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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000863436-15-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20150601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150529

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000863436
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS [3672]
		IRS NUMBER:				742211011
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-10560
		FILM NUMBER:		15900729

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9798496550

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3000 TECHNOLOGY DR
		CITY:			ANGLETON
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			77515
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">SECURITIES</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.55pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">AND&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;"> EXCHANGE</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">
COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Washington, D.C.</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;"> 20549</font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;">FORM</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.5pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">SD&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Specialized</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.35pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">Disclosure&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.35pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Report&nbsp;</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:14.0pt;">BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS, INC.</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Exact</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">name&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">of&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">registrant&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">as&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">specified&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">in&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">its&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">charter)&nbsp;</font></p>

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  Identification</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-1.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">No.)&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">3000 Technology Drive, Angleton, Texas</font></b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">77515&nbsp;</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:12.5pt;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Address</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">of
principal executive offices) (Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Scott R. Peterson, </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">(979) 849-6550</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:251.65pt;margin-right:2.0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:-251.65pt;"><b><font color=black face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:12.0pt;">Vice
President, General Counsel </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:251.65pt;margin-right:2.0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;text-indent:-251.65pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Name and telephone
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">number,&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;"> including area code, of the
person to contact in connection with</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;letter-spacing:1.25pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">this
report.)</font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;X &nbsp;</font></u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;&#160;Rule&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.95pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">13p-1&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.95pt;">
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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Section</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">1&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">-&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conflict&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;">
</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Minerals&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Disclosure&nbsp;</font></b></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.01&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:.6pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conflict&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.15pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Minerals&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;">
</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">Disclosure&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">and&nbsp;</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Report&nbsp;</font></b></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">This report
for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.&#160; The Rule was adopted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission to implement reporting and disclosure
requirements related to &#8220;conflict minerals&#8221; pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010.</font></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:.5pt;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">A copy of Benchmark Electronics, Inc.&#8217;s Conflict Minerals
Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at </font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">http://www.bench.com/Corporate/Sustainability/Pages/Conflict-Minerals.aspx.&nbsp;</font></i></font></p>

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Exhibit</font></b></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:.5pt;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed
as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.</font></font></p>

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Exhibits</font></b></font></p>

