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)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
04/18/2018
2. House Identification
 30470
 Senate Identification
 18422

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Address
COLUMBIA SQUARE
 Address2
​555 THIRTEENTH STREET NW
City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip
20004-1109
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Norm Coleman
 Telephone
​2026375440
 E-mail
​lobbyingfiling@hoganlovells.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Law Firm

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
​ZTE USA, Inc.
Address
​2425 North Central Expressway, Suite 800
City
​Richardson
 State
​TX
 Zip
​75080
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​Telecommunications company

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.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable)
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​ Norm ​Coleman ​ ​U.S. Senator
​ Aaron S. ​Cutler ​ ​Senior Policy Advisor, House Com. Nat. Resources; Senior Advisor for Policy and Outreach, Office of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor; Dep. Pol. Director, Hse. Committee on Energy and Commerce
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LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

​TEC
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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Addressing national security concerns and issues relating to April 15, 2018 denial order imposed by Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce, on Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd.

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.
Internet Address:
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Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation
​ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South
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​Hi-Tech Industrial ParkNanshan District, Shenzhen
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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.
Address Ownership
Name Street Principal place of business Amount of contribution
City State/Province Country
(city and state or country) for lobbying activities
​ZTE Plaza, Keji Road South Hi-Tech Industrial Park
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​Nanshan District, Shenzhen
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Aaron S. Cutler, Partner
 Date
6/1/2018 5:53:00 PM