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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. Page 1 of 2 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 Page 2 of 2