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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Introduction
This Conflict Minerals Report (“Report”) for F5, Inc. (“F5,” the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) covers the calendar year ended December 31, 2024, and is submitted in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (the “Rule”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Rule, adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), requires public companies to disclose certain information when their manufactured products, or products they contract to manufacture, contain conflict minerals— as cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (collectively, "3TG").—that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. In accordance with the Rule, F5 conducted a good faith Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether any such necessary conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") or adjoining countries (together, the “Covered Countries”). If, based on such inquiry, the registrant knows or has reason to believe that any of the necessary conflict minerals originated or may have originated in a Covered Country and may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources, the registrant must conduct due diligence to determine if the necessary conflict minerals directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups (as defined by the SEC in Form SD) in the Covered Countries.
Forward Looking Statements
This report includes forward-looking statements, within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, that involve risks and uncertainties. Forward looking statements provide current expectations of future events based on certain assumptions and include any statement that does not directly relate to any historical or current fact. Forward looking statements can also be identified by words such as "expects," "plans," "intends," "will," "may," and similar terms. Forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance. F5 assumes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements for any reason, except as required by law. Subsequent events may affect F5’s future determinations under Rule 13p-1.
About F5
F5, Inc. (NASDAQ: FFIV) is the global leader that delivers and secures every app. Backed by three decades of expertise, F5 has built the industry’s premier platform—F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)—to deliver and secure every app, every API, anywhere: on-premises, in the cloud, at the edge, and across hybrid, multicloud environments. F5 is committed to innovating and partnering with the world’s largest and most advanced organizations to deliver fast, available, and secure digital experiences. Together, we help each other thrive and bring a better digital world to life.
Overview of F5’s Responsible Minerals Program and Commitment to Responsible Sourcing
F5 is dedicated to sourcing minerals in a responsible, ethical, and sustainable manner that protects human rights throughout our global supply chain. Our responsible minerals program continues to evolve, now extending beyond 3TG to include minerals such as cobalt and mica. Each year, we assess whether additional materials should be prioritized for inclusion in our due diligence framework.
In line with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (CAHRAs), Third Edition, and its supplements on tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold (collectively “3TG”), we regularly examine human rights risks in CAHRAs worldwide. While the primary focus of this report remains conflict minerals and the Covered Countries. F5 is also choosing to highlight our proactive due diligence efforts over the past two years regarding cobalt and mica. These initiatives, and our practical approach to expanding responsible sourcing beyond 3TG, are discussed in detail in a separate section below.
Additionally, we are preparing to expand our due diligence program to include four more critical minerals—lithium, nickel, copper, and natural graphite—in accordance with the upcoming Extended Minerals Reporting Template ("EMRT") 2.0. Including cobalt and mica, this will bring our scope to six key materials. F5 has begun laying the foundation to
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| Conflict Minerals Report |
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integrate these minerals into our program, aligning with evolving industry standards and maintaining our commitment to transparency and risk management.
As our program grows, we remain committed to strengthening our responsible sourcing of conflict minerals and contributing to improved conditions in mining communities within the Covered Countries. Many of our hardware products rely on tantalum, tin, tungsten and/or gold for essential functionality or production. These minerals are sourced globally, and our goal is not to avoid those from Covered Countries or CAHRAs, but rather to ensure that they are sourced responsibly—without directly or indirectly funding armed groups or contributing to human rights violations. We believe responsible in-region sourcing is vital to supporting local economies and avoiding unintended negative consequences.
F5 has been deeply engaged in the issue of conflict minerals for several years as part of our broader responsible sourcing efforts. We believe meaningful progress requires collaboration across governments, NGOs, civil society, and industry stakeholders to effectively identify and mitigate the risk of contributing to serious human rights abuses and conflict linked to mineral extraction in the Covered Countries.
Supply Chain Overview
F5 relies on its suppliers to provide material declarations and information regarding the origin of 3TG (tin, tantalum, tungsten, and gold) used in the components and materials they supply, including those sourced from sub-tier suppliers. Since many suppliers submit company-level CMRTs, the smelters listed may not directly relate to the materials used in F5’s products.
To support our data collection efforts, we partnered with Assent Compliance (“Assent”), who assisted in gathering supplier information, providing training on conflict minerals reporting requirements, and guiding suppliers on how to complete the CMRT. This year, we expanded our due diligence to cover all supply chain commodities, engaging 100% of relevant suppliers and manufacturers for the 2024 reporting period. We requested all suppliers to submit the standard CMRT version 6.31 and 6.4 developed by the Responsible Minerals Initiative ("RMI") through the Responsible Business Alliance and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative (RBA-GeSI). Suppliers known or suspected to provide components containing 3TG were classified as “undetermined” unless a completed CMRT was received. Suppliers known not to use metals in the products sourced by F5 were still asked to submit a CMRT—at minimum, to confirm the absence of 3TG. If such suppliers did not submit a CMRT but had other documentation (such as a material declaration) confirming no use of 3TG, they would be considered out of scope. Packaging suppliers were also deemed out of scope; while CMRTs were requested for record-keeping purposes, they are excluded from this declaration and the associated data.
Design of Responsible Minerals Program
F5’s Responsible Minerals Program is aligned with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, specifically reflecting our role as a downstream purchaser within the minerals supply chain. The key components of our program are outlined below, structured according to the OECD’s five-step framework. While our program covers a wide range of minerals and geographic regions, the summary of Steps 2 through 5 below focuses on the application of our program to conflict minerals and the Covered Countries.
1.Maintain strong company management systems:
•Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy: Maintain a supply chain policy for minerals originating from CAHRAs, including conflict minerals originating from the Covered Countries. This policy outlines our commitment to responsible mineral sourcing from CAHRAs, our commitment to exercise due diligence consistent with the OECD Guidance, and expectations that our suppliers have similarly established due diligence programs. Our policy is publicly available and can be found at F5 Enterprise Conflict Minerals Policy.
