Please wait

        Exhibit 1.01

CONFLICT MINERALS REPORT OF

BLUE BIRD CORPORATION

FOR THE REPORTING PERIOD FROM

JANUARY 1 TO DECEMBER 31, 2024

I.    Introduction

This is the Conflict Minerals1 Report of Blue Bird Corporation (“we,” “our,” “us,” or the “Company”) prepared for calendar year 2024 (“Reporting Period”) in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Act”). Numerous terms in this Report are defined in Rule 13p-1 of the Act and SEC Release No. 34-67716 (August 22, 2012) under the Act (the “Adopting Release”). The reader is referred to these sources for the definitions of defined terms contained herein.

In accordance with Rule 13p-1, we undertook efforts to determine the presence and source of the conflict minerals within our products. The Company designed its efforts in conformity with the internationally recognized due diligence framework set forth in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas2 (“OECD Due Diligence Guidance”) and related Supplements.

The statements below are based on the activities performed to-date in good faith by the Company and are based on the infrastructure and information available at the time of this filing. Factors that could affect the accuracy of these statements include, but are not limited to, incomplete supplier data or available smelter data, errors or omissions by suppliers or smelters, evolving identification of smelters, incomplete information from industry or other third-party sources, continuing guidance regarding the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) final rules, and other issues.

II.    Overview

Company Profile

We are the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, with more than 610,000 buses sold since our formation in 1927.

We are subject to this rule as we have determined that, during 2024, conflict minerals were likely necessary to the functionality or production of products we manufactured or contracted to manufacture. The Company, as a purchaser of component parts, is many steps removed from the mining of conflict minerals. We do not purchase raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals and we conduct no purchasing activities directly in the DRC or adjoining countries.

______________________________________________________

1 The term “conflict mineral” is defined in Section 1502(e)(4) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act as (A) columbite-tantalite, also known as coltan (the metal ore from which tantalum is extracted); cassiterite (the metal ore from which tin is extracted); gold; wolframite (the metal ore from which tungsten is extracted); or their derivatives; or (B) any other mineral or its derivatives determined by the Secretary of State to be financing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (“DRC”) or an adjoining country.

2 OECD (2016), OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas: Third Edition, OECD Publishing, Paris. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264252479-en

1

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Conflict Minerals Policy

The Company developed a policy statement to support the goals expressed by Congress in enacting Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The policy highlights the Company’s commitment to complying with the reporting and due diligence obligations required by the SEC rule and the Company’s expectations from its suppliers. In addition, the policy includes language encouraging suppliers to source responsibly. The policy resides on our corporate website (https://s23.q4cdn.com/152250413/files/doc_governance/Conflict-Minerals-Policy-Statement.pdf) and is included in our supplier code of conduct and terms and conditions. This policy is reviewed and updated periodically as needed.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry Information

We have conducted a good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry (“RCOI”) to determine whether the necessary conflict minerals originated in the DRC or an adjoining country or came from recycled or scrap sources.

The Company’s RCOI process included reviewing the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during the Reporting Period to identify products that should be deemed in-scope as described by the Adopting Release and conducting an inquiry of our direct suppliers of the in-scope products using the Responsible Minerals Initiative’s (“RMI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). Based on the results of our RCOI that indicated sourcing from the DRC or an adjoining country, we exercised due diligence on the source and chain of custody of the conflict minerals in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. Our due diligence efforts are discussed further in this Conflict Minerals Report.

Due Diligence Program Design

The Company designed its conflict minerals program to conform, in all material respects, with the five-step framework of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Supplement on Tin, Tantalum, and Tungsten, and the Supplement on Gold, specifically as they relate to our position in the minerals supply chain as a “downstream” company:

Step 1:     Establish strong Company management systems

Step 2:     Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

Step 3:     Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

Step 4:    Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner's due diligence practices

Step 5:     Report annually on supply chain due diligence

III.    Due Diligence Measures Performed by The Company

The following describes the measures taken to reasonably determine the country of origin and to exercise due diligence in the mineral supply chain in conformance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance.

Step 1: Establish strong Company management systems

a.Conflict minerals team – The Company established a conflict minerals team that includes individuals from the relevant business units and departments, including compliance, finance, procurement, sales, and legal. The team was structured to include the involvement from those in upper management roles, including the Assistant Corporate Controller, to help ensure that critical information, including the Company’s conflict minerals policy, reached relevant employees and suppliers.

