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Client disclosure reporting period: 01/01/2025 - 06/30/2025

Authorizing Officer name	James Nikolai
Title	Vice President, State Government Affairs
Business name	Synchrony Financial
Address	777 Long Ridge Road
City, state, zip code	Stamford, CT 06902
Country	US
Business interest	Banking: Lending, Investment

Compensation/Salaries Paid

Lobbyist or Entity name	Salaries
Bay State Strategies Group, LLC	$39,000.00
Total salaries paid	$39,000.00

Operating Expenses

No operating expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.

Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses

Date	Event type	Payee/Vendor	Attendees	Amount
05/04/2025	Travel	Delta Airlines	James Nikolai	$462.45
05/04/2025	Travel	Delta Airlines	Mitch Erdel	$766.08
05/19/2025	Travel	Uber	James Nikolai	$31.16
05/19/2025	Travel	Uber	James Nikolai	$24.30
05/19/2025	Travel	Uber	Mitch Erdel	$33.40
05/19/2025	Meal	Limoncello	James Nikolai;Mitch Erdel	$178.73
05/19/2025	Meal	Starbucks	James Nikolai	$16.33
05/19/2025	Travel	Uber	James Nikolai	$3.82
05/19/2025	Travel	Uber	Mitch Erdel	$25.48
05/20/2025	Travel	Delta Airlines	James Nikolai	$140.79
05/20/2025	Meal	Potbelly	Mitch Erdel	$29.07
05/20/2025	Meal	Potbelly	James Nikolai	$31.69
05/20/2025	Meal	Uber Eats	James Nikolai	$44.73
05/20/2025	Meal	Hotel Cafe	Mitch Erdel	$55.99
05/20/2025	Meal	Dunkin	James Nikolai	$3.91
05/21/2025	Travel	Uber	James Nikolai	$20.59
05/21/2025	Travel	Uber	Mitch Erdel	$22.05
05/21/2025	Meal	Starbucks	James Nikolai	$17.43
05/21/2025	Meal	Hotel Cafe	Mitch Erdel	$34.29
05/21/2025	Travel	Pennyweight Hotel	James Nikolai	$1,065.44
05/21/2025	Travel	Pennyweight Hotel	Mitch Erdel	$1,061.33
05/21/2025	Travel	Uber	James Nikolai	$35.97
05/21/2025	Travel	Uber	Mitch Erdel	$44.87
			Total amount	$4,149.90

Additional Expenses

No additional expenses were filed for this disclosure reporting period.