•Management Team: Management for the conflict minerals program at F5 is the supply chain team (within manufacturing). This team works closely with peers in manufacturing, manufacturing supply
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
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chain, product design and environmental, social and governance (ESG). The supply chain team oversees gathering CMRTs, performing assessments of the CMRTs, following up with suppliers, filing the conflict minerals report, working with F5’s contract manufacturer to determine purchase history and supplier use, and maintaining up-to-date information on conflict minerals regulations. As discussed earlier in this report, some of those responsibilities have been outsourced to Assent. The supply chain team is responsible for keeping up-to-date contacts with suppliers and managing contracts with suppliers where needed. F5 does not have contracts with all suppliers, but all contracts that are in place include conflict minerals requirements.
•Supply chain transparency: Employ a supply chain survey for transparency through due diligence tools such as the Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (CMRT), a supply chain survey designed by RMI to identify the smelters and refiners that process the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products and the country of origin of those conflict minerals. We maintain a database to assess due diligence information and retain records relating to our responsible minerals program for at least two years.
•Supplier engagement: We incorporate responsible mineral sourcing requirements into our standard supplier contract templates and specifications to ensure that both current and future suppliers are obligated to comply with our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy. This includes participation in supply chain surveys and related due diligence activities. We also communicate these policy expectations and contractual requirements to relevant suppliers on an annual basis.
•Company grievance mechanism: Enable employees, suppliers, and other stakeholders to report any concerns relating to our responsible minerals program via email at rohscompliance@f5.com.
2.Identify and assess risks in our supply chain:
•Identify smelters and refiners in our supply chain: Identify direct suppliers that supply products to F5 that may contribute necessary conflict minerals to our products. Conduct an annual supply chain survey requesting direct suppliers to provide a conflict minerals declaration, using the CMRT, designed to identify the conflict minerals contained in the products they supply to F5, the smelters and refiners that processed those conflict minerals, and the country of origin of those conflict minerals. We evaluate the completeness and accuracy of the suppliers’ survey responses and contact suppliers whose survey responses we identified as having contained incomplete or potentially inaccurate information to seek additional clarifying information.
•Identify the scope of the risk assessment: Our risk assessment is designed to identify risks in our supply chain. This includes direct suppliers not meeting our contractual requirements related to conflict minerals, as well as smelters and refiners that are not conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program or that we have reason to believe may source conflict minerals from the Covered Countries. We document mineral country of origin information for the smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey, as provided from sources including the supply chain survey, responsible mineral assurance programs, direct contact with smelters and refiners, and from publicly available sources such as smelter and refiner websites.
•Assess due diligence practices of smelters and refiners: Compare smelters and refiners identified by the supply chain survey against the list of facilities that are conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program such as RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Program (RMAP), and other RMI cross-recognized, independent third-party audit programs. Information regarding RMAP, as well as a list of RMI cross-recognized independent third-party audit programs can be found on RMI’s website: http://www.responsiblemineralsinitiative.org/minerals-due-diligence/recognized-standards-or-programs/.
3.Execute a strategy to respond to identified risks:
•Maintain risk management plan: Maintain a risk management plan that includes due diligence reviews of suppliers, smelters and refiners that may be sourcing or processing conflict minerals from Covered Countries and other CAHRAs that may not be from recycled or scrap sources. Our due diligence
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
measures are significantly based on responsible mineral assurance programs that evaluate the procurement practices of the smelters and refiners that process and provide those conflict minerals to our supply chain.
•Implement a risk mitigation plan: Perform risk mitigation efforts to bring suppliers into conformity with our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements, which efforts may include working with direct suppliers to consider an alternative source for the necessary conflict minerals. We attempt to contact smelter and refiner facilities that are not conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program to assess their due diligence practices, request chain of custody information for the conflict minerals processed by the facilities and encourage and assist their participation in such a program.
•Ongoing risk monitoring: Monitor and track suppliers, smelters and refiners identified as not meeting the requirements set forth in our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements to determine their progress in meeting those requirements.
4.Support the development and implementation of independent third-party audits of smelters’ and refiners’ sourcing:
•Support development and implementation of due diligence practices and tools such as the CMRT through RMI’s Steering Committee and participation within RMI sub-teams.
•Support development and implementation of the RMAP by defining the terms of the RMAP audit protocol in conjunction with RMI member companies and other industry groups.
•Support responsible mineral assurance programs that carry out independent third-party audits of smelter and refiner facilities, such as the RMAP, through our membership in RMI.
5.Report on supply chain due diligence:
•Publicly communicate our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy on our company website (f5.com/company/policies).
•We publish our annual CMRT on the F5 Manufacturing Compliance and Certifications page (f5.com/company/policies) as well as our Corporate Responsibility Report available on the ESG section of our company website (investors.f5.com/esg).
Description of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Efforts
For 2024, our RCOI efforts for conflict minerals included conducting a supply chain survey of direct suppliers across all the commodities that may contribute necessary conflict minerals to our products (referred to as “Surveyed Suppliers”) using the CMRT. The supply chain surveys requested that suppliers identify the smelters and refiners and countries of origin of the conflict minerals in products they supply to us. We compared the smelters and refiners identified in the surveys against the lists of facilities that are conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program, such as the RMAP or RMI cross-recognized programs. RMAP and RMI cross-recognized programs provided country of origin data for conformant smelters and refiners, including on an aggregate basis in certain cases. We documented country of origin information for the smelter and refiner facilities identified by surveyed suppliers as provided from sources including the supply chain survey, responsible mineral assurance programs, direct contact with smelters and refiners, and from publicly available sources such as smelter and refiner websites, if we determined such publicly available sources to be reliable.
