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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM SD
Specialized Disclosure Report
 
ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
 
Ireland
001-36326
Not Applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
First Floor, Minerva House, Simmonscourt Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin 4, Ireland
 
Not Applicable
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)

Matthew J. Maletta
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
011-353-1-268-2000
(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, 2014
 








Section 1 Conflict Minerals Disclosure

Item 1.01 and 1.02 Conflict Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit
A copy of the Conflict Minerals Report of Endo International plc is filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto and is publicly available at www.endo.com.

Section 2 Exhibits

Item 2.01 Exhibits

Exhibit 1.01 Conflict Minerals Report as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.






















SIGNATURE
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 undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
ENDO INTERNATIONAL PLC
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Matthew J. Maletta
 
June 1, 2015
Name:
Matthew J. Maletta
 
(Date)
Title:
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
 
 


Exhibit 1.01



Exhibit 1.01
Conflict Minerals Report of Endo International plc
For the Year Ended December 31, 2014

We have made statements in this conflict minerals report that may constitute forward-looking statements about our plans to take additional actions or to implement additional policies or procedures with respect to our due diligence efforts to determine the origin of certain minerals contained in our products. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Our reporting obligations under the conflict minerals rules may change in the future and our ability to implement certain processes or obtain information from our suppliers may differ materially from those anticipated or implied in this report.

Introduction
This is the Conflict Minerals Report of Endo International plc, including its wholly owned subsidiaries, (“Endo” “we” and “our”) for calendar year 2014 in accordance with Rule 13p-1 (“Rule 13p-1”) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “1934 Act”). A copy of this conflict minerals report is publicly available on our website at www.endo.com.

As used in this report, the term “conflict minerals” refers to gold, cassiterite, columbite-tantalite, wolframite and their derivatives tin, tantalum and tungsten.

Endo is a global specialty healthcare company focused on branded and generic pharmaceuticals and devices. None of our pharmaceutical products contain conflict minerals. However, while the majority of the products in our devices segment do not contain conflict minerals, we have identified certain products of our wholly owned subsidiary American Medical Systems Holdings, Inc. (“AMS”) that do contain conflict minerals. Those products are part of the product portfolio of AMS’ benign prostatic hyperplasia (“BPH”) business.

Reasonable Country of Origin Inquiry (“RCOI”)
In accordance with Rule 13p-1, Endo, through a third-party service provider, conducted a RCOI to determine whether any of the conflict minerals originated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo or an adjoining country (collectively, the “Covered Countries”) or are from recycled or scrap sources.

Because Endo is several steps removed in the overall supply chain from the mining of such conflict minerals, does not make purchases of raw ore or unrefined conflict minerals and does not make purchases in the Covered Countries, our service provider conducted our RCOI by surveying AMS’s suppliers about the origin of the conflict minerals contained in the parts and materials supplied by them to AMS.

For the current reporting year 2014, we included our top 80% direct suppliers, by spend, in the RCOI survey. Our service provider surveyed these suppliers using the standard Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (“CFSI”) Conflict Minerals Reporting Template (“CMRT”). Based on the RCOI responses, we had reasons to believe that the necessary conflict minerals contained in our products do originate from the Covered Countries. We therefore directed our service provider to exercise due diligence to determine the source and chain of custody of those conflict minerals. Responses collected are archived in our internal conflict minerals database, in accordance with Endo’s record retention policy.

Design of Conflict Minerals Due Diligence Program
We designed our due diligence to be in conformity, in all material respects, with the “Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas (Second Edition),” and the related supplements (“OECD Guidance”), published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”).






