Clerk of the House of Representatives
Legislative Resource Center
135 Cannon Building
Washington, DC 20515
http://lobbyingdisclosure.house.gov 		Secretary of the Senate
Office of Public Records
232 Hart Building
Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby

LOBBYING REGISTRATION

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 4)

Check One: New Registrant New Client for Existing Registrant Amendment

1. Effective Date of Registration
1/15/2015
2. House Identification
 41250
 Senate Identification
 400577737

REGISTRANT Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual

3. Registrant Organization
The Ingram Group LLC DBA The FIRST Group
Address
601 Pennsylvania Avenue
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​Suite 210
City
Washington
 State
DC
 Zip
20004
 Country
USA

4. Principal place of business (if different than line 3)

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​Nashville
 State
​TN
 Zip
​37219
 Country
​USA
5. Contact name and telephone number International Number
Contact
​Mr. Bernard Toon
 Telephone
​2026836833
 E-mail
​bernie.toon@thefirstgroupdc.com
6. General description of registrant’s business or activities
​strategic affairs firm

CLIENT A Lobbying Firm is required to file a separate registration for each client. Organizations employing in-house lobbyists should check the box labeled “Self” and proceed to line 10. Self

7. Client name
​Planetary Resources, Inc.
Address
​6742 185th Ave, NE
City
​Redmond
 State
​WA
 Zip
​98052
 Country
​USA
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9. General description of client’s business or activities
​asteroid mining

LOBBYISTS

10. Name of each individual who has acted or is expected to act as a lobbyist for the client identified on line 7. If any person listed in this section has served as a “covered executive branch official” or “covered legislative branch official” within twenty years of first acting as a lobbyist for the client, state the executive and/or legislative position(s) in which the person served.

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​Tom ​Ingram ​ ​CoS,Sen.LamarAlexander;StaffDir,SenRepubConf
​Daniel M. ​McCarthy ​ ​Legislative Asst, WH Office of Legislative Affairs
​Bernard ​Toon ​ ​SrStaff,SenForeignRel;COSDorganBingamanBidenBradleyRoemer
​Jeffrey ​Wiener ​ ​Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu
​Beecher ​Frasier ​ ​Chief of Staff, Congressman Lincoln Davis

LOBBYING ISSUES

11. General lobbying issue areas (Select all applicable codes).

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12. Specific lobbying issues (current and anticipated)

Use of space resources; identification, tracking, and interaction with asteroids; asteroid defense. Export controls related to space and satellite hardware.

AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

13. Is there an entity other than the client that contributes more than $5,000 to the lobbying activities of the registrant in a quarterly period and either participates in and/or in whole or in major part supervises or controls the registrant’s lobbying activities?

No --> Go to line 14. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then proceed to line 14.
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FOREIGN ENTITIES

14. Is there any foreign entity

a) holds at least 20% equitable ownership in the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

b) directly or indirectly, in whole or in major part, plans, supervises, controls, directs, finances or subsidizes activities of the client or any organization identified on line 13; or

c) is an affiliate of the client or any organization identified on line 13 and has a direct interest in the outcome of the lobbying activity?

No --> Sign and date the registration. Yes --> Complete the rest of this section for each entity matching the criteria above, then sign the registration.
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Signature
Digitally Signed By: Bernard Toon
 Date
2/24/2015 9:26:01 AM