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Exhibit 1.01

 

Hyliion Holdings Corp.

Conflict Minerals Report

for the Year Ended December 31, 2022

 

Introduction

 

Hyliion Holdings Corp. (also referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us”) is a Delaware corporation.

 

This Conflict Minerals Report (“CMR”) for the year ended December 31, 2022, is presented to comply with Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Rule”). The Rule imposes certain reporting obligations on U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issuers whose manufactured products contain certain minerals which are necessary to the functionality or production of their products. These minerals are cassiterite, columbite- tantalite (coltan), gold, wolframite, and their derivatives, which are limited to tin, tantalum and tungsten (“3TG” or “Conflict Minerals”). The Rule focuses on 3TG emanating from the Democratic Republic of Congo (“DRC”) region and nine adjoining countries (together, the “Covered Countries”). If an issuer has reason to believe that any of the Conflict Minerals in their supply chain may have originated in the Covered Countries, or if they are unable to determine the country of origin of those Conflict Minerals, then the issuer must exercise due diligence on the Conflict Minerals’ source and chain of custody and submit a CMR to the SEC that includes a description of those due diligence measures.

 

This CMR relates to the process undertaken for Hyliion products that were manufactured, or contracted to be manufactured, during calendar year 2022 and that contain Conflict Minerals.

 

Executive Summary

 

We performed a Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”) on suppliers we believe provided materials or components containing 3TGs necessary to the manufacturing of our products during calendar year 2022. Our suppliers identified 344 valid smelters and refineries (“Smelters”). Of these 344 Smelters, we identified 47 as sourcing (or there was a reason to believe they may be sourcing) from the Covered Countries. Our due diligence review indicated that 35 of these Smelters have been audited and recognized as conformant to the Responsible Minerals Assurance Process (“RMAP”). The remaining 12 Smelters potentially sourcing from the Covered Countries were subject to our risk mitigation process which is in accordance with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chain of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (the “OECD Guidance”).

 

Company Management Systems

 

Hyliion established strong management systems based on Step 1 of the OECD Guidance.

 

Step 1A - Adopt, and clearly communicate to suppliers and the public, a company policy for the supply chain of minerals originating from conflict-affected and high-risk areas. We adopted a conflict minerals policy that is publicly available at the link provided below. This policy is communicated directly to our suppliers as part of the RCOI process.

 

https://s25.q4cdn.com/501989927/files/doc_downloads/Governance/2022/10/Revised-Code-of-Business-Conduct-and-Ethics-_-Revised-Effective_9-27-2022.pdf

 

Step 1B - Structure internal management to support supply chain due diligence. We maintain a cross- functional internal team to support our supply chain due diligence efforts. This team reports its findings to a senior member of the supply chain management organization.
   
Step 1C - Establish a system of transparency, information collection and control over the supply chain. We implemented a detailed process to collect required supplier and smelter RCOI and due diligence data. Full details on the supply chain data gathering are included in the RCOI and due diligence sections of this Report.
   
Step 1D - Strengthen company engagement with suppliers. We engage directly with suppliers during the RCOI process. Additionally, our supplier terms and conditions require suppliers to source materials from smelters that, if sourcing from conflict-affected or high-risk areas, are either conformant with the RMI’s Responsible Minerals Assurance Process assessment protocols or are working towards conformance. We have also implemented a plan to improve the quantity and quality of supplier and smelter responses year-over-year.
   
Step 1E - Establish a company level grievance mechanism. EthicsPoint, a toll-free help line at 1-844-989-2949, and hyliion.ethicspoint.com, a dedicated webpage are available to those who wish to ask questions about Hyliion’s policies, seek guidance on specific situations or to anonymously report violations.

 

 

 

 

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (RCOI)

 

We designed our RCOI process in accordance with Step 2A and 2B of the OECD Guidance. Our RCOI process involved two stages:

 

Stage 1 - Supplier RCOI (Step 2A of the OECD Guidance)
   
Stage 2 - Smelter RCOI (Step 2B of the OECD Guidance)

 

For the 2022 reporting period, Hyliion’s RCOI process was executed by Claigan Environmental Inc. (“Claigan”).

