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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Evaluate the share price of Obong plc under different growth scenarios and advise on the takeover bid. Explain EMH and its implications for the market.

Question

Obong plc recently received a takeover bid from Abdul plc. If the bid for Obong plc is successful, it will provide Abdul plc the needed competitive edge in research and development to expand its laboratories into the production of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The shareholders of Obong plc will only accept an offer that meets a required return of 14% on their current shareholdings.

Obong plc recently paid a dividend of N20, and this is expected to grow at a rate of 7% for the foreseeable future.

Required:

a. Estimate the share price of Obong plc today. (2 Marks)

b. If Obong plc accepts the bid from Abdul plc, it is estimated that the new growth rate will rise to 12% for the first 3 years and thereafter stabilize at 7%. Calculate the new share price to the shareholders of Obong plc. (2 Marks)

c. As a financial advisor, recommend to the shareholders of Obong plc whether the offer from Abdul plc should be accepted. (2 Marks)

d. According to Efficient Market Hypothesis (EMH), it is believed that the market would react instantly and accurately to the merger announcement between Obong plc and Abdul plc.
Define briefly the THREE forms of EMH and their implications to the market. (9 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q6 – Dividend Policy

Evaluate the comments in Neko Plc's annual report regarding dividend policy, share price, cost reduction, and tax minimization strategies.

Question

Neko Plc has issued the following statement as part of its annual report:
“This company aims at all times to serve its shareholders by paying a high level of dividends and adopting strategies that will increase the company’s share price. Satisfying our shareholders will ensure our success. The company will reduce costs by manufacturing overseas wherever possible and will attempt to minimize the company’s global tax bill by using tax haven facilities.”

Required:
a. Discuss the validity and implications of each of the comments and strategies in the above statement. (10 Marks)

b. Produce a short note outlining how the company should estimate its dividend capacity. (5 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q5b – Corporate Governance and Financial Strategy

Discuss ways to motivate managers to align with and achieve stakeholder objectives.

Question

b. Discuss FOUR ways to encourage managers to achieve stakeholder objectives. (6 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q5a – Strategic Performance Measurement

Evaluate TAXIM Plc’s financial performance in achieving profit growth, EPS growth, and shareholder return objectives.

Question

The following financial information relates to TAXIM Plc, a listed company:

Year	2021	2020	2019
Profit before interest and tax (₦m)	18.3	17.7	17.1
Profit after tax (₦m)	12.8	12.4	12.0
Dividends (₦m)	5.1	5.1	4.8
Equity market value (₦m)	56.4	55.2	54.0

TAXIM Plc has 12 million ordinary shares in issue and has not issued any new shares in the period under review. The company is financed entirely by equity.

The annual report of TAXIM Plc states that the company has three financial objectives:

Objective 1: To achieve growth in profit before interest and tax of 4% per year.
Objective 2: To achieve growth in earnings per share of 3.5% per year.
Objective 3: To achieve total shareholder return of 5% per year.

TAXIM Plc has a cost of equity of 12% per year.

Required:
Analyse and discuss the extent to which TAXIM Plc has achieved each of its stated objectives. (9 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q4 – Financing Decisions and Capital Markets

Evaluate the implications of equity financing decisions, analyze pre-emptive rights, estimate share price, and explore factors affecting price movement.

Question

The directors of Kenny plc wish to make an equity issue to finance an ₦800 million expansion scheme, with an expected net present value of ₦110 million. It is also to re-finance an existing 15% term loan of ₦500 million and pay off a penalty of ₦35 million for early redemption of the loan.

Kenny has obtained approval from its shareholders to suspend their pre-emptive rights and for the company to make a ₦1,500 million placement of shares, which will be at the price of 185 kobo per share. Issue costs are estimated to be 4 per cent of gross proceeds. Any surplus funds from the issue will be invested in commercial paper, which is currently yielding 9 per cent per year.

Kenny’s current capital structure is summarised below:

₦ million
Ordinary shares (25 kobo per share)	800
Share premium	1,120
Revenue reserves	2,310
Total Equity	4,230
15% term loan	500
11% bond	900
Total Capital	5,630

The company’s current share price is 190 kobo, and bond price is ₦102. Kenny can raise bond or medium-term bank finance at 10 per cent per year.

The stock market may be assumed to be semi-strong form efficient, and no information about the proposed uses of funds from the issue has been made available to the public.

Taxation may be ignored.