Our due diligence measures include the following:
1.
Establish strong company management systems:
Conflict Minerals Policy:
The mining of minerals used to produce tantalum, tin, tungsten, and gold (“3TG”) in the Covered Countries has been linked to the funding of armed groups waging a civil war in the country. These metals are widely used in the components and assembly processes of electrical and electronic products and in many other industries.
In accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, passed in 2010, Rule 13p-1 and the SEC instructions for the annual filing of Form SD, Specialized Disclosure Report, Endo is committed to complying with the Conflict Minerals Final Rule.
Endo has adopted the OECD Guidance, an internationally recognized due diligence framework. We are taking the following steps to determine that our subsidiaries’ products are conflict free:
Supporting the Electronic Industry Citizenship Coalition (“EICC”) and Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSi) Conflict-Free Smelter (“CFS”) program;
Informing the Endo supply base of the Endo Policy on Conflict Minerals, and performing RCOI using the CMRT from suppliers that supply parts that may contain any of the 3TG; and
Conducting due diligence on the source and chain of custody of conflict minerals, if found.
Endo’s conflict minerals policy and report are publicly available at: www.endo.com.
A cross-functional management team oversees our procedures related to assessing the use of conflict minerals.
2.
Identify and assess risks in our supply chain:
Analyzed the bill of materials for each medical device product to assess the presence of conflict minerals.
Engaged a third-party service provider to administer the RCOI and assist in the due diligence measures on the source and chain of custody of the necessary conflict minerals in our products that we had reason to believe may have originated from the Covered Countries and may not have come from scrap or recycled sources.
Reviewed the CMRT responses from suppliers for accuracy. Where suppliers provided information that was incomplete or inconsistent with AMS’s expectations on the presence of conflict minerals in the parts, the third-party service provider followed up with these suppliers to seek additional clarifying information.
Used the recognized due diligence tools created by the CFSI in the evaluation of supplier responses regarding smelters and refiners that may use the necessary conflict minerals in our products.
Compared the smelters and refiners identified in the CMRT against the list of those identified as “compliant” by the CFS Program.
Documented the country of origin information for the smelters identified in the CMRT responses using CFSI data.
3.
Design and implement a strategy to respond to identified risks
Suppliers that were non-responsive or provided incorrect information during the RCOI process are flagged as high-risk.
Supply chain management will work to resolve identified issues with the high-risk suppliers.
4.
Support the development and implementation of independent third-party audits of smelters and refiners sourcing:
Support industry efforts, such as the CFS Program.





5.
Report on supply chain due diligence:
After conducting the due diligence measures described above, we did not have sufficient information to determine the country of origin of all of the conflict minerals contained in AMS’s BPH products. We have, however, identified CFSI certified smelters that source from the Covered Countries.
Appendix A lists smelters and refiners that are compliant with the CFS Program, and Appendix B lists smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSI audit.
Independent Private Sector Audit
This Conflict Minerals Report is not subject to an independent private sector audit under Rule 13p-1.

Future Due Diligence Measures
We intend to take the following steps to further mitigate any risk that the necessary conflict minerals in AMS’s products could directly or indirectly finance or benefit armed groups in the Covered Countries:
Increase engagement with suppliers by informing them of our conflicts mineral policy to help increase the response rate of suppliers’ smelters surveys; and
Inform smelters identified as a result of the supply chain survey and encourage their participation in a program, such as the CFS Program, to obtain a “conflict free” designation.







