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Client disclosure reporting period:   01/01/2016 - 06/30/2016
Authorizing Officer name Brian Zuercher
Title Vice President and General Counsel
Business name SAS Institute Inc.
Address 100 SAS Campus Drive  
City, state, zip code Cary, NC 27513         
Country US
Business interest High Technology
 
Compensation/Salaries Paid
Lobbyist or Entity nameSalaries
Sean Connolly $19,500.00
Bay State Strategies Group, LLC $36,000.00
Total salaries paid $55,500.00
 
Operating Expenses
DateRecipientType of expenseAmount
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Advertising expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 FedEx (Reimbursement to Sean Connolly) Photocopies, scans $50.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Computer equipment, supplies $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Professional dues $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Fax charges $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Internet fees $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Legal fees $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Postage, shipping, delivery $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Office supplies, equipment $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Printing expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Public relations expenses $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Rent $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Kay Meyer ($328.64); William Jones ($170.20); Raymond Yost ($346.15); Michael Costello ($781.20); Leslie Murray ($242.32); Dennis Sullivan ($163.48) (The individuals listed are employees of SAS Institute Inc. who are not registered lobbyists. They have engaged in limited activities supporting SAS's registered lobbyists and lobbyist entities. These individuals do not meet the definition of executive agent or legislative agent as provided by Chapter 3, Section 39 of the General Laws of Massachusetts.) Office and support staff salaries $2,031.99
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Professional subscriptions $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Taxes $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 AT&T (Reimbursement to Sean Connolly) Telephone, cell phone, handheld $645.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Utilities (heat, water, electricity) $0.00
1/1/2016-6/30/2016 Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (Reimbursement to Sean Connolly) Other operating expenses $450.00
  Total operating expenses $3,176.99
 
