Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM SD

SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT

Sears Holdings Corporation

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-51217, 001-36693

20-1920798

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification No)


3333 Beverly Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois		60179
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip code)


Michelle Mejia		(847) 286-2500

(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 (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017.

Section 1. Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Items 1.01 and 1.02—Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

Sears Holdings Corporation (“Sears Holdings”) is a holding company that conducts operations through its subsidiaries, and is the parent company of Kmart Holding Corporation and Sears, Roebuck and Co. (collectively, the “Operating Companies”).

This Form SD is filed by Sears Holdings pursuant to Rule 13p-1 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for the reporting period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017.

Conflict Minerals Disclosure

The Conflict Minerals Report of the Operating Companies for the reporting period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017 is filed herewith as Exhibit 1.01 and is available, together with the Operating Companies’ Conflict Minerals Policy, at:

http://searsholdings.com/corporate-responsibility/conflict-minerals.

Information contained on, or accessible through, internet websites is not a part of this report.

Section 2. Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 — The Operating Companies’ Conflict Minerals Report for the reporting period of January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2017, as required by Items 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.