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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-20-012819
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20200601
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200601

FILER:

	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:			1031

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39063
		FILM NUMBER:		20933506

	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="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 18pt; font-weight: bold;">FORM SD</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15 Secor Road</div>
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      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Richelle E. Burr</div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(203) 775-9000<a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/810136/000114036118026283/formsd.htm"><img width="16" height="16" src="image4.jpg"></a></div>
      <div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)</div>
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              <div style="color: #000000;">Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2019.</div>
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        <div style="color: #000000; font-weight: bold;">Section 1 &#8211; Conflict Minerals Disclosure</div>
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      <div>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, or any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary
        of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (as defined in Form SD).</div>
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      <div>The Company has determined that tantalum is a conflict mineral which is necessary to the functionality or production of certain products manufactured by the Company.</div>
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      <div>The Company has conducted a good faith, reasonable country of origin inquiry with respect to the tantalum used in the Company&#8217;s products for the calendar year ended December 31, 2019, which such inquiry was reasonably designed to determine
        whether any of the conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining country (as defined in Form SD). 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 2019 originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining country (as defined in Form SD)&#160;unless they originated from recycled or scrap sources
        (as defined in Form SD) or from sources which have been assessed and approved by independent, internationally recognized, and reputable third parties.</div>
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      <div>In order to make its determination with respect to the country of origin of its tantalum, the Company undertook the following inquiry:</div>
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              <div>Provided all such suppliers with a Conflict Mineral Reporting Template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (formerly the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative), a global non-governmental organization in the area of responsible
                minerals sourcing, and asked suppliers to indicate whether any conflict minerals included in any component manufactured or contracted to be manufactured for the Company originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjoining
                country (as defined in Form SD), and if so, whether such conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources (as defined in Form SD), whether they have identified all of the smelters supplying conflict minerals in their supply chain, and
                asked suppliers to provide a list of the smelters used by the supplier or their suppliers, the locations of such smelters&#8217; facilities, and whether those smelters have been certified as a &#8220;Conflict-Free Smelter&#8221; by the Responsible Minerals
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              <div>Obtained a representation letter from all of the Company&#8217;s suppliers certifying that such suppliers&#8217; tantalum (i) did not originate in the Democratic Republic of Congo or any adjoining country (as defined in Form SD) or (ii) came from
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      <div>This conflict minerals disclosure is available on the Company&#8217;s website at <u>www.photronics.com</u>.</div>
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