To determine whether necessary 3TG in our products originated in the DRC or any of the Covered Countries, we provided a list of suppliers associated with the Covered Products to Assent for upload to the Assent Sustainability Manager. We utilized the RBA-GeSI CMRT version 6.31 and 6.4 to conduct a survey of all direct suppliers across all the commodities. During the supplier survey, we contacted suppliers via the Assent Sustainability Manager, to which suppliers uploaded their completed CMRTs for assessment and management by Assent. The use of the CMRT allowed for some elimination of irrelevant suppliers. Specifically, Question 1 of the CMRT asks suppliers whether any of the 3TGs they use are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. We also periodically reviewed the
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
supplier list to ensure that irrelevant or "out of scope" suppliers were removed from the survey process. We conducted this analysis based on the following criteria:
•The company supplies packaging.
•The company supplies us with items that do not end up in our products (including equipment used to make our products or those used strictly on prototypes).
•The company is a service provider only.
•The company is listed as a supplier, but no components were purchased for use in F5 products during the reporting period and preceding 12 months.
We requested that all suppliers complete a CMRT and included training and education (provided by Assent) to guide suppliers on best practices and the use of this template. Assent monitored and tracked all communications in the Assent Sustainability Manager for future reporting and transparency. We directly contacted suppliers that were unresponsive to Assent’s communications during the diligence process and requested such suppliers to complete the CMRT form and submit their form to F5 or Assent.
Results of Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI) Efforts
For 2024, F5 conducted a supply chain survey of total 261 suppliers across all commodities that we determined may contribute necessary conflict minerals to our products and out of which 22 suppliers were considered out of scope for the reason mentioned above.
The results of our RCOI as of May 12, 2025, were as follows:
•97% of surveyed suppliers submitted a CMRT in response to our supply chain survey request, reflecting an increase from last year’s response rate of 93%.
•Incomplete CMRT submissions were received from 2% of surveyed suppliers, and 3% of submitted reports did not meet validation requirements.
•18% of the surveyed suppliers reported that their products do not contain 3TG, while 72% indicated a significant presence of 3TG in their products.
•The surveyed suppliers identified 364 operational smelter and refiner facilities that may process the necessary conflict minerals contained in the products provided to us.
•A total of 133 smelters and refiners were identified as sourcing from CAHRAs, including 78 that source specifically from the DRC and its adjoining countries.
Conclusion Based on Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)
F5 manufactured and contracted with others to manufacture products as to which conflict minerals are necessary to the functionality or production of our products.
Based on our RCOI, we know or have reason to believe that a portion of the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products originated or may have originated in the Covered Countries and know or have reason to believe that those necessary conflict minerals may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources.
As a result of the above conclusion and pursuant to the Rule, we undertook due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals in our products for which we had reason to believe may have originated from the Covered Countries and which may not have come from recycled or scrap sources. There is a significant overlap between our RCOI efforts and our due diligence measures performed.
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Description of Due Diligence Measures Performed:
Below is a description of the measures performed for this reporting period, as of May 12, 2025, to exercise due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products:
•Conducted a supply chain survey of suppliers that we identified may be supplying F5 with products that contain necessary conflict minerals using the CMRT, requesting country of origin information regarding the necessary conflict minerals and identification of smelters and refiners that process such minerals.
•We received CMRT submissions from 97% of our surveyed suppliers in response to our supply chain survey. For the 5% of suppliers who submitted incomplete responses or potentially inaccurate information, we initiated follow-up communications to request clarification and ensure data accuracy.
•Compared smelters and refiners identified by surveyed suppliers against the list of facilities that are conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program.
•Monitored and tracked surveyed suppliers, and smelters and refiners identified by Surveyed Suppliers, which we identified as not meeting our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements, to determine their progress in meeting those requirements.
•Performed risk mitigation efforts with surveyed suppliers we identified as not in conformity with our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements by working with them to bring them into compliance.
•In 2024, we engaged with 36 smelters and refiners to encourage their participation in a responsible minerals assurance program, offering guidance to those not yet enrolled and providing capacity-building support and Corrective Action Plan ("CAP") assistance to those undergoing their initial audit.
Results of our Due Diligence Measures
Inherent Limitations on Due Diligence Measures
As a downstream purchaser of products that contain conflict minerals, our due diligence measures can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance regarding the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals. Our due diligence processes are based on the necessity of seeking data from our direct suppliers and those suppliers seeking similar information within their supply chains to identify the original sources of the necessary conflict minerals. We also rely, to a large extent, on information collected and provided by responsible mineral assurance programs. Such sources of information, as well as any publicly available sources, may yield inaccurate or incomplete information and may be subject to fraud.
Since we do not have direct contractual relationships with smelters and refiners, we rely on our direct suppliers and the entire supply chain to gather and provide specific information about the date when the ore is smelted into a derivative and later shipped, stored, sold, and first entered the stream of commerce. We directly seek sourcing data on a periodic basis from our direct suppliers, as well as certain smelters and refiners.
Surveyed Supplier Due Diligence Results
F5 assessed the accuracy and completeness of the responses provided by our surveyed suppliers to our supply chain surveys. During this review, we identified 27 suppliers whose initial submissions contained incomplete or potentially inaccurate information. To detect these issues, we employed various methods, including verification checks performed using third-party software. When discrepancies were found, we reached out to the relevant suppliers, highlighted the specific issues, and requested corrected and updated CMRT submissions. 13 suppliers are now in the process of revising their responses to ensure their information is complete and accurate.
Surveyed suppliers must maintain a publicly available conflict minerals sourcing policy, provide a CMRT upon our request, and use smelters and refiners that are either conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program or have begun participating in such a program. We identified surveyed suppliers that were not fully compliant with applicable requirements and monitored and tracked these suppliers’ progress in meeting the applicable requirements. We
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| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
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performed risk mitigation efforts by contacting each supplier, identifying action items that we requested the supplier complete, and asking the supplier to provide an updated CMRT. Our risk mitigation efforts are specifically related to meeting our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements, with the goal of bringing each Surveyed Supplier into compliance with such requirements.
