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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-172086
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SD
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20180523
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180523

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CARTERS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001060822
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	APPAREL & OTHER FINISHED PRODS OF FABRICS & SIMILAR MATERIAL [2300]
		IRS NUMBER:				133912933
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SD
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-31829
		FILM NUMBER:		18855410

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PHIPPS TOWER
		STREET 2:		3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326
		BUSINESS PHONE:		678-399-1000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PHIPPS TOWER
		STREET 2:		3438 PEACHTREE ROAD NE SUITE 1800
		CITY:			ATLANTA
		STATE:			GA
		ZIP:			30326

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CARTER HOLDINGS INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980430
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Carter&#146;s, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">001-31829</FONT></B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13-3912933</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Phipps Tower, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>3438 Peachtree Road NE, Suite 1800 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Atlanta, Georgia 30326 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Michael C. Wu </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(678) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">791-1000</FONT> </B></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13p-1)</FONT> for the reporting period from January&nbsp;1 to December&nbsp;31, 2017
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report
is provided as Exhibit 1.01 hereto. It is publicly available at www.carters.com, but the contents of that site are not incorporated by reference into, and are not otherwise a part of, this Form SD. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;1.02 Exhibit </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Conflict Minerals Report
described in Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Section&nbsp;2&nbsp;&#150;&nbsp;Exhibits </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01 Exhibits </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Exhibit
1.01&nbsp;&#150;&nbsp;Conflict Minerals Report as described in Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form SD. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Carter&#146;s, Inc. has duly caused this report to be signed on its
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 1.01 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Conflict Minerals Report of Carter&#146;s, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>In accord with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This is the Conflict Mineral Report of Carter&#146;s, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) for calendar year 2017 (excepting conflict minerals that, prior to
January&nbsp;31, 2013, were located outside of the supply chain) in accord with Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1&#148;).</FONT> As
permitted by Instruction (3)&nbsp;to Item 1.01 of Form SD, the Company has delayed reporting on products manufactured by Skip Hop, Inc. (and its affiliates) and Carter&#146;s Mexican licensee, each of which were acquired during 2017, and those
products are not covered by this report. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Introduction and Summary of Results</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The intent of this Conflict Minerals Report (&#147;CMR&#148;) is to
describe the Company&#146;s due diligence process following Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1</FONT> requirements. Per Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13p-1,</FONT> due diligence is required for necessary conflict minerals in
products where there is reason to believe such minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the &#147;DRC&#148;) or surrounding countries (the &#147;Covered Countries&#148;). The goal of the due diligence process is to
determine whether such products were &#147;DRC conflict free&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company contracts to manufacture products that may contain gold, tantalum, tin
and tungsten (&#147;3TG&#148;), such as apparel (products made with metallized yarns) or apparel products with trim, including, but not limited to, zippers, clasps, buttons, buckles, rivets, snaps, hooks, eyes, and other fasteners. As these
materials are necessary to the Company&#146;s products, the Company is dedicated to tracing the origin of these metals to ensure our sourcing practices do not support conflict or human rights abuses in the Covered Countries. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Accordingly, the Company has concluded in good faith that during 2017, </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company contracted to manufacture products for which &#147;conflict minerals&#148; (as defined in Section&nbsp;1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) are necessary to the
functionality or production. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Based on a &#147;reasonable country of origin inquiry&#148; (&#147;RCOI&#148;) and other due diligence (as described further below), the Company does not have concrete findings on whether its sourcing practices directly
or indirectly funded armed groups in the Covered Countries. As a result, the Company&#146;s products are DRC Conflict Undeterminable. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Due Diligence Process</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s due diligence process is based on the Organization for
Economic Cooperation and Development&#146;s (&#147;OECD&#146;s&#148;) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and accompanying Supplements<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">1</SUP>. It is important to note that the OECD Guidance </P> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas,
Supplement on Tin, Tantalum and Tungsten and Supplement on Gold, 2013; <U>http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/GuidanceEdition2.pdf.</U> </P></TD></TR></TABLE>