2

---

        Exhibit 1.01

b.Conflict minerals policy – The Company adopted and published a policy establishing the expectations of our suppliers. The policy resides on our corporate website (https://s23.q4cdn.com/152250413/files/doc_governance/Conflict-Minerals-Policy-Statement.pdf).

c.Internal engagement – We developed a training program to educate employees on our conflict minerals process, the goals of our program, and our reporting obligations as a supplier and a public filer.

d.Supplier engagement – The Company communicated its conflict minerals policy and provided educational materials to our in-scope suppliers. Suppliers were informed when the request for information was initiated on the conflict minerals disclosure requirements as well as recommendations for developing, implementing, and documenting a conflict minerals compliance program. Stakeholders can communicate directly and confidentially with our compliance officer.

e.Company level grievance mechanism – As recommended by the OECD Due Diligence Guidance, the Company has a grievance mechanism in place as a risk-awareness system for conflict minerals issues. Stakeholders, internal and external, can communicate directly and confidentially with our compliance officer.

f.Records management – The Company has and will maintain records relating to our conflict minerals program in accordance with the recommended record retention guidelines of five years.

Step 2: Identify and assess risks in the supply chain

We performed the following steps as part of our risk assessment process:

a.Identified products in scope – Our conflict minerals team conducted a detailed review of the products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured during the Reporting Period to identify products that should be deemed in-scope as described by the Adopting Release.

b.Conducted RCOI – The Company utilized the most recent version of the industry-developed CMRT to query our suppliers for conflict minerals information. We requested this information from the Tier 1 suppliers that provide materials and components for the products deemed in-scope by our conflict minerals team. We evaluated the responses from the templates submitted by our suppliers to determine our reporting obligation based on this RCOI. See Appendix I for a list of countries of origin identified through the RCOI process.

c.Completed additional follow-up – The Company contacted direct suppliers multiple times to request detailed conflict minerals information. We also worked to clarify and validate the accuracy of information provided by our suppliers by responding with standardized feedback questions to address any issues or uncertainty with the template provided when necessary and/or obtaining additional information upon request (product identification, order numbers, or shipping addresses) to help ensure we are receiving conflict minerals information specific to our supply chain.

d.Identified smelters or refiners (“SORs”) – The Company compiled a list of SORs in our supply chain using our suppliers’ responses in their CMRTs. The Company reconciled this list to the list of smelter facilities designated by the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). The RMAP completes independent, third-party audits of smelters and refiners to determine which can be validated as having systems in place that help ensure the minerals are responsibly sourced according to the OECD Due Diligence Guidance. The Company also utilized information provided by the London Bullion Market Association (“LBMA”), and Responsible Jewelry Council (“RJC”) cross-recognition audit programs. The Company maintains a database of smelter aliases to reconcile suppliers’ smelters lists to the list of RMI SORs. We have provided that list in this report within section IV – Product Description; Processing Facilities.

e.Performed smelter due diligence with suppliers - Suppliers that reported smelters deemed to be high risk received additional communication asking them to clarify if those smelters are reflective of the purchases made and to continue due diligence on their supply chains. High risk smelters are those that have not yet undergone a third-party audit or have been deemed non-conformant to the audit standard.

3

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Step 3: Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks

We performed the following steps as part of our risk management plan:

a.Reported results to senior management – The conflict minerals team reports the results of our RCOI to upper management at multiple points in time throughout the data collection period. These communications included the team’s plan to respond, as needed, to risks identified in the due diligence processes.

b.Designed and implemented a plan – The Company used established risk rating criteria to evaluate suppliers based on the responses provided within their CMRT, as well as any additional documentation furnished to support those responses and the suppliers’ due diligence processes. In the coming year, the resulting risk ratings will be used to develop specific supplier outreach and training to address the identified risks and to take corrective actions with suppliers found not in compliance with the Company’s conflict minerals policy. These actions will include additional outreach to suppliers that failed to respond to our multiple requests for information, provided inconsistent or erroneous information, or indicated they had received responses from less than 50% of their in-scope suppliers. Our team further reviews the responses to verify the validity of SORs reported by our suppliers, the audit status of such SORs and the country of origin of the minerals processed at such facilities.