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Exhibits</font></b></font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">exhibit&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> is </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">filed&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">as&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">part&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">of&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.1pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">this&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">report.&nbsp;</font></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Exhibit</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">1.01&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8211;&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conflict&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Minerals&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> </font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Report&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> for the reporting period January 1, 2014 to
December 31, 2014.</font></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none;"><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">This report
on Form SD and the related exhibit may contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.&#160; These
forward-looking statements are identified as any statement that does not relate
strictly to historical or current facts and include words such as &#8220;anticipate,&#8221;
&#8220;believe,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;projection,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;strategy,&#8221; &#8220;position,&#8221;
&#8220;continue,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;expect,&#8221; &#8220;may,&#8221; &#8220;will,&#8221; or the negative or other
variations thereof.&#160; Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are
not limited to, statements concerning additional steps that we intend to take
to mitigate the risk that our necessary Conflict Minerals benefit armed
groups.&#160; Undue reliance should not be placed on any forward-looking
statements.&#160; They involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are beyond
our ability to control or predict, including without limitation (1)
satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and
indirect suppliers on a timely basis or at all, (2) whether smelters and
refiners and other supply chain participants responsibly source Conflict
Minerals, and (3) political and regulatory developments, whether in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo region, the United States or elsewhere.</font></i></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the duly authorized undersigned.</font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">Conflict Minerals Report of
Benchmark Electronics, Inc.</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Benchmark Electronics,
Inc., a Texas corporation, makes this Conflict Minerals Report in accordance
with Rule 13p-1 (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Rule 13p-1</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended (the &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">1934 Act</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;), for calendar year 2014.&#160; In addition to the
1934 Act and Rule 13p-1, we relied upon Release No. 34-67716 issued by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">SEC</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;) August 22, 2012 (the &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Final
Release</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;), the Frequently Asked Questions regarding Conflict Minerals
issued by the Staff of the SEC on May 30, 2013 and April 7, 2014, and by the
statement issued by the Director of the Division of Corporation Finance of the
SEC on April 29, 2014 (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Interim Guidance</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;).&#160; Unless otherwise defined
herein, terms used in this Report shall have the same meaning as found in Rule
13p-1, the Final Release, Form SD and Interim Guidance.&#160; References in this
report to &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">the Company</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">,&#8221; &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Benchmark</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">,&#8221; &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">we</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">,&#8221; or &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">us</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;
mean Benchmark Electronics, Inc. together with its subsidiaries.</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Overview&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Company&nbsp;</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">We
are a leading global provider of design, engineering and integrated
manufacturing solutions to original equipment manufacturers (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">OEMs</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;).&#160;
The OEM product segments we serve include technology, medical, industrial control,
aerospace, defense, telecommunication, and testing and instrumentation. The
services that we provide are commonly referred to as electronics manufacturing
services. We offer our customers comprehensive and integrated design and
manufacturing services from initial product design to volume production,
including direct order fulfillment and post-deployment services. Our
manufacturing and assembly operations include printed circuit board and
subsystem assembly, box build and systems integration, the process of
integrating subsystems, and often, downloading and integrating software to
produce a fully configured product.&#160; Our precision technology manufacturing
capabilities include precision machining, advanced metal joining and functional
testing for medical, instrumentation, aerospace applications, and semiconductor
capital equipment.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">We
source various components used in our manufacturing services primarily through
direct suppliers or authorized distributors from around the world.&#160; These
components are typically the finished goods or manufactured materials of
approved suppliers.&#160; Benchmark generally does not have direct relationships
with mines or smelters of minerals that are ultimately contained in the
components we source to manufacture our customers&#8217; products. These mines or
smelters are several distribution levels removed from Benchmark in the supply
chain.&#160; For this reason, we </font><!-- Do not modify beyond this point! !--><a name=bcl_connect_next></a></p>
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thousands of direct suppliers, supply chain intermediaries as well as industry
initiatives for information on these mines or smelters.&#160; Typically, the OEM
specifies on its bills of materials the specific components and materials
required to manufacture their products, and further specifies the approved
suppliers of these components and materials through approved vendor lists. As a
result, we typically have little or no control over the selection of these
components, materials and suppliers.&#160; In these cases, Benchmark must rely on
its customers and their selected suppliers for information on Conflict
Minerals.</font></p>

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is subject to Rule 13p-1 to the extent that products we manufacture or contract
to manufacture on behalf of our customers contain Conflict Minerals necessary
to their functionality or production. The SEC defines the term &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Conflict
Mineral</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221; to include cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and
their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten.
Collectively, we refer to tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold as &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">3TG.</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;&nbsp;</font></p>

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scope of this report includes activities of the Company for calendar year 2014.</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Reasonable Country of Origin
Inquiry (&#8220;</font></b><b><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">RCOI</font></i></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">&#8221;)&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

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report includes supply chain inquiry responses received through April 30, 2015.</font></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Identify
Suppliers.&#160; </font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">We first
identified suppliers that delivered components and materials during the
reporting year.&#160; We compiled a list of all suppliers and evaluated historical
usage, as well as forecast usage, to determine those that have or could
potentially provide material to us.</font></h3>

