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EXHIBIT 1.01

Conflict Minerals Report of Helen of Troy Limited

In accord with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Helen of Troy Limited (“Helen of Troy”, the “Company”) for calendar year 2020 (excepting conflict minerals that, prior to January 31, 2013, were located outside of the supply chain) in accord with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Rule 13p-1”).

1.    Introduction

Helen of Troy is a leading global consumer products company offering creative solutions for our customers through a diversified portfolio of well-recognized and widely trusted brands. The Company has built leading market positions through new product innovation, product quality and competitive pricing. Helen of Troy was incorporated as Helen of Troy Corporation in Texas in 1968 and reorganized as Helen of Troy Limited in Bermuda in 1994. Helen of Troy has three business segments: Housewares, Health & Home, and Beauty. The Housewares segment provides a broad range of products to help with food preparation, cooking, cleaning, organization, beverage service, and other tasks to ease everyday living for families. Sales for the segment are primarily to retailers, with some direct-to-consumer product distribution. The Health & Home segment provides healthcare and home comfort products. Sales for the segment are primarily to retailers, with some direct-to-consumer product distribution. The Beauty segment provides personal care, beauty care and wellness products including hair styling appliances; grooming tools; decorative haircare accessories; and liquid-, solid- and powder-based personal care products. This segment sells primarily to retailers and beauty supply wholesalers. Helen of Troy purchases its products from unaffiliated manufacturers, most of which are located in China, Mexico and the United States.

Helen of Troy contracts to have products manufactured that may contain gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten (“3TG”). As these materials may be necessary to Helen of Troy’s products, the Company has embarked on a process to trace the origin of these metals to determine whether its sourcing practices support conflict or human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) and the surrounding area (the “Covered Countries”). The intent of this Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) is to describe this due diligence process.

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2.    Product Description

Helen of Troy contracts to have products manufactured that may contain 3TG, such as houseware, health, home, and beauty consumer products. Helen of Troy purchases finished product and is therefore several tiers removed from the mining operations. The Company does not purchase any materials directly from smelters or refiners, so Helen of Troy must rely on its suppliers to provide reliable and accurate information about 3TG.

Helen of Troy’s suppliers were requested to use the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”) to identify gold, tantalum, tin and tungsten smelters or refiners (“SORs”) and associated countries of origin. Verified SORs were matched against available lists of processors that have been certified by internationally-recognized industry validation schemes, such as the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP), the London Bullion Market Association Good Delivery Program (“LBMA”), and the Responsible Jewelry Council Chain-of-Custody Certification (“RJC”). Conflict free certification information is current as of May 7, 2021.

3.    Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Description

Helen of Troy obtained the aforementioned product information by implementing a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”). Helen of Troy assembled an internal team comprised of representatives from Helen of Troy’s finance, legal and supply chain departments. Helen of Troy engaged Source Intelligence (“SI”), a third party information management service provider, to gather information from suppliers and establish a system of controls and transparency over its supply chain. This is the eighth consecutive year the Company worked with SI. Helen of Troy’s Tier 1 suppliers were engaged by SI to collect information regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG used in the products supplied to them. Information was collected and stored using an online platform provided by SI.

Supplier Engagement

As in previous years, the RCOI began with an introduction email from Helen of Troy to suppliers describing its conflict minerals reporting requirements. Following that introduction email, a subsequent email was sent to suppliers containing a registration and survey request link to the online data collection platform. In an effort to increase awareness of the Company’s conflict minerals reporting requirements, supporting regulation, and frequently asked questions (FAQs) concerning 3TG mineral tracing, Helen of Troy’s suppliers were given access to an online Supplier Resource Center. The Supplier Resource Center provided educational information to facilitate a deeper understanding of conflict minerals and to inform suppliers as to why information was being requested.

Subsequent engagement followed these steps:

•Following the initial introductions to the program and information request, up to five reminder emails were sent to each non-responsive supplier requesting survey completion.

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•Suppliers who remained non-responsive to these email reminders were contacted by telephone and offered assistance. This assistance included, but was not limited to, further information about the Conflict Minerals Compliance Program, an explanation of why the information was being collected, a review of how the information would be used, and clarification regarding how the information could be provided.

