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2019 U.S. Political Activity Report LYONDELLBASELL 2019 U.S. Political Activity Report LyondellBasell is committed to ensuring transparency with regard to our disclosures to the public. The following tables reflect political activity and contributions made by LyondellBasell and the LyondellBasell Political Action Committee (LYB PAC) from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. All contributions and disclosures were made in compliance with the LyondellBasell Political Contributions Policy and LyondellBasell PAC Bylaws. LyondellBasell PAC LyondellBasell PAC contributions by employees totaled $125,235 for the year ending 2019. 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 Alamo PAC 1500 American Fuels and Petrochemical Manufacturers Association Political Action Committee (AFPMPAC) 2500 New Democrat Coalition Action Fund 5000 The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Political Action Committee 2500 National Republican Senatorial Committee 5000 CICI CHEMPAC 1000 TCC/ACIT FREEPAC 2500 Tennessee Chamber PAC 1000 Federal Balderson For Congress 1000 Bill Cassidy For US Senate 2000 Brady For Congress 2000 Captain Higgins For Congress 1500 Carper For Senate 2000 Chris Coons For Delaware 1500 Cloud For Congress 1500 Dan Crenshaw For Congress 1500 Donald M Payne JR For Congress 1500 Dr. Brian Babin For Congress 2500 Elizabeth Pannill Fletcher For Congress 1500 Friends Of Dave Joyce 1500 Friends Of John Barrasso 2000 Friends Of John Thune 1500 Friends Of Sherrod Brown 1500 Garret Graves For Congress 1500 Grassley Committee Inc 2000 Graves For Congress 1500 John Kennedy For Us 1500 Joni For Iowa 1500 Kinzinger For Congress 1500 Kustoff For Congress 1500 Lisa Murkowski For US Senate 1500 Manchin For West Virginia 1500 Marsha For Senate 1500 Pallone For Congress 2000 Peters For Michigan 1500 Portman For Senate Committee 1500 Rezin For Congress 1500 Ron Estes For Congress 1000 Steve Chabot For Congress 1500 Sylvia Garcia For Congress 1500 Ted Cruz For Senate 1500 Texans For Senator John Cornyn Inc 3500 Volunteers For Shimkus 2000 Weber For Congress 1500 Wicker For Senate 1500 State Abel Herrero Campaign 1000 Ana Hernandez Campaign 1000 Angie C. Button Campaign 500 Armando Walle Campaign 500 Beverly Powell Campaign 1500 Brad Halbrook Campaign 500 Brian Birdwell Campaign 2000 Carol Alvarado Campaign 2500 Chris Paddie Campaign 500 Christina Morales Campaign 500 Cody Harris for State Representative 500 Cournoyer for Senate 1000 Craig Goldman Campaign 500 Dennis Paul For State Representative 1000 Drew Darby Campaign 500 Dustin Burrows Campaign 1000 Ed Jackson for State Senate 1000 Ernest Bailes Campaign 500 Four Price Campaign 1000 Friends for Chapin Rose 1000 Friends of Brandon Creighton 1000 Friends of Chris Todd for State Representative 1000 Friends of David Welter 2500 Friends of Ed Thompson 1000 Friends of Jim Murphy 500 Friends of Larry Taylor 1000 Friends of Paul Bettencourt 1000 Friends of Sue Rezin 1000 Geanie Morrison Campaign 1000 Glenn Hegar Campaign 5000 Ina Minjarez Campaign 500 J.M. Lozano for State Rep. Campaign 1000 Jessica Farrar Campaign 500 Joan Huffman Campaign 1000 John Kuempel Campaign 500 John Whitmire for State Senate 1000 John Zerwas Campaign 1000 Kim Reynolds for Iowa 1000 Lyle Larson Campaign 1000 Mary Ann Perez Campaign 1000 Oscar Longoria Campaign 500 Poncho Nevarez Campaign 500 Robert Nichols Campaign 1500 Sam Harless Campaign 500 Sarah Davis Campaign 500 Senator Juan Chuy Hinojosa Campaign 1000 Tennessee Chamber PAC 1000 Terry Canales Campaign 1000 Texans for Dade 1000 Texans for Greg Abbott 5000 Texans for Kelly Hancock 2000 The Kyle Kacal Campaign 500 Todd Hunter Campaign 500 Tracy King Campaign 500 CORPORATE POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS LyondellBasell made the following U.S. corporate political contributions from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019. Purpose Amount Contributions to candidates, parties and political action committees 0 Contributions and expenditures made with the intent to participate in any political 0 campaign or referendum 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 LyondellBasell is involved in a number of industry groups that support our legislative and regulatory evaluation process. Listed below are the dues made by LyondellBasell 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 LyondellBasell Political Contribution Policy. Trade Association Amount Alliance for PE Pipe $0 American Chemical Council $279,424 American Chemistry Council Plastics Division $220,000 American Chemistry Council Flexible Film Recycling Group $20,000 American Chemistry Council Olefins Panel Ethylene/Propylene Program $3,086 American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers $117,950 American Progressive Bag Alliance $6,250 Baker Botts 8-Hour Coalition $31,600 Business RoundTable $120,000 National Association of Manufacturers $49,704 Plastic Pipe Institute $3,636 Plastics Industry Association $2,695 Styrene Information and Research Center $81,902 Flexible Packaging Association $4,057 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. .
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