 

Supplier RCOI

 

We designed our supplier RCOI process to identify the smelters in our supply chain. Our supplier RCOI process for the 2022 reporting period included:

 

developing a list of suppliers providing 3TG containing components;
   
contacting each supplier and requesting Conflict Minerals data using the industry-standard Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”)
   
reviewing supplier responses for accuracy and completeness;
   
aggregating supplier-provided smelters into a single unique list of smelters meeting the definition of a smelter under one of three industry-recognized audit protocols; and
   
reviewing the final smelter list (and compared it to industry peers) to determine if we reasonably identified all the smelters in our supply chain.

 

Through the supplier RCOI process we identified 344 Smelters in our supply chain.

 

Smelter RCOI

 

Due to the overlap between smelter RCOI and smelter due diligence, the smelter RCOI process is summarized in the due diligence section of this report.

 

Due Diligence

 

Hyliion’s Due Diligence Process was designed in accordance with the applicable sections of Steps 2, 3, and 4 of the OECD Guidance.

 

For the 2022 reporting period, Hyliion’s smelter RCOI and Due Diligence process were executed by Claigan.

 

Smelter RCOI and Due Diligence

 

Hyliion’s smelter RCOI and due diligence processes were designed to meet the criteria of Step 2 of the OECD Guidance.

 

We engaged with each smelter identified in our supply chain to determine whether or not they sourced from the Covered Countries. For smelters that confirmed, either directly or through industry associations, that they did not source from the Covered Countries but who were not recognized as conformant to the RMAP, we reviewed publicly available information to determine whether there was any contrary evidence that contradicted the smelter’s declaration. In doing so we reviewed sources such as NGO publications, including the Enough Project, Global Witness, Southern Africa Resource Watch and Radio Okapi. We also consulted the most recent United Nations Group of Experts reports on the DRC and performed public internet searches.

 

If smelters did not respond to our inquiry, we reviewed the same publicly available sources to determine whether there was reason to believe the smelter may have sourced from the Covered Countries during the reporting period.

 

We categorize smelters that are sourcing (or that we have reason to believe may be sourcing) from the Covered Countries and not currently RMAP Conformant as high-risk. We conduct the risk mitigation procedures described below on all high risk smelters.

 

Our suppliers identified 344 unique smelters, of which 47 smelters source, or there is a reason to believe they may source, from the Covered Countries. We determined that 35 of these 47 smelters have been audited and recognized as conformant to the RMAP. We conducted risk mitigation on the remaining 12 smelters.

 

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Risk Mitigation

 

Hyliion conducted risk mitigation on 12 Smelters that were not recognized as conformant to the RMAP and were sourcing (or there is a reason to believe they may be sourcing) from the DRC or surrounding countries. Hyliion’s risk mitigation was designed in accordance with Step 3B of the OECD Guidance and was reported to the Sr. Vice President of Sales and Supply Chain in accordance with Step 3A of the OECD Guidance.

 

As part of our risk mitigation process, we performed additional due diligence to determine if there was any reason to believe the smelters directly or indirectly financed or benefited armed groups in the DRC or adjoining countries. We also attempted to verify with relevant 15 suppliers whether 3TGs from the smelter in question were actually in Hyliion’s supply chain during the 2022 reporting period.

 

Hyliion will continue work with the 15 suppliers to determine if these refineries are legitimately in the supply chain of the parts and/or products Hyliion manufactures or contracts to manufacture and, if so, to take steps to remove them from our supply chain.

 

We did not require the removal of smelters if there was no reason to believe they were directly or indirectly financing or benefitting armed groups in the Covered Countries. These smelters are scheduled to be re-visited in the 2022 reporting period.

 

Improvement Plan

 

Hyliion is committed to continuous improvement in our due diligence process to further mitigate the risk that the 3TG materials in our products could directly or indirectly benefit or finance armed groups in the Covered Countries. As part of our efforts to mitigate this risk, new or renewed supplier contracts require suppliers to provide information that will allow us to evaluate their conflict mineral status. We will continuously improve our efforts to educate our suppliers, to increase supplier response rates and improve the timeliness, accuracy and comprehensiveness of the supplier survey responses we receive. Additionally, we will enhance our efforts to encourage our suppliers to source from RMAP conformant smelters when sourcing material from the Covered Countries.