Required:

a. Discuss FOUR factors that Kenny’s directors should have considered before deciding which form of financing to use. (6 Marks)

b. Explain what is meant by pre-emptive rights, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. (4 Marks)

c. Estimate Kenny’s expected share price once full details of the placement, and the uses to which the finance is to be put, are announced. (8 Marks)

d. Suggest two reasons why the share price might not move to the price that you estimated in (c) above. (2 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q3 – Investment Appraisal Techniques

Evaluate Tinco Limited's expansion project using financial metrics, assess sensitivity to contribution and tax rate changes, and incorporate capital allowances.

Question

Tinco Limited (TL) is considering an expansion project. The project will involve the acquisition of an automated production machine costing ₦11,000,000 and payable now. The machine is expected to have a disposal value at the end of 5 years, which is equal to 10% of the initial expenditure.

The following schedule reflects a recent market survey regarding the estimated annual sales revenue from the expansion project over the project’s five-year life:

Level of Demand	₦’000	Probability
High	16,000	0.25
Medium	12,000	0.50
Low	8,000	0.25

It is expected that the contribution to sales ratio will be 50%. Additional expenditure on fixed overheads is expected to be ₦1,800,000 per annum. TL incurs a 20% tax rate on corporate profits. Corporate tax is paid one year in arrears.

TL’s after-tax nominal (money) discount rate is 15.5% per annum. A uniform inflation rate of 5% per annum will apply to all costs and revenues during the life of the project. All of the values above have been expressed in terms of current prices.

You can assume that all cash flows occur at the end of each year and that the initial investment does not qualify for capital allowances.

Required:

a.
i. Evaluate the proposed expansion from a financial perspective. (10 Marks)
ii. Calculate and interpret the sensitivity of the project to changes in:

The expected annual contribution (3 Marks)
The tax rate (2 Marks)

b.
You have now been advised that the capital cost of the expansion will qualify for written down allowances at the rate of 25% per annum on a reducing balance basis. Also, at the end of the project’s life, a balancing charge or allowance will arise equal to the difference between the scrap proceeds and the tax written down value.

You are required to calculate the financial impact of these allowances. (5 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q2 – Business Valuation Techniques

Analyze AHP’s intrinsic value using fundamental and technical analysis, apply the dividend valuation model, and evaluate EMH implications.

Question

You are a Financial Analyst at Tayo Research Group (TRG). You begin valuing Aba Hotels Plc (AHP), a thinly and infrequently traded stock currently selling at 217 kobo, cum 2021 dividend.

For estimating AHP’s required return on equity, TRG uses the capital asset pricing model (CAPM) approach, but you think its equity beta of 1.20 is not reliable because of the stock’s extremely thin trading volume. You have therefore obtained the beta and other pertinent data for Eko Hotel Plc (EHP) – (See Table 1), a midsized company in the same industry with high liquidity trading on the Nigerian Stock Exchange.

Table 1: Valuation Data for EHP

Parameter	Value
Asset beta	0.763
Debt beta	0.150
Debt ratio (D/D+E)	0.60
Effective tax rate (%)	30%

Summarised financial data for AHP is shown below:

Statement of Profit or Loss Account

Year	2019	2020	2021*
Sales (₦’000)	305,500	357,600	409,200
Taxable income (₦’000)	40,500	49,000	56,700
Taxation (₦’000)	(14,175)	(17,150)	(19,845)
Post-tax income (₦’000)	26,325	31,850	36,855
Dividend (₦’000)	(9,340)	(10,228)	(11,200)
Retained earnings (₦’000)	16,985	21,622	25,655

Statement of Financial Position

Year	2021*
Non-current assets (₦’000)	216,800
Current assets (₦’000)	158,000
Current liabilities (₦’000)	(104,800)
Net assets (₦’000)	270,000
Ordinary shares (₦0.50 par value)	80,000
Reserves (₦’000)	130,000
15% Bond 2026 (₦100 par value)	60,000

(*2021 figures are unaudited)

Other Relevant Information:

It has been estimated that the debt/equity ratio of AHP is 0.16 and the beta of its debt is 0.2.
The risk-free rate is 12% and the market risk premium is 5%.
AHP has an effective tax rate of 35%.
As a result of recent capital investment, stock market analysts expect post-tax earnings and dividends to increase by 25% for two years and then revert to the company’s existing growth rates.

Required:

a. Stock market analysts sometimes use fundamental analysis and sometimes technical analysis to forecast future share prices.
What are fundamental analysis and technical analysis? (4 Marks)

b. Using the dividend valuation model, estimate what a fundamental analyst might consider to be the intrinsic (or realistic) value of the company’s shares.
Comment upon the significance of your estimate for the fundamental analyst. (12 Marks)

c. Explain whether your answer to (b) above is consistent with the semi-strong and strong forms of the efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), and comment upon whether financial analysts serve any useful purpose in an efficient market. (4 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1b – Mergers and Acquisitions

Discuss the typical factors included in takeover regulations across countries.

