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DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170526

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			V F CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000103379
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	MEN'S & BOYS' FURNISHINGS, WORK CLOTHING, AND ALLIED GARMENTS [2320]
		IRS NUMBER:				231180120
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-05256
		FILM NUMBER:		17873850

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		105 CORPORATE CENTER BOULEVARD
		CITY:			GREENSBORO
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27408
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(336)424-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P. O. BOX 21488
		CITY:			GREENSBORO
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27420

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VF CORPORATION
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900621

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	VANITY FAIR MILLS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19690520
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<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>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Laura C. Meagher 336-424-6000 </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, 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, 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto. It is
publicly available at www.vfc.com, but the contents of that site are not incorporated by reference into, and are not otherwise a part of, this Form SD. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Conflict Minerals Report
described in Item&nbsp;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 - Exhibits </B></P>
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Minerals Report as described in Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD. </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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Laura C. Meagher</P></TD>
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<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, 2016 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The information in this report includes the activities of V.F. Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries (herein referred to as &#147;VF,&#148; the
&#147;Company,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us,&#148; or &#147;our&#148;). As used herein, &#147;conflict minerals&#148; or &#147;3TG&#148; are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and
tungsten, without regard to the location of origin of the minerals or derivative metals. The &#147;Conflict Minerals Rule&#148; refers to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>V.F. Corporation Overview</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF is a global leader in the design, production, procurement, marketing and
distribution of branded lifestyle apparel, footwear and related products. We own a broad portfolio of brands in the outerwear, footwear, denim, backpack, luggage, accessory, sportswear, occupational and performance apparel categories. VF&#146;s
centralized global supply chain organization is responsible for producing, procuring and delivering products to our customers. For 2016, VF sourced or produced approximately 523&nbsp;million units spread across more than 30 brands. Our products were
obtained from 27 VF-operated manufacturing facilities (internally manufactured product) and approximately 1,600 contractor manufacturing facilities (sourced product) in over 50 countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not directly purchase 3TG from any source. VF has adopted a policy and related procedures, as described below in this Conflict Minerals Report, focused
on VF&#146;s commitment to sourcing components and materials from suppliers that share our ethical values and that support compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission&#146;s rules and regulations, including VF&#146;s disclosure
obligations related to 3TG. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF developed a list of suppliers and products determined to be
possibly in-scope for purposes of our compliance with the Conflict Minerals Rule based on our level of influence over the manufacturing process (in the case of products that we may have contracted to manufacture) and the potential use of 3TG in the
products. We also determined which of our products and components were potentially in-scope for purposes of the Conflict Minerals Rule through product specifications, preliminary supplier inquiries and other information known to us concerning the
composition of our products. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For sourced product, we reached out to 371 of our suppliers, representing 100% of our factories and products that may have
been in-scope. After receiving and reviewing their responses, we determined that 37 of the 371 suppliers were potentially in-scope for 2016. For internally manufactured product, we reached out to 31 component suppliers that we determined may have
provided us with components that contained 3TG. After receiving and reviewing their responses, we determined that 16 of the 31 suppliers were potentially in-scope for 2016. In this Conflict Minerals Report, we refer to those suppliers that were
included in our 2016 outreach as the &#147;Covered Suppliers.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Many VF products do not contain any 3TG and, for those that do, 3TG content generally
represents a small amount of the total materials content of the product. For example, 3TG may be found in items such as buttons, zippers, snaps and eyelets, although not all of these items are necessarily in-scope for purposes of our compliance. Our
in-scope products consist of apparel, footwear, equipment and accessory products and contained tin. Our in-scope products did not include tantalum, tungsten or gold. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF&#146;s &#147;reasonable country of origin inquiry&#148; (&#147;RCOI&#148;) process was designed to identify its manufactured (or contracted to be
manufactured) products that may contain necessary 3TG, and, if these are present, obtain transparency into the 3TG supply chain for such products, and, more generally, to achieve engagement from its suppliers concerning responsible sourcing of 3TG.
