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Clerk of the House of Representatives Legislative Resource Center 135 Cannon Building Washington, DC 20515 http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov |
Secretary of the Senate Office of Public Records 232 Hart Building Washington, DC 20510 http://www.senate.gov/lobby |
LOBBYING REGISTRATION
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)
| 1. Effective Date of Registration | 01/15/2013 |
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| 2. House Identification | 30174 |
Senate Identification | 70175 |
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REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
| 3. Registrant | Organization | Mercury/Clark & Weinstock |
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| Address | 701 8th Street NW Suite 650 |
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| City | Washington |
State | DC |
Zip | 20001 |
Country | USA |
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| 5. Contact name and telephone number | International Number |
| Contact | Mr. Max Sandlin |
Telephone | 2025511440 |
cfaunce@mercuryllc.com |
CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self
| 7. Client name | Wanxiang America Corporation |
| Address | 88 Airport Road |
| City | Elgin |
State | IL |
Zip | 60123 |
Country | USA |
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LOBBYISTS
10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.
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| Ed | Kutler | | Assistant to the Speaker, US House of Rep Whip |
| Vin | Weber | | Member of Congress |
| Alan | Elias | | LA Sen. Norm Coleman; Sen. Ron Johnson |
| Alan | Elias (continued) | | Prof Staff, Sen. Homeland Security & Gov Affairs |
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LOBBYING ISSUES
11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)
Lobbying related to Wanxiang's acquisition of A123.
AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?
| No --> Go to line 14. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14. |
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Is there any foreign entity
a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or
c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?
| No --> Sign and date the registration. | Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration. |
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Wang Xiang Road, Xiao Shan District |
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Wanxiang Group Corp. |
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| Signature | Digitally Signed By: Max Sandlin, Co-Chairman |
Date | 03/08/2013 |