2018 U.S. Political Activity Report
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LYONDELLBASELL 2018 U.S. Political Activity Report LyondellBasell (LYB) is committed to ensuring transparency with regard to our disclosures to the public. The following tables reflect political activity and contributions made by LYB and the LYB Political Action Committee (LYB PAC) from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. All contributions and disclosures were made in compliance with the LYB Political Contributions Policy and LYB PAC Bylaws. LYB PAC LYB PAC contributions by employees totaled $126,673 for the year ending 2018. These contributions are disclosed in our filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), as required by law. Set forth below are the contributions made by the LYB PAC to U.S. state and federal campaigns and political action committees Political Action Committees American Chemistry Council PAC 5000 Tennessee Chamber PAC 1000 American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee (AFPMPAC) 5000 The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Political Action Committee 2500 National Republican Senatorial Committee 5000 National Republican Congressional Committee 5000 CICI CHEMPAC 1000 TCC/ACIT FREEPAC 1000 Texas House Leadership Fund 2500 Federal Alexander For Senate 2020 Inc 1500 Bill Cassidy For US Senate 1500 Brady For Congress 2000 Captain Higgins For Congress 1500 Chris Coons For Delaware 1500 Cloud for Congress 1000 Culberson for Congress 1500 Dan Crenshaw for Congress 1500 Dr. Brian Babin For Congress 2000 Friends of Dave Joyce 1000 Friends of John Barrasso 1500 Friends Of John Thune 1500 John Kennedy For Us 1500 Joni for Iowa 1500 Kinzinger For Congress 2000 Kustoff For Congress 1500 Loebsack For Congress 1000 Manchin For West Virginia 1500 McCaul For Congress, Inc 3500 Olson For Congress Committee 1500 Pallone For Congress 1500 Portman For Senate Committee 1500 Scalise for Congress 5000 Sylvia Garcia for Congress 1500 Ted Cruz For Senate 1500 Texans For Senator John Cornyn Inc 3000 Volunteers For Shimkus 2000 Weber For Congress 1500 State Abel Herrero Campaign 1000 Ana Hernandez Campaign 1000 Angie Button Campaign 1000 Brian Birdwell Campaign 1000 Carol Alvarado Campaign (SH-145) 1000 Carol Alvarado Campaign (SS-06) 2500 Chris Paddie Campaign 1000 Christi Craddick Campaign 1000 Cindy Burkett Campaign 2000 Committee To Elect Patrick Diegnan 500 Committee to Elect Ronnie Johns 1000 Craig Estes Campaign 1000 Dennis Paul For State Representative 1000 Diana Arevalo Campaign 1000 Don Huffines for Texas Senate 1000 Ed Jackson for State Senate 1000 Ernest Bailes Campaign 500 Friends for Chapin Rose 1000 Friends of Brandon Creighton 1000 Friends of David Welter 1000 Friends of Ed Thompson 500 Friends of Larry Taylor 1000 Friends of Sue Rezin 1000 Friends of Travis Clardy 500 Geanie Morrison Campaign 1000 Joan Huffman Campaign 1000 John Raney Campaign 1000 Kel Seliger Campaign 2000 Ken King Campaign 500 Kim Reynolds for Iowa 2000 Koop for Texas 500 Lyle Larson Campaign 1000 Lynn Stucky Campaign 500 Nancy Pinkin Campaign 1000 Paul Workman Campaign 1000 Robert Karabinchak Campaign 500 Ron Simmons Campaign 500 Sam Harless Campaign 1000 Sarah Davis Campaign 1000 Scott Cosper Campaign 500 Texans for Dan Patrick 5000 Texans for Greg Abbott 5000 Texans for Kelly Hancock 1000 Texans for Rodney Anderson 500 Texans for Trent Ashby 500 The Dennis Bonnen Campaign 6000 CORPORATE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS LYB made the following U.S. corporate political contributions from January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2018. Purpose Amount Contributions to candidates, parties and political action committees 0 Contributions and expenditures made with the intent to participate in any political campaign or referendum • Fight Flooding PAC $25,000 Payments to 527 organizations, independent expenditure committees, 501(c)(4) groups 0 and other tax-exempt organizations that may use such funds for political purposes Independent expenditures made by the company itself 0 TRADE ASSOCIATION PARTICIPATION LYB is involved in a number of industry groups that support our legislative and regulatory evaluation process. Listed below are the dues made by LYB to U.S. trade associations that may be used for lobbying or political activities, to the extent that the total annual payment received by the trade association from us is at least $50,000 and such non-deductible amount is provided to us by the trade association. All contributions disclosed in this report were made in accordance with the LYB Political Contribution Policy. Trade Association Amount Alliance for PE Pipe $84,000 American Chemical Council $355,627 American Chemistry Council Plastics Division $264,000 American Chemistry Council Flexible Film Recycling Group $24,000 American Chemistry Council Olefins Panel Ethylene/Propylene Program $6,412 American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers $166,920 American Progressive Bag Alliance $6,250 Baker Botts 8-Hour Coalition $31,600 Business RoundTable $255,000 National Association of Manufacturers $52,607 Plastic Pipe Institute $3,322 Plastics Industry Association $2,662 Styrene Information Research Center $52,402 Texas Chemical Council $36,495 ARCHIVE This Political Activity Report will be updated semi-annually, and archived for a period of five years from the end of the period it covers. .