c.Provided educational materials – The Company provided each supplier with educational materials that explain Section 1502 of the Dodd Frank Act, the OECD framework, the RCOI process, and general information on the contents of the most recent revision of the CMRT (including definitions of common phrases and frequently asked questions). These materials are provided to suppliers at the time of the initial request for a completed CMRT. The educational material serves as a point of reference for suppliers that are unfamiliar with the rule and helps limit the risk of obtaining inaccurate information from them. Throughout the process we offer assistance to our suppliers to improve the quality of the information provided to us.

d.Provided conflict minerals policy to all suppliers – After working with a supplier to obtain a CMRT, we provide them with a copy of our conflict minerals policy for their records to ensure our suppliers continue to operate in line with our expectations.

e.Identified SORs – As part of the risk mitigation process, the Company reconciled the list of SORs collected from suppliers to the list of smelter facilities validated by the RMI. The Company maintains a database of smelter aliases to reconcile suppliers’ smelters lists to the list of RMI SORs.

f.Ongoing risk monitoring – suppliers, smelters and refiners that have been identified as high-risk through our risk assessment process are tracked to assess their progress towards meeting our expectations.

Step 4: Carry out independent third-party audit of smelter/refiner's due diligence practices

The Company is using information provided by independent third-party audit programs, including the RMI RMAP, LBMA, and RJC, to confirm the existence and verify the OECD-conformance status of SORs identified during our due diligence.

For smelters that had not been audited as conformant, the Company sent a communication to encourage participation in the RMAP and requested the SOR to provide the mines and/or locations from which the SOR sources to assist in identifying all countries of origin. Additionally, the Company sent communications to all suppliers that reported SORs that had not been audited as conformant to request that these suppliers contact the SORs to encourage participation in the RMAP.

4

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Step 5: Report annually on supply chain due diligence

This Conflict Minerals Report has been filed with the SEC and is available on our website at http://investors.blue-bird.com/Docs.

IV.    Product Description; Processing Facilities

Product Description – We review and present our business in two reportable segments (“segments”) - bus and parts.

Bus Segment

Our buses are sold through an extensive network of over 45 U.S. and Canadian dealer locations that, in their territories, are exclusive to our Company on Type C and Type D school buses. We also sell directly to major fleet operators, the U.S. Government, state governments and authorized dealers in certain limited foreign countries.

During our fiscal year ended September 28, 2024 (“fiscal 2024”), we sold 9,000 buses throughout the world. Refer to “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” of our fiscal 2024 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on November 25, 2024 for discussion of our unit volumes.

Approximately 91% of our buses sold in fiscal 2024 were sold through distributors and dealers. The Company holds no equity or control position in any of the distributors or dealers.

We design, engineer, manufacture, and sell three types of buses: (i) Type C school buses, (ii) Type D school buses, and (iii) specialty buses. Each of our Type C and Type D buses is manufactured and assembled on its own dedicated purpose-built chassis in Fort Valley, Georgia. Regardless of specifications, all school bus bodies that we manufacture include our signature 14-gauge one-piece steel bows roof system, complemented by a rugged and sturdy floor structure.

Specialty buses include school buses that are converted to suit applications required by the U.S. Government, state and local governments, and various customers for commercial and export markets.

The Blue Bird Micro Bird by Girardin Type A bus is produced through Micro Bird Holdings, Inc., an unconsolidated Canadian joint venture with Girardin Minibus JV Inc. (“Micro Bird”), and is sold through our dealer network. This is a smaller bus than the Type C or Type D bus and is produced on a traditional chassis provided by either Ford or GM or on an electric chassis produced by a Micro Bird subsidiary.

Parts Segment

Parts are key for routine maintenance, replacement of parts that are damaged in service, and replacement of parts that suffer from wear and tear throughout the useful life of the vehicle.

In fiscal 2024, parts sales represented 7.7% of Company net sales.

We maintain a parts distribution center in Delaware, Ohio that fills demand for our Company specific and all-makes parts. Additional demand for parts is fulfilled by drop ship and direct sales. To fulfill demand for parts that are not maintained at the distribution center, we are linked to approximately 40 suppliers that ship directly to dealers and independent service centers.