Question

b. The regulation of takeovers varies from country to country.

Outline the typical factors that such a regulation includes. (4 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1a – Business Valuation Techniques

Evaluate ZL's valuation using multiple methods and recommend whether KK should acquire ZL. Discuss takeover regulation factors.

Question

KK, a company quoted on the Stock Exchange, has cash balance of ₦230 million which are currently invested in short-term money market deposits. The cash is intended to be used primarily for strategic acquisitions, and the company has formed an acquisition committee with a remit to identify possible acquisition targets. The committee has suggested the purchase of ZL, a company in a different industry that is quoted on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market). Although ZL is quoted, approximately 50% of its shares are still owned by three directors. These directors have stated that they might be prepared to recommend the sale of ZL, but they consider that its shares are worth ₦220 million in total.

Summarised financial data:

Economic data:

Risk-free rate of return: 6% p.a.
Market return: 14% p.a.
Inflation rate: 2.4% p.a., expected to remain stable.

Expected effects of the acquisition:

50 employees of ZL would immediately be made redundant at an after-tax cost of ₦12 million. Pre-tax annual wage savings are expected to be ₦7.50 million (at current prices) for the foreseeable future.
Some land and buildings of ZL would be sold for ₦8 million (after tax).
Pre-tax advertising and distribution savings of ₦1.50 million per year (at current prices) would be possible.
The three existing directors of ZL would each be paid ₦1 million per year for three years for consultancy services. This amount would not increase with inflation.

Required:

a. Calculate the value of ZL based upon:
i. The use of comparative P/E ratios (3 Marks)
ii. The dividend valuation model (4 Marks)
iii. The present value of relevant operating cash flows over a 10-year period (10 Marks)
iv. Provide an evaluation of each of the three valuation methods in (i) to (iii) above. (7 Marks)
v. Recommend whether KK should go ahead with the offer for ZL. (2 Marks)

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FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise Inkline Plc on expansion through mergers or acquisitions, potential benefits, demerits, alternatives, and target criteria.

Question

One of the means by which companies expand is through mergers and acquisitions. However, there are other means of expansion aside from these methods.

Inkline Plc, one of your client companies, is intending to expand its business by means of a merger or acquisition. Your firm of management consultants has been asked to advise the management of the company on what steps to take while considering the merger and acquisition methods and whether it should go ahead with the expansion program or otherwise.

Required:

(a) Advise your client on:
(i) Four benefits derivable from its proposed means of expansion. (4 Marks)
(ii) Three probable demerits of employing its proposed method of expansion. (3 Marks)

(b) State two alternatives to merger and acquisition in your report. (2 Marks)

(c) Where the company decides to go ahead with either of these methods, indicate three criteria the company may consider in choosing its target company. (6 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Evaluate the share price of Obong plc under different growth scenarios and advise on the takeover bid. Explain EMH and its implications for the market.

Question

The shareholders of Obong plc will only accept an offer that meets a required return of 14% on their current shareholdings.

Obong plc recently paid a dividend of N20, and this is expected to grow at a rate of 7% for the foreseeable future.

Required:

a. Estimate the share price of Obong plc today. (2 Marks)

c. As a financial advisor, recommend to the shareholders of Obong plc whether the offer from Abdul plc should be accepted. (2 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q6 – Dividend Policy

Evaluate the comments in Neko Plc's annual report regarding dividend policy, share price, cost reduction, and tax minimization strategies.

Question

Required:
a. Discuss the validity and implications of each of the comments and strategies in the above statement. (10 Marks)

b. Produce a short note outlining how the company should estimate its dividend capacity. (5 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q5b – Corporate Governance and Financial Strategy

Discuss ways to motivate managers to align with and achieve stakeholder objectives.

Question

b. Discuss FOUR ways to encourage managers to achieve stakeholder objectives. (6 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q5a – Strategic Performance Measurement

Evaluate TAXIM Plc’s financial performance in achieving profit growth, EPS growth, and shareholder return objectives.

Question

The following financial information relates to TAXIM Plc, a listed company:

Year	2021	2020	2019
Profit before interest and tax (₦m)	18.3	17.7	17.1
Profit after tax (₦m)	12.8	12.4	12.0
Dividends (₦m)	5.1	5.1	4.8
Equity market value (₦m)	56.4	55.2	54.0

TAXIM Plc has 12 million ordinary shares in issue and has not issued any new shares in the period under review. The company is financed entirely by equity.

The annual report of TAXIM Plc states that the company has three financial objectives:

Objective 1: To achieve growth in profit before interest and tax of 4% per year.
Objective 2: To achieve growth in earnings per share of 3.5% per year.
Objective 3: To achieve total shareholder return of 5% per year.