 

Smelters and Refineries

 

3TG Metal  Standard Smelter Name  Smelter ID
Gold  8853 S.p.A.  CID002763
Gold  ABC Refinery Pty Ltd.  CID002920
Gold  Abington Reldan Metals, LLC  CID002708
Gold  Advanced Chemical Company  CID000015
Gold  African Gold Refinery  CID003185
Gold  Agosi AG  CID000035
Gold  Aida Chemical Industries Co., Ltd.  CID000019
Gold  Al Etihad Gold Refinery DMCC  CID002560
Gold  Albino Mountinho Lda.  CID002760
Gold  Alexy Metals  CID003500
Gold  Almalyk Mining and Metallurgical Complex (AMMC)  CID000041
Gold  AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração  CID000058
Gold  Argor-Heraeus S.A.  CID000077
Gold  Asahi Pretec Corp.  CID000082
Gold  Asahi Refining Canada Ltd.  CID000924
Gold  Asahi Refining USA Inc.  CID000920
Gold  Asaka Riken Co., Ltd.  CID000090
Gold  Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.  CID000103

 

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Gold  AU Traders and Refiners  CID002850
Gold  Augmont Enterprises Private Limited  CID003461
Gold  Aurubis AG  CID000113
Gold  Bangalore Refinery  CID002863
Gold  Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (Central Bank of the Philippines)  CID000128
Gold  Boliden AB  CID000157
Gold  C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG  CID000176
Gold  C.I Metales Procesados Industriales SAS  CID003421
Gold  Caridad  CID000180
Gold  CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation  CID000185
Gold  Cendres + Métaux S.A.  CID000189
Gold  CGR Metalloys Pvt Ltd.  CID003382
Gold  Chimet S.p.A.  CID000233
Gold  Chugai Mining  CID000264
Gold  Daye Non-Ferrous Metals Mining Ltd.  CID000343
Gold  Degussa Sonne / Mond Goldhandel GmbH  CID002867
Gold  Dijllah Gold Refinery FZC  CID003348
Gold  Dongwu Gold Group  CID003663
Gold  Dowa  CID000401
Gold  DSC (Do Sung Corporation)  CID000359
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. East Plant  CID000425
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. North Plant  CID003424
Gold  Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd. West Plant  CID003425
Gold  Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 1)  CID003487
Gold  Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 2)  CID003488
Gold  Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 3)  CID003489
Gold  Emerald Jewel Industry India Limited (Unit 4)  CID003490
Gold  Emirates Gold DMCC  CID002561
Gold  Fidelity Printers and Refiners Ltd.  CID002515
Gold  Fujairah Gold FZC  CID002584
Gold  Geib Refining Corporation  CID002459
Gold  GGC Gujrat Gold Centre Pvt. Ltd.  CID002852
Gold  Gold by Gold Colombia  CID003641
Gold  Gold Coast Refinery  CID003186
Gold  Gold Refinery of Zijin Mining Group Co., Ltd.  CID002243
Gold  Great Wall Precious Metals Co., Ltd. of CBPM  CID001909
Gold  Guangdong Jinding Gold Limited  CID002312
Gold  Guoda Safina High-Tech Environmental Refinery Co., Ltd.  CID000651
Gold  Hangzhou Fuchunjiang Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID000671
Gold  Heimerle + Meule GmbH  CID000694
Gold  Henan Yuguang Gold & Lead Co., Ltd.  CID002519
Gold  Heraeus Germany GmbH Co. KG  CID000711
Gold  Heraeus Metals Hong Kong Ltd.  CID000707
Gold  Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  CID000767
Gold  Hunan Guiyang yinxing Nonferrous Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID000773
Gold  HwaSeong CJ Co., Ltd.  CID000778
Gold  Industrial Refining Company  CID002587
Gold  Inner Mongolia Qiankun Gold and Silver Refinery Share Co., Ltd.  CID000801
Gold  International Precious Metal Refiners  CID002562

 

