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Exhibit 1.01

 

Lindsay Corporation

Conflict Minerals Report

For the Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2025

 

 

This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Lindsay Corporation (“Lindsay”, “we”, “us” or “our”) for calendar year 2025 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (the “Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Rule was adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to implement reporting and disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals as directed by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on SEC registrants whose manufactured products contain conflict minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. “Conflict minerals” are defined as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten (collectively with gold, referred to as “3TG”) for the purposes of this assessment. These requirements apply to registrants regardless of the geographic origin of the conflict minerals and whether or not they fund armed conflict.

 

If a registrant can establish that the conflict minerals originated from sources other than the Democratic Republic of the Congo (the “DRC”) or an adjoining country, or from recycled and scrap sources, such registrant must submit a Form SD which describes the Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) completed. If a registrant has reason to believe that any of the conflict minerals in its supply chain may have originated in the DRC or an adjoining country, or if it is unable to determine the country of origin of those conflict minerals, then the registrant must exercise due diligence on the conflict minerals’ source and chain of custody and submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a brief description of those due diligence measures.

 

In reliance on SEC guidance to the effect that the requirement of an audit has been stayed except if a registrant elects to describe its products as “DRC conflict-free” in its Conflict Minerals Report, this Conflict Minerals Report has not been audited by an independent private sector auditor.

 

For terms not otherwise defined herein, please refer to the Rule and SEC Release No. 34-67716 for such definitions.

 

1.

Lindsay Overview

 

Lindsay, along with its subsidiaries, is a global leader in providing a variety of proprietary water management and road infrastructure products and services. Lindsay’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol LNN. For more information regarding Lindsay, please visit our website at http://www.lindsay.com.

 

2.

Products Overview

 

Lindsay has operations which are categorized into two reporting segments: irrigation and infrastructure.

 

Irrigation Segment – Our irrigation segment includes the manufacture and marketing of center pivot, lateral move, and hose reel irrigation systems which are used principally in the agricultural industry to increase or stabilize crop production while conserving water, energy and labor. Our irrigation segment also manufactures and markets repair and replacement parts for our irrigation systems and controls and large diameter steel tubing. We continue to strengthen irrigation product offerings through innovative technology, such as Global Positioning System positioning and guidance, variable rate irrigation, wireless irrigation management and irrigation scheduling, Industrial Internet of Things technology solutions and mobile device applications.

Infrastructure Segment – Our infrastructure segment includes the manufacture and marketing of moveable barriers, specialty barriers and crash cushions, road marking and road safety equipment, and railroad signals and structures. Our infrastructure segment also offers technology to monitor critical safety infrastructure on roadways.

 

We determined that during the 2025 calendar year, we manufactured and sub-contracted to manufacture products containing 3TG, and that the use of these minerals is necessary to the functionality or production of these products.


3.

Supply Chain Overview

 

We rely upon our direct suppliers to provide us with information regarding the origin of 3TG contained in components and materials supplied to us. Generally, there are multiple tiers of suppliers between us and the mines from which the 3TG materials were mined. Accordingly, most of our suppliers must similarly conduct due diligence up the supply chain. We do not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined 3TG directly from mines, smelters or refiners. The methods we used to try to determine the origin of 3TG in our products included:

 

sending letters to our direct suppliers, explaining the rule and referring the suppliers to online training materials and instructions;

 

soliciting information from relevant suppliers of components and materials utilized in our products, using the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative, formerly known as the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (the “RMI”);

 

reviewing responses that we received from our suppliers and following up on information that appeared to be incomplete, incorrect or not trustworthy; and

 

sending multiple reminders to suppliers who did not respond to our requests for information.

 

We engaged a third-party service provider, Source Intelligence, to assist with the collection, review and evaluation of information regarding the presence and sourcing of 3TG materials used in our products.

 

4.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry and Conclusion

 

We conducted an analysis of our products and found that 3TG can be found in some of our products and are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. Therefore, we are subject to the reporting obligations of the Rule.

 

We conducted, with the assistance of Source Intelligence, a survey of our direct suppliers using the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template. The template was developed to facilitate the disclosure and communication of information regarding smelters that provide material to a company’s supply chain. It includes questions regarding a company’s conflict-free policy, engagement with its direct suppliers, and a listing of the smelters used by the company and its suppliers. In addition, the template contains questions about the origin of conflict minerals included in their products, as well as supplier due diligence. We believe this template is being widely adopted by many companies in their due diligence processes related to conflict minerals.

 

Despite having conducted a good faith RCOI and due diligence process, we have been unable to reliably determine the origin of all 3TG within our products. Due to the complexity of our products and supply chain, it will take time for many of our suppliers to verify the origin of all of the minerals. Using our supply chain due diligence processes, we hope to further develop transparency into our supply chain.

 

5.

Conflict Minerals Status Analysis and Conflict Status Conclusion

 

We have concluded that our supply chain remains “DRC conflict undeterminable.” We reached this conclusion because we have been unable to determine the origin of the 3TG used in our products.

