3rd 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

$125,000

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

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 prevention issues Tax and Trade Bureau Notice No. 73

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

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

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 gold 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; Housing Bailout Bill

Lobbyist	Covered position, as disclosed
MATTHEW STANTON	—

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

Bills named: H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 1707 (110th), H.R. 1362 (110th), S. 998 (110th), H.R. 2488 (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: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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

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.