SUMMIT STRATEGIES ON BEHALF OF ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS

Lobbying Spend

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Filings

Firms Hired

Active Period

2020–2023

Lobbying Spend by Year

Client-reported lobbying expenses on LDA filings

Year	Lobbying Spend	Filings	Firms
2023	—	1	1
2022	—	4	1
2021	—	4	1
2020	—	4	1

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

Firm Name	Reported Spend	Filings
BUCHANAN INGERSOLL & ROONEY PC	—	13

Government entities explicitly identified as targets in LDA filings

Government Body	Filings
Energy, Dept of	10
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)	10
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	10
SENATE	10

Most frequently reported lobbying issues

Issue Code	Description	Reports
Environment/Superfund	Environment/Superfund	11
Energy/Nuclear	Energy/Nuclear	11

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