EXHIBIT 1.01
Brady Corporation
Conflict Minerals Report
For the year ended December 31, 2017
This report has been prepared by management of Brady Corporation (hereinafter referred to as “Brady”, the “Company”, “we”, “us”, or “our”) pursuant to Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended, for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2017. The report discusses efforts undertaken by Brady to determine whether our products contain cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, or other derivatives, which are limited to metallic forms of tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold (collectively, “3TG Minerals”), and further, to determine whether any such materials directly or indirectly fund or benefit armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or any adjacent countries (“Covered Countries”). The scope of the reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) and due diligence efforts discussed includes products both sourced directly by, and manufactured for Brady in calendar year 2017.
The statements below are based on the activities performed to date in good faith by Brady and are based on information available at the time of this filing.
Brady manufactures, or contracts to manufacture, products that contain materials or components that use 3TG Minerals. Due to the depth of its supply chain, Brady is far removed from the sources of ore from which these metals are produced and the smelters/refiners that process them. We do not purchase raw ore or unrefined minerals and conduct no purchasing activities directly in the Covered Countries. The efforts undertaken by Brady to identify the country(ies) of origin of those ores reflect our circumstances and position in the supply chain, which is multiple steps removed from the smelter or mine. The information available globally on the traceability and sourcing of these ores is limited at this time, and this situation is not unique to Brady.
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| II. | Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry |
Our 2017 RCOI began with identifying the products we manufacture or contract to manufacture that have a possibility of containing 3TG Minerals, or where 3TG minerals are required for the functionality or production of such products. In 2017, Brady expanded the scope of the review of its product lines by evaluating new products and their material suppliers during the filing year, and where there was uncertainty about whether a particular product potentially contained 3TG Minerals, it was included in the 2017 inquiries. The potential suppliers of the 3TG Minerals that may be contained in such products were determined to be “in scope.” The exact nature of the parts and materials identified in our products that may contain 3TG Minerals ranged over a broad spectrum of items, but were heavily concentrated in electronics and workplace safety products.
Brady conducted its RCOI of those suppliers deemed in scope, using the Conflict Materials Reporting Template (CMRT v.5.10), which is the Responsible Minerals Initiative ("RMI") reporting template.
The supplier responses received were reviewed for completeness and consistency. We also verified “No 3TG content declarations” on a random basis to provide additional assurance of the claims made by suppliers. In certain other instances, suppliers were required to provide clarifications or additional detail where responses were incomplete or in need of explanation. Our RCOI process included an escalation procedure seeking information from non-responsive suppliers resulting in 98% in-scope supplier responses.
For 2017, as compared to previous filing years, a number of the surveyed suppliers reported a significant improvement in their own supply chain RCOI initiatives, and 304 unique smelters (versus 299 in 2016, 245 in 2015, 225 in 2014 and only four in 2013) were identified as potentially being part of our supply chain. In addition, Brady undertook due diligence on the identified smelters to determine their status regarding conflict minerals.
As such, we believe our process was reasonably designed and performed in good faith.
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| III. | Design of Due Diligence Measures |
Brady designed its 3TG Minerals compliance procedures based on, and in conformity with, the five step framework the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, and related supplements on tin, tungsten, tantalum, and the supplement on gold (collectively, the “OECD guidance”) as these relate to our position in the supply chain as a downstream user.
