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BlackBerry Limited

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT

FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM
JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2021

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INTRODUCTION

This Conflict Minerals Report for BlackBerry Limited (“BlackBerry”, “Company,” “we,” or “our”) is provided in accordance with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which implements Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, (the “Rule”) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021.

The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) registrants whose manufactured products contain tantalum, tin, tungsten, or gold (defined by Item 1.01(d)(3) of Form SD as “Conflict Minerals”), that are necessary to the functionality or production of those products. If the SEC registrant has reason to believe that any of those Conflict Minerals may have originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (“Covered Countries”), or is unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, the SEC registrant is required to submit a Conflict Minerals Report to the SEC that includes a description of the measures it took to exercise due diligence on the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody.

Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products manufactured on behalf of BlackBerry in 2021 contain Conflict Minerals including tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold that are necessary to their functionality or production (“Necessary Conflict Minerals”). BlackBerry did not source these Conflict Minerals directly. These Conflict Minerals were typically commingled with minerals of varied provenance and then processed using chemical and/or thermal methods into purified metals and compounds. They are then either further processed and/or subsequently manufactured into components and materials by sub-tier suppliers of BlackBerry, and finally assembled into end products via an electronics manufacturing services provider.

For the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2021, BlackBerry conducted a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”). A description of BlackBerry’s RCOI is included in Form SD. The results of our RCOI were as follows:

a)    a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals may have originated in a Covered Country and we have reason to believe that those Necessary Conflict Minerals are not from recycle or scrap sources; and

b)    a portion of our Necessary Conflict Minerals has an unknown origin.

The statements below are based on the due diligence activities performed to date and in good faith by BlackBerry and are based on the information available through May 12, 2022. There are factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to: incomplete supplier, smelter, or refiner data; errors or omissions by suppliers, smelters or refiners; evolving definition and confirmation of smelters and refiners by the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”); incomplete or inaccurate information from industry or other third-party sources; or aggregated data which is not wholly attributable to the parts, suppliers, smelters or refiners existing in BlackBerry’s supply chain.

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DUE DILIGENCE MEASURES

We conducted due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals contained in products that we contracted to manufacture as described above to ascertain whether these minerals originated in a Covered Country and directly or indirectly financed or benefited non-state armed groups in any of these countries.

Design of Our Due Diligence Measures With consideration of our scale and position in the supply chain, we have designed our Conflict Minerals due diligence measures to conform with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition (2016) (the “OECD Guidance”), as applicable for tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold and for downstream companies (as the term is defined in the OECD Guidance), in all relevant material respects: 1.establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence; 2.identify and assess Conflict Minerals risks in our supply chain; 3.design and implement strategies to respond to Conflict Minerals risks identified; 4.contribute to independent third-party audits of the due diligence practices of Conflict Minerals smelters and refiners by participating in industry organizations; and 5.report on our Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence activities.

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Due Diligence Measures Performed BlackBerry’s due diligence measures during, and in support of, the reporting year included the following activities: Step 1: Establish strong company management systems for Conflict Minerals supply chain due diligence 1)Implemented our Responsible Minerals Policy by conducting due diligence on the source of Conflict Minerals contained in BlackBerry’s Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products; 2)Maintained internal resources to advance BlackBerry’s Conflict Minerals Program and implement our Responsible Minerals Policy; 3)Maintained BlackBerry EthicsLink as a grievance mechanism support tool for use by employees and third parties as a confidential means of reporting violations of our policies and monitored the Responsible Minerals Initiative (the “RMI”) Grievance Report and discussions for any applicable issues; and 4)Maintained records associated with the implementation of BlackBerry’s due diligence process in accordance with specified requirements (minimum 5-year retention). Step 2: Identify and assess risk in the supply chain 5)Identified relevant sub-tier suppliers with the potential for providing materials, components, subassemblies, or finished goods containing at least one of the Necessary Conflict Minerals; 6)Obtained information from relevant sub-tier suppliers through the RMI Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”), version 6.01 or later. This approach allows us to identify sourcing and Conflict Minerals due diligence information pertaining to BlackBerry’s supply chain, including the identification of smelters and refiners in the supply chains of BlackBerry’s sub-tier suppliers; 7)Reviewed CMRT submissions for completeness and data credibility against BlackBerry criteria and third-party data sources; and 8)Used information: as submitted by suppliers in the CMRT; as provided by the RMI as a benefit of our membership; and as collected from other third-party sources to conduct an RCOI as described in BlackBerry’s Form SD report. Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks 9)Provided due diligence guidance and communicated issues requiring corrective action based on assessments in Step 2 to relevant sub-tier suppliers. Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of due diligence practices

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10)Relied upon the due diligence conducted on smelters and refiners by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”). The RMAP relies on independent private sector auditors to audit the source, including mines of origin and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals used by smelters and refiners that agree to participate in the RMAP. The smelters and refiners found to be RMAP conformant are those which the independent auditor has verified the responsible sourcing of minerals in conformance with RMAP requirements; and 11)Maintained an active membership in the RMI and supported expansion of the RMAP to additional smelters and refiners by contributing to the RMI workgroup to maintain and enhance the CMRT; Step 5: Report on supply chain due diligence 12)As required under Section 13(p) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, BlackBerry has filed a Form SD which includes this Conflict Minerals Report and made such information available on our website, demonstrating our progress in implementing our Responsible Minerals Policy.

