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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220520
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220520

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001003078
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT [5084]
		IRS NUMBER:				113289165
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NY
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0903

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-14130
		FILM NUMBER:		22946291

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
		BUSINESS PHONE:		516-812-2000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		515 BROADHOLLOW ROAD
		CITY:			MELVILLE
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			11747
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			Form SD (calendar-year 2021)
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">MSC I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">ndustrial </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">D</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">irect</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;"> &nbsp;C</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">o</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">., I</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">nc</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:17pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Neal</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Dongre</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Vice President, </font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">General </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Counsel a</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">nd Corporate Secretary</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;"></font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">(516) 812-</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">2000</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Item 1.0</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">1 &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">The Conflict Minerals Report of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">MSC</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">&#x201D;) is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this report on Form SD. MSC&#x2019;s determination and related disclosures relating to its reasonable country of origin inquiry, as the term is used in Item 1.01 of Form SD, and materials that may come from recycled and scrap sources are included in MSC&#x2019;s Conflict Minerals Report and incorporated by reference herein. The Conflict Minerals Report is available on our website at </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">http://investor.mscdirect.com/index.php?s=127</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">The content of any website referenced in this Form SD is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Item 1.02</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">The Conflict Mineral</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">s Report required by Item 1.01 </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">Section 2 &#x2013; Exhibits</font>
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			<a href="msm-20220520xex1_01.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit"><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc., dated May 20, 2022.</font></a><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">&nbsp;</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the r</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">egistran</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">t has duly caused this r</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:12pt;">eport to be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MSC INDUSTRIAL DIRECT CO., INC.</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Conflict Minerals Report</font><br /><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 20</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">1.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">INTRODUCTION </font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">AND COMPANY OVERVIEW</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">This Conflict Minerals Report (this &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Report</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) of MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. (together with its subsidiaries, &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MSC</font><font style="display: inline;">,&#x201D; the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Company</font><font style="display: inline;">,&#x201D; &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">we</font><font style="display: inline;">,&#x201D; &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">our</font><font style="display: inline;">,&#x201D; or &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">us</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), dated May</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">0</font><font style="display: inline;">,</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">202</font><font style="display: inline;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">, is provided in accordance with </font><font style="display: inline;">Rule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Rule&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">13p-1</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), for the reporting period from </font><font style="display: inline;">January&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">1 to </font><font style="display: inline;">December&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">31,</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">20</font><font style="display: inline;">2</font><font style="display: inline;">1</font><font style="display: inline;"> (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Reporting Period</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;).</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Rule 13p-1 requires the disclosure of certain information by companies that manufacture or contract to manufacture products </font><font style="display: inline;">for which certain specified</font><font style="display: inline;"> minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of </font><font style="display: inline;">such</font><font style="display: inline;"> products. </font><font style="display: inline;">The applicable minerals</font><font style="display: inline;"> are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten (collectively, &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Conflict Minerals</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). Companies are required to determine, among other things, whether certain of the Conflict Minerals </font><font style="display: inline;">used in their products </font><font style="display: inline;">originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">DRC</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) or any of its adjoining countries (</font><font style="display: inline;">together</font><font style="display: inline;"> with the DRC, </font><font style="display: inline;">each a &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Covered Country</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D; and collectively, </font><font style="display: inline;">the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Covered Countries</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), and if these Conflict Minerals directly or indirectly financed or otherwise benefited armed groups (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Armed Groups</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), as such term is defined in Item 1.01(d)(2) of Form SD, in any of the Covered Countries.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">We are a leading North American distributor of a broad range of metalworking and maintenance, repair, and operations (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">MRO</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) products and services. We help our customers drive greater productivity, profitability and growth with our products, inventory management and other supply chain solutions, and deep expertise from </font><font style="display: inline;">over </font><font style="display: inline;">80&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">years of working with customers across </font><font style="display: inline;">various </font><font style="display: inline;">industries. </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">MSC is committed to responsible corporate citizenship and condemns the atrocities perpetuated by militants in the Covered Countries. </font><font style="display: inline;">The products which we distribute</font><font style="display: inline;"> are sourced from thousands of suppliers around the world. We do not directly manufacture our products, except for </font><font style="display: inline;">the following products made to our customers&#x2019; specifications:&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">one low-volume round tooling product that we custom fabricate in our American Specialty Grinding business</font><font style="display: inline;">; and (ii)&nbsp;one weld-to-order</font><font style="display: inline;"> blade</font><font style="display: inline;"> product that we custom fabricate in one of our Michigan facilities</font><font style="display: inline;">. However, we may at times enter into contracts with suppliers to manufacture products on our behalf for certain of our exclusive brands or to meet specific customer needs such that these products may be deemed to be &#x201C;contracted to be manufactured,&#x201D; as the term is used in Rule 13p-1 (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Contract Manufacture</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). Certain of the products that we manufacture or Contract Manufacture use Conflict Minerals that are necessary to the functionality or production of these products, as such terms are used in Rule</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">13p-1 (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">Necessary Conflict Minerals</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), which subjects us to Rule</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">13p-1&#x2019;s reporting requirements.