5

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Our network of dealers and authorized repair centers operate over 200 locations to support the fleet across the U.S. and Canada, the majority of which are owned by independent operators, to complement their primary locations. Field service engineers provide technical support to our dealer network. Service engineers are strategically placed throughout the U.S. and Canada to better serve both dealers and end-customers. The network leverages our parts inventory, technical training, and online warranty network to address customer service needs.

Processing Facilities – Based on our due diligence process and the information received from our suppliers, the following facilities were identified by the Company’s suppliers as the smelters and refiners of the tin, tantalum, tungsten and/or gold present in and necessary to the functionality of products manufactured by the Company in the Reporting Period. The information from our suppliers is still evolving and may contain company-level declarations. As such, this smelter list is presented in good faith as the best information we have to date. For 2024 we identified 341 SORs in our supply chain, of which 210 have been audited by the RMI as conformant with the RMAP or equivalent independent third-party audit program. This list may contain smelters that are not in our supply chain and/or there may be other smelters not yet identified in our due diligence process. We will continue to update the list as our information and the relevant third-party data from RMI, LBMA, and RJC improves.

6

---

        Exhibit 1.01

7

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Gold			8853 S.p.A.			ITALY			CID002763
Gold			ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.			AUSTRALIA			CID002920
Gold			Abington Reldan Metals, LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002708
Gold			Advanced Chemical Company			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000015
Gold			Agosi AG			GERMANY			CID000035
Gold			Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID000019
Gold			Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID002560
Gold			Albino Mountinho Lda.			PORTUGAL			CID002760
Gold			Alexy Metals			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID003500
Gold			Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)			UZBEKISTAN			CID000041
Gold			AngloGold Ashanti Corrego do Sitio Mineracao			BRAZIL			CID000058
Gold			Argor-Heraeus S.A.			SWITZERLAND			CID000077
Gold			ASAHI METALFINE, Inc.			JAPAN			CID000082
Gold			Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.			CANADA			CID000924
Gold			Asahi Refining USA Inc.			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000920
Gold			Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID000090
Gold			Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.			TURKEY			CID000103
Gold			Attero Recycling Pvt Ltd			INDIA			CID004697
Gold			AU Traders and Refiners			SOUTH AFRICA			CID002850
Gold			Augmont Enterprises Private Limited			INDIA			CID003461
Gold			Aurubis AG			GERMANY			CID000113
Gold			Bangalore Refinery			INDIA			CID002863

8

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Gold			Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)			PHILIPPINES			CID000128
Gold			Boliden Ronnskar			SWEDEN			CID000157
Gold			C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG			GERMANY			CID000176
Gold			Caridad			MEXICO			CID000180
Gold			CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation			CANADA			CID000185
Gold			Cendres + Metaux S.A.			SWITZERLAND			CID000189
Gold			CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.			INDIA			CID003382
Gold			Chimet S.p.A.			ITALY			CID000233
Gold			Chugai Mining			JAPAN			CID000264
Gold			Coimpa Industrial LTDA			BRAZIL			CID004010
Gold			Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.			CHINA			CID000343
Gold			Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH			GERMANY			CID002867
Gold			Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID003348
Gold			Dongwu Gold Group			CHINA			CID003663
Gold			Dowa			JAPAN			CID000401
Gold			DSC (Do Sung Corporation)			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID000359
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant			JAPAN			CID000425
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant			JAPAN			CID003424
Gold			Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant			JAPAN			CID003425
Gold			Elite Industech Co., Ltd.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID004755
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			Emirates Gold DMCC			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID002561
Gold			Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.			ZIMBABWE			CID002515
Gold			Fujairah Gold FZC			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID002584
Gold			GG Refinery Ltd.			TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF			CID004506
Gold			GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.			INDIA			CID002852
Gold			Gold by Gold Colombia			COLOMBIA			CID003641
Gold			Gold Coast Refinery			GHANA			CID003186
Gold			Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM			CHINA			CID001909
Gold			Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited			CHINA			CID002312
Gold			Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000651
Gold			Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000671
Gold			Heimerle + Meule GmbH			GERMANY			CID000694
Gold			Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG			GERMANY			CID000711
Gold			Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.			CHINA			CID000707
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
Gold			Impala Platinum - Platinum Metals Refinery (PMR)			SOUTH AFRICA			CID004714