Independent Private Sector Audit

This Conflict Minerals Report has not been subject to an independent private sector audit (“IPSA”). Per guidance issued by the SEC on April 29, 2014 and the related order subsequently issued on May 2, 2014, only issuers who describe their products as “DRC conflict free” are subject to an IPSA.

DUE DILIGENCE DETERMINATION

On the basis of the due diligence measures detailed above, which are on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in BlackBerry’s products, BlackBerry describes the following products as “DRC Conflict Undeterminable” *:

Product Category
BlackBerry’s Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products

*DRC conflict undeterminable products are those for which we were unable to determine that such products do not directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in Covered Countries.

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Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals

As described in Form SD, BlackBerry compiled the list of facilities processing Conflict Minerals (smelters and refiners) by surveying the manufacturers of the components and materials used in BlackBerry products. The survey responses were either specific to the components used in BlackBerry products or represented a broader segment of the manufacturer’s portfolio. The latter could result in the over-reporting of smelters and refiners (i.e., the inclusion of smelters and refiners who supply conflict minerals to the manufacturer for use in components and materials not actually used in BlackBerry products).

A summary of the status of the smelters and refiners which have been reported by these manufacturers, is provided in Table 1. The smelters and refiners are listed in Table 2. Facilities reported by manufacturers who do not meet the RMI’s definition of a “refiner” or “smelter” are not included in these tables.

Table 1: Status Summary of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
Conflict Mineral			Total			Conflict-Free Status**
						DRC Conflict-Free			Unknown
Gold			109			99 (91%)			10 (9%)
Tantalum			38			38 (100%)			0 (0%)
Tin			57			53 (93%)			4 (7%)
Tungsten			38			38 (100%)			0 (0%)
All			242			228 (94%)			14 (6%)

Table 2: List of Facilities Processing Conflict Minerals
Conflict Mineral			Name of Smelter or Refiner Processing Conflict Mineral			Location of Smelter or Refiner			Conflict-Free Status**
Gold			8853 S.p.A.			Italy			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Advanced Chemical Company			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Al Etihad Gold LLC			United Arab Emirates			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Agosi A.G.			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)			Uzbekistan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Argor-Heraeus S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Asahi Pretec Corp.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free

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Gold			Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.			Canada			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Asahi Refining USA Inc.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			AU Traders and Refiners			South Africa			Unknown
Gold			Aurubis AG			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Bangalore Refinery			India			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)			Philippines			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Boliden AB			Sweden			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation			Canada			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Cendres + Metaux S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Chimet S.p.A.			Italy			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Chugai Mining			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.			China			Unknown
Gold			DODUCO Contacts and Refining GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Dowa			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			DSC (Do Sung Corporation)			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Emirates Gold DMCC			United Arab Emirates			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Geib Refining Corporation			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM			China			Unknown
Gold			Heimerle + Meule GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free

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Gold			Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Istanbul Gold Refinery			Turkey			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Italpreziosi			Italy			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Japan Mint			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			JSC Novosibirsk Refinery			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			JSC Uralelectromed			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Kazzinc			Kazakhstan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Kennecott Utah Copper LLC			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna			Poland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Kyrgyzaltyn JSC			Kyrgyzstan			Unknown
Gold			L'Orfebre S.A.			Andorra			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			LT Metal Ltd.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Marsam Metals			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Materion			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.			Singapore			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free

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Gold			Metalor Technologies S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Metalor USA Refining Corporation			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Metalurgica Met-Mex Penoles S.A. De C.V.			Mexico			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.			India			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.			Turkey			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat			Uzbekistan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Nihon Material Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH			Austria			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			PAMP S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA			Chile			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			PX Precinox S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.			South Africa			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			REMONDIS PMR B.V.			Netherlands			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Royal Canadian Mint			Canada			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			SAAMP			France			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Safimet S.p.A			Italy			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			SAFINA A.S.			Czechia			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Samduck Precious Metals			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			SAXONIA Edelmetalle GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free

