidance Step Three:</U></I><I> &#147;Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified
risks&#148;</I> </P></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"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Our 3TG compliance team reviewed the reports and evaluations prepared by the Service Provider and liaised with
appropriate members of senior management in our legal and supply chain teams, including our General Counsel and Secretary, regarding the results of our Supplier outreach. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">We undertake additional internal reviews with our legal and supply chain teams on a periodic basis using the
information provided by the Service Provider, our suppliers and our independent inquiries, and respond via supplier <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">follow-up,</FONT> commercial escalation or other commensurate means to the risks identified via
these reviews. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">4.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I><U>OECD Guidance Step Four:</U></I><I> &#147;Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due
diligence at identified points in the supply chain&#148;</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our due diligence, we utilize and rely
on information made available by the RMI concerning independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners to assess smelter and refiner due diligence. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">5.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I><U>OECD Guidance Step</U></I><I> Five: &#147;Report on supply chain due diligence&#148;</I>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We annually file a Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report with the Securities and Exchange Commission and make these
filings available on our website at <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">https://investors.esabcorporation.com/financials/sec-filings.</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Smelters and
Refiners and Country of Origin Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our RCOI or due diligence, as applicable, the Suppliers identified to us smelters and
refiners either as part of our supply chain or as potentially having processed the necessary 3TG contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products in 2023. Due to our position in the supply chain, which is discussed earlier
in this Conflict Minerals </P>
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Report, we rely on our suppliers for accurate smelter and refiner information and our due diligence measures do not provide absolute certainty regarding the source and chain of custody of the
necessary 3TG contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products. The table indicates each of the number of identified and Conformant smelters and refiners by metal. Please see the notes that accompany the table for
additional information concerning the data in the table. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Known</B><br><B>Smelters</B><br><B>and<BR>Refiners</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="6" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Conformant&nbsp;Smelters<BR>and Refiners</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>Metal</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>%&nbsp;of&nbsp;Known<BR>Smelters</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gold</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">181</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">88</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">49</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tantalum</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">36</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">34</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">94</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">91</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">61</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">67</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tungsten</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">54</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">33</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">61</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Total</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">362</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">216</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">60</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</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 information contained in the foregoing table: </P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The smelters and refiners reflected in the table<B> </B>were identified by the Suppliers to us as potentially
being part of our 2023 supply chain. However, not all of the included smelters and refiners are believed by us to have processed the necessary 3TG contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products, since most Suppliers
reported to us at a &#147;company level&#148; the 3TG contained in all of their products, not just those in the products that they sold to us. Some Suppliers also 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. The smelters and refiners reflected above may not be all of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain, since many Suppliers were unable to identify all of
the smelters and refiners used to process the necessary 3TG content contained in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products and not all of the Suppliers responded to our inquiries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">All compliance status information in the tables is as of May&nbsp;15, 2024. Compliance status is based on
information published by the RMI, without independent verification by us. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">A smelter or refiner is a &#147;Known Smelter and Refiner&#148; if it is listed on the Smelter <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Look-up</FONT> tab list of the CMRT. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">&#147;Conformant&#148; means that a smelter or refiner has successfully completed an assessment against the
applicable Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (&#147;RMAP&#148;) standard or an equivalent cross-recognized assessment. Included smelters and refiners were not necessarily Conformant for all or part of 2023 and may not continue to be Conformant
for any future period. The RMI notes on its website that the operational impacts of <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> have led to postponements of some RMAP assessments. The RMI website also notes that, due to the eligibility criteria
for an RMAP assessment, smelters and refiners are sometimes removed from the Conformant list because they are no longer operational and not because they are <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-conformant</FONT> to the standard. An
&#147;Active&#148; SOR is one that is currently engaged in the RMAP but a conformance determination has yet to be made. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The table below
provides information on the smelters and refiners included in the table above that are believed to source in whole or in part from a Covered Country. We are unable to determine specifically the countries of origin of the 3TG in our products.
Accordingly, the 3TG in our products may not have originated in a Covered Country or a particular Covered Country. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="10" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Smelters&nbsp;and&nbsp;Refiners&nbsp;Believed&nbsp;to&nbsp;Source&nbsp;From&nbsp;a<BR>Covered Country</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>Total<BR>Smelters and<BR>Refiners<BR>Sourcing<BR>from the<BR>Covered<BR>Countries</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"><B>% of<BR>Known<BR>Smelters<BR>and<BR>Refiners</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gold</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">42</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tantalum</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">21</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">58</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">95</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tin</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">100</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tungsten</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">14</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">%&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We endeavored to determine the mine or location of origin of the 3TG contained in our
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products by requesting that the Suppliers provide us or our Service Provider with a completed CMRT, and through the other activities described herein that were taken by us or the Service Provider.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Future Risk Mitigation Efforts </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We intend to take
the following additional steps to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG in our <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> products benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. These steps are in addition to the other steps that we took in
respect of 2023 described in this Conflict Minerals Report, which we intend to continue to take in respect of 2024 to the extent applicable. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">1.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Engage with applicable Suppliers that provided <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Conformant</FONT> smelters
and refiners, incomplete responses or that did not provide responses for 2023 to help ensure that they provide requested information for 2024. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Engage in additional outreach to Suppliers with <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-Conformant</FONT> responses;
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&#149;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Conduct further training for Suppliers; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
<TABLE STYLE="BORDER-COLLAPSE:COLLAPSE; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="100%">
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">Work to identify improved contacts for <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-respondents.</FONT>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">2.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Encourage the continuing development and progress of traceability measures at Suppliers that indicated for 2023
that the source of 3TG was unknown or undeterminable. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="5%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">3.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Continue communicating to suppliers our sourcing expectations, including through the dissemination of the
Conflict Minerals Policy to them and required adherence to contractual sourcing requirements. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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