Appendix A: List of smelters and refiners that are compliant with the CFS Program.
Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Allgemeine Gold-und Silberscheideanstalt A.G.
GERMANY
CID000035
Gold
AngloGold Ashanti Córrego do Sítio Mineração
BRAZIL
CID000058
Gold
Argor-Heraeus SA
SWITZERLAND
CID000077
Gold
Asahi Pretec Corporation
JAPAN
CID000082
Gold
Boliden AB
SWEDEN
CID000157
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
CID000185
Gold
Chimet S.p.A.
ITALY
CID000233
Gold
SEMPSA Joyería Platería SA
SPAIN
CID001585
Gold
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
JAPAN
CID001875
Gold
Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant (OJSC Krastvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001326
Gold
Heraeus Ltd. Hong Kong
HONG KONG
CID000707
Gold
Heraeus Precious Metals GmbH & Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000711
Gold
Johnson Matthey Inc
UNITED STATES
CID000920
Gold
Johnson Matthey Limited
CANADA
CID000924
Gold
JSC Ekaterinburg Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Plant
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID000927
Gold
JX Nippon Mining & Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000937
Gold
Kazzinc Ltd
KAZAKHSTAN
CID000957
Gold
Kennecott Utah Copper LLC
UNITED STATES
CID000969
Gold
Kojima Chemicals Co., Ltd
JAPAN
CID000981
Gold
L' azurde Company For Jewelry
SAUDI ARABIA
CID001032
Gold
LS-NIKKO Copper Inc.
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001078
Gold
Matsuda Sangyo Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001119
Gold
Metalor Technologies SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001153
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Hong Kong) Ltd
HONG KONG
CID001149
Gold
METALÚRGICA MET-MEX PEÑOLES, S.A. DE C.V
MEXICO
CID001161
Gold
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001188
Gold
Nadir Metal Rafineri San. Ve Tic. A.Ş.
TURKEY
CID001220
Gold
Ohio Precious Metals, LLC
UNITED STATES
CID001322
Gold
Western Australian Mint trading as The Perth Mint
AUSTRALIA
CID002030
Gold
PT Aneka Tambang (Persero) Tbk
INDONESIA
CID001397
Gold
The Refinery of Shandong Gold Mining Co. Ltd
CHINA
CID001916
Gold
Shandong Zhaojin Gold & Silver Refinery Co. Ltd
CHINA
CID001622
Gold
Solar Applied Materials Technology Corp
TAIWAN
CID001761
Gold
Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001798
Gold
Tokuriki Honten Co., Ltd
JAPAN
CID001938
Gold
United Precious Metal Refining, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID001993
Gold
Atasay Kuyumculuk Sanayi Ve Ticaret A.S.
TURKEY
CID000103
Gold
Aurubis AG
GERMANY
CID000113
Gold
C. Hafner GmbH + Co. KG
GERMANY
CID000176
Gold
CCR Refinery - Glencore Canada Corporation
CANADA
CID000185
Gold
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000401
Gold
Eco-System Recycling Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000425
Gold
Heimerle + Meule GmbH
GERMANY
CID000694
Gold
Ishifuku Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000807
Gold
Istanbul Gold Refinery
TURKEY
CID000814
Gold
Japan Mint
JAPAN
CID000823
Gold
Johnson Matthey Ltd
CANADA
CID000924
Gold
Materion
UNITED STATES
CID001113
Gold
Metalor Technologies (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
SINGAPORE
CID001152
Gold
Metalor USA Refining Corporation
UNITED STATES
CID001157
Gold
Mitsui Mining and Smelting Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID001193