As a result of our supplier due diligence efforts, F5 determined that, as of May 12, 2024, 92% of the surveyed suppliers were in compliance with our Responsible Minerals Sourcing Policy or contractual requirements.
Smelter and Refiner Due Diligence Results
As of May 12, 2025, an aggregate of 364 operational smelters and refiners were identified by our surveyed suppliers as facilities that may process the necessary conflict minerals contained in the products these Surveyed Suppliers provided to F5.
F5 conducted due diligence on the smelters and refiners reported during our survey process. Our due diligence activities are dominated by a regular process to determine and monitor whether the identified smelters and refiners are operational and therefore may contribute necessary conflict minerals to our final products, and whether they are conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program or have begun participating in such a program. We sought reliable information on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals processed by such facilities, including from publicly available sources, with the goal to determine if any of these facilities processed conflict minerals that may have originated from the Covered Countries and other CAHRAs, and may not be solely from recycled or scrap sources.
If a smelter or refiner in our supply chain was not yet conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program or had not yet begun participating in such a program, Assent on behalf of F5 and other RMI member companies, proactively attempted to contact such facilities to request country of origin information for the conflict minerals the facilities processed, as well as to encourage and assist their participation in a responsible mineral assurance program. We monitored and tracked smelters and refiners that we identified as not being conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program or not having begun participating in such a program.
During the reporting year, we identified that 9% of the smelters and refiners in our supply chain were not yet conformant with a recognized responsible minerals assurance program. An additional 1% are currently engaged in the RMAP audit process and hold an active status. However, 26% of reported smelters and refiners remain unenrolled in any such program. These facilities will be a key focus of our due diligence efforts in the upcoming reporting period.
As a result of our due diligence activities, we reasonably concluded as of May 12, 2025:
•232 smelters and refiners were confirmed as conformant with a recognized responsible minerals sourcing program, up from 225 the previous year.
•10% of the smelters and refiners have initiated participation in a responsible minerals assurance program but have not yet achieved conformant status. Based on F5’s due diligence, we have no reason to believe these facilities sourced conflict minerals from the Covered Countries.
Conclusion and Future Due Diligence Measures
We have no reason to believe that any of the reported smelter and refiner facilities directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries. We are continuing to engage in the activities described above in “Design of Responsible Minerals Program,” and we are continuing to follow up with suppliers that are not meeting our requirements, as well as contacting smelters and refiners that are not yet conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program. We are encouraging and assisting such smelters and refiners to become conformant to a responsible mineral assurance program, thus supporting our efforts to build ethical and socially responsible supply chains for our company.
Our efforts to determine the mine or location of origin of the necessary conflict minerals in all our products with the greatest possible specificity consisted of the due diligence measures described in this Report. In particular, we relied on the information made available by responsible mineral assurance programs for the smelters and refiners in our
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
supply chain because such programs review and audit whether sufficient evidence exists regarding the mine and/or location of origin of the conflict minerals that the audited smelter and refiner facilities have processed. We also sought source and chain of custody information directly from smelters and refiners and from publicly available sources and, if we determined such information to be reliable, we used the information to make reasonable conclusions on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals processed by facilities that were not conformant to or participating in a responsible mineral assurance program.
Attached as Appendix A is a list of all smelters and refiners listed by our suppliers in their completed CMRTs that appear on the lists of smelters maintained by the RMI. Most of the CMRTs we received from our suppliers were made on a company or division level basis, rather than on a product-level basis. Because we rely on data from our suppliers and not all suppliers are in each product, our list of processing smelters and refiners disclosed in Appendix A may contain more facilities than contained in any one of our products.
Appendix B includes an aggregated list of the countries of origin from which the reported facilities collectively source conflict minerals, based on information provided by suppliers and the RMI. As mentioned in the above section, many responses were provided at the company level, therefore, Appendix B may contain more countries than those that our products are being sourced from.
Efforts Pertaining to Extended Minerals
F5 continues to evaluate and expand upon the framework of our due diligence programs as material use and risk profiles emerge. Cobalt and Mica have been identified as minerals of concern due to reports of child labor and other social impacts in CAHRAs. Aligned with our approach to conflict minerals, our desire is not to eliminate sourcing from CAHRAs, but rather to identify and mitigate risks in our supply chain to obtain only minerals that are sourced responsibly.
In 2025, F5 conducted a supply chain survey of 239 in scope suppliers, that we determined may contribute intentionally added cobalt and mica to our products, using the EMRT. The EMRT is a supply chain survey designed by RMI to identify the smelters and refiners that process the necessary cobalt and mica contained in our products and the associated country of origin. Our EMRT response rate more than doubled for this year from 14% to 37%. We are using the information obtained to conduct due diligence on the identified smelters and refiners and actively focus our outreach efforts to encourage RMAP involvement and alignment with OECD Guidance.
As of May 12, 2025, we have identified 117 smelters and refiners reported by surveyed suppliers in our supply chain. Of those, 48% are conformant and 8% are actively participating in a responsible mineral assurance program. We continue to conduct outreach to encourage participation of the remaining smelters and refiners.
Next Steps
For the 2024 reporting year, F5 increased its supplier response rate to 97%, demonstrating year-over-year improvement, and enhanced our due diligence measures—particularly in response to a greater number of high-risk smelters identified compared to previous reporting periods. Working on our behalf, Assent’s account representatives proactively identified all suppliers who reported smelters with discernible risk indicators in their CMRT submissions. These suppliers are engaged monthly through individualized follow-ups.
In these communications, suppliers were asked to verify the materiality and relevance of their CMRT submissions specifically in relation to the mineral supply chain for products sold to F5, rather than for their overall product portfolio. If it was determined that the original CMRT was not tailored to F5’s supply chain, suppliers were requested to submit a revised, user-defined or product level CMRT.
