UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
CONDUENT INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New York | 001-37817 | 81-298362 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
100 Campus Drive, Suite 200
Florham Park, New Jersey
07932
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (844)663-2638
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:
| ☒ | Rule13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018. |
Section 1 – Conflicts Minerals Disclosure
Items 1.01 Conflicts Minerals Disclosure and Report; Item 1.02 Exhibit
This Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto, are publicly available on our Conduent Investor Relations Website, as well as the SEC’s EDGAR database atwww.sec.gov. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is included for general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.
Conduent creates digital platforms and services for businesses and governments to manage millions of interactions every day for those they serve. We are leveraging the power of cloud, mobile and IoT, combined with technologies such as automation, cognitive and block chain to elevate every constituent interaction, driving modern digital experiences that are more efficient, helpful and satisfying.
Section 2 – Exhibits
Item 2.01 – Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 – Registrant’s Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 as required by Item 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
Forward Looking Statements
This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and any exhibits to this Report may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
The words “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “will,” “should” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ materially. Such factors include, but are not limited to: government appropriations and termination rights contained in our government contracts; our ability to renew commercial and government contracts awarded through competitive bidding processes; our ability to recover capital and other investments in connection with our contracts; our ability to attract and retain necessary technical personnel and qualified subcontractors; our ability to deliver on our contractual obligations properly and on time; competitive pressures; our significant indebtedness; changes in interest in outsourced business process services; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our services and to improve our cost structure; claims of infringement of third-party intellectual property rights; the failure to comply with laws relating to individually identifiable information, and personal health information and laws relating to processing certain financial transactions, including payment card transactions and debit or credit card transactions; breaches of our information systems or security systems or any service interruptions; our ability to estimate the scope of work or the costs of performance in our contracts; our continuing emphasis on and shift towardtechnology-led digital transactions; customer decision-making cycles and lead time for customer commitments; our ability to collect our receivables for unbilled services; a decline in revenues from or a loss or failure of significant clients; fluctuations in ournon-recurring revenue; our failure to maintain a satisfactory credit rating; our ability to attract and retain key employees; increases in the cost of telephone and data services or significant interruptions in such services; our failure to develop new service offerings; our ability to modernize our information technology infrastructure and consolidate data centers; our ability to comply with data security standards; our ability to receive dividends or other payments from our subsidiaries; changes in tax and other laws and regulations; changes in government regulation and economic, strategic, political and social conditions; changes in U.S. GAAP or other applicable accounting policies; and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections in our 2017 Annual Report on Form10-K, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q and Current Reports on Form8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this report speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized.
Date: February 11, 2019
| CONDUENT INCORPORATED | ||
| By: | /s/ J. Michael Peffer | |
J. Michael Peffer Secretary | ||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
| 1.01 | Registrant’sConflict Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2018 to December 31, 2018 | |
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