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Gold			SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.			Spain			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Singway Technology Co., Ltd.			Taiwan, Province Of China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals			Russian Federation			Unknown
Gold			Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.			Taiwan, Province Of China			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			T.C.A S.p.A			Italy			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn			Kazakhstan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Torecom			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Umicore Precious Metals Thailand			Thailand			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining			Belgium			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Valcambi S.A.			Switzerland			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)			Australia			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Yamakin Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Gold			Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation			China			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tantalum			AMG Brasil			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			D Block Metals, LLC			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Exotech Inc.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Aizu			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Boyertown			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			H.C. Starck Inc.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			KEMET de Mexico			Mexico			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Meta Materials			North Macedonia, Republic of			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.			India			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tantalum			NPM Silmet AS			Estonia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			QuantumClean			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO			Russian Federation			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.			Thailand			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			TANIOBIS GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Telex Metals			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC			Kazakhstan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tantalum			Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Alpha			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			China Tin Group Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			CV Venus Inti Perkasa			Indonesia			Unknown
Tin			Dowa			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			EM Vinto			Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Fenix Metals			Poland			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC			China			Unknown
Tin			Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tin			Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Luna Smelter, Ltd.			Rwanda			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Ma’anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)			Malaysia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Metallic Resources, Inc.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Metallo Belgium N.V.			Belgium			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Metallo Spain S.L.U.			Spain			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Minsur			Peru			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.			Thailand			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.			Philippines			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Operaciones Metalurgical S.A.			Bolivia (Plurinational State Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera			Indonesia			Unknown
Tin			PT Artha Cipta Langgeng			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Babel Inti Perkasa			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Bangka Serumpun			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Bukit Timah			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Cipta Persada Mulia			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tin			PT Menara Cipta Mulia			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Mitra Stania Prima			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Prima Timah Utama			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Rajehan Ariq			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Refined Bangka Tin			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Timah Tbk Kundur			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Timah Tbk Mentok			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			PT Tinindo Inter Nusa			Indonesia			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Rui Da Hung			Taiwan, Province Of China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Soft Metais Ltda.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Thai Nguyen Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			Viet Nam			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Thaisarco			Thailand			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Tin Technology & Refining			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tin			Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			China			Unknown
Tungsten			A.L.M.T. Corp.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			ACL Metais Eireli			Brazil			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.			Viet Nam			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Fujian Ganmin Rare Metal Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tungsten			Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Hydrometallurg, JSC			Russian Federation			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.			Japan			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Kennametal Fallon			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Kennametal Huntsville			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			KGETS Co., Ltd.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.			Taiwan, Province of China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Masan High-Tech Materials			Viet Nam			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Moliren Ltd.			Russian Federation			DRC Conflict-Free

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Tungsten			Niagara Refining LLC			United States of America			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.			Philippines			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			Germany			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Unecha Refractory metals plant			Russian Federation			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG			Austria			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Woltech Korea Co., Ltd.			Korea (Republic Of)			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free
Tungsten			Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.			China			DRC Conflict-Free

**Based on RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (the “RMAP”) results through May 12, 2022. Facilities which are reported to be conformant to the RMAP or equivalent program are reasonably assumed to be “DRC Conflict-Free.” “DRC Conflict-Free” does not include facilities designated by the RMI as “Active” or any other status. In this report, ten of the smelters and refiners reported by suppliers were designated as “Non Conformant” by the RMI through May 12, 2022. All ten of these smelters or refiners have undergone a recent change in status as they were all listed as “Conformant” as of September 8, 2021. Seven of these smelters are gold smelters from the Russian Federation or Kyrgyzstan that have had their status modified recently to be deemed “Non Conformant” due to the current conflict in the region resulting in non-conformance to the RMAP audit standard. Given the lack of conclusive information such as a successful RMAP audit completion, they have been labeled as “Unknown” in this report.

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Countries of Origin of Conflict Minerals

By conducting a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry as described in Form SD, BlackBerry established a list of countries, provided in Table 3, from which the facilities listed in Table 2 may be sourcing Conflict Minerals. BlackBerry has no specific knowledge linking the Conflict Minerals originating in any specific country to the metals present in any of its Transportation and Asset Tracking hardware products. To protect the confidentiality of minerals sourcing by smelters and refiners, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), and Responsible Jewelry Council (RJC) in almost all respects have aggregated country of origin data. Being the primary source of the information in this table, the provision of data in this manner by the RMI, LBMA, and RJC results in considerable uncertainty when correlating specific countries to specific smelters and refiners, and subsequently BlackBerry products.

