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
06/17/2019
2. House Identification
 444340001
Senate Identification
 401105294-12

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
BYTEDANCE INC.
Address
250 Bryant Street
Address2
City
Mountain View
State
CA
Zip
94041
Country
USA

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

City
State
Zip
Country
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Michael Beckerman
Telephone
​6508786213
E-mail
​Michael.Beckerman@tiktok.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​Internet Technology Company

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
​BYTEDANCE INC.
Address
City
State
Zip
Country
​USA
8. Principal place of business (if different than line 7)
City
State
Zip
Country
9. General description of client’s business or activities

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)
First
Last
Suffix
​Eric ​Ebenstein

LOBBYING ISSUES

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

​CPI

12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

General issues affecting internet companies.


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:
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
​TikTok Inc.
​5800 Bristol Parkway
City
​Culver City
​CA
​90230
​USA
State
Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country

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

​Flr 4 Willow House, Cricket Sq P.O. Box 2804
City
​ByteDance Ltd (owns 100% of ByteDance Inc.; 100% of TikTok Ltd)
​Grand Cayman KY1-1112
​CAY
State
Country
​0
​100
%
​Vista Corp. Ser. Centre, Wickhams Cay II Rd.
City
​ByteTeam Ltd (owns approximately 21% of ByteDance Ltd)
​Tortola, VG1110
​IVB
State
Country
​0
​21
%

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

15. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?


Signature
Digitally Signed By: Michael Beckerman
Date
7/20/2021 7:57:10 PM

ADDITIONAL LOBBYISTS

10. Supplemental. List any additional lobbyists for this client not listed on page 1, number 10.

Name Covered Official Position (if applicable) Have you been convicted of a crime?
First
Last
Suffix
ADDITIONAL LOBBYING ISSUES
11. Supplemental. General lobbying issue areas. Enter any additional codes for issues not listed on page 2, number 11.

ADDITIONAL AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS13. Supplemental. List any other affiliated organization that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 13.
Name Address Principal Place of Business
Street
City State/Province Zip Code Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country
City
State
Country

ADDITIONAL FOREIGN ENTITIES
14. Supplemental. List any other foreign entity that meets the criteria specified and is not listed on page 2, number 14.
Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country)
Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership
Street
City State/Province Country
​TikTok Ltd (owns 100% of TikTok LLC which owns 100% of TikTok Inc.)
​P.O. Box 3119 Grand Pavilion, Hibiscus Way
​Grand Cayman
​CAY
City
State
Country
​0
​100 %
​Zhang Yiming (owns 100% of ByteTeam Ltd)
​Bldg. 1, AVIC Plaza, 43 N. 3rd Ring W Rd.
​Haidian District, Beijing
​CHN
City
State
Country
​0
​21 %
City
State
Country
​ %