F5 strongly believes that collaboration among industry, government, NGOs, and civil society experts is the best way to effectively create positive change in our supply chain. F5 is participating in developing industry-wide standards to better align, and thus strengthen, the collective approach to responsible minerals sourcing. This is demonstrated by our collaboration with RMI to establish industry standards regarding responsible minerals sourcing, including the CMRT, EMRT and the RMAP due diligence Standard.
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| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
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Looking ahead to 2025, F5 will continue to actively engage with suppliers and apply enhanced due diligence practices to further reduce the risk that the necessary 3TGs in our products may originate from conflict-affected and high-risk areas.
In addition, we are preparing to broaden our due diligence efforts to include four more minerals—lithium, nickel, copper, and natural graphite—in line with the upcoming Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT) 2.0. These minerals, along with cobalt and mica, bring the total to six critical materials covered under EMRT 2.0. F5 is initiating the groundwork to integrate these additional materials into our responsible minerals program, ensuring alignment with evolving industry standards and continued focus on supply chain transparency and risk mitigation in 2025.
F5 is committed to advancing the progress we've made in the responsible sourcing of 3TG and extended minerals, while proactively identifying and addressing emerging risks associated with an expanding range of materials and regions. Looking ahead, our goal is to leverage insights gained over the past years and work in partnership with industry stakeholders to broaden and accelerate the development of global sourcing standards for a more comprehensive set of minerals.
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| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Appendix A
Below is the list of smelters listed on CMRTs of suppliers used by F5 during calendar year 2024.
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Gold | Asahi Pretec Corp. | Japan | CID000082 |
| Tungsten | Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID000258 |
| Tin | Dowa | Japan | CID000402 |
| Gold | Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000807 |
| Tungsten | Japan New Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000825 |
| Gold | JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000937 |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC) | Malaysia | CID001105 |
| Gold | Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001119 |
| Tin | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | CID001173 |
| Tin | Minsur | Peru | CID001182 |
| Gold | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | CID001188 |
| Tin | Mitsubishi Materials Corporation | Japan | CID001191 |
| Gold | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001193 |
| Gold | Nihon Material Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001259 |
| Tin | Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A. | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | CID001337 |
| Tin | PT Artha Cipta Langgeng | Indonesia | CID001399 |
| Tin | PT Babel Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID001402 |
| Tin | PT Bukit Timah | Indonesia | CID001428 |
| Tin | PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID001468 |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Kundur | Indonesia | CID001477 |
| Tin | PT Timah Tbk Mentok | Indonesia | CID001482 |
| Tin | Rui Da Hung | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001539 |
| Gold | Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001798 |
| Gold | Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. | Japan | CID001875 |
| Tin | Thaisarco | Thailand | CID001898 |
| Gold | Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001938 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002082 |
| Gold | Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation | China | CID002224 |
| Tungsten | Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd. | China | CID002320 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc. | Philippines | CID002517 |
| Tin | Aurubis Beerse | Belgium | CID002773 |
| Tin | PT Menara Cipta Mulia | Indonesia | CID002835 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Serumpun | Indonesia | CID003205 |
| Gold | Dowa | Japan | CID000401 |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant | Japan | CID000425 |
| Tantalum | F&X Electro-Materials Ltd. | China | CID000460 |
| Tin | Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd. | China | CID000538 |
| Gold | Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd. | China | CID000707 |
| Gold | Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000981 |
| Tin | PT Mitra Stania Prima | Indonesia | CID001453 |
| Gold | Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001761 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002317 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd. | China | CID002494 |
| Gold | Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000019 |
| Gold | Asaka Riken Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID000090 |
| Gold | Chugai Mining | Japan | CID000264 |
| Gold | Torecom | Korea, Republic Of | CID001955 |
| Gold | Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002129 |
| Gold | Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001622 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Tin | Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd. | China | CID002180 |
| Tungsten | A.L.M.T. Corp. | Japan | CID000004 |
| Gold | Agosi AG | Germany | CID000035 |
| Gold | AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao | Brazil | CID000058 |
| Gold | Argor-Heraeus S.A. | Switzerland | CID000077 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Huntsville | United States Of America | CID000105 |
| Gold | Aurubis AG | Germany | CID000113 |
| Gold | Boliden Ronnskar | Sweden | CID000157 |
| Gold | C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG | Germany | CID000176 |
| Gold | CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation | Canada | CID000185 |
| Tin | Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | CID000228 |
| Gold | Chimet S.p.A. | Italy | CID000233 |
| Tin | Alpha | United States Of America | CID000292 |
| Tin | PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera | Indonesia | CID000309 |
| Tin | EM Vinto | Bolivia (Plurinational State Of) | CID000438 |
| Tin | Fenix Metals | Poland | CID000468 |
| Tungsten | Global Tungsten & Powders LLC | United States Of America | CID000568 |
| Tantalum | XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED | China | CID000616 |
| Gold | Heimerle + Meule GmbH | Germany | CID000694 |
| Gold | Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG | Germany | CID000711 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | CID000766 |
| Gold | Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd. | China | CID000801 |
| Gold | Istanbul Gold Refinery | Turkey | CID000814 |
| Gold | Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd. | China | CID000855 |
| Tantalum | JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID000914 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd. | China | CID000917 |