<h3 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">B)</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Reasonable
Country of Origin Inquiry</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; We designed our
country of origin inquiry to solicit Conflict Minerals information from 4,544
suppliers.&#160; We asked them to submit Conflict Minerals information via the
Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability
Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">EICC/GeSI</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">&#8221;) Conflict Minerals
Reporting Template (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">CMRT</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">&#8221;).&#160; The CMRT is a far more extensive and
detailed data gathering tool than the survey utilized last year.&#160; We attempted
follow-up contact with non-responsive suppliers.&#160; We reviewed and analyzed all
CMRTs submitted, including many with incomplete information, errors or
inaccuracies, and requested revised responses where appropriate.&#160; We ultimately
received CMRT responses comprising approximately 77% of our 2014 component
procurement expenditures.</font></h3>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Due Diligence
Determination</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">. For
CMRT responses that indicated the presence of 3TG and contained insufficient
information to conclude that any Conflict Minerals necessary to the functionality or production of our products
either (i) did not originate in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (&#8220;DRC&#8221;) or
an adjoining country, or (ii) may not have come from recycled or scrap sources,
we conducted supplier due diligence as detailed below.</font></h3>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Due Diligence</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">We
relied upon the &#8220;OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of
Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas&#8221; 2<sup>nd</sup> edition (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">OECD
Due Diligence Guidance</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">&#8221;) and the 3TG-due-diligence-related supplements to
guide our due diligence efforts.&#160; Our due diligence is also based in part on
the EICC/GeSI, which includes information on many of the smelters and refiners
providing Conflict Minerals to our suppliers.&#160; We believe that the OECD Due
Diligence Guidance and EICC/GeSI are nationally and/or internationally
recognized due diligence frameworks.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">The
OECD Due Diligence Guidance includes a five-step risk-based due diligence
framework for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict-affected and
high-risk areas, which are:</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">1.</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:150%;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Establish strong
company management systems.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Identify and
assess risk in the supply chain.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Design and
implement a strategy to respond to identified risks.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Carry out
independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified
points in the supply chain.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Report on supply
chain due diligence.</font></p>

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sections below summarize our activities related to each of these steps.</font></p>

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</font><b><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Establish
strong company management systems.</font></i></b></h2>

<h3 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:.5in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;"><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Conflict
Minerals Policy</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; As
part of its due diligence efforts, the Company adopted the following Conflict
Minerals Policy, and is committed to educating its suppliers to comply with the
Policy.</font></h3>

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Minerals Policy</font></i></b></p>

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minerals or other derivatives mined in the eastern provinces of the Democratic
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><a name=bcl_connect_prev></a><!-- Do not modify before this point! !--><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">countries
where revenues may be directly or indirectly financing armed groups engaged in
civil war resulting in serious social and environmental abuses. In July 2010,
the United States enacted the Dodd-Frank Financial Reform Bill and Consumer
Protection Act &#167; 1502(b) (the &#8220;Conflict Minerals Law&#8221;), which requires all US
stock listed companies and their suppliers to disclose information concerning
chain of custody and usage of conflict minerals (Tin, Tantalum, Tungsten, and
Gold . . . &#8220;3TG&#8221;). </font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">It is Benchmark&#8217;s policy to comply
with any applicable obligations under the Conflict Minerals Law and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time, relating to
Conflict Minerals.&nbsp; Benchmark believes the Conflict Minerals Law and
related efforts to avoid using Conflict Minerals aligns with Benchmark&#8217;s
corporate policy on sustainability.&nbsp; As may be required by the Conflict
Minerals Law, Benchmark adopted the EICC-GeSI Due Diligence reporting process
or similar methodologies and requests chain of custody declarations from all
Benchmark sourced and managed suppliers, ensuring transparency in our supply
chain.</font></i></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Benchmark
expects our suppliers to source materials from socially responsible suppliers.</font></i></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Benchmark
expects its suppliers to fully comply with the Conflict Minerals Law and
provide all necessary declarations.</font></i></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Suppliers must
pass these requirements through their supply chain and determine the source of
specified minerals, including 3TG.</font></i></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Suppliers that
are non-compliant to these requirements shall be reviewed by global procurement
for future business.</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">This Conflict Minerals Policy
encourages businesses to respect, protect and remedy human rights throughout
the world.</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">This
Conflict Minerals Policy is also available on the Company&#8217;s website at</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0pt;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">http://www.bench.com/Corporate/Sustainability/Pages/Conflict-Minerals.aspx</font><u><font color=blue face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">.&nbsp;</font></u></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Conflict
Minerals Task Force</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160;
We organized a Conflict Minerals Task Force in 2012 with cross functional team
members and executives, including the VP of Global Procurement and Chief
Compliance Officer.</font></h3>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Supply Chain
Requirements</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; We
provide information to suppliers regarding our Conflict Minerals Policy and
related compliance information and requirements.&#160; We include covenants and/or
flow-downs in all of our procurement terms and conditions and/or agreements
that require supply chain adherence to our Conflict Minerals Policy and the
reporting requirements in Rule 13P-1.</font></h3>

