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FILED AS OF DATE:		20160531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160531

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:		161685617

	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>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:11.0pt;">&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></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:12.0pt;">Vice President &amp; General Counsel</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: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;"><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="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;">&#8211;&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>

<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;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Our Conflict Minerals Report is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.&#160; A
copy of this report is publicly posted in the Sustainability pages of the
Corporate section of our website at </font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">http://www.bench.com.&#160; </font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The content
of any referenced website is not incorporated by reference into, and should not
be considered part of, this report or the Conflict Minerals Report.</font></font></p>

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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;">Item 1.02
Exhibit</font></b></font></p>

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<p style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:.5pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">See Item 1.01 above.</font></font></p>

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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 2 &#8211;
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;">Report&nbsp;</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;"> dated May 31, 2016.</font></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:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></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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1.01</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:10.0pt;">BENCHMARK
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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:10.0pt;">Conflict
Minerals Report</font></b></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:10.0pt;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Conflict
Minerals Report (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Report</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) of Benchmark Electronics, Inc. (the &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Company</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">,&#8221;
&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">we</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">,&#8221; &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">us</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">,&#8221; or &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">our</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) is provided in accordance with Rule
13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Rule 13p-1</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;),
for the reporting year January 1 to December 31, 2015.&#160; In addition to 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:10.0pt;">SEC</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) August 22, 2012 (the &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Final Release</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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:10.0pt;">Interim Guidance</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;).&#160; Unless otherwise defined herein, terms used
in this Report have the same meaning found in Rule 13p-1, the Final Release,
Form SD and Interim Guidance.&#160; </font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Overview&nbsp;</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We are a worldwide provider of
integrated manufacturing, design, and engineering services and product life
cycle solutions to original equipment manufacturers (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">OEMs</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;).&#160; These
services are commonly referred to as electronics manufacturing services. The
OEM segments we serve include technology, medical, industrial control,
aerospace, defense, telecommunication, and testing and instrumentation. </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Rule 13p-1 requires public companies
that manufacture or contract to manufacture products using certain minerals
necessary to the products&#8217; functionality or production (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Necessary Conflict
Minerals</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;) to disclose certain information.&#160; These minerals are
columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, wolframite, gold, and their
derivatives, including tantalum, tin, and tungsten (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Conflict Minerals</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;).
Rule 13p-1 identifies certain Covered Countries from which Conflict Minerals
are sourced and requires public companies to determine, among other things,
whether their Necessary Conflict Minerals (i) originated in any Covered Country
and (ii) fund Armed Groups.&#160; &#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Covered Countries</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221; include the Democratic
Republic of the Congo (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">DRC</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;) and countries adjoining the DRC.&#160;
Regardless of the geographic origin of Conflict Minerals and whether or not
such Necessary Conflict Minerals fund Armed Groups in a Covered Country, Rule
13p-1 requirements apply to public companies.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Rule 13p-1 requires public companies
to conduct, in good faith, a &#8220;reasonable country of origin inquiry&#8221; (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">RCOI</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;)
with respect to their Necessary Conflict Minerals. The RCOI purpose is to
determine whether any of the company&#8217;s Necessary Conflict Minerals originated in
a Covered Country or are from recycled or scrap sources. </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Based on its RCOI, if a company
either knows or has reason to believe that any of its Necessary Conflict
Minerals originated or may have originated in a Covered Country and is not or