 
Meals, Travel, and Entertainment Expenses
DateLobbyist nameEvent typeEvent locationNames and addresses of all event participantsAmount
03/03/2016  Meal Starbucks, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Kay Meyer, Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $9.47
03/03/2016  Meal Carrie Nation, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Kay Meyer, Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $50.27
03/03/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, 33 Bowdoin St., Boston, MA to Logan Airport, Boston, MA Kay Meyer, Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $17.31
03/03/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Raleigh-Durham, NC to Boston, MA (Departing 3/3, Returning 3/3) Kay Meyer: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $374.20
03/03/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to Ashburton Place, Boston, MA Kay Meyer: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $24.49
03/03/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Columbus, OH to Boston, MA (Departing 3/3, Returning 3/3) Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $260.00
03/03/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to 251 Causeway St., Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $26.19
03/07/2016  Travel Tolls, Massachusetts Turnpike, Trip from Albany, NY to Boston, MA Raymond Yost: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $11.02
03/07/2016  Travel Mileage Reimbursement to Raymond Yost, One Way from Albany, NY to Boston, MA Raymond Yost: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $101.52
03/08/2016  Travel Tolls, Massachusetts Turnpike, Trip from Boston, MA to Albany, NY Raymond Yost: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $9.98
03/08/2016  Travel Mileage Reimbursement to Raymond Yost, One Way from Boston, MA to Albany, NY Raymond Yost: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $101.52
04/21/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, One Way from Columbus, OH to Boston, MA (Departing 4/21) Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $216.00
04/21/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to 251 Causeway St., Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $26.30
04/22/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, One Way from Boston, MA to Columbus, OH (Departing 4/22) Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $324.00
04/22/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, 251 Causeway St., Boston, MA to Logan Airport, Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $26.60
04/22/2016  Meal LIR, Boston, MA Michael Costello, Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $35.50
04/22/2016  Meal Connolly's Pub, Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $26.40
05/18/2016  Meal Sam Lagrassa's, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $34.03
05/18/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Columbus, OH to Boston, MA (Departing 5/18, Returning 5/19) Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $662.00
05/18/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to 251 Causeway St., Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $29.80
05/19/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, 44 Province St., Boston, MA to Logan Airport, Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $10.29
05/19/2016  Meal Clipper Ship, East Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $27.99
05/19/2016  Meal Hilton Airport, Boston, MA Michael Costello: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $9.76
06/02/2016  Meal SweetGreens, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Kay Meyer, William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $35.10
06/02/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi VTS, Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA to 600 Washington Street, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Kay Meyer, William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $11.60
06/02/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, 600 Washington St., Boston, MA to 280 Porter St., Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Kay Meyer, William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $12.52
06/02/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Raleigh-Durham, NC to Boston, MA (Departing 6/2, Returning 6/3) Kay Meyer: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $252.62
06/02/2016  Meal Dunkin Donuts, Boston, MA Kay Meyer: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $3.84
06/02/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to Prudential Tower, Boston, MA Kay Meyer: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $21.91
06/02/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to 425 Harvard St, Dorchester Center, MA William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $34.30
06/02/2016  Meal Ecco, East Boston, MA Kay Meyer, William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $91.00
06/02/2016  Meal Starbucks, East Boston, MA William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $5.30
06/03/2016  Meal Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $5.78
06/03/2016  Meal Hudson News, Boston, MA William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $6.99
06/03/2016  Meal GNC, Boston, MA William Jones: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $12.76
06/29/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Raleigh-Durham, NC to Boston, MA (Departing 6/29, Returning 7/2) Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $244.78
06/29/2016  Travel Taxi, Quotidien Taxi, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, MA Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $34.50
06/29/2016  Meal Capital Grille, Boston, MA Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $33.82
06/29/2016  Meal Solas Irish Pub, Boston, MA Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $49.73
06/29/2016  Meal Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, MA Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $11.00
06/29/2016  Travel Delta Airlines, Roundtrip from Raleigh-Durham, NC to Boston, MA (Departing 6/29, Returning 7/1) Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $337.05
06/29/2016  Meal DeLuca's Back Bay, Boston, MA Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $16.36
06/29/2016  Meal Atlantic Fish, Boston, MA Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $66.10
06/29/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, Logan Airport, Boston, MA to Courtyard by Marriott, Boston, MA Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $44.77
06/30/2016  Meal SweetGreens, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Leslie Murray, Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $35.63
06/30/2016  Travel Mileage Reimbursement to Sean Connolly, One Way from Sheraton Hotel, Boston, MA to 60 Columbian St., Braintree, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Leslie Murray, Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $24.01
06/30/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi VTS, 150 Staniford St., Boston, MA to 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA Sean Connolly: 800 Boylston Street, Prudential Tower, Suite 2200, Boston, MA, 02199; Leslie Murray, Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $10.80
06/30/2016  Travel Taxi, Boston Taxi, Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, MA to Bricco, Boston, MA Leslie Murray, Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $12.80
06/30/2016  Meal Bricco, Boston, MA Leslie Murray, Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $142.91
06/30/2016  Meal Hilton Boston Back Bay, Boston, MA Leslie Murray: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $14.00
06/30/2016  Meal Atlantic Fish, Boston, MA Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $69.45
06/30/2016  Travel Taxi, Uber, Atlantic Fish, Boston, MA to Courtyard by Marriott, Boston, MA Dennis Sullivan: 100 SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513 $12.18
    Total amount $4,068.25
 
Additional Expenses
Date fromDate toLobbyist nameRecipient nameExpenseAmount
03/08/2016 03/08/2016   Raymond Yost - enVision Hotel Boston, Boston, MA Lodging (Arriving 3/7, Departing 3/8) $250.64
04/22/2016 04/22/2016   Michael Costello - Hilton Airport, Boston, MA Lodging (Arriving 4/21, Departing 4/22) $376.54
05/19/2016 05/19/2016   Michael Costello - Hilton Airport, Boston, MA Lodging (Arriving 5/18, Departing 5/19) $319.31
06/04/2016 06/04/2016   William Jones - Embassy Suites, Boston, MA Lodging (Arriving 6/2, Departing 6/4) $288.02
    Total amount $1,234.51
 
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