Section 1 – Conflicts Minerals Disclosure
Items 1.01 and 1.02 Conflicts Minerals Disclosure and Report, Exhibit
This Form SD and the Conflict Minerals Report, filed as Exhibit 1.01 hereto, are publicly available on the Xerox website under Supplier Governance - Conflict
Minerals at www.xerox.com/en-us/about/supplier-relations/governance as well as the SEC’s EDGAR database at www.sec.gov. The content of any website referred to in this Form SD is included for
general information only and is not incorporated by reference in this Form SD.
Xerox Corporation (Xerox) is a workplace technology company, building and
integrating software and hardware for enterprises large and small. As customers seek to manage information across digital and physical platforms, we deliver a seamless, secure and sustainable experience. Whether inventing the copier, the Ethernet,
the laser printer or more, Xerox has long defined the modern work experience and continues to do so with investments in artificial intelligence, augmented reality-driven experiences, robotic process automation, sensors and services for Internet of
Things (IoT), 3-D printing and Clean Technologies (cleantech). Geographically, our footprint spans approximately 160 countries and allows us to deliver our technology and solutions to customers of all sizes,
regardless of complexity or number of customer locations. In 2021, Xerox’s products included but were not limited to multifunction printers/copiers, scanners, and multifunction/all in one printers, digital printing equipment, production
printers & digital presses, continuous feed printers, wide format printers and consumables (e.g., toner cartridges). In addition, in 2021, Xerox stood up three new businesses, CareAR Holdings (a software business for service companies),
FITTLE (a financing business), and PARC Innovation (a technology innovation business).
Section 2 - Exhibits
Item 2.01 – Exhibits
Exhibit 1.01 - Conflict
Minerals Report for the reporting period January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021 as required by Items 1.01 and 1.02 of this Form.
Forward Looking Statements
This
Specialized Disclosure Report on Form SD and any exhibits to this Report may contain “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The words “anticipate”, “believe”,
“estimate”, “expect”, “intend”, “will”, “should”, “targeting”, “projecting”, “driving” and similar expressions, as they relate to us, our performance and/or our
technology, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect management’s current beliefs, assumptions and expectations and are subject to a number of factors that may cause actual results to differ
materially. Such factors include but are not limited to: the effects pandemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, on our and our customers’ businesses and the duration and extent to which this will
impact our future results of operations and overall financial performance; our ability to address our business challenges in order to reverse revenue declines, reduce costs and increase productivity so that we can invest in and grow our business;
our ability to successfully develop new products, technologies and service offerings and to protect our intellectual property rights; reliance on third parties, including subcontractors, for manufacturing of products and provision of services and
the shared service arrangements entered into by us as part of Project Own It; our ability to attract and retain key personnel; the risk that confidential and/or individually identifiable information of ours, our customers, clients and employees
could be inadvertently disclosed or disclosed as a result of a breach of our security systems due to cyber attacks or other intentional acts or that cyberattacks could result in a shutdown of our systems; the risk that partners, subcontractors and
software vendors will not perform in a timely, quality manner; actions of competitors and our ability to promptly and effectively react to changing technologies and customer expectations; our ability to obtain adequate pricing for our products and
services and to maintain and improve cost efficiency of operations, including savings from restructuring and transformation actions; our ability to manage changes in the printing environment like the decline in the volume of printed pages and
extension of equipment placements; changes in economic and political conditions, trade protection measures, licensing requirements and tax laws in the United States and in the foreign countries in which we do business; the risk that multi-year
contracts with governmental entities could be terminated prior to the end of the contract term and that civil or criminal penalties and administrative sanctions could be imposed on us if we fail to comply with the terms of such contracts and
applicable law; interest rates, cost of borrowing and access to credit markets; the imposition of new or incremental trade protection measures such as tariffs and import or export restrictions; funding requirements associated with our employee
pension and retiree health benefit plans; changes in foreign currency exchange rates; the risk that our operations and products may not comply with applicable worldwide regulatory requirements, particularly environmental regulations and directives
and anti-corruption laws; the outcome of litigation and regulatory proceedings to which we may be a party; and any impacts resulting from the restructuring of our relationship with
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