The specific goal of VF&#146;s RCOI was to determine to a reasonable degree of certainty whether the 3TG in its relevant products originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the &#147;Covered
Countries&#148;). The results of our RCOI are discussed below in this Conflict Minerals Report and on Annex A. For our RCOI, to the extent applicable, we utilized the same processes and procedures that we established for our due diligence, in
particular Steps 1 and 2 of the OECD Guidance (as defined below) design framework, which are described below in this Conflict Minerals Report. We based our country of origin determinations on information made available by the Conflict-Free Sourcing
Initiative (the &#147;CFSI&#148;) to its members. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the results of our RCOI, we conducted due diligence for 2016. These due diligence efforts are
discussed below. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Due Diligence Process </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our 3TG due diligence processes were based on the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development 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) (&#147;OECD
Guidance&#148;), an internationally recognized due diligence framework. Our diligence measures were based on certain processes put in place for the Company&#146;s RCOI and included the following. These are not all of the discrete steps that were
part of our due diligence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>i. <U>OECD Guidance Step One</U>: Establish Strong Company Management Systems </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF has established a management system, as described below, consisting of a framework of policies, procedures, processes and organizational
structure that supports our efforts to ensure that our products do not contain 3TG that support conflict in the Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>VF&#146;s Conflict Minerals Policy </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our conflict minerals policy (the &#147;Conflict Minerals Policy&#148;) indicates that VF expects all suppliers of our products and materials
to cooperate with our 3TG procedures. We further expect all suppliers to seek to purchase materials that contain 3TG from sources determined not to be involved in funding conflict in the Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our Conflict Minerals Policy is publicly available on our website at http://www.vfc.com/. Our Conflict Minerals Policy also is sent to relevant
internal personnel and suppliers. The contents of our website are not incorporated by reference herein, and are not otherwise a part of this Conflict Minerals Report. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not seek to embargo the sourcing of 3TG from the Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Internal Team </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF has a
management system responsible for managing our 3TG compliance program (the &#147;Program&#148;). The Global Responsible Sourcing department and other subject matter experts in VF are directly responsible for management of the Program with members
from our supply chain and legal departments. The team reports the progress of the Program and the responses to senior management and key internal stakeholders on a bi-weekly basis. VF has also enlisted a third party information management service
provider (the &#147;Service Provider&#148;) to assist in our due diligence activities. VF also utilizes specialist outside counsel. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Control Systems </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF has
policies that include, but are not limited to, our Code of Business Conduct, which outlines expected behaviors for all VF employees, and our Global Compliance Principles, Terms of Engagement and Conflict Minerals Policy for our suppliers. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We use the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the &#147;CMRT&#148;) developed by the CFSI to collect information from suppliers. This
information is retained for at least five years. To provide better transparency within VF&#146;s supply chain and to facilitate communication of policies and expectations, the Service Provider conducts outreach and collects diligence results through
an online platform (the &#147;Online Platform&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We are a member of the CFSI. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Supplier Engagement and Education </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF&#146;s engagement with its Covered Suppliers consisted of multiple communications through email and telephone to educate them on our
expectations for sourcing 3TG and the requirements of the Conflict Minerals Rule. Covered Suppliers were provided various avenues to obtain additional information and guidance regarding our Program, including an online supplier education portal, and
contact email addresses and telephone numbers for obtaining answers to questions and/or receiving guidance on completing the information requests from VF. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our standard vendor Terms and Conditions, which are part of our purchase orders, among other things, require our suppliers to provide us with
information, certifications and other documentation concerning 3TG content and origin at product level specificity. The Company&#146;s suppliers are required to acknowledge these standard Terms and Conditions in connection with every purchase order.
</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have an Ethics Hotline through which employees, suppliers and other third parties can report violations of VF&#146;s policies, including
violations of our Conflict Minerals Policy. The number for the Ethics Hotline is (866)&nbsp;492-3370. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>ii. <U>OECD Guidance Step
Two</U>: Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Covered Suppliers were asked by email to complete a questionnaire to
determine whether they were in-scope. The Service Provider then requested by email that the in-scope Covered Suppliers provide us with a completed CMRT at a &#147;product level&#148; declaration. The Service Provider followed up by email or phone
with Covered Suppliers that did not respond to the request within a specified time frame. If, after the foregoing efforts, a Covered Supplier did not provide the information requested, an escalation process was initiated. The escalation process
consisted of direct outreach by our personnel to the Covered Supplier. Responses were received from 100% of the Covered Suppliers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Service Provider reviewed the responses received from the Covered Suppliers based on its internally-developed written review criteria for plausibility, consistency, and gaps. As part of that review, if a Covered Supplier indicated that there were no
3TG in the products or materials that it supplied to us, the Service Provider reviewed those responses for plausibility and Covered Suppliers were also given an opportunity to provide a certification of that determination. If any of seven different
quality control flags were raised by the response, the Covered Suppliers were contacted by the Service Provider. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition to the
Service Provider&#146;s review, VF&#146;s internal sourcing group performed an internal quality check for plausibility of responses. The internal sourcing group also evaluated the level of risk presented by each Covered Supplier, based on the
amounts purchased from and the nature of the relationship with the supplier. Further outreach efforts were then prioritized according to the level of risk, to better ensure that we appropriately allocated our internal resources to focus on the most