may not be from recycled or scrap sources, then the company must undertake a
due diligence inquiry on the source and chain of custody of its Necessary
Conflict Minerals, in accordance with a nationally or internationally
recognized due diligence framework, if available.&#160; Rule 13p-1 describes further
actions a company must take based on its due diligence results on the source
and chain of custody of its Conflict Minerals.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We manufacture or contract to
manufacture products on behalf of our customers containing Necessary Conflict
Minerals.&#160; We primarily purchase component parts used in our manufacturing
services through direct suppliers or authorized distributors from around the
world.&#160; These component parts are typically finished goods or manufactured
materials.&#160; We generally do not procure raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals,
and therefore we do not have direct relationships with mines or smelters of
Conflict Minerals found in our customers&#8217; products.&#160; These mines or smelters
are several distribution levels removed from us in the supply chain; therefore,
we must rely on the many direct suppliers, supply-chain intermediaries and
industry initiatives for information on these mines or smelters.&#160; Further, the
OEM specifies the components and materials required to manufacture their
products, as well as the particular components and materials suppliers.&#160; As a
result, we typically have little or no control over the selection of these
components, materials and suppliers.&#160; In these cases, we must rely on our
customers and their selected suppliers for Conflict Minerals information.</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">For products manufactured during the
reporting year, we performed an RCOI on our Necessary Conflict Minerals.&#160; Our
RCOI utilized a risk-based approach to solicit Conflict Minerals information
from over 500 of our suppliers targeting more than 80% of our components and
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Minerals information from these suppliers via the Electronic Industry
Citizenship Coalition and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">EICC/GeSI</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;)
Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">CFSI&#8221;) </font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Conflict Minerals Reporting
Template (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">CMRT</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;).&#160; We reviewed and analyzed all CMRTs received,
including many with missing or incomplete information, errors, or containing
inaccuracies or implausible information.&#160; We made multiple contact attempts
with non-responsive suppliers, as well as requests for revised responses where
appropriate.&#160; We ultimately received 81% of our CMRT response requests
comprising approximately 79% of our reporting year component procurement
expenditures.&#160; Many of these suppliers provide &#8220;company-level&#8221; CMRT responses
that include Conflict Mineral information for all supplier products sold during
the reporting year, even though we purchased only a limited subset of such
supplier products.&#160; We also utilized a third-party provider to assist us in the
data collection effort, review, verification and follow-up contact.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">For CMRT responses that indicated
the presence of Conflict Minerals and contained insufficient information to
conclude that any Necessary Conflict Minerals either (i) did not originate in
Covered Countries, or (ii) may not have come from recycled or scrap sources, we
conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of our Necessary
Conflict Minerals as detailed below.</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Due Diligence</font></b></h1>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">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:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">OECD Due
Diligence Guidance</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;) and the Conflict Minerals due diligence related
supplements to guide our due diligence efforts.&#160; We believe the OECD Due
Diligence Guidance and EICC/GeSI are nationally and/or internationally
recognized due diligence frameworks.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">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 include:</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Establish strong company management systems.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Identify and assess risk in the supply chain.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">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:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">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:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Report on supply chain due diligence.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">The sections below summarize our
activities related to each of these steps.</font></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Establish strong company management systems.</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">As part of its due diligence
efforts, the Company adopted a Conflict Minerals Policy, and is committed to
educating its suppliers to comply with the Policy.&#160; Our Conflict Minerals
Policy includes:</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><a name="_Ref387750821"></a><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Our expectation that our suppliers implement policies and
procedures that reasonably assure Conflict Minerals sourcing only from smelters
and refiners validated as being conflict free and do not directly or indirectly
benefit or finance armed groups in the DRC or another covered country.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Our expectation that our suppliers fully comply with the Conflict
Minerals Law and provide all necessary declarations.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Our expectation that our suppliers must pass these requirements
through their supply chain and determine the source and chain of custody of
specified minerals, including Conflict Minerals.</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Our position that non-compliant suppliers to these requirements
will be reviewed for future business and sourcing decisions.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">This Conflict Minerals Policy encourages
businesses to respect, protect and remedy human rights throughout the world.&#160; A
copy of our Conflict Minerals Policy is publicly available at http://www.bench.com/Corporate/Sustainability/Pages/Conflict-Minerals.aspx</font><font color=blue face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;text-decoration:none;">.&nbsp;</font></p>


