UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
GSI GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| New Brunswick, Canada | 001-35083 | 98-0110412 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 125 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, Massachusetts |
01730 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (781) 266-5700
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box to indicate the rule pursuant to which this form is being filed.
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period January 1 to December 31, 2014 |
Section 1 – Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
GSI Group Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”, we, us, our or its) evaluated our current product lines and determined that certain products that we manufacture, or contract to manufacture, contain tin, tungsten, tantalum and/or gold (the “3TG”) that are necessary to the functionality or production of our products. Based on our good faith reasonable country of origin inquiry of our suppliers, the Company concluded that our supply chain is DRC Conflict Undeterminable, as defined in Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A Conflict Minerals Report is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD pursuant to Rule 13p-1 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
A copy of the Company’s Conflict Minerals Report for the year ended December 31, 2014 is also publicly available at www.gsig.investorroom.com/code-of-ethics.
Item 1.02 Exhibits
The Company has filed, as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD, the Conflict Minerals Report pursuant to Rule 13p-1 for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Section 2 – Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 Conflict Minerals Report as required by Item 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
SIGNATURES
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 duly authorized undersigned.
| GSI Group Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: May 29, 2015 | By: | /s/ Robert J. Buckley | ||||
| Robert J. Buckley | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report | |