 

 

6.

Due Diligence Program

 

6.1.

Conflict Minerals Policy

Our policy with respect to the sourcing of conflict minerals may be found publicly on our internet website at http://www.lindsay.com/usca/en/investor-relations/reports/ under the heading “Conflict Minerals.”

 


6.2.

Grievance Mechanism

 

Our existing whistleblower policy may be found publicly on our internet website at http://www.lindsay.com/usca/en/investor-relations/investor-information/ under the heading “Ethics — Employee Complaint Procedures,” and it provides a company-level grievance mechanism which covers reporting compliance issues, including those regarding conflict minerals sourcing.

 

6.3.

Due Diligence Process

 

Our due diligence processes and efforts have been developed in conjunction with Annex I of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas and the related supplements for 3TG. As described above, our efforts include utilization of the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template as part of our supply chain diligence process.

 

Our conflict minerals due diligence process includes: the development of a Conflict Minerals Policy; establishment of governance structures with cross-functional team members and senior executives; communication with direct suppliers; due diligence compliance process and measurement; and record-keeping. Senior management is briefed about the results of our due diligence efforts on a regular basis. As mentioned above, we engaged Source Intelligence, a third-party service provider, to assist with our due diligence process. Supplier information was collected, stored and evaluated using an online platform provided by Source Intelligence. In certain cases, if a supplier was unable to provide information on the online platform, we or Source Intelligence uploaded the information on the supplier’s behalf.

 

6.4. Steps to Be Taken to Mitigate Risk and Maturing Due Diligence Program

 

As we continue to work on improving our due diligence program, we intend to continue to try to enhance our supplier communication and to refine and improve our due diligence data accuracy in order to mitigate the risk that the necessary 3TG contained in our products could benefit armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries.

 

7. Identify and Assess Risk in the Supply Chain

 

Because of our size, the breadth and complexity of our products, and the constant evolution of our supply chain, it is difficult to identify parties upstream from our direct suppliers. Our direct suppliers are similarly reliant upon information provided by their suppliers.

 

At the outset of our RCOI, we elected to survey and send letters to a broad group of direct suppliers for our products. The response rate among those suppliers was 33%. Of the responding suppliers, 25% indicated one or more of the regulated metals (i.e., 3TG) as necessary to the functionality or production of the products they supply to us. Based on the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template responses and Source Intelligence’s smelter/refiner database, there was an indication of sourcing from the DRC or adjoining countries for 43 out of the 360 verified smelters and refiners. Information regarding those smelters and refiners is included as Annex 1 to this Conflict Minerals Report. Of the 43 smelters and refiners sourcing from the DRC or adjoining countries, (a) 37 have been certified as conflict-free and (b) 6 are not currently participating in a certification program.

 

Further, Annex 2 to this Conflict Minerals Report provides an aggregated list of the countries of origin, to the extent known, from which the smelters and refiners listed in Annex 1 are believed to have sourced conflict minerals based on RMI’s country of origin data.

 

8.

Audit of Supply Chain Due Diligence

 

We do not have a direct relationship with 3TG smelters and refiners, nor do we perform direct audits of the other entities in our supply chain. However, we do rely upon industry efforts to influence smelters and refiners to participate in the RMI Conflict-Free Smelter Program and on the results of this program.

 


9.

Continuous Improvement Efforts to Mitigate Risk

The due diligence process discussed above is an ongoing process. As we continue to conduct due diligence on our products, we will continue to employ efforts to refine our procedures to meet the goals set forth above. We intend to continue to undertake the following next steps to improve the due diligence process and to gather additional information which we expect will assist us in determining whether the 3TG that we utilize benefits armed groups and contributes to human rights violations:

 

continue to improve our threshold analysis as to whether 3TG materials are necessary to the functionality or production of our manufactured products to better focus diligence efforts on in-scope suppliers;

 

continue to work with suppliers who provided incomplete or insufficient information in an effort to obtain complete and accurate information in future years;

 

continue to conduct and report annually on supply chain due diligence for the applicable conflict minerals;

 

continue to consider the inclusion of conflict-minerals-related provisions in our supplier contracts and purchase order terms and conditions as appropriate;

 

attempt to validate supplier responses using information collected via independent conflict-free smelter validation programs such as the RMI Conflict-Free Smelter Program; and

 

pursue risk mitigation activities with suppliers that utilize certain non-conformant or “red flag” smelters/refiners, including the issuance of communications asking each such supplier to take their own risk mitigation steps, to escalate conflict minerals matters to their own suppliers and work to remove such smelter/refiner from their supply chain, and to establish an alternative source of 3TG materials that does not support the conflict, consistent with OECD guidance.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Conflict Minerals Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Any statements that do not relate to historical or current matters are forward-looking statements. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “intend,” “expect,” “will,” “continue,” and the like, or the use of the future tense of words. Statements concerning current conditions may also be forward-looking if they imply a continuation of current conditions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements concerning our intended future efforts to mitigate the risk that the manufacture of our products benefits arms groups in the DRC region.

