4th Quarter - Report — SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY… for SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY… (2008)

Firm

SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)

Client

SUNTORY GLOBAL SPIRITS, INC. (FORMERLY BEAM SUNTORY INC.)

Income

—

Expenses

$130,000

Expense method

C: businesses, Internal Revenue Code section 162(e)

What was lobbied

5 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade with: Korea, Panama, Philippines, Thailand, USDA: Market Access Program; Imported Food Safety H.R. 2362 and S. 1707 - Reducing duty on certain components; H.R. 7222 to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes Specifically section 4 Generalized System of Preferences

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 7222 (110th), H.R. 2362 (110th), S. 1707 (110th)

Alcohol and Drug Abuse ALC

Distilled spirits product information Drunk driving/transportation and underage drinking prevention issues Tax and Trade Bureau Notice No. 73

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2488 - to reduce the rate of tax on distilled spirits; S. 998 - to amortize unfinished goods; Beverage alcohol issues; H.R. 1362 and S. 1707 - to reduce the duty on certain golf club components; H.R. 1424 the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008; the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 & the Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 Specifically the tax extenders for the Extension and Modification of Credit for Energy-Efficiency Improvements to Existing Homes and the Temporary Increase in Limit on Cover over of Rum Excise Tax Revenues to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands; H.R.3221 - A bill to provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 998 (110th), H.R. 1362 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), S. 1707 (110th), H.R. 2488 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 800 and S.1041 The Employee Free Choice Act of 2007

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th)

Advertising ADV

Distilled spirits advertising and marketing practices, S. 2831 The Federal Trade Commission Reauthorization Act of 2008 Section 13 the FTC Study of Alcoholic Beverage Marketing Practices.

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 2831 (110th)

Shown as published by the Senate Office of Public Records and the House Clerk under the Lobbying Disclosure Act. The official filing is the record; open it for the full form.