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FILED AS OF DATE:		20190531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190531

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NETSCOUT SYSTEMS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001078075
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
		IRS NUMBER:				042837575
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0331

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-26251
		FILM NUMBER:		19870633

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 LITTLETON ROAD
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886
		BUSINESS PHONE:		978-614-4000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		310 LITTLETON ROAD
		CITY:			WESTFORD
		STATE:			MA
		ZIP:			01886
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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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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Specialized Disclosure Report </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NETSCOUT
SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">04-2837575</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></P>
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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"><B>Conflict Minerals Disclosure </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Form SD of NetScout
Systems, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) is filed pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January&nbsp;1, 2018 to December&nbsp;31, 2018. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD, and is publicly available at
<U>http://www.netscout.com/company/about-netscout/corporate-responsibility/conflict-minerals/</U>. </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">As specified in Section&nbsp;2, Item 2.01 of this Form SD, the Company is hereby filing its Conflict Minerals Report as Exhibit 1.01 to this report. </P>
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Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following exhibit is filed as part of this report. </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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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>NETSCOUT SYSTEMS, INC. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>For the Reporting Period from January&nbsp;1, 2018 to December&nbsp;31, 2018 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Introduction </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Conflict Minerals Report
(&#147;Report&#148;) of NetScout Systems, Inc. (&#147;NETSCOUT&#148; or the &#147;Company&#148;) has been prepared pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> (the &#147;Rule&#148;) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the reporting period January&nbsp;1, 2018 to December&nbsp;31, 2018 (the &#147;Reporting Period&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Rule requires certain disclosures from public companies that manufacture (or contract to manufacture) products containing certain minerals that are
necessary to the functionality or production of their products. These minerals are tin, tungsten, tantalum and gold (&#147;Conflict Minerals&#148;). The Rule focuses on Conflict Minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo (&#147;DRC&#148;) and
nine adjoining countries (together, the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;). If, after conducting a good faith reasonable <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">country-of-origin</FONT></FONT> inquiry (&#147;RCOI&#148;), an
issuer has reason to believe that any of the Conflict Minerals in its products may have originated in the Covered Countries, or if it is unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, then the issuer must perform due diligence
on the Conflict Minerals&#146; source and chain of custody and submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Report relates to the process undertaken for the Company&#146;s products: (i)&nbsp;for which Conflict Minerals are necessary to their functionality or
production; (ii)&nbsp;that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, by the Company; and (iii)&nbsp;for which the manufacture was completed during calendar year 2018. NETSCOUT provides real-time operational intelligence and performance
analytics that are used to address the business assurance needs of customers worldwide spanning service assurance, cybersecurity and business intelligence. Customers rely on our products to optimize network performance, ensure the delivery of
high-quality mission-critical applications and services, provide timely insight into the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">end-user</FONT> experience, and protect the network from attack. All of the Company&#146;s hardware products are &#147;in
scope&#148; for the purposes of the Reporting Period and are referred to in this Report collectively as the &#147;Covered Products.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Executive
Summary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">NETSCOUT performed a RCOI on suppliers believed to provide the Company with materials or components containing Conflict Minerals necessary to
the functionality or production of NETSCOUT&#146;s products. The Company&#146;s suppliers that responded to its inquiry identified 312 smelters and refiners. Of these 312 smelters and refiners, NETSCOUT identified 41 that were either sourcing, or
the Company had reason to believe may be sourcing, from the Covered Countries. The Company&#146;s due diligence review indicated that 35 of these smelters or refiners have been audited under, and are recognized as &#147;conformant&#148; with, the
Responsible Minerals Assurance Process assessment protocols (RMAP) of the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI). For the remaining six refiners sourcing from the Covered Countries, the Company undertook a risk mitigation process. Based on the
findings of this risk mitigation process, the Company determined that it should request that its suppliers remove each of these six refiners from its supply chain. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Design of RCOI and Due Diligence </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s RCOI
and due diligence measures have been designed to conform, in all material respects, to the framework in the Organisation for Economic <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Co-operation</FONT> and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply
Chain of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, including the related supplements on gold, tin, tantalum and tungsten (the &#147;OECD Due Diligence Guidance&#148;), consistent with the Company&#146;s position as a
downstream company. </P>
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diligence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Step 1 &#150; Establish Strong Company Management Systems </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Step 1 of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance provides that companies should establish management systems to support execution of their conflict minerals programs.
