UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
West Marine, Inc.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-22512 77-0355502
(State of incorporation) (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076-4100
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Pam Fields
Sr. Vice President & General Counsel
(831) 728-2700
(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this 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:
ý Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from
January 1 to December 31, 2014.
Section 1. Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
In accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, West Marine, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing with this Form SD a Conflict Minerals Report, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Company is a retailer and does not manufacture any of the products that it sells, however it does contract to manufacture products in which Conflict Minerals may be necessary to the functionality or production of those products. After exercising reasonable due diligence as required by Rule 13p-1, the Company was unable to determine whether any of the Conflict Minerals used in one or more of its products originated from the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country that shares an internationally recognized border with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “Covered Region”).
Published Results
A copy of this Form SD and attached Conflict Minerals Report in accordance with Rule 12b-12 (17 CFR 240.12b-12) may be found on our website at www.westmarine.com.
Item 1.02. Exhibit
West Marine Inc. has filed, as an exhibit to this Form SD, the Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2014 as required by Item 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
Section 2. Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
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 duly authorized undersigned.
WEST MARINE, INC.
By: /s/ Matthew L. Hyde
Matthew L. Hyde
Chief Executive Officer
June 1, 2015