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">The Conflict Minerals supply chain is multi-tiered and global, consisting of thousands of mining, trading, and manufacturing entities around the world. We rely on our suppliers of (i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">round </font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">2.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">REASONABLE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN INQUIRY</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">For the Reporting Period, we conducted a reasonable country of origin inquiry (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">RCOI</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;), as the term is used in Item</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">1.01 of Form SD, on the Necessary Conflict Minerals used by our Covered Products. Our RCOI consisted of surveying our suppliers of round metal blanks and Contract Manufactured products regarding the Necessary Conflict Minerals used in the Covered Products to determine whether any of the Necessary Conflict Minerals originated in any Covered Country or are from recycled or scrap sources. We used the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">CMRT</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) published by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">RMI</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;). Information requested in the CMRT includes:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">the names and addresses of the smelters or refiners that processed the responder&#x2019;s Conflict Minerals;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">1</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Based on the results of our RCOI, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">we </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">have reason to believe that some of the Conflict Minerals in our Covered Products may have originated in the Covered Countries and may not be from recycled or scrap sources. We therefore conducted due diligence (as described below) on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in our Covered Products.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">We conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals used in our Covered Products (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Due Diligence</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;) to ascertain whether these Conflict Minerals originated in the Covered Countries and financed or otherwise benefited Armed Groups in any of the</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Covered</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">C</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">ountries.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;"> &nbsp;Pursuant to the OECD Guidance (as defined below), identifying the smelters and refiners in our supply chain and directly or indirectly assessing their due diligence practices for sourcing Conflict Minerals is one of the key steps in our RCOI and supply chain due diligence processes as a downstream company (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance).</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Our Due Diligence measures have been designed </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">in conformity</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas, Third Edition (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">OECD Guidance</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;), as applicable for tin, tantalum, tungsten, gold and downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance). Our due diligence design incorporates the five steps of the OECD Guidance:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">independent third-party audits of smelter due diligence practices by participating in industry-driven initiatives; and</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Our Conflict Minerals Compliance Team (our &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">Compliance Team</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;) continued to manage our Conflict Minerals compliance program during the Reporting Period, consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy, found at </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;text-decoration:underline;">https://www.mscdirect.com/customer-service/conflict-minerals-policy</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">. Our Conflict Minerals Policy describes the Company&#x2019;s commitment to addressing the use of Conflict Minerals in our products, which includes:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">not knowingly supply us with products containing Conflict Minerals that directly or indirectly support militant groups in the Covered Countries; and</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">support our efforts to identify the smelters and refiners that process Conflict Minerals used in our products and the countries and mines of origin of such Conflict Minerals.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">The Compliance Team, formed in 2012, is led by our General Counsel and overseen by a steering committee comprised of our General Counsel and other senior executives of the Company. The team consists of MSC associates from a number of different functional areas such as Legal, Product Management, Sales, and Information Technology.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">We used the CMRT to survey our suppliers of round metal blanks and Contract Manufactured products regarding the Necessary Conflict Minerals used in the Covered Products to ascertain the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals, including their processing smelters, and countries and mines of origin. We validated the information received in response to the CMRT, to the extent possible, using different procedures such as (i)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">reviewing individual supplier responses for inconsistencies within the response; (ii</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">)&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">comparing different supplier responses for inconsistencies among the responses; (iii)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">checking smelter and refiner names reported against the CMRT&#x2019;s list of Standard Smelter Names; (iv)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">checking the &#x201C;conflict-free&#x201D; status of smelters reported</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">on the RMI&#x2019;s website</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">; and (v)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">following up with those suppliers whose responses we determined were either not </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">plausible</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">or were lacking key information.