Specialized Disclosure Report (sd)
May 30 2019 - 8:49AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
MKS
Instruments, Inc.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts
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0-23621
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04-2277512
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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2 Tech Drive, Suite 201, Andover, Massachusetts
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01810
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(Address of principle executive offices)
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(Zip code)
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Kathleen F. Burke
Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
(978)
645-5574
(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:
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Rule
13p-1
under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13p-1)
for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2018.
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Section 1 Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
Conflict Minerals Disclosure
MKS Instruments, Inc.
(MKS or the Company) has determined that gold, columbite-tantalite (coltan), cassiterite and wolframite, including their derivatives, tantalum, tin and tungsten (Conflict Minerals) are necessary to the
functionality or production of products manufactured or contracted to be manufactured by MKS.
MKS conducted in good faith a country of origin inquiry
regarding Conflict Minerals in its products which was reasonably designed to determine if any of the Conflict Minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (Covered Countries), or from recycled or
scrap sources.
MKS has determined that it is required to file, and has filed, a Conflict Minerals Report describing its reasonable country of origin
inquiry and due diligence efforts on the source and chain of custody of the Conflict Minerals in its products. The Conflict Minerals Report is provided as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD and is publicly available on MKS website at
http://www.mksinst.com/docs/ur/MKS-ConflictMineralsReport.pdf
Item 1.02 Exhibit
MKS Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2018 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2 Exhibits
Item 2.01
Exhibits
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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.
MKS INSTRUMENTS, INC.
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/s/ Kathleen F. Burke
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May 30, 2019
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Kathleen F. Burke
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Sr. Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
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