9

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Gold			Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000801
Gold			International Precious Metal Refiners			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID002562
Gold			Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID000807
Gold			Istanbul Gold Refinery			TURKEY			CID000814
Gold			Italpreziosi			ITALY			CID002765
Gold			JALAN & Company			INDIA			CID002893
Gold			Japan Mint			JAPAN			CID000823
Gold			Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000855
Gold			JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID000927
Gold			JSC Novosibirsk Refinery			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID000493
Gold			JSC Uralelectromed			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID000929
Gold			JX Advanced Metals Corporation			JAPAN			CID000937
Gold			K.A. Rasmussen			NORWAY			CID003497
Gold			Kaloti Precious Metals			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID002563
Gold			Kazakhmys Smelting LLC			KAZAKHSTAN			CID000956
Gold			Kazzinc			KAZAKHSTAN			CID000957
Gold			Kennecott Utah Copper LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000969
Gold			KGHM Polska Miedz Spolka Akcyjna			POLAND			CID002511
Gold			Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID000981
Gold			Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID002605
Gold			Kundan Care Products Ltd.			INDIA			CID003463
Gold			Kyrgyzaltyn JSC			KYRGYZSTAN			CID001029
Gold			Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID002865
Gold			L'azurde Company For Jewelry			SAUDI ARABIA			CID001032
Gold			Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001056
Gold			Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001058
Gold			L'Orfebre S.A.			ANDORRA			CID002762
Gold			LS MnM Inc.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID001078
Gold			LT Metal Ltd.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID000689
Gold			Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001093
Gold			Marsam Metals			BRAZIL			CID002606
Gold			Materion			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID001113
Gold			Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001119
Gold			MD Overseas			INDIA			CID003548
Gold			Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.			SOUTH AFRICA			CID003575
Gold			Metallix Refining Inc.			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID003557
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.			CHINA			CID001149
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.			SINGAPORE			CID001152
Gold			Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.			CHINA			CID001147
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

10

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Gold			Minera Titan del Peru SRL (MTP) - Belen Plant			PERU			CID005014
Gold			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			JAPAN			CID001188
Gold			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001193
Gold			MKS PAMP SA			SWITZERLAND			CID001352
Gold			MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.			INDIA			CID002509
Gold			Modeltech Sdn Bhd			MALAYSIA			CID002857
Gold			Morris and Watson			NEW ZEALAND			CID002282
Gold			Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001204
Gold			Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.S.			TURKEY			CID001220
Gold			Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat			UZBEKISTAN			CID001236
Gold			NH Recytech Company			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID003189
Gold			Nihon Material Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001259
Gold			NOBLE METAL SERVICES			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID003690
Gold			Ogussa Osterreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH			AUSTRIA			CID002779
Gold			Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001325
Gold			OJSC "The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant" (OJSC Krastsvetmet)			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001326
Gold			Pease & Curren			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002872
Gold			Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001362
Gold			Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA			CHILE			CID002919
Gold			Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001386
Gold			PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk			INDONESIA			CID001397
Gold			PX Precinox S.A.			SWITZERLAND			CID001498
Gold			QG Refining, LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID003324
Gold			Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.			SOUTH AFRICA			CID001512
Gold			Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000522
Gold			REMONDIS PMR B.V.			NETHERLANDS			CID002582
Gold			Royal Canadian Mint			CANADA			CID001534
Gold			SAAMP			FRANCE			CID002761
Gold			Sabin Metal Corp.			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID001546
Gold			Safimet S.p.A			ITALY			CID002973
Gold			SAFINA A.S.			CZECHIA			CID002290
Gold			Sai Refinery			INDIA			CID002853
Gold			SAM Precious Metals FZ-LLC			UNITED ARAB EMIRATES			CID003666
Gold			Samduck Precious Metals			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID001555
Gold			Samwon Metals Corp.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID001562
Gold			SEMPSA Joyeria Plateria S.A.			SPAIN			CID001585
Gold			Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001916
Gold			Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002525
Gold			Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001619
Gold			Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001622
Gold			Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002750