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</font><b><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:150%;">Identify and
assess risk in the supply chain.</font></i></b></h2>

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compared the smelter or refiners identified in the supplier CMRT responses
against the Standard Smelter Names tab of the CMRT, then the list of smelters
and refiners that meet the Conflict-Free Smelter Program (CFSP) standards.&#160; If
not listed by the CMRT or CFSP, we consulted publicly available information to
determine whether the smelter or refiner obtained Conflict Minerals from
sources that directly or indirectly benefited armed groups in the DRC or
adjoining countries.</font></p>

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implement a strategy to respond to identified risks.</font></i></b></h2>

<h3 style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">A)</font><font face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Reporting</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; The Conflict Minerals Task Force
findings are reported to executive management and also publicly published in
this report.&#160; The Audit Committee of our Board of
Directors receives reports with respect to our due diligence process and
compliance obligations.</font></h3>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Supply Chain
and Customer Engagement</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; Due to the nature of our engagement with OEMs (see item 1.1 above),
customers principally control the selection of components and materials through
bills of materials, and the supplier of those components and materials through
approved vendor lists. We provide information to customers on non-responsive
suppliers and information gleaned from suppliers concerning the presence of
Conflict Minerals in their respective supply chains, and hence, their products.
Where our supply chain reports Conflict Minerals in components or materials we
purchase, we work with suppliers to re-source compliant 3TG (e.g., not
supporting conflict) and with customers to re-source compliant components and
materials.</font></h3>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">Challenges</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">.&#160; Suppliers provide CMRT responses at their business
aggregate level.&#160; Where a supplier reports the presence of Conflict Minerals
from either indeterminate or Not DRC Conflict Free sources in their deliveries
to customers, the report usually does not identify which particular item(s)
contain Conflict Minerals.&#160; Further, where the supplier provided components or
materials for various customers, it may be for all practical purposes
impossible to determine whether the particular components or materials
purchased by any single customer are Conflict Free.&#160; Suppliers have been
largely unwilling and/or unable to provide CMRT information on a per-item
basis.</font></h3>

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independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified
points in the supply chain.</font></i></b></h2>

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accordance with the Final Release and Interim Guidance, no IPSA has been
obtained.</font></p>

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supply chain due diligence.</font></i></b></h2>

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SD with the SEC, containing this report. &#160;Both the Form SD and this report are
available on Benchmark&#8217;s website at</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;">Further Activities.</font></b></h1>

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furtherance of the goals and objectives of our Conflict Minerals Policy, we
plan to:</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">continue
development of our compliance management framework and implementation plan,
including business processes and IT systems to manage information requests and
data sharing with customers and suppliers;</font></h4>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">encourage greater
supply chain participation in CMRT reporting;</font></h4>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">strengthen
materials traceability;</font></h4>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">continue customer
and supplier engagement toward sustainable minerals sourcing;</font></h4>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">participate in
industry group initiatives to help define and clarify industry standards; and</font></h4>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:150%;">obtain an IPSA of
diligence practices as appropriate in the future.</font></h4>

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