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FILED AS OF DATE:		20180530
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180530

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PHOTRONICS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000810136
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	SEMICONDUCTORS & RELATED DEVICES [3674]
		IRS NUMBER:				060854886
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CT
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1030

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-15451
		FILM NUMBER:		18868886

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 SECOR ROAD
		STREET 2:		PO BOX 5226
		CITY:			BROOKFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06804
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2037759000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		15 SECOR ROAD
		STREET 2:		P O BOX 5226
		CITY:			BROOKFIELD
		STATE:			CT
		ZIP:			06804

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	PHOTRONIC LABS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19900514
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from&#160;1/1/17&#160;to 12/31/17</div>
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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; TEXT-ALIGN: left">Item 1.01 <font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#8211; </font>Conflict Minerals Disclosure And Report</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">In order to comply with Rule 13p-1 (17 CFR 240.13p-1) under Section 13(p) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Photronics, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) submits this &#167; 249b.400 Form SD, specialized disclosure report (&#8220;Form SD&#8221;). As defined in Form SD, the term &#8220;conflict mineral&#8221; means columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite, or their derivatives, which are limited to tantalum, tin, and tungsten.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">The Company has conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry with respect to the tantalum used in its products for 2017. Based on this country of origin inquiry, the Company has no reason to believe that any of the tantalum necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured by the Company in 2017 originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining country (as defined in Form SD)<font style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'">&#160;</font>unless they originated from recycled or scrap sources or from sources which have been assessed and approved by independent, internationally recognized, and reputable third parties.</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;&#160;&#8226;&#160;&#160;Identified all suppliers of tantalum to the Company;</div>

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<div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; TEXT-ALIGN: left">&#160;&#160;&#8226;&#160;&#160;Obtained a representation letter from all of the Company&#8217;s suppliers certifying that such suppliers&#8217; tantalum did not originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo or any adjoining country&#160;unless they originated&#160;from recycled or scrap sources or from sources which have been assessed and approved by independent, internationally recognized, and reputable third parties.</div>

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