•If, after these efforts, a given supplier still did not register with the system or provide the information requested, an escalation process was initiated. The escalation process consisted of direct outreach by Helen of Troy. Specifically, Helen of Troy contacted these suppliers by email to request their participation in the program. Source Intelligence followed up with an email in a timely manner.

Information Requested

Suppliers were asked to provide information regarding the sourcing of their materials with the ultimate goal of identifying the 3TG SORs and associated mine countries of origin. Suppliers who had already performed a RCOI through the use of the CMRT were asked to upload this document into the online data collection platform or to provide this information in the online survey version. Suppliers were given nine language options to choose from when submitting the CMRT.

Where a supplier was unable to provide a CMRT, Source Intelligence requested information on its suppliers of products or components which may require 3TG for their production or functionality. These Tier 2 suppliers, and subsequent tiers of suppliers as needed, were then engaged following the contact procedures explained above. When contact information was provided, Tier 2 and beyond suppliers were contacted via email or phone in order to build a chain-of-custody back to the 3TG SOR.

Suppliers had the ability to share information at a level with which they are most comfortable, i.e. company, product or user-defined, but the declaration scope had to be specified. Supplier responses were evaluated for plausibility, consistency, and gaps. Additional supplier contacts were conducted as needed. At all times during the above steps, Helen of Troy’s internal team was able to monitor progress 24 hours per day, 7 days per week via access to the Helen of Troy online data collection platform provided by SI.

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4.    RCOI Results

Helen of Troy’s RCOI process revealed the following:

•A total of 132 Tier 1 suppliers were identified by Helen of Troy as potentially in-scope for conflict mineral reporting purposes and all were contacted as part of the RCOI process. The survey response rate among these suppliers was 99% or 131 responding suppliers.

•Out of the 131 responding suppliers, 30.5% (40 suppliers) indicated conflict minerals were necessary to the functionality or production of the products they supply to Helen of Troy.

•The 40 suppliers using conflict minerals provided names of 329 verified SORs.

•Of the 329 verified SORs, 241 are currently certified, 18 are actively moving through the certification process, and 70 have unknown status. 280 of the 329 verified SORs had no indication of sourcing from the DRC/Covered Countries.

The following table lists the verified SORs provided by Helen of Troy’s suppliers, along with the certification status of each SOR as of May 7, 2021.

Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
1			Gold			8853 S.p.A.			RMAP
2			Gold			Abington Reldan Metals, LLC			NA
3			Gold			Advanced Chemical Company			RMAP
4			Gold			African Gold Refinery			NA
5			Gold			Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.			RMAP
6			Gold			Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC			RMAP
7			Gold			Alexy Metals			RMAP - Active
8			Gold			Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
9			Gold			Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)			LBMA, RMAP
10			Gold			AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao			LBMA, RMAP
11			Gold			Argor-Heraeus S.A.			LBMA, RMAP
12			Gold			Asahi Pretec Corp.			LBMA, RMAP
13			Gold			Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
14			Gold			Asahi Refining USA Inc.			LBMA, RMAP
15			Gold			Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.			RMAP
16			Gold			Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.			NA
17			Gold			AU Traders and Refiners			RJC, RMAP
18			Gold			Augmont Enterprises Private Limited			RMAP - Active
19			Gold			Aurubis AG			LBMA, RMAP
20			Gold			Bangalore Refinery			RMAP
21			Gold			Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)			LBMA, RMAP
22			Gold			Boliden AB			LBMA, RMAP
23			Gold			C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG			LBMA, RJC, RMAP

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
24			Gold			C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS			RMAP - Active
25			Gold			Caridad			NA
26			Gold			CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation			LBMA, RMAP
27			Gold			Cendres + Metaux S.A.			RMAP
28			Gold			CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.			NA
29			Gold			Chimet S.p.A.			LBMA, RMAP
30			Gold			Chugai Mining			RMAP
31			Gold			Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.			LBMA
32			Gold			Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH			NA
33			Gold			Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC			NA
34			Gold			DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH			RMAP
35			Gold			Dowa			RMAP
36			Gold			DS PRETECH Co., Ltd.			RMAP
37			Gold			DSC (Do Sung Corporation)			RMAP
38			Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant			RMAP
39			Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant			RMAP
40			Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant			RMAP
41			Gold			Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)			NA
42			Gold			Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)			NA
43			Gold			Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)			NA
44			Gold			Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)			NA
45			Gold			Emirates Gold DMCC			RMAP
46			Gold			Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.			NA
47			Gold			Fujairah Gold FZC			NA
48			Gold			GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.			NA
49			Gold			Geib Refining Corporation			RMAP
50			Gold			Gold Coast Refinery			NA
51			Gold			Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
52			Gold			Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM			LBMA
53			Gold			Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited			NA
54			Gold			Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.			NA
55			Gold			Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.			NA
56			Gold			Heimerle + Meule GmbH			LBMA, RMAP
57			Gold			Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
58			Gold			Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG			RMAP - Active
59			Gold			Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.			NA
60			Gold			Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.			NA
61			Gold			HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD.			NA
62			Gold			Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
63			Gold			International Precious Metal Refiners			RMAP - Active
64			Gold			Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
65			Gold			Istanbul Gold Refinery			LBMA, RMAP
66			Gold			Italpreziosi			RJC, RMAP
67			Gold			JALAN & Company			NA