Step 1: Establish strong company management systems
Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain
Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner's due diligence practices
Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence
Due Diligence Measures Performed by Brady Corporation
The following are the due diligence measures performed by Brady with respect to the reporting year:
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| • | Step 1-Maintain strong company management systems |
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| § | Brady maintains an internal conflict minerals team involving sourcing and global product compliance staff. The focus of this team is to implement our conflict minerals program and ensure compliance. |
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| § | Brady maintains a Conflict Minerals policy, which is available on our company website (see link below) in addition to our due diligence process for assessing the chain of custody of 3TGMinerals. |
https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/corporate/sustainability-and-supplier-information
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| § | Internal engagement – Brady conducted internal training to educate relevant employees in our conflict minerals program including reporting obligations. |
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| § | Supplier engagement – Brady communicated the requirements of the conflict minerals rule to its suppliers regarding 3TG Minerals. |
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| § | Uses the CMRT for supply chain surveys to identify the smelters. |
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| § | The conflict minerals team reports on our conflict minerals program to senior management on a regular basis. |
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| § | We maintain a mechanism to enable the reporting of any customer facing questions related to conflict minerals and other supply chain matters. |
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| § | We retain conflict minerals program documentation in accordance with the Company’s existing corporate retention policy and procedures. |
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| • | Step 2-Identify and assess risk in the supply chain |
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| § | The Brady conflict minerals team conducted a detailed review of the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during the reporting year 2017 to identify products that may be in scope of the rule. |
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| § | Brady identified the direct suppliers of products or components that may contain 3TG Minerals. |
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| § | Brady conducted supply chain surveys of the in scope suppliers using the industry-developed CMRT and requested that suppliers conduct their own 3TG Mineral inquiries to identify smelters and refineries as well as the country of origin of 3TG Minerals in products that are supplied to Brady. |
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| § | Conducted follow ups with non-responding direct suppliers and also worked to clarify and validate the responses from the suppliers. |
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| § | Compared smelter listings supplied by responding suppliers with the RMI list of validated conflict free and verified facilities. Further smelter confirmation was conducted using a commercially available smelter verification service. |
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| • | Step 3-Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks |
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| § | Brady has a risk management plan that addresses known issues with suppliers that do not meet the requirements of Brady’s corporate sourcing policy. |
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| § | The conflict minerals team reports to senior management and the Board of Directors on the status of direct supplier responses. |
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| • | Step 4- Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner's due diligence practices |
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| § | Brady relies on RMI’s published lists of smelters and refiners that have been audited by various industry groups. Brady is many steps removed from the mining of 3TG Minerals. We do not purchase raw ore or unrefined 3TG Minerals, and we do not conduct any purchasing activities in the Covered Countries. |
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| § | Supported the development and implementation of independent third party audits of smelters/refiners through our Conflict Minerals policy and procurement practices, which encourage suppliers to purchase materials from audited smelters/refiners. |
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| • | Step 5-Report on supply chain due diligence |
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| § | Brady has publicly communicated its Conflict Minerals policy on our company website. (https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/corporate/sustainability-and-supplier-information) |
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| § | Brady’s Form SD and Conflict Minerals Report were filed with the SEC and are also available on our company website. (https://www.bradyid.com/en-us/corporate/sustainability-and-supplier-information) |
Results of the Due Diligence measures
Brady’s due diligence on the source and chain of custody of necessary 3TG Minerals contained in its products revealed that a majority of smelters in our supply chain are either conformant or low risk. However, not all smelters in Brady's global mineral supply chains have been audited yet. Brady is working closely with its suppliers to ensure that all smelters in its supply chain get audited. Additional due diligence is on-going, since most suppliers provided a company-level and not product-level declaration and we have not received responses from all of our suppliers (98% of supplier responses received to date).
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| IV. | Product Description; Processing Facilities |
The scope of our inquiry covered the following products, which we believe are the most likely to contain metallic forms of 3TG Minerals:
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| • | Inkjet and thermal transfer printers – both hand held and desktop models – containing electronic parts; |
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| • | Labels and tapes for thermal transfer printing, some of which are in cassettes containing electronic parts; |
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| • | Preprinted labels and tapes, some with external coating, pipe and wire markers, and metal asset tags; |
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| • | Safety signs and traffic signs; |
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| • | Pads for medical applications and sorbent materials for environmental clean-up; |
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| • | Lock-out / tag-out devices (primarily plastic); |
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| • | Visitor identification badges, badge holders, lanyards, and wristbands; and |
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| • | Die-cut materials – primarily plastics and polyester foams. |
Brady also sells products that are purchased “as is” from manufacturers and not manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, or whose design and bill of materials is not influenced in any way by Brady. These include traffic cones and barriers, barrier and perimeter tapes, and certain of our lock-out/tag-out devices. Brady also develops software for products that are factory installed or downloadable. All of the foregoing products are not within the scope of this report.
The smelting and refining facilities used to process the 3TG Minerals that were identified by our suppliers are listed in Appendix 1 and the potential countries of origin of the 3TG Minerals are listed in Appendix 2 to this Conflict Minerals Report.