| Gold | Asahi Refining USA Inc. | United States Of America | CID000920 |
| Gold | Asahi Refining Canada Ltd. | Canada | CID000924 |
| Tin | China Tin Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID001070 |
| Gold | LS MnM Inc. | Korea, Republic Of | CID001078 |
| Gold | Materion | United States Of America | CID001113 |
| Tin | Metallic Resources, Inc. | United States Of America | CID001142 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd. | China | CID001147 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd. | China | CID001149 |
| Gold | Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. | Singapore | CID001152 |
| 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 |
| Tantalum | Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd. | India | CID001163 |
| Tantalum | Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001192 |
| Tantalum | NPM Silmet AS | Estonia | CID001200 |
| Tin | Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd. | China | CID001231 |
| Tantalum | Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID001277 |
| Tin | O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd. | Thailand | CID001314 |
| Gold | Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001325 |
| Gold | MKS PAMP SA | Switzerland | CID001352 |
| Tin | PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari | Indonesia | CID001406 |
| Tin | PT Prima Timah Utama | Indonesia | CID001458 |
| Tin | PT Refined Bangka Tin | Indonesia | CID001460 |
| Tin | PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa | Indonesia | CID001463 |
| Tin | PT Timah Nusantara | Indonesia | CID001486 |
| Tin | PT Tinindo Inter Nusa | Indonesia | CID001490 |
| Tin | PT Tommy Utama | Indonesia | CID001493 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Gold | PX Precinox S.A. | Switzerland | CID001498 |
| Gold | Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | CID001512 |
| Tantalum | Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID001522 |
| Gold | Royal Canadian Mint | Canada | CID001534 |
| Tantalum | Telex Metals | United States Of America | CID001891 |
| Gold | Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID001916 |
| Tantalum | Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC | Kazakhstan | CID001969 |
| Gold | Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining | Belgium | CID001980 |
| Gold | United Precious Metal Refining, Inc. | United States Of America | CID001993 |
| Gold | Valcambi S.A. | Switzerland | CID002003 |
| Gold | Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint) | Australia | CID002030 |
| Tin | White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda. | Brazil | CID002036 |
| Tungsten | Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG | Austria | CID002044 |
| Tin | Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID002158 |
| Tungsten | Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002315 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002316 |
| Tungsten | Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002319 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002321 |
| Tin | CV Venus Inti Perkasa | Indonesia | CID002455 |
| Tin | Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda. | Brazil | CID002468 |
| Tantalum | Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd. | China | CID002492 |
| Tin | PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya | Indonesia | CID002503 |
| Tantalum | D Block Metals, LLC | United States Of America | CID002504 |
| Tantalum | FIR Metals & Resource Ltd. | China | CID002505 |
| Tantalum | Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID002506 |
| Tantalum | XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd. | China | CID002508 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch | China | CID002513 |
| Tantalum | KEMET de Mexico | Mexico | CID002539 |
| Tungsten | H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH | Germany | CID002541 |
| Tungsten | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | CID002542 |
| Tungsten | Masan High-Tech Materials | Viet Nam | CID002543 |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Co., Ltd. | Thailand | CID002544 |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS GmbH | Germany | CID002545 |
| Tantalum | Materion Newton Inc. | United States Of America | CID002548 |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002549 |
| Tantalum | TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG | Germany | CID002550 |
| Tungsten | Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd. | China | CID002551 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Boyertown | United States Of America | CID002557 |
| Tantalum | Global Advanced Metals Aizu | Japan | CID002558 |
| Tin | CV Ayi Jaya | Indonesia | CID002570 |
| Tungsten | Niagara Refining LLC | United States Of America | CID002589 |
| Tungsten | China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID002641 |
| Tin | PT Cipta Persada Mulia | Indonesia | CID002696 |
| Tin | Super Ligas | Brazil | CID002756 |
| Gold | L'Orfebre S.A. | Andorra | CID002762 |
| Tin | Aurubis Berango | Spain | CID002774 |
| Gold | WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH | Germany | CID002778 |
| Tin | PT Sukses Inti Makmur | Indonesia | CID002816 |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material | China | CID002842 |
| Tin | Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd. | China | CID003116 |
| Tin | Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID003190 |
| Tin | Tin Technology & Refining | United States Of America | CID003325 |
| Tin | PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa | Indonesia | CID003381 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Tin | Luna Smelter, Ltd. | Rwanda | CID003387 |
| Tin | PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo | Indonesia | CID003449 |
| Tin | CRM Synergies | Spain | CID003524 |
| Tin | Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID003582 |
| Tin | DS Myanmar | Myanmar | CID003831 |
| Tin | PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS) | Indonesia | CID003868 |
| Tin | Mining Minerals Resources SARL | Congo, Democratic Republic Of The | CID004065 |
| Gold | Advanced Chemical Company | United States Of America | CID000015 |
| Gold | Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC) | Uzbekistan | CID000041 |
| Gold | Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines) | Philippines | CID000128 |
| Tungsten | Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID000218 |
| Tantalum | Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd. | China | CID000291 |
| Tin | PT Premium Tin Indonesia | Indonesia | CID000313 |
| Gold | DSC (Do Sung Corporation) | Korea, Republic Of | CID000359 |
| Tin | Estanho de Rondonia S.A. | Brazil | CID000448 |
| Gold | LT Metal Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID000689 |
| Gold | Japan Mint | Japan | CID000823 |
| Gold | Kazzinc | Kazakhstan | CID000957 |
| Tungsten | Kennametal Fallon | United States Of America | CID000966 |
| Gold | Kennecott Utah Copper LLC | United States Of America | CID000969 |
| Tantalum | AMG Brasil | Brazil | CID001076 |
| Tantalum | Mineracao Taboca S.A. | Brazil | CID001175 |
| Gold | Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S. | Turkey | CID001220 |
| Gold | Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat | Uzbekistan | CID001236 |
| Gold | PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk | Indonesia | CID001397 |