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
68			Gold			Japan Mint			LBMA, RMAP
69			Gold			Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
70			Gold			JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant			NA
71			Gold			JSC Uralelectromed			LBMA, RMAP
72			Gold			JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
73			Gold			K.A. Rasmussen			NA
74			Gold			Kaloti Precious Metals			NA
75			Gold			Kazakhmys Smelting LLC			NA
76			Gold			Kazzinc			LBMA, RMAP
77			Gold			Kennecott Utah Copper LLC			LBMA, RMAP
78			Gold			KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna			RMAP
79			Gold			Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
80			Gold			Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.			RMAP
81			Gold			Kundan Care Products Ltd.			NA
82			Gold			Kyrgyzaltyn JSC			LBMA, RMAP
83			Gold			Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO			NA
84			Gold			L'azurde Company For Jewelry			NA
85			Gold			L'Orfebre S.A.			RMAP
86			Gold			Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.			NA
87			Gold			Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.			NA
88			Gold			LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.			LBMA, RMAP
89			Gold			LT Metal Ltd.			RMAP
90			Gold			Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.			NA
91			Gold			Marsam Metals			RMAP
92			Gold			Materion			RMAP
93			Gold			Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
94			Gold			MD Overseas			NA
95			Gold			Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.			RMAP
96			Gold			Metallix Refining Inc.			RMAP - Active
97			Gold			Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
98			Gold			Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
99			Gold			Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.			RJC, RMAP
100			Gold			Metalor Technologies S.A.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
101			Gold			Metalor USA Refining Corporation			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
102			Gold			Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.			LBMA, RMAP
103			Gold			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			LBMA, RMAP
104			Gold			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
105			Gold			MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
106			Gold			Modeltech Sdn Bhd			NA
107			Gold			Morris and Watson			NA
108			Gold			Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant			LBMA, RMAP
109			Gold			Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.			LBMA, RMAP
110			Gold			Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat			RMAP
111			Gold			NH Recytech Company			NA
112			Gold			Nihon Material Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
113			Gold			Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH			RJC, RMAP
114			Gold			Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
115			Gold			OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)			LBMA, RMAP
116			Gold			OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery			LBMA, RMAP
117			Gold			PAMP S.A.			LBMA, RMAP
118			Gold			Pease & Curren			NA
119			Gold			Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.			NA
120			Gold			Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA			RMAP
121			Gold			Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals			LBMA, RMAP
122			Gold			PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk			LBMA, RMAP
123			Gold			PX Precinox S.A.			LBMA, RMAP
124			Gold			QG Refining, LLC			NA
125			Gold			Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
126			Gold			Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.			NA
127			Gold			REMONDIS PMR B.V.			RMAP
128			Gold			Royal Canadian Mint			LBMA, RMAP
129			Gold			SAAMP			RJC, RMAP
130			Gold			Sabin Metal Corp.			NA
131			Gold			Safimet S.p.A			RMAP
132			Gold			SAFINA A.S.			RMAP
133			Gold			Sai Refinery			NA
134			Gold			Samduck Precious Metals			RMAP
135			Gold			SAMWON METALS Corp.			NA
136			Gold			Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)			NA
137			Gold			SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH			RMAP
138			Gold			Sellem Industries Ltd.			NA
139			Gold			SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.			LBMA, RMAP
140			Gold			Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.			NA
141			Gold			Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.			NA
142			Gold			Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
143			Gold			Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.			NA
144			Gold			Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.			NA
145			Gold			Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
146			Gold			Singway Technology Co., Ltd.			RMAP
147			Gold			SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals			LBMA, RMAP
148			Gold			Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.			LBMA, RMAP
149			Gold			Sovereign Metals			NA
150			Gold			State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology			NA
151			Gold			Sudan Gold Refinery			NA
152			Gold			Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
153			Gold			SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.			RMAP
154			Gold			T.C.A S.p.A			LBMA, RMAP
155			Gold			Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.			LBMA, RMAP