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Gold  Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  CID000807
Gold  Istanbul Gold Refinery  CID000814
Gold  Italpreziosi  CID002765
Gold  JALAN & Company  CID002893
Gold  Japan Mint  CID000823
Gold  Jiangxi Copper Co., Ltd.  CID000855
Gold  JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant  CID000927
Gold  JSC Novosibirsk Refinery  CID000493
Gold  JSC Uralelectromed  CID000929
Gold  JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000937
Gold  K.A. Rasmussen  CID003497
Gold  Kaloti Precious Metals  CID002563
Gold  Kazakhmys Smelting LLC  CID000956
Gold  Kazzinc  CID000957
Gold  Kennecott Utah Copper LLC  CID000969
Gold  KGHM Polska Miedź Spółka Akcyjna  CID002511
Gold  Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd.  CID000981
Gold  Korea Zinc Co., Ltd.  CID002605
Gold  Kundan Care Products Ltd.  CID003463
Gold  Kyrgyzaltyn JSC  CID001029
Gold  Kyshtym Copper-Electrolytic Plant ZAO  CID002865
Gold  L’azurde Company For Jewelry  CID001032
Gold  L’Orfebre S.A.  CID002762
Gold  Lingbao Gold Co., Ltd.  CID001056
Gold  Lingbao Jinyuan Tonghui Refinery Co., Ltd.  CID001058
Gold  LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.  CID001078
Gold  LT Metal Ltd.  CID000689
Gold  Luoyang Zijin Yinhui Gold Refinery Co., Ltd.  CID001093
Gold  Marsam Metals  CID002606
Gold  Materion  CID001113
Gold  Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.  CID001119
Gold  MD Overseas  CID003548
Gold  Metal Concentrators SA (Pty) Ltd.  CID003575
Gold  Metallix Refining Inc.  CID003557
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd.  CID001149
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte., Ltd.  CID001152
Gold  Metalor Technologies (Suzhou) Ltd.  CID001147
Gold  Metalor Technologies S.A.  CID001153
Gold  Metalor USA Refining Corporation  CID001157
Gold  Metalúrgica Met-Mex Peñoles S.A. De C.V.  CID001161
Gold  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  CID001188
Gold  Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID001193
Gold  MKS PAMP SA  CID001352
Gold  MMTC-PAMP India Pvt., Ltd.  CID002509
Gold  Modeltech Sdn Bhd  CID002857
Gold  Morris and Watson  CID002282
Gold  Moscow Special Alloys Processing Plant  CID001204
Gold  Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.  CID001220
Gold  Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combinat  CID001236

 

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Gold  NH Recytech Company  CID003189
Gold  Nihon Material Co., Ltd.  CID001259
Gold  Ögussa Österreichische Gold- und Silber-Scheideanstalt GmbH  CID002779
Gold  Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001325
Gold  OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastsvetmet)  CID001326
Gold  Pease & Curren  CID002872
Gold  Penglai Penggang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001362
Gold  Planta Recuperadora de Metales SpA  CID002919
Gold  Prioksky Plant of Non-Ferrous Metals  CID001386
Gold  PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk  CID001397
Gold  PX Précinox S.A.  CID001498
Gold  QG Refining, LLC  CID003324
Gold  Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd.  CID001512
Gold  Refinery of Seemine Gold Co., Ltd.  CID000522
Gold  REMONDIS PMR B.V.  CID002582
Gold  Royal Canadian Mint  CID001534
Gold  SAAMP  CID002761
Gold  Sabin Metal Corp.  CID001546
Gold  Safimet S.p.A  CID002973
Gold  SAFINA A.S.  CID002290
Gold  Sai Refinery  CID002853
Gold  Samduck Precious Metals  CID001555
Gold  SAMWON Metals Corp.  CID001562
Gold  Sancus ZFS (L’Orfebre, SA)  CID003529
Gold  Sellem Industries Ltd.  CID003540
Gold  SEMPSA Joyería Platería S.A.  CID001585
Gold  Shandong Gold Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID001916
Gold  Shandong Humon Smelting Co., Ltd.  CID002525
Gold  Shandong Tiancheng Biological Gold Industrial Co., Ltd.  CID001619
Gold  Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co., Ltd.  CID001622
Gold  Shenzhen CuiLu Gold Co., Ltd.  CID002750
Gold  Shenzhen Zhonghenglong Real Industry Co., Ltd.  CID002527
Gold  Shirpur Gold Refinery Ltd.  CID002588
Gold  Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd.  CID001736
Gold  Singway Technology Co., Ltd.  CID002516
Gold  SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals  CID001756
Gold  Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp.  CID001761
Gold  Sovereign Metals  CID003383
Gold  State Research Institute Center for Physical Sciences and Technology  CID003153
Gold  Sudan Gold Refinery  CID002567
Gold  Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.  CID001798
Gold  SungEel HiMetal Co., Ltd.  CID002918
Gold  Super Dragon Technology Co., Ltd.  CID001810
Gold  T.C.A S.p.A  CID002580
Gold  Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.  CID001875
Gold  Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd.  CID001938
Gold  Tongling Nonferrous Metals Group Co., Ltd.  CID001947
Gold  TOO Tau-Ken-Altyn  CID002615

