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Dear Valued Supplier,
Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (''Section 1502'')
required the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to issue new disclosure and reporting
obligations for issuers concerning minerals that directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in
the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) or in adjoining countries (''conflict minerals''). In August
2012, the SEC adopted rules implementing these requirements.
Danaher Corporation and its subsidiaries (''Danaher'') are committed to sourcing components and
materials from companies that share our values regarding respect for human rights, integrity and
environmental responsibility. Danaher is also committed to complying with Section 1502, in particular
by complying with the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from
Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (http://www.oecd.org/daf/inv/mne/mining.htm) (the ''OECD
Guidance''), which provides guidance to suppliers in establishing policies, due diligence frameworks and
management systems.
In addition, the Electronics Industry Citizenship Coalition (EICC) and the Global e-Sustainability Initiative
(GeSi) have collaborated to develop a reporting template intended to standardize and facilitate the
collection and communication of information necessary to document the countries of origin from which
a supplier sources tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, and to document the compliance structure that such
supplier has implemented.
Danaher is using the OECD Guidance and the EICC-GeSI reporting template to document its compliance
efforts with its customers. In turn, Danaher requires that its suppliers (1) commit to being or becoming
''conflict-free'' (which means that such supplier does not source conflict minerals) and sourcing only
from conflict-free smelters, and (2) provide to Danaher completed declarations (using the EICC-GeSI
reporting template) evidencing such commitment and documenting the countries of origin from which
the supplier directly or indirectly sources tin, tantalum, tungsten and gold, as well as the compliance
structure that the supplier has implemented.
The EICC-GeSi reporting template (attached) requires you to document the chain of custody of any tin,
tantalum, tungsten or gold used in the manufacturing of your products, back to the smelter of the
mineral. This template must be updated and provided to Danaher at least annually, and also whenever
such chain of custody changes. More detailed instructions are included under the tab labeled
''Instructions''.
To submit the template, complete it, save it to your hard drive, then return to this email and click the
link below to upload your saved file to Danaher's server.
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Link to upload the file:
https://www.danaherprocurement.com/CMSuppliers/SM_ConflictMineralsDocuments/CMUploadFiles.a
spx?CI={00040616-ADF7-47E5-93F2-C2C6063A6C4F}&CIS=00040616-ADF7-47E5-93F2C2C6063A6C4F&RID=7368
If the link does not work copy the URL (all the text between 'Link to upload the file:' and this line) into
your web browser.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Bob Mahlik
Vice President, Global Procurement
Danaher Corporation
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