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November 1, 2005

Reference:

1. Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of January 27, 2003 on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
2. Directive 2003/11/EC, which amends Council Directive 76/769/EC to include pentabromodiphenyl ether and octabromodiphenyl ether.

General Metal Finishing Co., Inc. (GMF) has a long history of concern for environmental protection and strives to stay abreast of all environmental regulations that relate to our industry. This document is intended to inform our customers about GMF’s ability to provide electroplated finishes which are RoHS compliant.

General Metal Finishing Co., Inc. declares that lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyls, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, pentabromodiphenyl ether and octabromodiphenyl ether are not intentionally added to the following plating finishes:

• Copper
• Ebonol
• Electrolytic Nickel
• Pure Bright Tin
• Pure Matte Tin
• Mid Phos Electroless Nickel (6-8% P)
• Hi Phos Electroless Nickel (9-12%P)
• Silver
• Platinum
• Rhodium
• Hard Gold (ASTM Type I, II)
• Soft Gold (ASTM Type III)

Tin Lead has been a commonly accepted plating finish in the connector field. GMF will continue to supply this finish when specified by our customers. Certification of compliance with RoHS can not be provided for parts plated with this finish.

To the best of our knowledge, none of our chemical or plating bath suppliers use these banned substances in their products and GMF does not intentionally add these banned substances to their plating solutions, with the exception of those noted above. Please note that GMF and its suppliers do not analyze its products for substances not purposely added. Trace amounts of any chemical and substance may be found as impurities in any product. This certification is subject to change without notice.