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| V. | Steps to Improve Due Diligence |
We will continue to communicate our expectations and information requirements regarding 3TG Minerals to our direct suppliers, as a part of our supplier compliance program. Brady has incorporated detailed discussions of conflict minerals in our supplier manual, which is distributed to all suppliers, and in our specifications for all new parts. We also include conflict minerals information in discussions with our suppliers, including detailed on-site assessments that examine policies, procedures and practices. We will continue to monitor changes in circumstances that may impact the facts or our determination regarding the source of our 3TG Minerals. Over time, we anticipate that the amount of information globally on the traceability and sourcing of these ores will increase and improve our knowledge. We will continue to make further inquiries to our direct suppliers with the goals of assessing our supply chain, including existing and new suppliers, and improving our understanding of each 3TG Mineral supply chain. In addition,
we will continue to monitor the smelters in our supply chain that are currently participating in audit programs for their “Conflict-free” status.
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| VI. | Independent Private Sector Audit |
Pursuant to SEC rules and related guidance, an independent private sector audit was not required for Brady’s conflict minerals filing for calendar year 2017.
Appendix 1
Smelters/Refiners Identified by Suppliers Identified in Brady’s Supply Chain
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| Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Country | Smelter ID |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp. | JAPAN | CID000004 |
| Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | BRAZIL | CID002833 |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | VIET NAM | CID002502 |
| Tungsten | Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002513 |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000258 |
| Tungsten | Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000499 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002645 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000875 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002315 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002494 |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000568 |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000218 |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID002542 |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | GERMANY | CID002541 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000766 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chuangda Vanadium Tungsten Co., Ltd. Wuji | CHINA | CID002579 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000769 |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002649 |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000825 |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002551 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Dayu Longxintai Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002647 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002321 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002313 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002318 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002317 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xiushui Xianggan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002535 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002316 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000966 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000105 |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002319 |
| Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002845 |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002589 |
| Tungsten | Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC | VIET NAM | CID002543 |
| Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | PHILIPPINES | CID002827 |
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| Tungsten | South-East Nonferrous Metal Company Limited of Hengyang City | CHINA | CID002815 |
| Tungsten | Tejing (Vietnam) Tungsten Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | CID001889 |
| Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002724 |
| Tungsten | Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | VIET NAM | CID002011 |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | AUSTRIA | CID002044 |
| Tungsten | Woltech Korea Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002843 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002320 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002082 |
| Tungsten | Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002830 |
| Tungsten | Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002095 |
| Tin | Alpha | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000292 |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | VIET NAM | CID002703 |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000228 |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001070 |
| Tin | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000278 |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | INDONESIA | CID002570 |
| Tin | CV Dua Sekawan | INDONESIA | CID002592 |
| Tin | CV Gita Pesona | INDONESIA | CID000306 |
| Tin | CV United Smelting | INDONESIA | CID000315 |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | CID002455 |
| Tin | Dowa | JAPAN | CID000402 |
| Tin | EM Vinto | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | CID000438 |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | BRAZIL | CID000448 |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | POLAND | CID000468 |
| Tin | Gejiu Fengming Metallurgy Chemical Plant | CHINA | CID002848 |
| Tin | Gejiu Jinye Mineral Company | CHINA | CID002859 |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | CHINA | CID000942 |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000538 |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001908 |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000555 |
| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID003116 |
| Tin | Guanyang Guida Nonferrous Metal Smelting Plant | CHINA | CID002849 |
| Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002844 |
| Tin | Huichang Jinshunda Tin Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000760 |
| Tin | Jiangxi Ketai Advanced Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000244 |
| Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | CHINA | CID001231 |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002468 |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | MALAYSIA | CID001105 |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | BRAZIL | CID002500 |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001142 |
| Tin | Metallo Belgium N.V. | BELGIUM | CID002773 |
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| Tin | Metallo Spain S.L.U. | SPAIN | CID002774 |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001173 |
| Tin | Minsur | PERU | CID001182 |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | CID001191 |
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | CID002858 |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | CID002573 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | CID001314 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | PHILIPPINES | CID002517 |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgical S.A. | BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF) | CID001337 |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | INDONESIA | CID000309 |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | INDONESIA | CID001399 |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | INDONESIA | CID002503 |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | CID001402 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | INDONESIA | CID002776 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | INDONESIA | CID001419 |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | INDONESIA | CID001421 |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | INDONESIA | CID001428 |