 

Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, actions or performance to differ materially from those expressed in such forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, but are not limited to, the implementation of satisfactory traceability and other compliance measures by our direct and indirect suppliers, on a timely basis or at all; whether smelters and refiners and other market participants responsibly source 3TG; and political and regulatory developments, whether in the DRC region, the United States, or elsewhere. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of filing of the Form SD to which this document is attached. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to publish revised forward‑looking statements to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date of filing of the Form SD or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

 


Annex 1

 

The following table lists smelters and refiners with indications of sourcing from the DRC and adjoining countries and their certification status.

 


Metal

Smelter/Refiner

RMI Smelter No.

Cert. Status

Smelter/Refiner Country

Gold

Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)

CID000041

LBMA, RMAP

UZBEKISTAN

Gold

Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.

CID000090

RMAP

JAPAN

Gold

Glencore Canada Corporation - CCR Refinery

CID000185

LBMA, RMAP

CANADA

Gold

Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.

CID000855

LBMA, RMAP

CHINA

Gold

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation

CID001188

LBMA, RMAP

JAPAN

Gold

Nihon Material Co., Ltd.

CID001259

LBMA, RMAP

JAPAN

Gold

Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals

CID001386

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Gold

Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.

CID001512

LBMA, RMAP

SOUTH AFRICA

Gold

Samduck Precious Metals

CID001555

 

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Tantalum

AMG Brasil

CID001076

RMAP

BRAZIL

Tantalum

F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.

CID000460

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Aizu

CID002558

RMAP

JAPAN

Tantalum

Global Advanced Metals Boyertown

CID002557

RMAP

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.

CID000291

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.

CID000914

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.

CID000917

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.

CID002506

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

KEMET de Mexico

CID002539

RMAP

MEXICO

Tantalum

Materion Newton Inc.

CID002548

RMAP

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Tantalum

Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.

CID001277

RMAP

CHINA

Tantalum

Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.

CID001869

RMAP

JAPAN

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.

CID002544

RMAP

THAILAND

Tantalum

TANIOBIS GmbH

CID002545

RMAP

GERMANY

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.

CID002549

RMAP

JAPAN

Tantalum

TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG

CID002550

RMAP

GERMANY

Tantalum

Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC

CID001969

RMAP

KAZAKHSTAN

Tantalum

XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED

CID000616

RMAP

CHINA

Tin

Aurubis Beerse

CID002773

RMAP

BELGIUM

Tin

EM Vinto

CID000438

RMAP

BOLIVIA

Tin

Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.

CID002468

RMAP

BRAZIL

Tin

Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)

CID001105

 

MALAYSIA

Tin

Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.

CID001337

RMAP

BOLIVIA

Tin

Thaisarco

CID001898

RMAP

THAILAND

Tin

VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC

CID002015

 

VIET NAM

Tungsten

A.L.M.T. Corp.

CID000004

RMAP

JAPAN

Tungsten

Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.

CID002502

RMAP

VIET NAM

Tungsten

Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID000258

RMAP

CHINA


Tungsten

Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002315

 

CHINA

Tungsten

H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH

CID002541

RMAP

GERMANY

Tungsten

Hydrometallurg, JSC

CID002649

 

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Tungsten

Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.

CID002317

RMAP

CHINA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.

CID002320

RMAP

CHINA

Tungsten

Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.

CID002082

RMAP

CHINA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Annex 2

 

Summary of Countries of Origin for 2025

 

Below is an aggregated list of countries of origin, to the extent known, from which the smelters or refiners listed in Annex 1 are believed to have sourced conflict minerals, based on data available from RMI.

 

ANGOLA

ECUADOR

LUXEMBOURG

SIERRA LEONE

ARGENTINA

EGYPT

MADAGASCAR

SINGAPORE

ARMENIA

ESTONIA

MALAYSIA

SLOVAKIA

AUSTRALIA

ETHIOPIA

MALI

SOUTH AFRICA

AUSTRIA

FRANCE

MEXICO

SOUTH SUDAN

BELARUS

GERMANY

MONGOLIA

SPAIN

BELGIUM

GHANA

MOROCCO

SURINAME

BOLIVIA

GUINEA

MOZAMBIQUE

SWITZERLAND

BRAZIL

GUYANA

MYANMAR

TAIWAN

BURUNDI

HONG KONG

NAMIBIA

TANZANIA

CAMBODIA

HUNGARY

NETHERLANDS

THAILAND

CANADA

INDIA

NIGER

UGANDA

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC

INDONESIA

NIGERIA

UNITED KINGDOM

CHILE

IRELAND

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHINA

ISRAEL

PERU

UZBEKISTAN

COLOMBIA

ITALY

PHILIPPINES

VIET NAM

CONGO

JAPAN

POLAND

ZAMBIA

COTE D'IVOIRE

JERSEY

PORTUGAL

ZIMBABWE

CZECHIA

KAZAKHSTAN

REPUBLIC OF KOREA

 

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

KENYA

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

 

DJIBOUTI

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

RWANDA