Oversight and Responsibilities Our Policy on Corporate Political Contributions and Expenditures governs these engagements for Sands and its majority-owned subsidiaries. Implementation of the policy is managed by the government relations department with oversight from our global general counsel. Policies • Policy on Corporate Political Contributions and Expenditures Targets and Commitments As part of our commitment to business ethics, we comply with the rules, regulations and standards governing our interactions with government officials, including disclosure and accountability of political contributions and expenditures. The company’s political expenditures are made to support Sands’ interests – not the personal political interests of its officers and directors. Political Contributions and Other Spending 2022 Contributions to lobbying, interest representation or similar entities $7,038,000 Contributions to local, regional or national political campaigns/organizations/candidates $30,425,000 Contributions to trade associations or tax-exempt groups $3,390,000 Other contributions (i.e., spending related to ballot measures or referendums) $0 Total contributions and other spending $40,853,000 Strategy We have established approval guidelines for corporate political contributions. Those guidelines require that both our chairman and CEO and our president and COO approve all political contributions in advance of their execution. Training and Communications To provide transparency for these activities, our political contributions and expenditures are disclosed annually on our investor relations website. Evaluation and Adjustments The compliance committee reviews corporate contributions and payments annually to ensure alignment with the company’s policy. MANAGEMENT APPROACH POL I CY ENGAGEMENT The Parisian Macao 2022 ESG REPORT 90
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