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of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has established and implemented a
Policy on Conflict Minerals (the &#147;Company Policy&#148;) in the Company&#146;s supply chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This Company Policy is publicly available
via the Company&#146;s website at http://www.netscout.com/company/about-netscout/corporate-responsibility/conflict-minerals/. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
Policy is communicated directly to our tier 1 direct suppliers as part of the Company&#146;s supplier qualification process. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has established and maintains an internal, cross-functional team to support supply chain due diligence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has appointed to the team a member of the senior staff that it believes has the necessary competence, knowledge, and experience to
oversee supply chain due diligence. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has applied the resources that it believes are necessary to support the operation and
monitoring of these processes, including internal resources and external consulting support. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The team periodically communicates the status
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Step 1C - Establish a system of transparency, information collection and control over the supply chain.</I>
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company implemented a process to collect and retain required supplier and smelter RCOI and due diligence data to
support the Company&#146;s Conflict Minerals inquiry and reporting. Details on the Company&#146;s supply chain data gathering are included in the RCOI and Due Diligence sections of this Report. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><I>Step 1D - Strengthen company engagement with suppliers.</I> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company directly engaged suppliers during the RCOI process via email. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company reviewed supplier responses as part of the RCOI process and due diligence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has added requirements for conflict minerals compliance to new supplier contracts and the Company&#146;s supplier code of conduct.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company implemented a plan to improve the quantity and quality of supplier and smelter/refiner responses year-over-year. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s ethics violations reporting system allows employees and third parties to raise, confidentially, concerns with any violations
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
has conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry regarding its Conflict Minerals. This good faith RCOI was reasonably designed to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals that were necessary to the functionality or production of
its products originated in the Covered Countries and whether any of the Conflict Minerals may be from recycled or scrap sources. The Company designed its RCOI process to conform, in all material respects, to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance,
consistent with the Company&#146;s position as a downstream company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To identify suppliers and smelters and refiners in its Conflict Minerals supply
chain, the Company performed the following activities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">developed a list of the Company&#146;s suppliers providing components that contained Conflict Minerals;
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">contacted each supplier and requested that it complete the industry standard Conflict Minerals Reporting
Template (&#147;CMRT&#148;) developed by the RMI, including smelter and refiner information. The Company received current completed CMRT forms from 85% of the suppliers contacted; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">reviewed supplier responses for accuracy and completeness; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">amalgamated supplier-identified smelters and refiners into a single list of unique smelters and refiners
meeting the definition of a smelter (or refiner) under one of three industry-recognized audit protocols; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">reviewed the final smelter and refiner list (and compared it to industry peers). </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s suppliers that responded to its inquiry identified 312 unique smelters and refiners that were potentially in the Company&#146;s supply
chain. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nearly all the CMRTs completed by the Company&#146;s suppliers included data only at the company level (with information applicable to all of the
components and materials furnished by the respective suppliers) and did not specify which smelters or refiners or countries of origin were the source of necessary Conflict Minerals in the particular parts actually furnished to the Company. In other
words, almost none of the Company&#146;s suppliers represented to the Company that Conflict Minerals from the smelters and refiners they listed in their CMRTs had actually been included in the particular parts or types of parts they supplied to the
Company. As a result, the Company could not reasonably identify which smelters or refiners were used for processing the Conflict Minerals in the particular parts supplied for use in the Covered Products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Due Diligence </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Company&#146;s Due Diligence
Process </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s supply chain with respect to its products is complex, and its manufacturing process is significantly removed from the
mining, smelting and refining of Conflict Minerals. In this regard, the Company does not purchase Conflict Minerals directly from mines, smelters or refiners, and there are many third parties in the supply chain between the ultimate manufacture of
the Covered Products and the original sources of the Conflict Minerals. Moreover, the Company believes that the smelters and refiners of the Conflict Minerals are best situated to identify the sources of Conflict Minerals and, therefore, has taken
steps to identify the applicable smelters and refiners of Conflict Minerals in the Company&#146;s supply chain. However, tracing these minerals to their sources is a challenge that requires the Company to rely on its suppliers in its efforts to
achieve supply chain transparency, including obtaining information regarding the origin of the Conflict Minerals. The information provided by suppliers may be inaccurate or incomplete or subject to other irregularities. In addition, because of the
Company&#146;s location within the supply chain in relation to the actual extraction and transport of Conflict Minerals, its ability to verify the accuracy of information reported by suppliers is limited. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s due diligence measures performed with respect to the Covered Products included the following: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Smelter/Refiner RCOI and Due Diligence </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To conduct its
