Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code BAN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1013/S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
H.R. 1255, Investing in Our Communities Act;
H.R. 1483, Protecting Investors Personally Identifiable Information Act
H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025;
H.R. 2246, Foreign Investments Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act;
H.R.10559 - COINS Act of 2024;
H.R.__, the Increasing Investor Opportunities Act
H.R.__, Expands Protections for Research Reports to Cover All Securities of All Issuers;
H.R.__, the Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2025;
H.R.__, the Senior Security Act of 2025;
H.R.__, the Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act;
H.R.__, the Fair Opportunities for Professional Experts Act;
H.R.__, Unlocking Capital for Small Business Act of 2025;
H.R. __, Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Coins Act of 2024;
SEC proposed rule regarding Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing;
SEC Staff Accounting Bulletin 121;
SEC No-Action Relief for SEC Rule 15c2-11;
SEC proposal on short sale reporting/13f-2 extension;
SEC proposed rule regarding Security-based Swaps Large Position Reporting;
SEC proposed rule regarding the safeguarding of client assets (custody proposal);
SEC proposed rule on Predictive Data Analytics;
SEC proposed rules to modify equity market structure;
SEC final rule related to clearing of U.S. Treasury securities;
SEC CAT Fee filings by the SROs;
SEC approval of SROs rules limiting exchange liability;
SEC Rule 192 - Securitization Conflicts of Interest;
CFPB enforcement action relating to the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts;
FDIC Brokered Deposit Proposal;
FDIC Proposal to amend change in Bank Control Action Regulations;
U.S. Treasury Departments Final Rule, Provisions Pertaining to U.S. Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern;
Federal Reserve Proposal to revise its stress testing process;
Congressman Fitzgerald's discussion draft GSE Reform legislation;
Sovereign Debt restructuring proposals;
Legislation to enhance retail investor access to private markets;
Prudential agency (Federal Reserve, OCC and FDIC) proposal to implement the Basel Endgame reforms in the U.S. and congressional (U.S. House and Senate) oversight of the same, including revisions to the trading book capital rules, stress testing, capital surcharges and buffers;
President Biden Executive Order 14105, Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern;
Legislation to create a regulatory regime for payment stablecoins (H.R. 2392, STABLE Act, and S. 394, GENIUS Act);
Legislation to create a market structure for digital assets;
Reintroduction of the Local Infrastructure Act;
Municipal Bond Tax Exemption Preservation;
Data Privacy legislative proposals.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code CDT

16. Specific lobbying issues

SEC proposed rule regarding Security-based Swaps Large Position Reporting;
SEC proposed rule regarding the safeguarding of client assets (custody proposal);
Legislation to create a market structure for digital assets;
Legislation to create a regulatory regime for payment stablecoins (H.R. 2392, STABLE Act, and S. 394, GENIUS Act).

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Reserve System

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code FIN

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
H.R. 1255, Investing in Our Communities Act;
H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025;
H.R.10559 - COINS Act of 2024;
H.R. __, Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Coins Act of 2024;
S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
S. 3815 - the Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2024;
SEC proposed rule regarding Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing;
SEC proposed rules to modify equity market structure;
SEC proposed rule regarding Security-based Swaps Large Position Reporting;
SEC proposed rule regarding the safeguarding of client assets (custody proposal);
SEC No-Action Letter on Rule 15c2-11;
Reintroduction of the Local Infrastructure Act;
Municipal Bond Tax Exemption Preservation;
Data Privacy legislative proposals.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Homeland Security - Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code TAX

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 684, Protecting American Savers and Retirees Act;
H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
H.R. 1255, Investing in Our Communities Act;
H.R. 2089, Generating Retirement Ownership through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act;
H.R. 10559, COINS Act of 2024;
S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
S. 1453, the LOCAL Infrastructure Act;
IRS Stock Buyback Excise Tax;
OECD BEPS 2.0 - an effort to address tax avoidance and ensure coherence of international tax rules;
Issues related to 529 plans;
Information Reporting and Withholding with respect to Bitcoin ETFs;
GILTI;
Reconciliation legislation related to provisions in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act;
Tax Treatment of Tokenized Securities;
Tax Equity Investing;
Executive compensation deductibility limits;
Preservation of the Municipal Bond Tax Exemption;
Reintroduction of the Local Infrastructure Act;
Data Privacy legislative proposals.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code RET

16. Specific lobbying issues

H.R. 20, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025;
H.R. 1013, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
H. J. Res 142, Providing for congressional disapproval of the Department of Labor fiduciary rule;
S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025;
S.567/ H.R. 20 Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act;
S. 852, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025;
S. 4371, Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act;
S.5148/H.R. 9765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain family caregivers to contribute to a Roth IRA;
S. 5149/H.R. 9764, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow additional catch-up contributions for certain family caregivers;
SEC proposed rule regarding Open-End Fund Liquidity Risk Management Programs and Swing Pricing;
DOL Fiduciary Rule proposed rule on retirement security and related proposed changes to prohibited transaction exemptions including Qualified Professional Asset Manager;
Public Law 117-328 - Consolidated Appropriations Law (Secure 2.0 retirement provisions);
Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary (EBSA) and related exemptions;
Preservation of Private Sector Retirement System;
Legislation to make technical corrections related to implementation of Secure 2.0;
ERISA fiduciary legislative proposals;
Small Business Tax Credit for Financial Literacy.

17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Treasury - Dept of, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Labor - Dept of (DOL)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

22. New General description of client’s business or activities

LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. 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?
No Yes