relevant Covered Suppliers. For reporting year 2016, a verification step was added to validate responses from the top 10% of suppliers, based on product value and volume, that responded that their products or materials did not contain 3TG. This was
in addition to the response validation performed by the Service Provider. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Service Provider reviewed the smelters and refiners
identified by the Covered Suppliers against those contained in its internal database. To the extent not in that database, it requested that the Covered Supplier confirm that the listed entity is a smelter or refiner. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">With respect to those completed responses that identified a smelter or refiner, the Service Provider also compared that information against the
lists of Compliant and Active (as defined below), or the equivalent, smelters and refiners published by the CFSI, the London Bullion Market Association (&#147;LBMA&#148;) and the Responsible Jewellery Council (&#147;RJC&#148;). All of the 34
smelters and refiners identified by the Covered Suppliers as potentially having processed 3TG contained in our in-scope products were listed as Compliant. Certain Covered Suppliers that reported at a &#147;company level&#148; reported gold refiners
to us. However, because our in-scope products do not contain gold, we have not listed in this Conflict Minerals Report the identified gold refiners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For those Covered Suppliers that did not provide information concerning the processors of 3TG in their supply chain, the Service Provider
requested information on the Covered Suppliers&#146; suppliers. These suppliers, and subsequent tiers of suppliers as identified to the Service Provider, were then contacted by the Service Provider. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>iii. <U>OECD Guidance Step Three:</U> Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF&#146;s implementation team provides bi-weekly updates to senior management (the Head of Supply Chain and senior personnel in our Legal
department) and other key internal stakeholders on the progress of due diligence and supplier responsiveness and any identified risks. We address any identified risks on a case-by-case basis. This flexible approach enables us to tailor the response
to the risks identified. Depending upon the identified risk, we may cease doing business with the supplier, suspend business or require the supplier to commit to a corrective action plan. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To ensure suppliers understand and meet our expectations, we regularly communicate information and guidance regarding our Program through a
number of channels, including an online supplier education portal and direct communication from our sourcing hubs. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, to the extent that identified smelters and refiners are not Compliant, we seek to
exercise leverage over these smelters and refiners to become so through our participation in and support of CFSI. We also utilize information provided by the CFSI to its members to monitor smelter and refiner improvement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We also took the measures identified elsewhere in this report to mitigate the risk that 3TG in our products benefit armed groups in the Covered
Countries. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>iv. <U>OECD Guidance Step Four:</U> Carry out Independent Third-party Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence at Identified
Points in the Supply Chain </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters or refiners and, therefore, do not perform direct
audits of these entities within our supply chain. Instead, in connection with our due diligence, for the identified smelters and refiners, the Service Provider consulted information concerning independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners
made available by the CFSI, the LBMA and the RJC. We utilize and rely on this information to assess smelter and refiner due diligence and to determine whether the smelter or refiner is Compliant with the applicable third-party conflict free
certification. In addition, through our membership in the CFSI, we support industry-level implementation of independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>v. <U>OECD Guidance Step Five:</U> Report on Supply Chain Due Diligence </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF&#146;s Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report are annually filed and are publicly available on our website. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Due Diligence Results </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following table summarizes the applicable smelter information provided by the
Covered Suppliers. For 2016, we requested that the in-scope Covered Suppliers furnish us with a complete CMRT at a &#147;product level&#148; declaration, although not all Covered Suppliers provided information at that declaration level. See Annex A
for a list of identified smelters and for additional information relating to the data presented in the table. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Our in-scope products consist of apparel,
footwear, equipment and accessories that contained tin. Our in-scope products did not include tantalum, tungsten or gold.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to our position in the supply chain, which is discussed earlier in this Conflict Minerals Report, we rely on our suppliers
for accurate smelter and refiner information and our RCOI and due diligence measures do not provide absolute certainty regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None of the necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered
Countries. However, we did not have sufficient information to determine whether or not any of our products were &#147;DRC conflict free.&#148; The terms &#147;armed group&#148; and &#147;DRC conflict free&#148; have the meanings contained in the
Conflict Minerals Rule. </P> <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 necessary 3TG contained in our in-scope products by requesting
that the in-scope Covered Suppliers provide us with a completed CMRT and through the other procedures followed by us and the Service Provider that are described in this Conflict Minerals Report. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Risk Mitigation and Future Due Diligence Measures</B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">VF intends to further improve our due diligence
measures by taking the following steps, among others: </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 incorporate our compliance Terms and Conditions into appropriate new supplier contracts; </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">Continue to encourage suppliers to take the steps needed to obtain and provide current, accurate and complete information about their smelters and refiners of 3TG by enhancing training materials and through one-on-one
outreach; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continue to provide web-based and in-person training to and conduct outreach with suppliers to help them understand and satisfy VF&#146;s 3TG compliance requirements; </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">Contact any identified smelters or refiners that are not Compliant to request their participation in obtaining a Compliant or equivalent designation from an industry program; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Consider whether to enhance selected aspects of our Conflict Minerals Policy, including the supplier expectations contained therein; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Expand our data validation process to include additional vendors who indicate their products or materials do not contain 3TG. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All of these steps are in addition to the steps that the Company took with respect to 2016, which it intends to continue to take with respect to 2017 to the