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was written for both upstream<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">2</SUP> and downstream<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">3</SUP> companies in the supply chain. As the
Company<B> </B>is a downstream company in the supply chain, due diligence practices were tailored accordingly. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due diligence measures undertaken by<B>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Adopted a conflict minerals policy. Our conflict minerals policy is publicly available at <U>www.carters.com</U> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Engaged Source Intelligence, Inc. (&#147;Source Intelligence&#148;), a supply chain solutions provider, to lead information collection/inquiry efforts with the Company&#146;s suppliers (232 suppliers identified as <FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Identify smelters and refiners (&#147;SORs&#148;) in the supply chain through <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> suppliers inquiries, to conduct an RCOI </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Evaluated suppliers responses related to the stated origin of materials, as well as the products specified to contain/not contain conflict minerals for plausibility, consistency, and gaps </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Implemented cautionary flags for supplier responses prompting additional investigation and action </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated relevant elements of compliance with Form SD into our master supplier agreement template </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Outlined a plan to incorporate new suppliers into our existing due diligence efforts. Utilized Source Intelligence&#146;s online platform to identify each supplier&#146;s SORS for raw materials, and verified each
supplier&#146;s SORs against independently published list of The Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative&#146;s (&#147;CFSI&#146;s&#148;) Conflict-Free Smelters Programs </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed Form SD and CMR with the SEC (and posted the Conflict Minerals Report to the Company website on or around May&nbsp;23, 2018 </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Upstream companies refer to those between the mine and SOR. As such, the companies typically include miners, local traders, or exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders and SORs.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Downstream companies refer to those entities between the SOR and retailer. As such, the companies typically include metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment
manufacturers (OEMs) and retailers. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Description</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">To implement the RCOI, the Company&#146;s suppliers
were engaged to collect information regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG used in the products supplied to the Company. Information was collected and stored using an online platform provided by a third party vendor, Source Intelligence. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s supplier engagement process was as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">An introduction email was sent to factory suppliers describing the compliance requirements and requesting conflict minerals information; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Following the initial introductions to the program and information request up to five reminder emails were sent to each <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-responsive</FONT> supplier requesting survey completion; and
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Suppliers who remained <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-responsive</FONT> to email reminders were contacted by telephone to try and determine the reason for the delay and to provide further assistance for completing
the request. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">An escalation process was initiated by the Company for suppliers who continued to be
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-responsive</FONT> after the above contacts were made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The program utilized the Responsible Minerals
Initiative&#146;s (&#147;RMI&#146;s&#148;) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (&#147;CMRT&#148;) for data collection. Supplier responses were evaluated for plausibility, consistency, and gaps. Additional supplier contacts were conducted to address
issues including incomplete data on CMRT reporting templates, responses that did not identify smelters or refiners for listed metals, and organizations that were identified as smelters or refiners, but not verified as such through further analysis
and research. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A total of 232 factories were identified as <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">in-scope</FONT> for conflict minerals regulatory purposes and
contacted as part of the RCOI process conducted by Source Intelligence. The response rate among these suppliers was 96%. Of these responding suppliers, 4% indicated one or more of the regulated metals (3TG) as necessary to the functionality or
production of the products they supply to the Company. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Product Description</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company contracts to manufacture products that may contain 3TG, such as apparel
(products made with metallized yarns) or apparel products with trim, including, but not limited to, zippers, clasps, buttons, buckles, rivets, snaps, hooks, eyes, and other fasteners. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Suppliers were requested to use RMI&#146;s CMRT to identify 3TG smelters and refiners (&#147;SORs&#148;) and associated countries of origin. Below is a
summary of verified smelters<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP>: </P> <P STYLE="line-height:8.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;width:10%">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">4</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Verified smelters are those listed by the Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative or the U.S. Department of Commerce as known metal processors, or otherwise determined to be metal processors through Source Intelligence&#146;s
research. </TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Asahi Pretec Corp.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chimet S.p.A.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Elemetal Refining, LLC</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH&nbsp;&amp; Co. KG</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Istanbul Gold Refinery</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">LS-NIKKO</FONT> Copper Inc.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RJC, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Metalor USA Refining Corporation</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RJC, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Gold</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mitsubishi Materials Corporation</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Umicore Brasil Ltda.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">LBMA, RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not certified</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">CV United Smelting</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">EM Vinto</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Gejiu <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Non-Ferrous</FONT> Metal Processing Co., Ltd.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Magnu&#146;s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Metallo Belgium N.V.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mineracao Taboca S.A.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Minsur</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thaisarco</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">RMAP</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Tin</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Yunnan Tin Company Limited</P></TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Countries of Origin for these SORs are believed to include: </B>Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Burundi, Cambodia, Canada, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo (Brazzaville), Czech Republic, Djibouti, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">DRC-</FONT> Congo (Kinshasa), Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia,
France, Germany, Guinea, Guyana, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar,
Namibia, Netherlands, Niger, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, South Sudan, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan, Viet Nam, Zambia, Zimbabwe </P>

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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Product Determination</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is unable to determine whether or not various components/materials
which contribute to its various apparel and apparel products are DRC conflict free. The company does not have sufficient information from suppliers or other sources to conclude whether the necessary conflict minerals originated in the Covered
Countries and, if so, whether the necessary conflict minerals were from recycled or scrap sources, were DRC conflict free, or have not been found to be DRC conflict free. On the basis of the due diligence measures taken above, the Company, has
determined products are &#147;DRC conflict undeterminable&#148;. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Independent Private Sector Audit</B> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Based on the Company&#146;s declaration of DRC conflict
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Continue to compare RCOI results to information collected via independent conflict free smelter validation programs such as the CFSI&#146;s Conflict-Free Smelter Program </TD></TR></TABLE>
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