UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-35980 | 20-0094687 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
530 Fairview Avenue N., Suite 2000
Seattle, Washington 98109
(Address of principal executive offices)
R. Bradley Gray
President and Chief Executive Officer
(206) 378-6266
(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:
| x | Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13p-1) for the reporting period from January 1 to December 31, 2013. |
Section 1 - Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
NanoString Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) determined that only two of its products, the two instruments comprising the nCounter Analysis System, contain conflict materials as defined in Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Company performed a reasonable country of origin inquiry and concluded that the origin of some of such conflict materials could not be determined. As such, the Company proceeded to exercise due diligence in accordance with the OECD framework on the source and chain of custody of the conflict materials.
The Company has prepared a Conflict Minerals Report, which is filed as an exhibit to this Form SD. The Conflict Minerals Report includes a discussion of the due diligence procedures performed, the ultimate determination of origin and conflict status reached, and the disclosures required by the SEC.
The Company has disclosed the information above, along with a copy of its Conflict Minerals Report, on its website at http://investors.nanostring.com/governance.cfm.
Item 1.02 Exhibit
The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.02 of this Form SD.
Section 2 – Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
Exhibit 1.02 – Conflict Minerals Report 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.
| NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES, INC. | ||||||||
| /s/ R. Bradley Gray |
June 2, 2014 | |||||||
| By: | R. Bradley Gray | Date | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 1.02 | Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form. | |