 

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Gold  Torecom  CID001955
Gold  Umicore Precious Metals Thailand  CID002314
Gold  Umicore S.A. Business Unit Precious Metals Refining  CID001980
Gold  United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.  CID001993
Gold  Valcambi S.A.  CID002003
Gold  Value Trading  CID003617
Gold  WEEEREFINING  CID003615
Gold  Western Australian Mint (T/a The Perth Mint)  CID002030
Gold  WIELAND Edelmetalle GmbH  CID002778
Gold  Yamakin Co., Ltd.  CID002100
Gold  Yokohama Metal Co., Ltd.  CID002129
Gold  Yunnan Copper Industry Co., Ltd.  CID000197
Gold  Zhongkuang Gold Industry Co., Ltd.  CID002214
Gold  Zhongyuan Gold Smelter of Zhongjin Gold Corporation  CID002224
Tantalum  5D Production OU  CID003926
Tantalum  AMG Brasil  CID001076
Tantalum  D Block Metals, LLC  CID002504
Tantalum  F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.  CID000460
Tantalum  FIR Metals & Resource Ltd.  CID002505
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Aizu  CID002558
Tantalum  Global Advanced Metals Boyertown  CID002557
Tantalum  Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.  CID002492
Tantalum  Jiangxi Dinghai Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID002512
Tantalum  Jiangxi Tuohong New Raw Material  CID002842
Tantalum  JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000914
Tantalum  Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.  CID000917
Tantalum  Jiujiang Zhongao Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID002506
Tantalum  KEMET de Mexico  CID002539
Tantalum  Materion Newton Inc.  CID002548
Tantalum  Metallurgical Products India Pvt., Ltd.  CID001163
Tantalum  Mineração Taboca S.A.  CID001175
Tantalum  Mitsui Mining & Smelting  CID001192
Tantalum  Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.  CID001277
Tantalum  NPM Silmet AS  CID001200
Tantalum  QuantumClean  CID001508
Tantalum  Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.  CID002707
Tantalum  RFH Yancheng Jinye New Material Technology Co., Ltd.  CID003583
Tantalum  Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO  CID001769
Tantalum  Taki Chemical Co., Ltd.  CID001869
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Co., Ltd.  CID002544
Tantalum  TANIOBIS GmbH  CID002545
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Japan Co., Ltd.  CID002549
Tantalum  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  CID002550
Tantalum  Telex Metals  CID001891
Tantalum  Ulba Metallurgical Plant JSC  CID001969
Tantalum  XIMEI RESOURCES (GUANGDONG) LIMITED  CID000616
Tantalum  XinXing HaoRong Electronic Material Co., Ltd.  CID002508
Tantalum  Yanling Jincheng Tantalum & Niobium Co., Ltd.  CID001522

 