extent applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Annex have the meanings set forth in the Conflict Minerals Report of which this Annex is a part. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Smelters and Refiners </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In connection with our reasonable
country of origin inquiry or due diligence, as applicable, the Covered Suppliers identified to us the smelters listed below as having potentially processed the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products in 2016. 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">Cooperativa Metalurgica de Rond&ocirc;nia Ltda.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Brazil</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Dowa</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Japan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">EM Vinto</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Bolivia</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Fenix Metals</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Poland</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">China</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Magnu&#146;s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Brazil</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Malaysia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Brazil</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Metallo-Chimique N.V.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Belgium</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Minera&ccedil;&atilde;o Taboca S.A.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Brazil</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Minsur</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Peru</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Mitsubishi Materials Corporation</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Japan</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Bolivia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Artha Cipta Langgeng</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Bangka Tin Industry</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Bukit Timah</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT DS Jaya Abadi</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Inti Stania Prima</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Mitra Stania Prima</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Panca Mega Persada</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Refined Bangka Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">PT Tinindo Inter Nusa</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Indonesia</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Thaisarco</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Thailand</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">White Solder Metalurgia e Minera&ccedil;&atilde;o Ltda.</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Brazil</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="page-break-inside:avoid ; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Yunnan Tin Group (Holding) Company Limited</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">China</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Compliant</TD></TR>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company notes the following in connection with the above table: </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">a.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Not all of the included smelters may have processed the necessary 3TG contained in the Company&#146;s in-scope products, since some Covered Suppliers reported at a &#147;company level,&#148; meaning that they reported
the 3TG contained in all of their products, not just those in the products that they sold to the Company. Some Covered Suppliers also may have reported smelters that were not in the Company&#146;s supply chain due to over-inclusiveness in the
information received from their suppliers or for other reasons. In addition, the smelters reflected above may not include all of the smelters in the Company&#146;s supply chain, since some Covered Suppliers may not have identified all of their
smelters. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">b.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The table only includes entities that were listed as smelters by the CFSI. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">c.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Smelter status information in the table is as of April&nbsp;17, 2017. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">d.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Compliant&#148; means that a smelter was listed as compliant with the Conflict-Free Smelter Program&#146;s (&#147;CFSP&#148;) assessment protocols, including through mutual recognition. Smelters that are listed as
&#147;Re-audit in process&#148; by the CFSP are considered to be Compliant by the CFSP. Included smelters were not necessarily Compliant for all or part of 2016 and may not continue to be Compliant for any future period. We do not have information
on the origin of the 3TG processed by any of the Compliant smelters prior to their respective certification dates. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">e.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Active&#148; is a CFSP designation that means that the smelter was listed as having submitted a signed Agreement for the Exchange of Confidential Information and Auditee Agreement contracts to the CFSP or,
according to information published by the CFSI, the smelter has agreed to complete a CFSP validation audit within two years of membership issuance by the Tungsten Industry &#150; Conflict Minerals Council. For 2016, our in-scope products did not
include tungsten. In addition, for 2016, all identified smelters and refiners were Compliant. </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="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">f.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;On Reference List Only&#148; means that a smelter is listed on the Smelter Reference List tab of the CMRT, but is not listed as &#147;Compliant&#148; or &#147;Active.&#148; For 2016, all identified smelters and
refiners were Compliant. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">g.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">&#147;Smelter Location&#148; is the country in which the smelter is located. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">h.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Smelter status and location reflected in the table is based solely on information made publicly available by the CFSI, without independent verification by the Company. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Country of Origin Information </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The identified countries
of origin of the 3TG processed by the Compliant smelters listed in the table above may have included the countries in the categories listed below. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">L1 -
Countries that are not identified as conflict regions or plausible areas of smuggling or export from these </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">regions of 3TG: Australia, Bolivia, Brazil,
China, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Colombia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Myanmar,
Nigeria, Peru, Portugal, Russia and Vietnam. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">L3 - The DRC and its nine adjoining countries: Burundi, Rwanda and Uganda. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">DRC - The Democratic Republic of the Congo. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Alternatively, or
in addition, some of the Compliant smelters may have sourced from recycled or scrap sources. </P>
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