| Tantalum | QuantumClean | United States Of America | CID001508 |
| Gold | SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A. | Spain | CID001585 |
| Gold | Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID001736 |
| Tantalum | Taki Chemical Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID001869 |
| Gold | Yamakin Co., Ltd. | Japan | CID002100 |
| Gold | SAFINA A.S. | Czechia | CID002290 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd. | China | CID002318 |
| Tungsten | Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd. | Viet Nam | CID002502 |
| Gold | MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd. | India | CID002509 |
| Gold | KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna | Poland | CID002511 |
| Tantalum | Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd. | China | CID002512 |
| Gold | T.C.A S.p.A | Italy | CID002580 |
| Gold | REMONDIS PMR B.V. | Netherlands | CID002582 |
| Tin | PT Rajehan Ariq | Indonesia | CID002593 |
| Gold | Korea Zinc Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID002605 |
| Gold | TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn | Kazakhstan | CID002615 |
| Tin | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID002706 |
| Tantalum | Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda. | Brazil | CID002707 |
| Gold | Abington Reldan Metals, LLC | United States Of America | CID002708 |
| Gold | Italpreziosi | Italy | CID002765 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Prima Tin | Indonesia | CID002776 |
| Tungsten | Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc. | Philippines | CID002827 |
| Tin | HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002844 |
| Gold | Bangalore Refinery | India | CID002863 |
| Gold | SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID002918 |
| Gold | Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA | Chile | CID002919 |
| Gold | NH Recytech Company | Korea, Republic Of | CID003189 |
| Tin | Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID003397 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Tungsten | Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID003407 |
| Tungsten | Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID003417 |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant | Japan | CID003424 |
| Gold | Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant | Japan | CID003425 |
| Tungsten | Cronimet Brasil Ltda | Brazil | CID003468 |
| Tin | CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda | Brazil | CID003486 |
| Gold | Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd. | South Africa | CID003575 |
| Tantalum | RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd. | China | CID003583 |
| Tungsten | Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd. | China | CID003609 |
| Gold | WEEEREFINING | France | CID003615 |
| Gold | Gold by Gold Colombia | Colombia | CID003641 |
| Tungsten | Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID003993 |
| Gold | Coimpa Industrial LTDA | Brazil | CID004010 |
| Tantalum | PowerX Ltd. | Rwanda | CID004054 |
| Gold | Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID002243 |
| Gold | Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH | Austria | CID002779 |
| Tin | Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited | India | CID003409 |
| Tungsten | Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID004397 |
| Tin | Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD. | Japan | CID004403 |
| Tungsten | Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd. | China | CID004430 |
| Tin | Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang) | Malaysia | CID004434 |
| Gold | GG Refinery Ltd. | Tanzania, United Republic Of | CID004506 |
| Tungsten | Kenee Mining Corporation Vietnam | Viet Nam | CID004619 |
| Gold | Impala Platinum - Platinum Metals Refinery (PMR) | South Africa | CID004714 |
| Tin | Woodcross Smelting Company Limited | Uganda | CID004724 |
| Tin | Global Advanced Metals Greenbushes Pty Ltd. | Australia | CID004754 |
| Gold | Elite Industech Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID004755 |
| Tin | PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera | Indonesia | CID001421 |
| Tungsten | Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd. | China | CID000769 |
| Gold | Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001093 |
| Gold | Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd. | China | CID001619 |
| Tin | VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC | Viet Nam | CID002015 |
| Tin | Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002573 |
| Tin | Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002574 |
| Tin | An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company | Viet Nam | CID002703 |
| Tin | Pongpipat Company Limited | Myanmar | CID003208 |
| Tin | Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd. | China | CID003410 |
| Gold | Caridad | Mexico | CID000180 |
| Gold | Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID000197 |
| Tungsten | CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd. | China | CID000281 |
| Gold | Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID000522 |
| Tin | Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd. | China | CID000555 |
| Gold | Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID000651 |
| Gold | Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID000671 |
| Gold | Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd. | China | CID000767 |
| Gold | Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID000773 |
| Gold | HwaSeong CJ CO., LTD. | Korea, Republic Of | CID000778 |
| Tin | Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC | China | CID000942 |
| Gold | Kazakhmys Smelting LLC | Kazakhstan | CID000956 |
| Gold | Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd. | China | CID001058 |
| Gold | Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID001362 |
| Tin | PT Bangka Tin Industry | Indonesia | CID001419 |
| Tin | PT Panca Mega Persada | Indonesia | CID001457 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Gold | Sabin Metal Corp. | United States Of America | CID001546 |
| Gold | Samwon Metals Corp. | Korea, Republic Of | CID001562 |
| Gold | Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID001810 |
| Tin | Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd. | China | CID001908 |
| Gold | Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM | China | CID001909 |
| Gold | Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd. | China | CID001947 |
| Gold | Morris and Watson | New Zealand | CID002282 |
| Gold | Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited | China | CID002312 |
| Tungsten | Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd. | China | CID002313 |
| Tin | PT Tirus Putra Mandiri | Indonesia | CID002478 |
| Tin | Melt Metais e Ligas S.A. | Brazil | CID002500 |
| Gold | Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd. | China | CID002525 |
| Gold | Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd. | China | CID002527 |
| Gold | International Precious Metal Refiners | United Arab Emirates | CID002562 |
| Tin | Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID002572 |
| Gold | Fujairah Gold FZC | United Arab Emirates | CID002584 |
| Gold | Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd. | India | CID002588 |
| Tungsten | Unecha Refractory metals plant | Russian Federation | CID002724 |