11

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Gold			SHENZHEN JINJUNWEI RESOURCE COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.			CHINA			CID004435
Gold			Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002527
Gold			Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.			INDIA			CID002588
Gold			Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001736
Gold			Singway Technology Co., Ltd.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID002516
Gold			SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001756
Gold			Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID001761
Gold			Sovereign Metals			INDIA			CID003383
Gold			State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology			LITHUANIA			CID003153
Gold			Sudan Gold Refinery			SUDAN			CID002567
Gold			Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001798
Gold			SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID002918
Gold			Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID001810
Gold			T.C.A S.p.A			ITALY			CID002580
Gold			Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.			JAPAN			CID001875
Gold			TITAN COMPANY LIMITED, JEWELLERY DIVISION			INDIA			CID004491
Gold			Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001938
Gold			Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001947
Gold			TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn			KAZAKHSTAN			CID002615
Gold			Torecom			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID001955
Gold			Umicore Precious Metals Thailand			THAILAND			CID002314
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			WEEEREFINING			FRANCE			CID003615
Gold			Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)			AUSTRALIA			CID002030
Gold			WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH			GERMANY			CID002778
Gold			Yamakin Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID002100
Gold			Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID002129
Gold			Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000197
Gold			Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation			CHINA			CID002224
Gold			Zijin Mining Group Gold Smelting Co. Ltd.			CHINA			CID002243
Tantalum			5D Production OU			ESTONIA			CID003926
Tantalum			AMG Brasil			BRAZIL			CID001076
Tantalum			D Block Metals, LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002504
Tantalum			F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.			CHINA			CID000460
Tantalum			FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.			CHINA			CID002505
Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Aizu			JAPAN			CID002558
Tantalum			Global Advanced Metals Boyertown			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002557

12

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Tantalum			Guangdong Rising Rare Metals-EO Materials Ltd.			CHINA			CID000291
Tantalum			Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002492
Tantalum			Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002512
Tantalum			Jiangxi Suns Nonferrous Materials Co. Ltd.			CHINA			CID004813
Tantalum			Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material			CHINA			CID002842
Tantalum			JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000914
Tantalum			Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000917
Tantalum			Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002506
Tantalum			KEMET de Mexico			MEXICO			CID002539
Tantalum			Materion Newton Inc.			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002548
Tantalum			Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.			INDIA			CID001163
Tantalum			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			BRAZIL			CID001175
Tantalum			Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001192
Tantalum			Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001277
Tantalum			NPM Silmet AS			ESTONIA			CID001200
Tantalum			PowerX Ltd.			RWANDA			CID004054
Tantalum			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			BRAZIL			CID002707
Tantalum			RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003583
Tantalum			Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001769
Tantalum			Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID001869
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.			THAILAND			CID002544
Tantalum			TANIOBIS GmbH			GERMANY			CID002545
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID002549
Tantalum			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			GERMANY			CID002550
Tantalum			Telex Metals			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID001891
Tantalum			Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC			KAZAKHSTAN			CID001969
Tantalum			XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED			CHINA			CID000616
Tantalum			Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001522
Tin			Alpha Assembly Solutions Inc			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000292
Tin			An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company			VIETNAM			CID002703
Tin			Aurubis Beerse			BELGIUM			CID002773
Tin			Aurubis Berango			SPAIN			CID002774
Tin			Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000228
Tin			Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003190
Tin			China Tin Group Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001070
Tin			CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda			BRAZIL			CID003486
Tin			CRM Synergies			SPAIN			CID003524
Tin			CV Ayi Jaya			INDONESIA			CID002570