Gold
Nihon Material Co. LTD
JAPAN
CID001259
Gold
Ohura Precious Metal Industry Co., Ltd
JAPAN
CID001325
Gold
OJSC “The Gulidov Krasnoyarsk Non-Ferrous Metals Plant” (OJSC Krastvetmet)
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001326
Gold
PAMP SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001352
Gold
PX Précinox SA
SWITZERLAND
CID001498
Gold
Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
SOUTH AFRICA
CID001512
Gold
Royal Canadian Mint
CANADA
CID001534
Gold
Schone Edelmetaal
NETHERLANDS
CID001573
Gold
Sichuan Tianze Precious Metals Co., Ltd
CHINA
CID001736
Gold
Umicore Brasil Ltda
BRAZIL
CID001977
Gold
Umicore Precious Metals Thailand
THAILAND
CID002314
Gold
Umicore SA Business Unit Precious Metals Refining
BELGIUM
CID001980
Gold
Valcambi SA
SWITZERLAND
CID002003
Gold
Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000019
Tantalum
F&X Electro-Materials Ltd.
CHINA
CID000460
Tantalum
Hi-Temp Specialty Metals, Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000731
Tantalum
JiuJiang JinXin Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000914
Tantalum
Jiujiang Tanbre Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000917
Tantalum
LSM Brasil S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001076
Tantalum
Molycorp Silmet A.S.
ESTONIA
CID001200
Tantalum
RFH Tantalum Smeltry Co., Ltd
CHINA
CID001522
Tantalum
Solikamsk Magnesium Works OAO
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001769
Tantalum
Taki Chemicals
JAPAN
CID001869
Tantalum
Changsha South Tantalum Niobium Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000211
Tantalum
Conghua Tantalum and Niobium Smeltry
CHINA
CID000291
Tantalum
Duoluoshan
CHINA
CID000410
Tantalum
Exotech Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID000456
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Aizu
JAPAN
CID002558
Tantalum
Global Advanced Metals Boyertown
UNITED STATES
CID002557
Tantalum
Guangdong Zhiyuan New Material Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000616
Tantalum
Guizhou Zhenhua Xinyun Technology Ltd., Kaili branch
CHINA
CID002501
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
CID002544
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Goslar
GERMANY
CID002545
Tantalum
H.C. Starck GmbH Laufenburg
GERMANY
CID002546
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Hermsdorf GmbH
GERMANY
CID002547
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Inc.
UNITED STATES
CID002548
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Ltd.
JAPAN
CID002549
Tantalum
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002550
Tantalum
Hengyang King Xing Lifeng New Materials Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002492
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Metals
MEXICO
CID002539
Tantalum
KEMET Blue Powder
UNITED STATES
CID002568
Tantalum
Metallurgical Products India (Pvt.) Ltd.
INDIA
CID001163
Tantalum
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001175
Tantalum
Mitsui Mining & Smelting
JAPAN
CID001192
Tantalum
Ningxia Orient Tantalum Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001277
Tantalum
Plansee SE Liezen
AUSTRIA
CID002540
Tantalum
Plansee SE Reutte
AUSTRIA
CID002556
Tantalum
QuantumClean
UNITED STATES
CID001508
Tantalum
Telex
UNITED STATES
CID001891
Tantalum
Ulba
KAZAKHSTAN
CID001969
Tantalum
Yichun Jin Yang Rare Metal Co., Ltd
CHINA
CID002307
Tantalum
Zhuzhou Cement Carbide
CHINA
CID002232
Tantalum
King-Tan Tantalum Industry Ltd
CHINA
CID000973
Tin
PT DS Jaya Abadi
INDONESIA
CID001434





Tin
PT Prima Timah Utama
INDONESIA
CID001458
Tin
Minsur
PERU
CID001182
Tin
Gejiu Non-Ferrous Metal Processing Co. Ltd.
CHINA
CID000538
Tin
Malaysia Smelting Corporation (MSC)
MALAYSIA
CID001105
Tin
Mineração Taboca S.A.
BRAZIL
CID001173
Tin
Operaciones Metalurgica S.A.
BOLIVIA
CID001337
Tin
PT Tambang Timah
INDONESIA
CID001477
Tin
PT Belitung Industri Sejahtera
INDONESIA
CID001421
Tin
PT Panca Mega Persada
INDONESIA
CID001457
Tin
PT Refined Bangka Tin
INDONESIA
CID001460
Tin
PT Stanindo Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001468
Tin
PT Timah (Persero), Tbk
INDONESIA
CID001482
Tin
Thaisarco
THAILAND
CID001898
Tin
White Solder Metalurgia e Mineração Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID002036
Tin
Yunnan Tin Company, Ltd.
CHINA
CID002180
Tin
Alpha
UNITED STATES
CID000292
Tin
CV United Smelting
INDONESIA
CID000315
Tin
Dowa
JAPAN
CID000402
Tin
EM Vinto
BOLIVIA
CID000438
Tin
Magnu's Minerais Metais e Ligas LTDA
BRAZIL
CID002468
Tin
Melt Metais e Ligas S/A
BRAZIL
CID002500
Tin
Metallo Chimique
BELGIUM
CID001143
Tin
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
JAPAN
CID001191
Tin
OMSA
BOLIVIA
CID001337
Tin
PT ATD Makmur Mandiri Jaya
INDONESIA
CID002503
Tin
PT Babel Inti Perkasa
INDONESIA
CID001402
Tin
PT Bangka Putra Karya
INDONESIA
CID001412
Tin
PT Bangka Tin Industry
INDONESIA
CID001419
Tin
PT Bukit Timah
INDONESIA
CID001428
Tin
PT Eunindo Usaha Mandiri
INDONESIA
CID001438
Tin
PT Sariwiguna Binasentosa
INDONESIA
CID001463
Tin
PT Mitra Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID001453
Tin
PT Tinindo Inter Nusa
INDONESIA
CID001490
Tungsten
Ganzhou Huaxing Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000875
Tungsten
Ganzhou Seadragon W & Mo Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002494
Tungsten
Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.
UNITED STATES
CID000568
Tungsten
Hunan Chunchang Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000769
Tungsten
Japan New Metals Co., Ltd.
JAPAN
CID000825
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002082
Tungsten
Ganzhou Jiangwu Ferrotungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002315
Tungsten
Jiangxi Gan Bei Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002321
Tungsten
Malipo Haiyu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002319
Tungsten
Vietnam Youngsun Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd
VIETNAM
CID002011
Tungsten
Xiamen Tungsten (H.C.) Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002320