Table 3: Countries of Origin

Country

Gold

Tantalum

Tin

Tungsten

Argentina

X

Armenia

X

Australia

X

X

X

X

Austria

X

Azerbaijan

X

Benin

X

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

X

X

X

X

Botswana

X

Brazil

X

X

X

X

Burkina Faso

X

Burundi***

X

X

X

Canada

X

Chile

X

China

X

X

X

X

Colombia

X

X

X

X

Côte D'Ivoire

X

Cuba

X

Democratic Republic of Congo***

X

X

X

X

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Dominican Republic

X

Ecuador

X

Egypt

X

Eritrea

X

Ethiopia

X

X

Fiji

X

Finland

X

France

X

French Guiana

X

Germany

X

X

X

Ghana

X

Guatemala

X

Guinea

X

Guyana

X

Honduras

X

India

X

Indonesia

X

X

Japan

X

Kazakhstan

X

X

Kenya

X

Kyrgyzstan

X

Laos

X

X

Liberia

X

Madagascar

X

Malaysia

X

X

X

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Mali

X

Mauritania

X

Mexico

X

X

Mongolia

X

X

X

Morocco

X

Mozambique

X

X

Myanmar

X

X

X

Namibia

X

X

New Zealand

X

Nicaragua

X

Niger

X

Nigeria

X

X

X

Oman

X

Panama

X

Papua New Guinea

X

Peru

X

X

X

Philippines

X

X

Portugal

X

X

Russian Federation

X

X

X

X

Rwanda***

X

X

X

X

Saudi Arabia

X

Senegal

X

Sierra Leone

X

X

Slovakia

X

South Africa

X

South Korea

X

X

Spain

X

X

X

X

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Sudan

X

Suriname

X

Swaziland

X

Sweden

X

Taiwan

X

Tanzania***

X

Thailand

X

X

X

X

Turkey

X

Uganda***

X

X

X

X

United Kingdom

X

X

United States of America

X

X

X

X

Uzbekistan

X

X

Venezuela

X

Viet Nam

X

X

Zambia***

X

Zimbabwe

X

X

*** “Covered Countries” which include the Democratic Republic of Congo and its adjoining countries.

Efforts to Determine the Conflict Minerals’ Mine or Location of Origin

BlackBerry’s efforts to determine the conflict minerals’ mine or location of origin included two approaches: (i) use of the CMRT as a method to query and transmit sourcing information along the supply chain; and (ii) reliance on, and support for, the RMAP as an independent third party audit solution through which mineral sources are identified and independently evaluated.

The CMRT helps a company to identify the smelters and refiners within its supply chain and their sources of minerals. The use of the CMRT by industry participants is dependent upon each tier in the supply chain collecting information from its direct suppliers and passing it on to customers. The amount of detail and quality of data being collected by this process is improving; however, considering the number of tiers within BlackBerry’s supply chain, we expect that several reporting cycles will be needed to refine data collection.

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The source of minerals is valuable intellectual property for most smelters, and the OECD Guidance acknowledges that reporting of information may be limited by concerns of business confidentiality. An independent third-party audit solution such as the RMAP can offer an efficient means to address these confidentiality concerns and to help promote the reliability of information collected. BlackBerry has therefore incorporated reliance on the RMAP as a key element of its due diligence process. Through the course of the RMAP smelter assessment process, independent auditors review information on the mines of origin for the smelters and refiners. To be conformant with the RMAP, smelters and refiners must have disclosed the identities of their mines or locations of origin to the auditors, and the auditors must have independently validated that sufficient evidence exists to support the sourcing claims and that those sources are DRC conflict-free.

BlackBerry is a member of the RMI and has been active in supporting the implementation and expansion of the RMAP.

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Steps to Improve Due Diligence

BlackBerry is committed to being a socially and environmentally responsible corporation, within our own activities and through those in our supply chain. Despite our small scale and remote position in the supply chain, we expect to continue to engage with relevant manufacturers and the broader industry to improve our due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the Necessary Conflict Minerals.

We intend to continue impressing upon the manufacturers our expectation that they apply the OECD Guidance in good faith. We also expect to continue to focus our efforts working with industry peers through the RMI to improve the systems of transparency and control and leverage those systems within our own supply chain.

Although circumstances may change necessitating an adjustment of plans, specific steps we are contemplating to further improve our reasonable due diligence in 2022 include:

1)Providing guidance for relevant manufacturers on Conflict Mineral reporting and the OECD Guidance;

2)Enhancing our messaging regarding the use of RMAP, or equivalent, validated smelters and refiners;

3)Evaluating the due diligence best practices of companies for possible implementation at BlackBerry;

4)Using the updated CMRT and latest smelter lists for collecting due diligence information from relevant manufacturers;

5)Continuing our participation in the RMI;

6)Reviewing our Responsible Minerals Policy for opportunities to expand our expectations for responsible minerals sourcing both within and beyond conflict-affected areas and revising as appropriate;

7)Monitoring for the development of new or changing legislation; and

8)Encouraging the responsible sourcing of minerals from the Democratic Republic of Congo and adjoining countries.