13

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Tin			Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003356
Tin			Dowa			JAPAN			CID000402
Tin			Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company			VIETNAM			CID002572
Tin			EM Vinto			BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)			CID000438
Tin			Estanho de Rondonia S.A.			BRAZIL			CID000448
Tin			Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.			BRAZIL			CID003582
Tin			Fenix Metals			POLAND			CID000468
Tin			Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003410
Tin			Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC			CHINA			CID000942
Tin			Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000538
Tin			Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID001908
Tin			Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000555
Tin			Global Advanced Metals Greenbushes Pty Ltd.			AUSTRALIA			CID004754
Tin			Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003116
Tin			HuiChang Hill Tin Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002844
Tin			Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.			CHINA			CID001231
Tin			Longnan Chuangyue Environmental Protection Technology Development Co., Ltd			CHINA			CID004796
Tin			Luna Smelter, Ltd.			RWANDA			CID003387
Tin			Ma'anshan Weitai Tin Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003379
Tin			Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.			BRAZIL			CID002468
Tin			Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)			MALAYSIA			CID001105
Tin			Malaysia Smelting Corporation Berhad (Port Klang)			MALAYSIA			CID004434
Tin			Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.			BRAZIL			CID002500
Tin			Metallic Resources, Inc.			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID001142
Tin			Mineracao Taboca S.A.			BRAZIL			CID001173
Tin			Mining Minerals Resources SARL			CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE			CID004065
Tin			Minsur			PERU			CID001182
Tin			Mitsubishi Materials Corporation			JAPAN			CID001191
Tin			Modeltech Sdn Bhd			MALAYSIA			CID002858
Tin			Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company			VIETNAM			CID002573
Tin			Novosibirsk Tin Combine			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID001305
Tin			O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.			THAILAND			CID001314
Tin			O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.			PHILIPPINES			CID002517
Tin			Operaciones Metalurgicas S.A.			BOLIVIA (PLURINATIONAL STATE OF)			CID001337
Tin			Pongpipat Company Limited			MYANMAR			CID003208
Tin			Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited			INDIA			CID003409
Tin			PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya			INDONESIA			CID002503
Tin			PT Bangka Prima Tin			INDONESIA			CID002776

14

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Tin			PT Cipta Persada Mulia			INDONESIA			CID002696
Tin			PT Mitra Stania Prima			INDONESIA			CID001453
Tin			PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo			INDONESIA			CID003449
Tin			PT Premium Tin Indonesia			INDONESIA			CID000313
Tin			PT Prima Timah Utama			INDONESIA			CID001458
Tin			PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)			INDONESIA			CID003868
Tin			PT Rajehan Ariq			INDONESIA			CID002593
Tin			PT Timah Tbk Kundur			INDONESIA			CID001477
Tin			PT Timah Tbk Mentok			INDONESIA			CID001482
Tin			Resind Industria e Comercio Ltda.			BRAZIL			CID002706
Tin			RIKAYAA GREENTECH PRIVATE LIMITED			INDIA			CID004692
Tin			Rui Da Hung			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID001539
Tin			Super Ligas			BRAZIL			CID002756
Tin			Takehara PVD Materials Plant / PVD Materials Division of MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.			JAPAN			CID004403
Tin			Thaisarco			THAILAND			CID001898
Tin			Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002180
Tin			Tin Technology & Refining			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID003325
Tin			Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company			VIETNAM			CID002574
Tin			VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC			VIETNAM			CID002015
Tin			White Solder Metalurgia e Mineracao Ltda.			BRAZIL			CID002036
Tin			Woodcross Smelting Company Limited			UGANDA			CID004724
Tin			Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002158
Tin			Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003397
Tungsten			A.L.M.T. Corp.			JAPAN			CID000004
Tungsten			ACL Metais Eireli			BRAZIL			CID002833
Tungsten			Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.			BRAZIL			CID003427
Tungsten			Artek LLC			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003553
Tungsten			Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.			VIETNAM			CID002502
Tungsten			China Molybdenum Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002641
Tungsten			Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000258
Tungsten			CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000281
Tungsten			Cronimet Brasil Ltda			BRAZIL			CID003468
Tungsten			DONGKUK INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID004060
Tungsten			Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003609
Tungsten			Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002315
Tungsten			Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002494
Tungsten			Global Tungsten & Powders LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000568
Tungsten			Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000218
Tungsten			H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH			GERMANY			CID002541
Tungsten			HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.			KOREA, REPUBLIC OF			CID003978