| Tin | PT DS Jaya Abadi | INDONESIA | CID001434 |
| Tin | PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri | INDONESIA | CID001438 |
| Tin | PT Inti Stania Prima | INDONESIA | CID002530 |
| Tin | PT Karimun Mining | INDONESIA | CID001448 |
| Tin | PT Kijang Jaya Mandiri | INDONESIA | CID002829 |
| Tin | PT Lautan Harmonis Sejahtera | INDONESIA | CID002870 |
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | INDONESIA | CID002835 |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | INDONESIA | CID001453 |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | INDONESIA | CID001457 |
| Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | INDONESIA | CID000313 |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | INDONESIA | CID001458 |
| Tin | CV Tiga Sekawan | INDONESIA | CID002593 |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | INDONESIA | CID001460 |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | INDONESIA | CID001463 |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | INDONESIA | CID001468 |
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | INDONESIA | CID002816 |
| Tin | PT Sumber Jaya Indah | INDONESIA | CID001471 |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Kundur | INDONESIA | CID001477 |
| Tin | PT Timah (Persero) Tbk Mentok | INDONESIA | CID001482 |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | INDONESIA | CID001490 |
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | INDONESIA | CID001493 |
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002706 |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID001539 |
| Tin | Soft Metais Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID001758 |
| Tin | Super Ligas | BRAZIL | CID002756 |
| Tin | Thaisarco | THAILAND | CID001898 |
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| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | VIET NAM | CID002574 |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002036 |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002158 |
| Tin | Yunnan Tin Company Limited | CHINA | CID002180 |
| Tantalum | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000092 |
| Tantalum | Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000211 |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002504 |
| Tantalum | Exotech Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000456 |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | CHINA | CID000460 |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | CHINA | CID002505 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | JAPAN | CID002558 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002557 |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | CHINA | CID000291 |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000616 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Co., Ltd. | THAILAND | CID002544 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH | GERMANY | CID002547 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002548 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002549 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID002550 |
| Tantalum | H.C. Starck Tantalum and Niobium GmbH | GERMANY | CID002545 |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002492 |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002512 |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | CHINA | CID002842 |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000914 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000917 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002506 |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Metals | MEXICO | CID002539 |
| Tantalum | KEMET Blue Powder | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002568 |
| Tantalum | LSM Brasil S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001076 |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | CID001163 |
| Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | BRAZIL | CID001175 |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001192 |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001277 |
| Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | ESTONIA | CID001200 |
| Tantalum | Power Resources Ltd. | MACEDONIA, THE FORMER YUGOSLAV REPUBLIC OF | CID002847 |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001508 |
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID002707 |
| Tantalum | RFH Tantalum Smeltery Co., Ltd./Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001522 |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001769 |
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| Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001869 |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001891 |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | KAZAKHSTAN | CID001969 |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002508 |
| Tantalum | Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002307 |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000015 |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000019 |
| Gold | Al Etihad Gold LLC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002560 |
| Gold | Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G. | GERMANY | CID000035 |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | UZBEKISTAN | CID000041 |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | BRAZIL | CID000058 |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID000077 |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | JAPAN | CID000082 |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | CANADA | CID000924 |
| Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000920 |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000090 |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | TURKEY | CID000103 |
| Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | SOUTH AFRICA | CID002850 |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | GERMANY | CID000113 |
| Gold | Bangalore Refinery | INDIA | CID002863 |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | PHILIPPINES | CID000128 |
| Gold | Boliden AB | SWEDEN | CID000157 |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | GERMANY | CID000176 |
| Gold | Caridad | MEXICO | CID000180 |
| Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | CANADA | CID000185 |
| Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID000189 |
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | ITALY | CID000233 |
| Gold | Chugai Mining | JAPAN | CID000264 |
| Gold | Daejin Indus Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000328 |
| Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | CHINA | CID000343 |
| Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | GERMANY | CID002867 |
| Gold | DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH | GERMANY | CID000362 |
| Gold | Dowa | JAPAN | CID000401 |
| Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000359 |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000425 |
| Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002561 |
| Gold | GCC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | INDIA | CID002852 |
| Gold | Geib Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002459 |
| Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID002243 |
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | CHINA | CID001909 |
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | CHINA | CID002312 |
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| Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000651 |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000671 |
| Gold | HeeSung Metal Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000689 |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | GERMANY | CID000694 |
| Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | CHINA | CID000707 |
| Gold | Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG | GERMANY | CID000711 |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000767 |
| Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID000778 |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000801 |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000807 |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | TURKEY | CID000814 |
| Gold | Italpreziosi | ITALY | CID002765 |
| Gold | Japan Mint | JAPAN | CID000823 |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000855 |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000927 |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000929 |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000937 |
| Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES | CID002563 |
| Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | KAZAKHSTAN | CID000956 |
| Gold | Kazzinc | KAZAKHSTAN | CID000957 |
| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID000969 |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | POLAND | CID002511 |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID000981 |
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002605 |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | KYRGYZSTAN | CID001029 |
| Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID002865 |
| Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | SAUDI ARABIA | CID001032 |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001056 |
| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001058 |
| Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | ANDORRA | CID002762 |
| Gold | LS-NIKKO Copper Inc. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001078 |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001093 |
| Gold | Marsam Metals | BRAZIL | CID002606 |
| Gold | Materion | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001113 |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001119 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | CHINA | CID001149 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | SINGAPORE | CID001152 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | CHINA | CID001147 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001153 |
| Gold | Metalor USA Refining Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001157 |
| Gold | Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V. | MEXICO | CID001161 |
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | JAPAN | CID001188 |
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| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001193 |
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | INDIA | CID002509 |
| Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | MALAYSIA | CID002857 |
| Gold | Morris and Watson | NEW ZEALAND | CID002282 |
| Gold | Morris and Watson Gold Coast | AUSTRALIA | CID002866 |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001204 |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | TURKEY | CID001220 |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | UZBEKISTAN | CID001236 |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001259 |
| Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | AUSTRIA | CID002779 |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001325 |
| Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001326 |
| Gold | OJSC Novosibirsk Refinery | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID000493 |
| Gold | PAMP S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001352 |
| Gold | Pease & Curren | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002872 |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001362 |
| Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | CHILE | CID002919 |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001386 |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | INDONESIA | CID001397 |
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID001498 |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | SOUTH AFRICA | CID001512 |
| Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000522 |
| Gold | Remondis Argentia B.V. | NETHERLANDS | CID002582 |
| Gold | Republic Metals Corporation | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID002510 |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | CANADA | CID001534 |
| Gold | SAAMP | FRANCE | CID002761 |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001546 |
| Gold | Safimet S.p.A | ITALY | CID002973 |
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | CZECH REPUBLIC | CID002290 |
| Gold | Sai Refinery | INDIA | CID002853 |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001555 |
| Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001562 |
| Gold | SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | CID002777 |
| Gold | Schone Edelmetaal B.V. | NETHERLANDS | CID001573 |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | SPAIN | CID001585 |
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001619 |
| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001622 |
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001736 |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID002516 |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | RUSSIAN FEDERATION | CID001756 |
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| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA | CID001761 |
| Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | LITHUANIA | CID003153 |
| Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | SUDAN | CID002567 |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001798 |
| Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID002918 |
| Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | ITALY | CID002580 |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | JAPAN | CID001875 |
| Gold | The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001916 |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID001938 |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID001947 |
| Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | KAZAKHSTAN | CID002615 |
| Gold | Torecom | KOREA, REPUBLIC OF | CID001955 |
| Gold | Umicore Brasil Ltda. | BRAZIL | CID001977 |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | THAILAND | CID002314 |
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | BELGIUM | CID001980 |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | UNITED STATES OF AMERICA | CID001993 |
| Gold | Universal Precious Metals Refining Zambia | ZAMBIA | CID002854 |
| Gold | Valcambi S.A. | SWITZERLAND | CID002003 |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | AUSTRALIA | CID002030 |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | GERMANY | CID002778 |
| Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002100 |
| Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | JAPAN | CID002129 |
| Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | CHINA | CID000197 |
| Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | CHINA | CID002224 |
Appendix 2
Countries of Origin*
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| Argentina | Laos |
| Australia | Madagascar |
| Austria | Malaysia |
| Benin | Mali |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | Mexico |
| Brazil | Mongolia |
| Burkina Faso | Mozambique |
| Burundi | Myanmar |
| Cambodia | Namibia |
| Canada | Nicaragua |
| Chile | Nigeria |
| China | Panama |
| Colombia | Peru |
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Portugal |
| Ecuador | Russian Federation |
| Eritrea | Rwanda |
| Ethiopia | Senegal |
| France | Sierra Leone |
| Germany | South Africa |
| Ghana | Spain |
| Guatemala | Thailand |
| Guinea | Togo |
| Guyana | Uganda |
| Honduras | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| India | United States of America |
| Indonesia | Uzbekistan |
| Japan | Viet Nam |
| Kazakhstan | Zimbabwe |
*The information provided in this list is based on supplier declarations. However, Brady is many steps removed from the mines and smelters, there are many tiers of suppliers in our supply chain, and there is uncertainty as to whether ore from these countries would be present in our supply chain. Brady continues to work with our suppliers, and use publicly available information as well as commercially available services to take corrective actions as needed to further improve our due diligence as it relates to supply chain transparency.