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
156			Gold			The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
157			Gold			Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.			LBMA, RMAP
158			Gold			Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.			NA
159			Gold			Tony Goetz NV			NA
160			Gold			TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn			RMAP
161			Gold			Torecom			RMAP
162			Gold			Umicore Brasil Ltda.			NA
163			Gold			Umicore Precious Metals Thailand			RJC, RMAP
164			Gold			Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining			LBMA, RMAP
165			Gold			United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.			RMAP
166			Gold			Valcambi S.A.			LBMA, RJC, RMAP
167			Gold			Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)			LBMA, RMAP
168			Gold			WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH			RMAP
169			Gold			Yamakin Co., Ltd.			RMAP
170			Gold			Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.			RMAP
171			Gold			Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.			NA
172			Gold			Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation			LBMA, RMAP
173			Tantalum			Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.			RMAP
174			Tantalum			Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.			RMAP
175			Tantalum			D Block Metals, LLC			RMAP
176			Tantalum			Exotech Inc.			RMAP
177			Tantalum			F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.			RMAP
178			Tantalum			FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.			RMAP
179			Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Aizu			RMAP
180			Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Boyertown			RMAP
181			Tantalum			Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.			RMAP
182			Tantalum			H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH			RMAP
183			Tantalum			H.C. Starck Inc.			RMAP
184			Tantalum			Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.			RMAP
185			Tantalum			Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			RMAP
186			Tantalum			Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material			RMAP
187			Tantalum			JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
188			Tantalum			Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.			RMAP
189			Tantalum			Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			RMAP
190			Tantalum			KEMET Blue Metals			RMAP
191			Tantalum			LSM Brasil S.A.			RMAP
192			Tantalum			Meta Materials			RMAP
193			Tantalum			Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.			RMAP
194			Tantalum			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			RMAP
195			Tantalum			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			RMAP
196			Tantalum			Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
197			Tantalum			NPM Silmet AS			RMAP
198			Tantalum			QuantumClean			RMAP
199			Tantalum			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			RMAP
200			Tantalum			Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO			RMAP

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
201			Tantalum			Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.			RMAP
202			Tantalum			TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.			RMAP
203			Tantalum			TANIOBIS GmbH			RMAP
204			Tantalum			TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.			RMAP
205			Tantalum			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			RMAP
206			Tantalum			Telex Metals			RMAP
207			Tantalum			Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC			RMAP
208			Tantalum			XinXing Haorong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.			RMAP
209			Tantalum			Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			RMAP
210			Tin			Alpha			RMAP
211			Tin			An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company			NA
212			Tin			Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			RMAP
213			Tin			Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
214			Tin			China Tin Group Co., Ltd.			RMAP
215			Tin			CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda			RMAP - Active
216			Tin			CRM Synergies			RMAP - Active
217			Tin			CV Venus Inti Perkasa			RMAP - Active
218			Tin			Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.			NA
219			Tin			Dowa			RMAP
220			Tin			Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company			NA
221			Tin			EM Vinto			RMAP
222			Tin			Estanho de Rondonia S.A.			RMAP - Active
223			Tin			Fenix Metals			RMAP
224			Tin			Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.			NA
225			Tin			Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC			RMAP
226			Tin			Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.			RMAP
227			Tin			Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.			RMAP
228			Tin			Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			RMAP
229			Tin			Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.			RMAP
230			Tin			HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
231			Tin			Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd.			RMAP
232			Tin			Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.			RMAP
233			Tin			Luna Smelter, Ltd.			RMAP
234			Tin			Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.			RMAP
235			Tin			Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.			RMAP
236			Tin			Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)			RMAP
237			Tin			Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.			RMAP
238			Tin			Metallic Resources, Inc.			RMAP
239			Tin			Metallo Belgium N.V.			RMAP
240			Tin			Metallo Spain S.L.U.			RMAP
241			Tin			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			RMAP
242			Tin			Minsur			RMAP
243			Tin			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			RMAP
244			Tin			Modeltech Sdn Bhd			NA