15

---

        Exhibit 1.01

Metal			Smelter Name			Country			Smelter ID
Tungsten			Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID003417
Tungsten			Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID000769
Tungsten			Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch			CHINA			CID002513
Tungsten			Hydrometallurg, JSC			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID002649
Tungsten			Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.			JAPAN			CID000825
Tungsten			Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002551
Tungsten			Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002321
Tungsten			Jiangxi Minmetals Gao'an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002313
Tungsten			Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002318
Tungsten			Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002317
Tungsten			Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002316
Tungsten			JSC "Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant"			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003408
Tungsten			KENEE MINING VIETNAM COMPANY LIMITED			VIETNAM			CID004619
Tungsten			Kennametal Fallon			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000966
Tungsten			Kennametal Huntsville			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID000105
Tungsten			LAOS SOUTHERN MINING SMELTING SOLE CO.,LTD			LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC			CID005017
Tungsten			Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID003407
Tungsten			Lianyou Resources Co., Ltd.			TAIWAN, PROVINCE OF CHINA			CID004397
Tungsten			LLC Vostok			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003643
Tungsten			MALAMET SMELTING SDN. BHD.			MALAYSIA			CID004056
Tungsten			Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002319
Tungsten			Masan High-Tech Materials			VIETNAM			CID002543
Tungsten			Moliren Ltd.			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID002845
Tungsten			Nam Viet Cromit Joint Stock Company			VIETNAM			CID004034
Tungsten			Niagara Refining LLC			UNITED STATES OF AMERICA			CID002589
Tungsten			NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003416
Tungsten			OOO “Technolom” 1			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003614
Tungsten			OOO “Technolom” 2			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID003612
Tungsten			Philippine Bonway Manufacturing Industrial Corporation			PHILIPPINES			CID004797
Tungsten			Philippine Carreytech Metal Corp.			PHILIPPINES			CID004438
Tungsten			Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.			PHILIPPINES			CID002827
Tungsten			Shinwon Tungsten (Fujian Shanghang) Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID004430
Tungsten			TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG			GERMANY			CID002542
Tungsten			Tungsten Vietnam Joint Stock Company			VIETNAM			CID003993
Tungsten			Unecha Refractory metals plant			RUSSIAN FEDERATION			CID002724
Tungsten			Wolfram Bergbau und Hutten AG			AUSTRIA			CID002044
Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002320
Tungsten			Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.			CHINA			CID002082
Tungsten			YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.			CHINA			CID003662

16

---

        Exhibit 1.01

V.    Future Due Diligence

We will continue to communicate our expectations and information requirements to our direct suppliers. Over time, we anticipate that the amount of information available globally on the traceability and sourcing of these ores will increase and improve our knowledge. We will continue to make inquiries to our direct suppliers, see information as to the ultimate source of these raw materials, and undertake additional risk assessments when potentially relevant changes in facts or circumstances are identified. If we become aware of a supplier whose due diligence needs improvement, we may continue the trade relationship while that supplier improves its compliance program. We expect our suppliers to take similar measures with their suppliers to help ensure alignment throughout the supply chain.

In addition to the actions noted elsewhere in this report, the Company will undertake the following steps during the next compliance period:

•Review the conflict minerals policy statement and update if necessary.

•Review supplier and employee training materials and update if necessary.

•Continue to collect responses from suppliers using the most recent revision of the CMRT.

•Engage with suppliers that did not provide a response in 2024 or provided incomplete responses to enhance our data collection for 2025.

•Monitor and track performance of risk mitigation efforts including the performance of suppliers deemed high-risk.

•Continue engagement with smelters by sending letters to those that have not been audited as conformant.

•Continue to send messages and encourage our suppliers to engage with smelters that have not been audited as conformant.

•Collect from suppliers product level or user-defined level responses where useful.

•Compare and validate RCOI results to information collected via independent third-party audit programs, such as the RMI, and through our Company’s own coordinated outreach to smelters.

•Encourage responsible sourcing from the DRC and adjoining countries.

•Stay aware of new and related sourcing challenges that affect smelter RMI audit status.

17

---

        Exhibit 1.01

APPENDIX I – Countries of Origin

The information provided in this Appendix is based on the information collected from the Company’s suppliers.

Australia						Nicaragua
Benin						Niger
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)						Nigeria
Brazil						Papua New Guinea
Burundi						Peru
Canada						Philippines
Chile						Portugal
China						Russian Federation
Colombia						Rwanda
Congo, Democratic Republic of the						Sierra Leone
Ethiopia						South Africa
France						Spain
Guyana						Sweden
Indonesia						Tanzania
Japan						Thailand
Laos						Uganda
Madagascar						United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Malaysia						United States of America
Mongolia						Uzbekistan
Mozambique						Vietnam
Myanmar						Zambia
Namibia						Zimbabwe

18