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Tin  Alpha  CID000292
Tin  An Vinh Joint Stock Mineral Processing Company  CID002703
Tin  Aurubis Beerse  CID002773
Tin  Aurubis Berango  CID002774
Tin  Chenzhou Yunxiang Mining and Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  CID000228
Tin  Chifeng Dajingzi Tin Industry Co., Ltd.  CID003190
Tin  China Tin Group Co., Ltd.  CID001070
Tin  CRM Fundicao De Metais E Comercio De Equipamentos Eletronicos Do Brasil Ltda  CID003486
Tin  CRM Synergies  CID003524
Tin  CV Ayi Jaya  CID002570
Tin  CV Venus Inti Perkasa  CID002455
Tin  Dongguan CiEXPO Environmental Engineering Co., Ltd.  CID003356
Tin  Dowa  CID000402
Tin  DS Myanmar  CID003831
Tin  Electro-Mechanical Facility of the Cao Bang Minerals & Metallurgy Joint Stock Company  CID002572
Tin  EM Vinto  CID000438
Tin  Estanho de Rondônia S.A.  CID000448
Tin  Fabrica Auricchio Industria e Comercio Ltda.  CID003582
Tin  Fenix Metals  CID000468
Tin  Gejiu City Fuxiang Industry and Trade Co., Ltd.  CID003410
Tin  Gejiu Kai Meng Industry and Trade LLC  CID000942
Tin  Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co., Ltd.  CID000538
Tin  Gejiu Yunxin Nonferrous Electrolysis Co., Ltd.  CID001908
Tin  Gejiu Zili Mining And Metallurgy Co., Ltd.  CID000555
Tin  Guangdong Hanhe Non-Ferrous Metal Co., Ltd.  CID003116
Tin  Jiangxi New Nanshan Technology Ltd.  CID001231
Tin  Luna Smelter, Ltd.  CID003387
Tin  Magnu’s Minerais Metais e Ligas Ltda.  CID002468
Tin  Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)  CID001105
Tin  Melt Metais e Ligas S.A.  CID002500
Tin  Metallic Resources, Inc.  CID001142
Tin  Mineração Taboca S.A.  CID001173
Tin  Minsur  CID001182
Tin  Mitsubishi Materials Corporation  CID001191
Tin  Modeltech Sdn Bhd  CID002858
Tin  Nghe Tinh Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company  CID002573
Tin  Novosibirsk Tin Combine  CID001305
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.  CID001314
Tin  O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.  CID002517
Tin  Operaciones Metalúrgicas S.A.  CID001337
Tin  Pongpipat Company Limited  CID003208
Tin  Precious Minerals and Smelting Limited  CID003409
Tin  PT Aries Kencana Sejahtera  CID000309
Tin  PT Artha Cipta Langgeng  CID001399
Tin  PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya  CID002503
Tin  PT Babel Inti Perkasa  CID001402
Tin  PT Babel Surya Alam Lestari  CID001406
Tin  PT Bangka Prima Tin  CID002776
Tin  PT Bangka Serumpun  CID003205

 

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Tin  PT Bangka Tin Industry  CID001419
Tin  PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera  CID001421
Tin  PT Bukit Timah  CID001428
Tin  PT Cipta Persada Mulia  CID002696
Tin  PT Menara Cipta Mulia  CID002835
Tin  PT Mitra Stania Prima  CID001453
Tin  PT Mitra Sukses Globalindo  CID003449
Tin  PT Panca Mega Persada  CID001457
Tin  PT Premium Tin Indonesia  CID000313
Tin  PT Prima Timah Utama  CID001458
Tin  PT Putera Sarana Shakti (PT PSS)  CID003868
Tin  PT Rajawali Rimba Perkasa  CID003381
Tin  PT Refined Bangka Tin  CID001460
Tin  PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa  CID001463
Tin  PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa  CID001468
Tin  PT Sukses Inti Makmur  CID002816
Tin  PT Timah Nusantara  CID001486
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Kundur  CID001477
Tin  PT Timah Tbk Mentok  CID001482
Tin  PT Tinindo Inter Nusa  CID001490
Tin  PT Tirus Putra Mandiri  CID002478
Tin  PT Tommy Utama  CID001493
Tin  Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda.  CID002706
Tin  Rui Da Hung  CID001539
Tin  Super Ligas  CID002756
Tin  Thaisarco  CID001898
Tin  Tin Smelting Branch of Yunnan Tin Co., Ltd.  CID002180
Tin  Tin Technology & Refining  CID003325
Tin  Tuyen Quang Non-Ferrous Metals Joint Stock Company  CID002574
Tin  VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC  CID002015
Tin  White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.  CID002036
Tin  Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID002158
Tin  Yunnan Yunfan Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID003397
Tungsten  A.L.M.T. Corp.  CID000004
Tungsten  ACL Metais Eireli  CID002833
Tungsten  Albasteel Industria e Comercio de Ligas Para Fundicao Ltd.  CID003427
Tungsten  Artek LLC  CID003553
Tungsten  Asia Tungsten Products Vietnam Ltd.  CID002502
Tungsten  China Molybdenum Co., Ltd.  CID002641
Tungsten  Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID000258
Tungsten  CNMC (Guangxi) PGMA Co., Ltd.  CID000281
Tungsten  Cronimet Brasil Ltda  CID003468
Tungsten  Fujian Xinlu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID003609
Tungsten  Ganzhou Haichuang Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002645
Tungsten  Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CID000875
Tungsten  Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002315
Tungsten  Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.  CID002494
Tungsten  Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.  CID000568
Tungsten  Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID000218

 