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
245			Tin			Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company			NA
246			Tin			Novosibirsk Processing Plant Ltd.			RMAP - Active
247			Tin			O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.			RMAP
248			Tin			O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.			RMAP
249			Tin			Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.			RMAP
250			Tin			Pongpipat Company Limited			NA
251			Tin			Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited			NA
252			Tin			PT Artha Cipta Langgeng			RMAP
253			Tin			PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya			RMAP
254			Tin			PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari			RMAP
255			Tin			PT Bangka Serumpun			RMAP
256			Tin			PT Menara Cipta Mulia			RMAP
257			Tin			PT Mitra Stania Prima			RMAP
258			Tin			PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo			NA
259			Tin			PT Prima Timah Utama			RMAP
260			Tin			PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa			RMAP
261			Tin			PT Rajehan Ariq			RMAP
262			Tin			PT Refined Bangka Tin			RMAP
263			Tin			PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa			RMAP
264			Tin			PT Timah Nusantara			RMAP - Active
265			Tin			PT Timah Tbk Kundur			RMAP
266			Tin			PT Timah Tbk Mentok			RMAP
267			Tin			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			RMAP
268			Tin			Rui Da Hung			RMAP
269			Tin			Soft Metais Ltda.			RMAP
270			Tin			Super Ligas			RMAP - Active
271			Tin			Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			RMAP
272			Tin			Thaisarco			RMAP
273			Tin			Tin Technology & Refining			RMAP
274			Tin			Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company			NA
275			Tin			White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.			RMAP
276			Tin			Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
277			Tin			Yunnan Tin Company Limited			RMAP
278			Tin			Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
279			Tungsten			A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.			RMAP
280			Tungsten			ACL Metais Eireli			RMAP
281			Tungsten			Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.			RMAP - Active
282			Tungsten			Artek LLC			RMAP - Active
283			Tungsten			Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.			RMAP
284			Tungsten			Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			RMAP
285			Tungsten			China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.			RMAP
286			Tungsten			Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
287			Tungsten			CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.			NA
288			Tungsten			Cronimet Brasil Ltda			RMAP - Active
289			Tungsten			Fujian Ganmin RareMetal Co., Ltd.			RMAP

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Number			Metal			Official Smelter Name			Conflict-Free Certifications
290			Tungsten			Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.			NA
291			Tungsten			Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
292			Tungsten			Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			RMAP
293			Tungsten			Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
294			Tungsten			Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.			RMAP
295			Tungsten			GEM Co., Ltd.			NA
296			Tungsten			Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.			RMAP
297			Tungsten			Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
298			Tungsten			H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH			RMAP
299			Tungsten			Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.			RMAP
300			Tungsten			Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji			RMAP
301			Tungsten			Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
302			Tungsten			Hunan Litian Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
303			Tungsten			Hydrometallurg, JSC			RMAP
304			Tungsten			Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
305			Tungsten			Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			RMAP
306			Tungsten			Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
307			Tungsten			Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			NA
308			Tungsten			Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.			RMAP
309			Tungsten			Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.			RMAP
310			Tungsten			Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
311			Tungsten			JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"			RMAP - Active
312			Tungsten			Kennametal Fallon			RMAP
313			Tungsten			Kennametal Huntsville			RMAP
314			Tungsten			KGETS CO., LTD.			RMAP
315			Tungsten			Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.			RMAP
316			Tungsten			Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
317			Tungsten			Masan Tungsten Chemical LLC (MTC)			RMAP
318			Tungsten			Moliren Ltd.			RMAP
319			Tungsten			Niagara Refining LLC			RMAP
320			Tungsten			NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC			RMAP - Active
321			Tungsten			Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.			RMAP
322			Tungsten			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			RMAP
323			Tungsten			Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
324			Tungsten			Unecha Refractory Metals Plant			RMAP
325			Tungsten			Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG			RMAP
326			Tungsten			Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.			RMAP
327			Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.			RMAP
328			Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.			RMAP
329			Tungsten			Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.			RMAP

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Certification Status:

1.Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (RMAP)

•RMAP: The smelter has an active certification or is in the process of renewing their certification.

•RMAP -Active: The smelter is actively moving through the certification process.

2.Responsible Gold Certificate: London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)

•LBMA: The smelter has obtained a Responsible Gold Certification.

3.Chain of Custody Certificate: Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC)

•RJC: The smelter has obtained a Chain-of-Custody Certification.

