BLACKSTONE GROUP

Total Lobbying Spend

Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2005–2012

Spending by Year

Annual lobbying expenditures

Year	Total Spent	Filings	Firms
2012	—	5	1
2011	—	4	1
2010	—	4	1
2009	—	4	1
2008	—	4	1
2007	—	2	1
2006	—	2	1
2005	—	4	1

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities	—	28
Taxation/Internal Revenue Code	—	8

Lobbying firms retained by this client

Firm Name	Total Paid	Filings
OGR	—	29

Source: Senate Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) filings.