smelter/refiner RCOI and due diligence, the Company engaged a third-party service provider and also relied on the results of industry-driven programs for the conduct of smelter/refiner audits, assessments and spot checks. The Company&#146;s
smelter/refiner RCOI and due diligence processes were designed, consistent with the Company&#146;s position as a downstream company, to: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">identify the scope of the risk assessment of the mineral supply chain (OECD Step 2B); </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">indirectly by reference to industry-driven programs, assess whether the smelters/refiners have carried out all
elements of due diligence for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and high-risk areas (OECD Step 2C); and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">indirectly by reference to industry-driven programs, where necessary, carry out joint spot checks at the
mineral smelter/refiner&#146;s own facilities (OECD Step 2D). </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For each smelter and refiner identified in the Company&#146;s supply
chain, the Company&#146;s third-party service provider attempted to engage the smelter or refiner directly via telephone and/or email to determine whether or not the smelter or refiner sourced from the Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For smelters and refiners that declared directly or through their relevant industry association that they did not source from the Covered Countries, but were
not validated as conformant to the RMAP, the Company reviewed publicly available information to determine if there was any evidence contrary to the smelter&#146;s or refiner&#146;s declaration. The sources reviewed included the following: </P>
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following: </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For smelters and refiners that did not respond to direct engagement by our third-party service provider, the Company reviewed publicly available sources and
specific <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-governmental</FONT> organization publications (as described above) to determine if there was any reason to believe that the smelter or refiner may have sourced from the Covered Countries for Conflict
Minerals in the Covered Products the manufacture of which was completed during the reporting period. Where the Company identified high-risk smelters and refiners, that is, smelters and refiners that were known to be sourcing from, or that the
Company had reason to believe may have been sourcing from, the Covered Countries, the Company considered the risk effectively mitigated if the smelter or refiner had been audited and recognized as conformant with the RMAP protocols. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Step 3 &#150; Design and Implement a Strategy to Respond to Identified Risks </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">For high-risk smelters and refiners that have not been audited and recognized as conformant with the RMAP protocols, the Company communicated the risk to a
designated member of senior management (OECD Step 3A) and sought to mitigate risks associated with these smelters and refiners as described below. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s suppliers that responded to its inquiry identified 312 smelters or refiners. Of these,
the Company identified 41 that either sourced, or the Company had reason to believe may have sourced, from the Covered Countries. The Company determined that 35 of these 41 smelters or refiners have been audited and recognized as conformant with the
RMAP protocols. The Company then sought to mitigate the risk associated with the remaining six identified smelters or refiners. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Risk Mitigation
</I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company engaged in a risk mitigation process regarding the six smelters or refiners that were not recognized as conformant with the RMAP protocols
and were known to be sourcing, or that the Company had reason to believe may be sourcing, from the Covered Countries. The Company&#146;s risk mitigation efforts were reported by its internal Conflict Minerals team to the Company&#146;s management in
accordance with Step 3A of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. The Company&#146;s risk mitigation process included the following activities: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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determine if there was any reason to believe the smelter or refiner directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the Covered Countries; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">verifying with internal stakeholders and relevant suppliers whether Conflict Minerals from the specific smelter
or refiner were actually in the Company&#146;s supply chain for the Covered Products the manufacture of which was completed in the Reporting Period; and </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">engagement by the Company&#146;s third-party service provider, via email and/or telephone, with each high-risk
smelter or refiner to verify risk and to encourage the smelter or refiner to undergo an independent audit through RMAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has
decided to request the removal from its supply chain of smelters and refiners subject to the Company&#146;s risk mitigation process if the Company found reason to believe they were directly or indirectly financing or benefitting armed groups in the
Covered Countries. The Company&#146;s risk mitigation process was designed to conform to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, consistent with the Company&#146;s position as a downstream company. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Risk mitigation was required for the following six smelters or refiners verified by suppliers likely to be in the Company&#146;s supply chain: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; Uganda</I> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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DRC. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">There is no third-party confirmation of the refiner&#146;s sourcing practices. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; Zimbabwe</I> </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Although there are no current allegations of gold tainted by armed groups making its way to Zimbabwe for
processing, Zimbabwe does not have adequate capability to track the gold mined within its borders and how it makes its way from mine to refinery. This lack of transparency casts doubts on the legitimacy of gold refined by this refiner.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Although there is not any clear evidence that it is benefiting or financing the armed groups in the region, the
risk will remain until its program is audited by a recognized industry audit program, such as the RMAP. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; United Arab Emirates (UAE) </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The UN Group of Experts has consistently noted that the UAE is the destination of conflict gold from the DRC.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">This refiner has been linked to sourcing from negative actors in the DRC and Sudan between 2012-2014.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Because this refiner has not successfully completed a third-party audit demonstrating that they conform with
