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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000863436-17-000020
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20170530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170530

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:		17878562

	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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<h2 align=center style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.05pt;">UNITED</font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:14.0pt;"> </font></b><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:14.0pt;letter-spacing:-.3pt;">STATES&nbsp;</font></b></h2>

<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: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, 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;">&#160;(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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the information in this form applies:</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><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="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><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="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:.5pt;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reasonable
Country of Origin Inquiry.</font></b></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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;) conducted a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">RCOI</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;)
in reliance upon:</font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;</font></font><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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;),&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face=Symbol style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face=Symbol lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#183;</font><font face="Times New Roman" lang=EN-US style="font-size:7.0pt;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;</font></font><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">the
Frequently Asked Questions regarding Conflict Minerals issued by the Staff of
the SEC on May 30, 2013 and April 7, 2014, and</font></font></p>

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&nbsp;</font></font><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">various
statements issued April 29, 2014 by the SEC&#8217;s Director of the Division of
Corporation Finance, April 7, 2017 by the SEC&#8217;s Acting Chairman and April 7,
2017 by the SEC&#8217;s Division of Corporation Finance (collectively the &#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;).&nbsp;</font></font></p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless otherwise
defined herein, terms used in this Report have the same meaning found in SEC
Rule 13p-1, the Final Release, Form SD and the Interim Guidance.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">We are a worldwide provider of integrated electronics
manufacturing services (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">EMS</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;), engineering and design services, and
precision machining services to original equipment manufacturers (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">OEMs</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;).&#160;
The OEM segments we serve include industrial controls, aerospace and defense,
telecommunications, computers and related products for business enterprises,
medical devices, and test and instrumentation. </font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 typically specifies the
components and materials required to manufacture their products, as well as the
particular component and material 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></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">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 365 of our suppliers and
targeting more than 80% of our components and materials purchases during the
reporting year.&#160; We requested Conflict 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;">EICC/GeSI</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#8221;) Conflict-Free Sourcing
Initiative (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">CFSI&#8221;) </font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (&#8220;</font><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">CMRT</font></i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#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 responses from approximately 92% of our targeted supplier group
(representing 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.</font></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Based on our RCOI, we were unable to ascertain with certainty the
source and custody of all Necessary Conflict Minerals.&#160; 98% of responding
suppliers reported that Conflict Minerals either were not present, not sourced
from Covered Countries, or were sourced from smelters or refiners certified by
CFSI or listed by other organizations as being conflict free.&#160; Although a
number of responding suppliers dealt with non-certified smelters known to
source Conflict Minerals from the Covered Countries, we cannot determine with
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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.</font></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Company&#8217;s Form SD is publicly posted in its Sustainability
pages of the Corporate section 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 Form SD.</font></font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Relying on the Interim Guidance referred to above, the Company has
chosen not to file, as an exhibit to this Form SD, the Conflict Minerals Report
otherwise required by Item 1.01(c).</font></font></p>

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

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2.01 - Exhibits</font></b></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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