SOVEREIGN BANK

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2013

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2013	—	4	1
2012	—	4	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	6	2
2008	—	8	2
2007	—	1	1
2006	—	3	2
2005	—	4	2
2000	—	2	1
1999	—	1	1

Lobbying firms retained by this client; amounts are client-reported expenses when available

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
O'NEILL AND ASSOCIATES	—	24
ACG ADVOCACY	—	6
THE ROYER LAW FIRM (FORMERLY ROYER & BROOKS)	—	5
MERCURY PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC	—	3
MILLER HAMILTON SNIDER & ODOM, LLC	—	3

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	28
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	9
Bankruptcy	Bankruptcy	1

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