Appendix B: Smelters and refiners that have committed to undergo a CFSI audit.
Metal
Smelter Name
Smelter Country
Smelter ID
Gold
Asaka Riken Co Ltd
JAPAN
CID000090
Gold
Cendres + Métaux SA
SWITZERLAND
CID000189
Gold
Sabin Metal Corp.
UNITED STATES
CID001546
Gold
Yokohama Metal Co Ltd
JAPAN
CID002129
Gold
SOE Shyolkovsky Factory of Secondary Precious Metals
RUSSIAN FEDERATION
CID001756
Gold
Torecom
KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
CID001955
Gold
YAMAMOTO PRECIOUS METAL CO., LTD.
JAPAN
CID002100
Gold
Doduco
GERMANY
CID000362
Tin
PT Justindo
INDONESIA
CID000307
Tin
China Tin Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID001070
Tin
PT BilliTin Makmur Lestari
INDONESIA
CID001424
Tin
Yunnan Chengfeng Non-ferrous Metals Co.,Ltd.
CHINA
CID002158
Tin
Fenix Metals
POLAND
CID000468
Tin
CV Gita Pesona
INDONESIA
CID000306
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing (Thailand) Co., Ltd.
THAILAND
CID001314
Tin
O.M. Manufacturing Philippines, Inc.
PHILIPPINES
CID002517
Tin
PT Artha Cipta Langgeng
INDONESIA
CID001399
Tin
PT Inti Stania Prima
INDONESIA
CID002530
Tin
PT Karimun Mining
INDONESIA
CID001448
Tin
PT Sumber Jaya Indah
INDONESIA
CID001471
Tin
Rui Da Hung
TAIWAN
CID001539
Tin
Soft Metais, Ltda.
BRAZIL
CID001758
Tin
VQB Mineral and Trading Group JSC
VIETNAM
CID002015
Tungsten
A.L.M.T. TUNGSTEN Corp.
JAPAN
CID000004
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co Ltd
CHINA
CID000258
Tungsten
Dayu Jincheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002518
Tungsten
Dayu Weiliang Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000345
Tungsten
H.C. Starck GmbH
GERMANY
CID002541
Tungsten
H.C. Starck Smelting GmbH & Co.KG
GERMANY
CID002542
Tungsten
Hunan Chenzhou Mining Group Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000766
Tungsten
Jiangxi Tonggu Non-ferrous Metallurgical & Chemical Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002318
Tungsten
Jiangxi Xinsheng Tungsten Industry Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002317
Tungsten
Kennametal Huntsville
UNITED STATES
CID000105
Tungsten
Kennametal Fallon
UNITED STATES
CID000966
Tungsten
Nui Phao H.C. Starck Tungsten Chemicals Manufacturing LLC
VIETNAM
CID002543
Tungsten
Jiangxi Yaosheng Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002316
Tungsten
Chenzhou Diamond Tungsten Products Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002513
Tungsten
Chongyi Zhangyuan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000258
Tungsten
Fujian Jinxin Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000499
Tungsten
Ganzhou Non-ferrous Metals Smelting Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000868
Tungsten
Guangdong Xianglu Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID000218
Tungsten
Xinhai Rendan Shaoguan Tungsten Co., Ltd.
CHINA
CID002095