PACCAR Inc

Lobbying Governance

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## Government Relations & Public Policy

**Government Relations Oversight**

PACCAR's engagement at the local, state, and national levels is managed with the oversight of the General Counsel. The General Counsel reports to the Chief Executive Officer, who is a member of the Board of Directors. All government relations and public policy engagements are made in support of company objectives and not based on the personal preferences of directors, officers, or employees.

**Company Contributions**

PACCAR corporate contributions to: 2023 2022 2021
Candidates, political parties, and political committees $0 $0 $0
Section 527 organizations $0 $0 $0
Ballot measure groups $0 $0 $0
Independent expenditures for communication, i.e., advertisement $0 $0 $0
501(c)(4) groups $0 $0 $0

**The Benefits of Trade Associations**

PACCAR is a member of U.S. trade associations including the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association, National Association of Manufacturers, American Trucking Associations, Truck Renting and Leasing Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and state manufacturing and business associations where PACCAR facilities are located. Trade associations provide an industry perspective and bring additional expertise to inform public policy debates and rulemaking activities in areas such as vehicle safety, electrification, emissions reduction, alternative fuels, tax and trade policies, automation, and driver assistance technologies.

The table below provides a list of U.S. trade association memberships with 2023 fees greater than $25,000. Overall, PACCAR's U.S. trade associations fees in 2023 were approximately $1M or 0.003% of PACCAR 2023 total revenues. The percentage of the 2023 fees that are non-deductible under United States Internal Revenue Code §162(e) is provided by each trade association below:

U.S. trade associations with 2023 fees greater than $25,000 % fee lobbying

American Trucking Associations 14%
National Association of Manufacturers 28%
Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association 0%
United States Chamber of Commerce 35%

**Proactive Climate Engagement**

PACCAR's operations and products are subject to extensive statutory and regulatory requirements governing greenhouse gas and other emissions in the markets in which it operates.

PACCAR evaluates and publicly discloses its direct and indirect (i.e., through industry trade associations) climate policy engagement activities. These activities are aligned with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and are publicly disclosed through PACCAR's annual environmental report to CDP (formerly Climate Disclosure Project). PACCAR's current CDP report is available at PACCAR's and CDP's website. The relevant section of the CDP report is C12.3.

**Employee Political Action Committee**

PACCAR employees may make voluntary contributions to the PACCAR Inc Employees Organized for Political Leadership and Education Political Action Committee (PEOPLE PAC) that is registered with the Federal Election Commission. All contributions are reported per the FEC required filing schedule and information is available at www.fec.gov.

https://paccar.com/media/3rabmysl/sasb-esg-combined-report-feb_2024.pdf

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]PACCAR's policy engagement and lobbying activity at the local, state, regional, and national level are centrally managed by region. For example, in the U.S., PACCAR's public affairs office in Washington, D.C. reports to the corporate General Counsel to insure consistent alignment with overall business strategy including climate related priorities. In the EU, DAF engages in climate policy outreach through the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) and reports to PACCAR's President. Both PACCAR's President and General Counsel are members of PACCAR's operating committee ensuring consistent climate strategy across business units and geographies.

CDP Questionnaire Response 2022

Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your external engagement activities are consistent with your climate commitments and/or climate transition plan?[…]PACCAR's policies, investments, technologies, engineering, and business capability support achieving science-based targets aligned with the Paris Agreement goals. PACCAR's policy engagement and lobbying activity at the local, state, regional, and national level are centrally managed by region. For example, in the U.S., PACCAR's public affairs office in Washington, D.C. reports to the corporate General Counsel to ensure consistent alignment with overall business strategy including climate related priorities. In the EU, DAF engages in climate policy outreach through the European Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ACEA) and reports to PACCAR's President. Both PACCAR's President and General Counsel are members of PACCAR's executive operating committee ensuring consistent climate strategy across business units and geographies.

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023

Does your organization have a public commitment or position statement to conduct your engagement activities in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement?[…]Yes

CDP Questionnaire Response 2023