the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Company has been unable to conclude that its sourcing is conflict-free. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; Belgium </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Because a part owner of this refinery has been linked to sourcing gold illegally from the DRC in association
with the refiner in Uganda listed above, there is reason to believe that this refiner may be sourcing from the Covered Countries. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">This refiner has not successfully completed a third-part audit confirming their sourcing practices.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; Zambia </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Although there are no current or historic allegations against this refinery from working with the armed groups,
this refiner is located in, and sources from the Covered Countries and has so far been unreceptive to the idea of having its program audited. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Gold Refiner &#150; Sudan </I></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Although most of the gold mined in Sudan is from the northern River Nile State, there is a significant number
of mines along the border with South Sudan with little to no differentiation between borders. There are historical links between gold from Central African Republic, a country currently plagued by corruption and violence from armed groups, entering
Sudan. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Given that evidence suggests that this refiner regularly sources from mines controlled by the Janjaweed, an
armed group that operates in Sudan, it is reasonably possible that it could be sourcing from armed groups in the Covered Countries, particularly in light of its proximity to the region. </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The Company concluded that it would request its suppliers to remove this refiner from the supply chain.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Step 4 - Carry Out Independent Third-Party Audit of Supply Chain </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company does not have any direct relationships with smelters or refiners that process Conflict Minerals, and it does not perform or direct audits of these
entities within its supply chain. As an alternative, the Company has relied upon information collected and provided by independent third-party audit programs, such as the RMAP. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Step 5 - Report Annually on Supply Chain Due Diligence </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company expects to report annually, as required by the Rule, and has posted this Report on its website. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is taking and expects to continue to take the following steps to improve the due diligence conducted to further mitigate risk that the Conflict
Minerals in the Company&#146;s products could directly or indirectly benefit or finance armed groups in the Covered Countries: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Including a conflict minerals clause in all new and renewing supplier contracts; </P></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Continuing to drive the Company&#146;s suppliers to obtain current, accurate and complete information,
including in particular, product-level information, about the smelters in their supply chains; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Encouraging suppliers to implement responsible sourcing, including encouraging their smelters and refiners to
submit to audits by and to become conformant with the RMAP assessment protocols; </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Following up in 2019 on refiners requiring risk mitigation, including verification that the refiners that the
Company sought to have removed from its supply chain were removed. </P></TD></TR></TABLE> <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">As noted above, nearly all the CMRTs received by the Company have included data only at the suppliers&#146; company level (with information applicable to all
of the parts furnished by the respective supplier) and do not specify which smelters or refiners were the source of Conflict Minerals in the particular parts supplied to the Company. As a result, the Company could not reliably identify the smelters
or refiners used for processing the Conflict Minerals actually included in the particular parts supplied for use in the Company&#146;s Covered Products. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the
information obtained pursuant to the due diligence process, the Company does not have sufficient information with respect to its products to determine the country of origin of all of the Conflict Minerals in the products; however, based on the
information that has been obtained, the Company reasonably believes that <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">forty-one</FONT> of the smelters and refiners source, or there is reason to believe they source from one or more of the following Covered
Countries: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Efforts to
Identify Mine of Origin </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has undertaken the following efforts to identify the specific mine or location of origin of the Conflict Minerals
within the above-referenced countries of origin: the Company has undertaken the RCOI and due diligence process described above and continues to follow up with its suppliers to gather additional details and information. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Forward-looking statements in this Report are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of Section&nbsp;21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and other federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that statements in this Report that are not strictly historical statements, including without limitation, the Company&#146;s intentions and expectations regarding further supplier
engagement, due diligence and risk mitigation efforts and strategy, constitute forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Words such as &#147;expects,&#148; &#147;anticipates,&#148; &#147;intends,&#148; &#147;plans,&#148;
&#147;believes,&#148; variations of these words, and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. Actual results could differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause
actual results to differ include, without limitation, risks and uncertainties associated with the progress of industry and other supply chain transparency and smelter or refiner validation programs for Conflict Minerals (including the possibility of
inaccurate information, fraud and other irregularities), inadequate supplier education and knowledge, limitations on the ability or willingness of suppliers to provide more accurate, complete and detailed information and limitations on the
Company&#146;s ability to verify the accuracy or completeness of any supply chain information provided by suppliers or others. </P>
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