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">W</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">e have received, in aggregate, information, including Conflict Mineral smelter names, from our surveys and other supplier engagements for the Reporting Period </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">that is comparable</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> to the previous reporting year for the same products</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">however</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> we </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">were unable to receive responses from some of our suppliers</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">As a Work Group Participant of the RMI within the Responsible Business Alliance, we also leveraged the due diligence conducted on smelters and refiners by the RMI&#x2019;s Responsible Mineral Assurance Process and similar independent assessment programs such </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">as the Responsible Jewellery Council&#x2019;s Chain-of-Custody Certification Program and the London Bullion Market Association&#x2019;s Responsible Gold Programme (collectively, the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">RMAP</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;). The RMAP uses independent private sector auditors to audit the source, including mines of origin, and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used by smelters and refiners that participate in the RMAP. The smelters and refiners that are found to be conformant with the RMAP audit protocol are those for which the independent auditor has verified that the smelters&#x2019; or refiners&#x2019; Conflict Minerals originated from conflict-free mines and trading (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">RMAP Conformant</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;). The RMI makes available to its participating member companies country of origin information for the RMAP Conformant smelters and refiners.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Certain smelters and refiners have agreed to complete a RMAP conformance audit to be conducted by an independent auditor, </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">completed the relevant documents, and scheduled the on-site assessment</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> (&#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;">RMAP Active</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;).</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Based on the Due Diligence performed as described above, we were unable to determine whether the Necessary Conflict Minerals contained in the Covered Products listed in the </font><font style="display: inline;">table in Section&nbsp;5 </font><font style="display: inline;">below (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">DRC Conflict Undeterminable Products</font><font style="display: inline;">&#x201D;) originated in the Covered Countries, or, if they did originate in the Covered Countries, whether the mining or trade of such Conflict Minerals directly or indirectly finance</font><font style="display: inline;">d</font><font style="display: inline;"> or benefit</font><font style="display: inline;">ed</font><font style="display: inline;"> armed groups in the Covered Countries.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;">5.</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;"> &nbsp; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;">PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: DRC CONFLICT UNDETERMINABLE PRODUCTS</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">The below table includes (i) a description of the DRC Conflict Undeterminable Products for the Reporting Period, (ii) the Necessary Conflict Minerals used by these products, (iii) the smelters that processed the Necessary Conflict Minerals used by these products, to the extent known, and (iv) the countries of origin of the Necessary Conflict Minerals used by these products, to the extent known.</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Unknown</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(a)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">ACL Metais Eireli</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Brazil);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundacao Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">c</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Brazil);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Artek LLC</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia); CP Metals Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in the United States);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Cronimet Brasil Ltda</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Brazil); </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Fujian Ganmin Rate Metal Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">GEM Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Hydrometallurg JSC</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Jiangxi Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">; &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">JSC &#x201C;Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant&#x201D;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia); </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">KGETS Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in the Republic of Korea);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Taiwan); Moliren Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia); </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">c</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia); </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China); Unecha Refractory Metals Plant</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in Russia);</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China); Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten &amp; Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">b</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;font-size:5pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> (located in China)</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">d</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Not listed as </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">RMAP </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Conformant or RMAP Active.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">e</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">Not all countries of origin are known.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">f</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Country of origin information of the Conflict Minerals used by RMAP Conformant smelters is provided by the RMI. Due to confidentiality restrictions, the RMI may only disclose country of origin information on an aggregate basis where the country of origin is not the DRC. See Annex </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> to this Report for the list of Level 1 countries.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">(</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">g</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:7.5pt;font-size:4pt;vertical-align:super;line-height:100%">)</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> Country of origin information of the Conflict Minerals used by RMAP Conformant smelters is provided by the RMI. Due to confidentiality restrictions, the RMI may only disclose country of origin information on an aggregate basis where the country of origin is not the DRC. See Annex </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">1</font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;"> to this Report for the list of Level 3 countries. The smelters </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">identified </font><font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;">which source Conflict Minerals from the Level 3 Countries are RMAP Conformant.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">We undertook the activities detailed in Section 3.2.2 above for the Reporting Period in our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the Necessary Conflict Minerals in the Covered Products.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">We intend to take the following steps, among others, in an effort to further mitigate the risk that our Conflict Minerals finance or otherwise benefit Armed Groups in the Covered Countries:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">continue to develop customized engagement plans for each supplier of Contract Manufactured products regarding the Necessary Conflict Minerals used in the Covered Products based on the supplier&#x2019;s outstanding due diligence information and related level of risk, designed to (i</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">help us gather improved information regarding whether any of these Conflict Minerals are financing or otherwise benefiting Armed Groups in any of the Covered Countries, and (ii</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">)</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">address specific risks identified;</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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			<font style="display: inline;">Below is an aggregated list of countries of origin, to the extent known, from which the </font><font style="display: inline;">parties listed in column&nbsp;(iii) in the table in Section&nbsp;5 of this Report</font><font style="display: inline;"> are believed to have sourced conflict minerals. </font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on publicly available information, our RCOI and </font><font style="display: inline;">Due Diligence measures</font><font style="display: inline;">. &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;">It is important to note that this is also based on company level responses and therefore, it is not certain which of these countries of origin can be linked to our products.</font>
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