avx20180523_sd.htm

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM SD

Specialized Disclosure Report

 

 

 

 

 

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

     

 

 

Delaware

001-07201

 

 

33-0379007

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer ID No.)
     

1 AVX Boulevard

Fountain Inn, South Carolina

29644

(Address of principal executive offices)

  

(Zip Code)
 

Michael E. Hufnagel (864) 967-2150

(Name and telephone number, including area code, of the person to contact in connection with this report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed, and provide the period to which the information in this form applies:

 

☒ Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17CFR240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2017.

 

 
 

 

Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure

 

Item 1.01     Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

Conflict Minerals Disclosure  

 

AVX Corporation (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, “AVX” or the “Company”) evaluated the current supply chain for its product lines and determined that certain products manufactured by the Company contain tungsten, tantalum, tin, and gold (3TG) for the period from January 1, 2017 to December 31, 2017.

 

A copy of the AVX Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 and can also be found at http://www.avx.com/about-avx/environmental-compliance/

 

Item 1.02     Exhibit

 

A Conflict Minerals Report is attached as Exhibit 1.01 to this report.

 

Section 2 – Exhibits

 

Item 2.01     Exhibits

 

Exhibit 1.01 – Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.

 

 

 

Exhibit Number

Exhibit Description

Exhibit 1.02

AVX Corporation Conflict Minerals Report

Exhibit 2.01

Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form

 

 

Signature

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

Date: May 25, 2018

 

 

 

 

 

AVX Corporation
   

By:

/s/ Michael E. Hufnagel
   
 

Michael E. Hufnagel
 

Vice President of Corporate Finance