United States

Securities and Exchange Commission

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM SD

 

 

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

 

 

Colfax Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		001-34045		54-1887631
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

420 National Business Parkway, 5th Floor Annapolis Junction, Maryland		20701
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

A. Lynne Puckett, Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

(301) 323-9000

(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:

 

x	Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2013.

 

 

 

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Section 1—Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Overview

Unless the context indicates otherwise, the terms “we,” “its,” “us,” and “our” refer to Colfax Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Our Conflict Minerals Policy

We are committed to being a responsible corporate citizen and are opposed to human rights abuses such as are occurring in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”). To this end, we have adopted and communicated to our suppliers and the public a company policy (the “Conflict Minerals Policy”) for the supply chain of Conflict Minerals. As used herein and in the Conflict Minerals Policy, Conflict Minerals are columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite, gold, wolframite and the derivatives tantalum, tin and tungsten, without regard to the location of origin. The Conflict Minerals Policy includes, but is not limited to, our expectations that:

 

1.

The components, parts and products supplied to us are DRC conflict free within the meaning of Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD (collectively, the “Conflict Minerals Rule”);

 

2.

Our suppliers define, implement and communicate to sub-suppliers their own Conflict Minerals policy consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”); and

 

3.

Our suppliers implement policies, procedures and frameworks that are consistent with the OECD Guidance and require their direct and indirect sub-suppliers to do the same, and that our suppliers otherwise work with sub-suppliers to ensure traceability of Conflict Minerals.

Applicability of the Conflict Minerals Rule to Our Company

Our products include: a broad range of gas- and fluid-handling products, including pumps, fluid-handling systems and controls, specialty valves, heavy-duty centrifugal and axial fans, rotary heat exchangers and gas compressors; and welding equipment, cutting equipment and automated welding and cutting systems.

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We are subject to the Conflict Minerals Rule because products that we manufacture contain Conflict Minerals that are necessary to their functionality or production. We generally do not source Conflict Minerals from smelters or refiners and have no direct relationships with mines, and we believe that we are in most cases many levels removed from all of these market participants. We therefore have limited influence over these upstream actors. Furthermore, because of the depth, breadth and constant evolution of our supply chain and competitive factors affecting our supplier base, we often have significant difficultly identifying actors upstream from our direct suppliers. However, through the efforts described in this Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report included as an exhibit hereto, we seek to ensure that our sourcing practices are consistent with our Conflict Minerals Policy and encourage conflict free sourcing in our supply chain.

Conflict Minerals Report

As required by the Conflict Minerals Rule, a Conflict Minerals Report is provided as an exhibit to this Form SD and is available at the following Internet website: http://ir.colfaxcorp.com/governance.cfm. The information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Form SD or our Conflict Minerals Report and should not be considered part of this Form SD or the Conflict Minerals Report.

For 2013, none of the necessary Conflict Minerals contained in our in-scope products were determined by us to directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the DRC or an adjoining country. The terms “armed group” and “adjoining country” have the meanings contained in the Conflict Minerals Rule.

Item 1.02 Exhibit

The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.02 to this Form SD.

Section 2—Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1.02 –		Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013

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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 duly authorized undersigned.

 

COLFAX CORPORATION
								Date: June 2, 2014
By:		/s/ Stephen Wittig
		Name:		Stephen Wittig
		Title:		Senior Vice President, CBS and Supply Chain

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit		Description
1.02		Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2013