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<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We organized
a Conflict Minerals Task Force in 2012 with cross functional team members and
executives, including the VP of Global Procurement, Chief Compliance Officer
and representatives from corporate finance, global procurement and engineering.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Our due diligence is based in part
on utilization of the CMRT developed by EICC/GeSI, which includes information
on many of the smelters and refiners providing Conflict Minerals to our
suppliers.&#160; The CMRT solicits information from suppliers concerning the usage
and source of Conflict Minerals in their products, as well as information on
their Conflict Minerals compliance efforts.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We provide information to suppliers
regarding our Conflict Minerals Policy and related compliance information and
requirements.&#160; We seek to 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></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Identify and assess risk in the supply chain.</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We compared the smelters 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 CFSI&#8217;s
Conflict-Free Smelter Program (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">CFSP</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#8221;) standards.&#160; If not listed by the
CMRT or CFSP, we consulted other publicly available information such as the
London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) and Responsible Jewellery Council
(RJC), to determine whether the smelter or refiner obtained Conflict Minerals
from sources that directly or indirectly benefited Armed Groups in the Covered
Countries.</font></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks.</font></i></h2>

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Engagement</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">.&#160; Due to the nature of our engagement with OEMs, our 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 Conflict Minerals
(e.g., not supporting conflict) and with customers to re-source Conflict
Minerals from smelters or refiners with responsible ore sourcing practices that
are certified as conflict free by entities such as CFSP, RJC or the LBMA.</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Challenges</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">.&#160; Suppliers
typically provide CMRT responses at their aggregate business 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></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due
diligence at identified points in the supply chain.</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">The OECD neither requires nor
defines audits for downstream companies.&#160; However, downstream companies can
support these audits by supporting or joining industry organizations.&#160; We rely
upon and utilize information obtained from industry organizations that carry
out such independent third-party audits and/or chain-of-custody certifications,
such as the EICC, CFSP, London Bullion Market Association (LBMA and Responsible
Jewellery Council (RJC). </font></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Report on supply chain due diligence.</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">The Conflict Minerals Task Force
findings are reported to executive management.&#160; The Audit Committee of our
Board of Directors receives reports with respect to our due diligence process
and compliance obligations.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">We have filed our current Form SD
with the SEC, containing this report.&#160; In accordance with the Final Release and
Interim Guidance, no IPSA has been obtained.&#160; Both the Form SD and this report
are publicly available on Benchmark&#8217;s website at http://www.bench.com/Corporate/Sustainability/Pages/Conflict-Minerals.aspx.</font></p>

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</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;">Due Diligence Results</font></i></h2>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">Based on our RCOI and due diligence
activities, we were unable to verify with certainty the source and custody of
all Necessary Conflict Minerals.&#160; 91% of responding suppliers reported that
Conflict Minerals were either not present, not sourced from Covered Countries,
or sourced from smelters or refiners certified by CFSI or listed by other
organizations as being conflict free.&#160; Although 1% of responding suppliers
dealt with non-certified smelters known to source Conflict Minerals from the
Covered Countries, we cannot determine with certainty whether such Conflict
Minerals were actually incorporated into our products or whether they directly
or indirectly financed or benefitted armed groups in the Covered Countries.&#160;
The balance of responding suppliers were incomplete in their data gathering.&#160;
As a result, we can provide only reasonable assurances concerning the source
and chain of custody of Necessary Conflict Minerals based on available
information.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">As noted above, we are a downstream
purchaser of components and materials, some that contain Conflict Minerals.&#160; We
generally do not procure raw ore or unrefined Conflict Minerals and do not have
direct relationships with mines or smelters supplying Conflict Minerals found
in our customers&#8217; products.&#160; The mines or smelters are several distribution
levels removed from us in the supply chain; therefore, we must rely on the many
direct suppliers, supply-chain intermediaries and industry initiatives for
information on these mines or smelters.&#160; Further, the OEM specifies the
components and materials required to manufacture their products, as well as the
particular components and materials suppliers.&#160; We typically have little or no
control over the selection of these components, materials and suppliers.&#160; In
these cases, we must rely on our customers and their selected suppliers for
Conflict Minerals information.&#160; </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">As provided in the Interim Guidance,
no Independent Private Sector Audit was required or obtained for the reporting
year.</font></p>

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</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Further Activities.</font></b></h1>

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

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">continue development of our compliance management framework and
implementation plan, including formalizing a conflict minerals procedure, and
business processes and IT systems to manage information requests and data
sharing with customers and suppliers;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">encourage greater supply chain participation in CMRT reporting;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">strengthen materials traceability;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">continue customer and supplier engagement toward sustainable
minerals sourcing;</font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:10.0pt;margin-left:.75in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;line-height:normal;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">participate in industry group initiatives to help define and
clarify industry standards; and</font></p>

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</font><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:normal;">obtain an IPSA of diligence practices as appropriate in the
future.</font></p>

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