UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM SD

specialized disclosure report

 

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

 

 

Arun Sivasothy, 972-995-3773

(Name and telephone, 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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Section 1 –  Conflict Minerals Disclosure

ITEM 1.01  Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report

 

This Form SD should be read in conjunction with the definitions contained in the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) instructions to Form SD and related rules.  “Conflict minerals” refers to four specific metals regardless of their country of origin or whether they are financing or benefiting armed conflict:  tantalum, tin, tungsten and gold.

 

With respect to conflict minerals necessary to the functionality or production of products manufactured by Texas Instruments Incorporated (“TI”), or contracted by TI to be manufactured, and required to be reported on Form SD for 2017 (collectively, “CMs”), we exercised due diligence concerning the source and chain of custody of the CMs.  For a description of our due diligence (which included a reasonable country of origin inquiry), please see our Conflict Minerals Report (Exhibit 1.01).

 

This Form SD is available on our web site at www.ti.com/conflictminerals.  We are not incorporating by reference the contents of our web site into this Form SD.

ITEM 1.02  Exhibit

The registrant’s Conflict Minerals Report for 2017 is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.01.

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.

 

 

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