United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM SD
SPECIALIZED DISCLOSURE REPORT
Knowles Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-36102 | 90-1002689 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1151 Maplewood Drive Itasca, Illinois |
60143 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Thomas Jackson, Esq.
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
(630) 250-5100
(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, 2014. |
Section 1—Conflict Minerals Disclosure
Item 1.01 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report
As required by Rule 13p-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Form SD, a Conflict Minerals Report is provided as an Exhibit to this Form SD and is available at the following Internet address: http://investor.knowles.com.
Information concerning conflict minerals from recycled or scrap sources that may be contained in our in-scope products is included in the Conflict Minerals Report and is incorporated in this Form SD by reference.
Item 1.02
The Conflict Minerals Report required by Item 1.01 is filed as Exhibit 1.01 to this Form SD.
Section 2—Exhibits
Item 2.01 Exhibits
| Exhibit 1.01 | – | Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014. |
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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.
| KNOWLES CORPORATION | ||||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Thomas Jackson |
May 29, 2015 | ||||||
| Name: | Thomas Jackson | |||||||
| Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 1.01 | Conflict Minerals Report for the calendar year ended December 31, 2014. | |