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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220531
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220531

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

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		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-39063
		FILM NUMBER:		22982970

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

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

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		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);">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</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
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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, 2021, 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
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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&#160;non-governmental&#160;organization in the area of responsible
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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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