MERRILL LYNCH & CO

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

1999–2005

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2005	—	2	1
2004	—	2	1
2003	—	1	1
2002	—	3	2
2001	—	3	2
2000	—	2	2
1999	—	7	4

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
VERNER LIIPFERT BERNHARD MCPHERSON & HAND	—	6
SWIDLER BERLIN LLP	—	2
THE RHOADS GROUP	—	2
SEWARD & KISSEL LLP	—	10

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	19
SENATE	19
Treasury, Dept of	5
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)	3
Executive Office of the President (EOP)	3
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)	1
Federal Reserve System	1
U.S. Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ACCESS)	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Banking	Banking	12
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	7
Retirement	Retirement	6
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	2

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