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Tungsten  H.C. Starck Tungsten GmbH  CID002541
Tungsten  HANNAE FOR T Co., Ltd.  CID003978
Tungsten  Hubei Green Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID003417
Tungsten  Hunan Chenzhou Mining Co., Ltd.  CID000766
Tungsten  Hunan Jintai New Material Co., Ltd.  CID000769
Tungsten  Hunan Shizhuyuan Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd. Chenzhou Tungsten Products Branch  CID002513
Tungsten  Hydrometallurg, JSC  CID002649
Tungsten  Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.  CID000825
Tungsten  Jiangwu H.C. Starck Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.  CID002551
Tungsten  Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002321
Tungsten  Jiangxi Minmetals Gao’an Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd.  CID002313
Tungsten  Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.  CID002318
Tungsten  Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.  CID002317
Tungsten  Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002316
Tungsten  JSC “Kirovgrad Hard Alloys Plant”  CID003408
Tungsten  Kennametal Fallon  CID000966
Tungsten  Kennametal Huntsville  CID000105
Tungsten  Lianyou Metals Co., Ltd.  CID003407
Tungsten  LLC Vostok  CID003643
Tungsten  Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002319
Tungsten  Masan High-Tech Materials  CID002543
Tungsten  Moliren Ltd.  CID002845
Tungsten  Niagara Refining LLC  CID002589
Tungsten  NPP Tyazhmetprom LLC  CID003416
Tungsten  OOO “Technolom” 1  CID003614
Tungsten  OOO “Technolom” 2  CID003612
Tungsten  Philippine Chuangxin Industrial Co., Inc.  CID002827
Tungsten  TANIOBIS Smelting GmbH & Co. KG  CID002542
Tungsten  Unecha Refractory Metals Plant  CID002724
Tungsten  Wolfram Bergbau und Hütten AG  CID002044
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.  CID002320
Tungsten  Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.  CID002082
Tungsten  Xinfeng Huarui Tungsten & Molybdenum New Material Co., Ltd.  CID002830
Tungsten  YUDU ANSHENG TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.  CID003662

 

Forty-seven of the 344 unique Smelters identified during our RCOI either declared that they were sourcing, or there was reason to believe were sourcing, from the Covered Countries. Based on the Smelters’ disclosures and the publicly available information, we have reason to believe these Smelters may be sourcing from the following Covered Countries: The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Tanzania. Our due diligence review indicated that 35 of the 47 Smelters have been audited and recognized as conformant to the RMAP.

 

Additional Risk Factors

 

The statements included in this Conflict Minerals Report are based on the RCOI process and due diligence performed in good faith by Hyliion. These statements are based on the information available at the time. A number of factors could introduce errors or otherwise affect the accuracy of these statements.

 

These factors include, but are not limited to: (i) gaps in supplier or smelter data, (ii) errors or omissions by suppliers or smelters, (iii) uncertainty or varied interpretations of the disclosure requirements described in the SEC final rules, (iv) all instances of conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or manufacturing of our products may not have been reported correctly by our suppliers, (v) some suppliers and smelters are unfamiliar with the diligence process and information required to be provided, which could lead to inaccurate or incomplete responses, (vi) timeliness of data received from our suppliers, (vii) information that is in the public domain may not be discovered despite having conducted a reasonable search, (viii) there may be errors in publicly available information, (ix) language barriers or errors in translation could lead to inaccurate information, (x) there could be oversights or errors in conflict free smelter audits, (xi) materials sourced from the Covered Countries could be inaccurately declared as sourced from outside the Covered Countries, (xii) illegally tagged Conflict Minerals could be introduced into the supply chain without our knowledge or the knowledge of our suppliers, (xiii) difficulties obtaining information from companies that are no longer in business, and (xiv) smuggling of Conflict Minerals outside the Covered Countries may make identification of their origin more difficult.

 

This Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD contains forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These statements include any plans or intentions to improve the number and quality of supplier and smelter response rates and steps we intend to take to mitigate risk in our supply chain. These forward- looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. In particular, the Company’s risk mitigation and improvement plans may be affected by: (a) changes in global regulations related to the extraction of and disclosure obligations related to conflict minerals; (b) the ability of our suppliers and smelters to provide accurate information in response to our requests; (c) the availability of alternate sources of materials necessary to the functionality or production of our products on commercially reasonable terms or at all; (d) the ability of certified smelters to meet demand for raw materials; and (e) limits on our ability to unilaterally influence supplier behavior. These forward- looking statements are made as of the date hereof and we assume no obligation to update such statements.

 

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