| Gold | Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID002750 |
| Gold | Albino Mountinho Lda. | Portugal | CID002760 |
| Tungsten | ACL Metais Eireli | Brazil | CID002833 |
| Gold | Sai Refinery | India | CID002853 |
| Tin | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | CID002858 |
| Gold | Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH | Germany | CID002867 |
| Gold | Pease & Curren | United States Of America | CID002872 |
| Gold | JALAN & Company | India | CID002893 |
| Gold | ABC Refinery Pty Ltd. | Australia | CID002920 |
| Gold | State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology | Lithuania | CID003153 |
| Gold | Gold Coast Refinery | Ghana | CID003186 |
| Gold | QG Refining, LLC | United States Of America | CID003324 |
| Gold | Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC | United Arab Emirates | CID003348 |
| Tin | Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd. | China | CID003356 |
| Tin | Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd. | China | CID003379 |
| Gold | CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd. | India | CID003382 |
| Gold | Sovereign Metals | India | CID003383 |
| Tungsten | Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd. | Brazil | CID003427 |
| Gold | Kundan Care Products Ltd. | India | CID003463 |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1) | India | CID003487 |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2) | India | CID003488 |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3) | India | CID003489 |
| Gold | Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4) | India | CID003490 |
| Gold | K.A. Rasmussen | Norway | CID003497 |
| Gold | MD Overseas | India | CID003548 |
| Gold | Metallix Refining Inc. | United States Of America | CID003557 |
| Tungsten | YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD. | China | CID003662 |
| Gold | Dongwu Gold Group | China | CID003663 |
| Gold | Sam Precious Metals | United Arab Emirates | CID003666 |
| Tantalum | 5D Production OU | Estonia | CID003926 |
| Tungsten | HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd. | Korea, Republic Of | CID003978 |
| Tungsten | Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company | Viet Nam | CID004034 |
| Tungsten | DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD. | Korea, Republic Of | CID004060 |
| Gold | Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S. | Turkey | CID000103 |
| Gold | Cendres + Metaux S.A. | Switzerland | CID000189 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Metal | Smelter Name | Smelter Facility Location | Smelter ID |
| Gold | Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd. | China | CID000343 |
| Gold | JSC Novosibirsk Refinery | Russian Federation | CID000493 |
| Gold | JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant | Russian Federation | CID000927 |
| Gold | JSC Uralelectromed | Russian Federation | CID000929 |
| Gold | Kyrgyzaltyn JSC | Kyrgyzstan | CID001029 |
| Gold | L'azurde Company For Jewelry | Saudi Arabia | CID001032 |
| Gold | Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd. | China | CID001056 |
| Gold | Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant | Russian Federation | CID001204 |
| Tin | Novosibirsk Tin Combine | Russian Federation | CID001305 |
| Gold | OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet) | Russian Federation | CID001326 |
| Gold | Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals | Russian Federation | CID001386 |
| Gold | Samduck Precious Metals | Korea, Republic Of | CID001555 |
| Gold | SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals | Russian Federation | CID001756 |
| Tantalum | Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO | Russian Federation | CID001769 |
| Gold | Umicore Precious Metals Thailand | Thailand | CID002314 |
| Gold | Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd. | Zimbabwe | CID002515 |
| Gold | Singway Technology Co., Ltd. | Taiwan, Province Of China | CID002516 |
| Gold | Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC | United Arab Emirates | CID002560 |
| Gold | Emirates Gold DMCC | United Arab Emirates | CID002561 |
| Gold | Kaloti Precious Metals | United Arab Emirates | CID002563 |
| Gold | Sudan Gold Refinery | Sudan | CID002567 |
| Gold | Industrial Refining Company | Belgium | CID002587 |
| Gold | Marsam Metals | Brazil | CID002606 |
| Tungsten | Hydrometallurg, JSC | Russian Federation | CID002649 |
| Gold | SAAMP | France | CID002761 |
| Gold | 8853 S.p.A. | Italy | CID002763 |
| Tungsten | Moliren Ltd. | Russian Federation | CID002845 |
| Gold | AU Traders and Refiners | South Africa | CID002850 |
| Gold | GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd. | India | CID002852 |
| Gold | Modeltech Sdn Bhd | Malaysia | CID002857 |
| Gold | Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO | Russian Federation | CID002865 |
| Gold | Safimet S.p.A | Italy | CID002973 |
| Gold | African Gold Refinery | Uganda | CID003185 |
| Tungsten | JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant" | Russian Federation | CID003408 |
| Tungsten | NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC | Russian Federation | CID003416 |
| Gold | Augmont Enterprises Private Limited | India | CID003461 |
| Gold | Alexy Metals | United States Of America | CID003500 |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
Appendix B – Countries of origin
This list of potential countries of origin is populated based on RMI validated smelters listed in our RCOI.
| | |
| Country of Origin |
| China |
| Brazil |
| Australia |
| Indonesia |
| Japan |
| Malaysia |
| Peru |
| Canada |
| Mongolia |
| Spain |
| Germany |
| India |
| Niger |
| Korea |
| Chile |
| Nigeria |
| Austria |
| Thailand |
| Russian Federation |
| United Kingdom |
| Argentina |
| Ireland |
| Myanmar |
| Portugal |
| France |
| VietNam |
| Mexico |
| Switzerland |
| Singapore |
| Belgium |
| Kazakhstan |
| Colombia |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Hungary |
| Israel |
| Guyana |
| Ecuador |
| Estonia |
| Luxembourg |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | |
| Country of Origin |
| Hong Kong |
| Cambodia |
| Netherlands |
| Rwanda |
| Ethiopia |
| Congo |
| Panama |
| Sierra Leone |
| Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
| Namibia |
| Slovakia |
| Burundi |
| Madagascar |
| South Africa |
| Egypt |
| Mozambique |
| Philippines |
| Andorra |
| Suriname |
| Uzbekistan |
| Turkey |
| Guinea |
| Sweden |
| Tanzania |
| Ghana |
| Italy |
| Papua New Guinea |
| Saudi Arabia |
| Poland |
| Burkina Faso |
| Mali |
| Taiwan |
| United Arab Emirates |
| Zambia |
| El Salvador |
| Guatemala |
| Morocco |
| New Zealand |
| Azerbaijan |
| Finland |
| Honduras |
| Benin |
| | |
| F5, Inc. |
| Conflict Minerals Report |
| Year Ended December 31, 2024 |
| IN ACCORD WITH RULE 13P-1 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
| | |
| Country of Origin |
| Djibouti |
| Dominica |
| Kyrgyzstan |
| Sudan |
| Uganda |
| Belarus |
| Bulgaria |
| Dominican Republic |
| Eritrea |
| Georgia |
| Liberia |
| Mauritania |
| Nicaragua |
| Senegal |
| Tajikistan |
| Armenia |
| Botswana |
| Cyprus |
| Fiji |
| Kenya |
| Liechtenstein |
| Lithuania |
| Oman |
| Serbia |
| Uruguay |
| Angola |
| Bermuda |
| Central African Republic |
| Norway |
| South Sudan |
| Albania |
| Guam |
| Ivory Coast |
| Jersey |
| Solomon Islandss |
| Togo |
| United States of America |