Countries of origin for these SORs are believed to include:

Country

Angola

Argentina

Armenia

Australia

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bermuda

Bolivia

Brazil

Burundi

Cambodia

Canada

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Congo (Brazzaville)

Czech Republic

Djibouti

DRC- Congo (Kinshasa)

Ecuador

Egypt

Estonia

Ethiopia

Finland

France

Germany

Ghana

Guinea

Guyana

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Country

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Japan

Jersey

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Korea, Republic of

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mali

Mexico

Mongolia

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Netherlands

New Zealand

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

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Country

Switzerland

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Turkey

Uganda

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States

Uzbekistan

Viet Nam

Zambia

Zimbabwe

5.    Due Diligence Process

Helen of Troy’s due diligence process was designed to conform to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and accompanying Supplements1. It is important to note that the OECD Guidance was written for both upstream2 and downstream3 companies in the supply chain. As Helen of Troy is a downstream company in the supply chain, due diligence practices were tailored accordingly.

•Step 1- Establish strong company management systems

Helen of Troy’s conflict minerals policy is publicly available at www.helenoftroy.com. The Company utilizes an internal team comprised of representatives from the finance, legal and supply chain departments to communicate and manage compliance initiatives. Team members work with the suppliers on a continual basis to maintain an open dialog and transparency in the procurement process. Findings are reported to senior management, as well as to the internal audit department. The Company’s internal team efforts are supplemented with a third-party service provider’s extensive knowledge and experience, as well as training seminars on conflict minerals.

1 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; http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/GuidanceEdition2.pdf.

2 Upstream companies refer to those between the mine and SORs. As such, the companies typically include miners, local traders, or exporters from the country of mineral origin, international concentrate traders and SORs.

3 Downstream companies refer to those entities between the SORs and the retailer. As such, the companies typically include metal traders and exchanges, component manufacturers, product manufacturers, original equipment manufacturers and retailers.

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•Step 2- Identify and assess risk in the supply chain

The Company continues to refine its list of product categories and suppliers that may fall within the scope of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Expectations with regard to supplier performance, transparency and sourcing are clearly communicated through supplier training. Quality assessments with suppliers are being expanded to encompass compliance initiatives. Suppliers are being encouraged to implement conflict mineral policies with their vendors.

•Step 3- Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Helen of Troy continues to make improvements on risk management. As RCOI are conducted and additional information becomes available regarding components and materials being used in the Company’s products, potential risks can be tracked and mitigated. The online platform maintained by SI allows Helen of Troy to access and analyze supplier responses as well as SOR information. Any suppliers found to be sourcing from SORs that support conflict in the DRC region will be required to explore alternative sources.

•Step 4- Carry out independent third-party audit of supply chain due diligence at identified points in the supply chain

As part of Helen of Troy’s due diligence, and in conjunction with SI, the Company relies upon the following internationally accepted audit standards to determine which SORs are considered DRC Conflict Free: RMAP, LBMA and RJC. If the SOR is not certified by these internationally-recognized certifying entities, attempts are made to contact the SOR to gain more information about their sourcing practices, including countries of origin and transfer, and whether there are any internal due diligence procedures in place or other processes to track the chain-of-custody on the source of the SOR’s mineral ores. Relevant information to review includes: whether the SOR has a documented, effective and communicated conflict free policy, an accounting system to support a mass balance of materials processed, and traceability documentation. Internet research is also performed to determine whether there are any outside sources of information regarding the SOR’s sourcing practices.

•Step 5- Report on supply chain due diligence

Helen of Troy reports annually on supply chain due diligence through the Form SD and this CMR filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form SD is publicly available at www.helenoftroy.com.

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6.    Steps to Improve Due Diligence

Helen of Troy will endeavor to continuously improve upon its supply chain due diligence efforts via the following measures:

•Continue to assess the presence of 3TG in its supply chain

•Clearly communicate expectations with regard to supplier performance, transparency and sourcing

•Increase the response rate for the RCOI process

•Continue to compare RCOI results to information collected via independent conflict free smelter validation programs

7.    Product Determination

Based on its RCOI process, Helen of Troy is unable to determine whether or not various components/materials, which contribute to products sold by its business segments, are DRC conflict free.

8.    Independent Private Sector Audit

Based on Helen of Troy’s declaration, a private sector audit is not required.

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