TAXIM Plc has a cost of equity of 12% per year.

Required:
Analyse and discuss the extent to which TAXIM Plc has achieved each of its stated objectives. (9 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q4 – Financing Decisions and Capital Markets

Evaluate the implications of equity financing decisions, analyze pre-emptive rights, estimate share price, and explore factors affecting price movement.

Question

Kenny’s current capital structure is summarised below:

₦ million
Ordinary shares (25 kobo per share)	800
Share premium	1,120
Revenue reserves	2,310
Total Equity	4,230
15% term loan	500
11% bond	900
Total Capital	5,630

The company’s current share price is 190 kobo, and bond price is ₦102. Kenny can raise bond or medium-term bank finance at 10 per cent per year.

The stock market may be assumed to be semi-strong form efficient, and no information about the proposed uses of funds from the issue has been made available to the public.

Taxation may be ignored.

Required:

a. Discuss FOUR factors that Kenny’s directors should have considered before deciding which form of financing to use. (6 Marks)

b. Explain what is meant by pre-emptive rights, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. (4 Marks)

c. Estimate Kenny’s expected share price once full details of the placement, and the uses to which the finance is to be put, are announced. (8 Marks)

d. Suggest two reasons why the share price might not move to the price that you estimated in (c) above. (2 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q3 – Investment Appraisal Techniques

Evaluate Tinco Limited's expansion project using financial metrics, assess sensitivity to contribution and tax rate changes, and incorporate capital allowances.

Question

The following schedule reflects a recent market survey regarding the estimated annual sales revenue from the expansion project over the project’s five-year life:

Level of Demand	₦’000	Probability
High	16,000	0.25
Medium	12,000	0.50
Low	8,000	0.25

You can assume that all cash flows occur at the end of each year and that the initial investment does not qualify for capital allowances.

Required:

a.
i. Evaluate the proposed expansion from a financial perspective. (10 Marks)
ii. Calculate and interpret the sensitivity of the project to changes in:

The expected annual contribution (3 Marks)
The tax rate (2 Marks)

You are required to calculate the financial impact of these allowances. (5 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q2 – Business Valuation Techniques

Analyze AHP’s intrinsic value using fundamental and technical analysis, apply the dividend valuation model, and evaluate EMH implications.

Question

You are a Financial Analyst at Tayo Research Group (TRG). You begin valuing Aba Hotels Plc (AHP), a thinly and infrequently traded stock currently selling at 217 kobo, cum 2021 dividend.

Table 1: Valuation Data for EHP

Parameter	Value
Asset beta	0.763
Debt beta	0.150
Debt ratio (D/D+E)	0.60
Effective tax rate (%)	30%

Summarised financial data for AHP is shown below:

Statement of Profit or Loss Account

Year	2019	2020	2021*
Sales (₦’000)	305,500	357,600	409,200
Taxable income (₦’000)	40,500	49,000	56,700
Taxation (₦’000)	(14,175)	(17,150)	(19,845)
Post-tax income (₦’000)	26,325	31,850	36,855
Dividend (₦’000)	(9,340)	(10,228)	(11,200)
Retained earnings (₦’000)	16,985	21,622	25,655

Statement of Financial Position

Year	2021*
Non-current assets (₦’000)	216,800
Current assets (₦’000)	158,000
Current liabilities (₦’000)	(104,800)
Net assets (₦’000)	270,000
Ordinary shares (₦0.50 par value)	80,000
Reserves (₦’000)	130,000
15% Bond 2026 (₦100 par value)	60,000

(*2021 figures are unaudited)

Other Relevant Information:

It has been estimated that the debt/equity ratio of AHP is 0.16 and the beta of its debt is 0.2.
The risk-free rate is 12% and the market risk premium is 5%.
AHP has an effective tax rate of 35%.
As a result of recent capital investment, stock market analysts expect post-tax earnings and dividends to increase by 25% for two years and then revert to the company’s existing growth rates.

Required:

a. Stock market analysts sometimes use fundamental analysis and sometimes technical analysis to forecast future share prices.
What are fundamental analysis and technical analysis? (4 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1b – Mergers and Acquisitions

Discuss the typical factors included in takeover regulations across countries.

Question

b. The regulation of takeovers varies from country to country.

Outline the typical factors that such a regulation includes. (4 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1a – Business Valuation Techniques

Evaluate ZL's valuation using multiple methods and recommend whether KK should acquire ZL. Discuss takeover regulation factors.

Question

Summarised financial data:

Economic data:

Risk-free rate of return: 6% p.a.
Market return: 14% p.a.
Inflation rate: 2.4% p.a., expected to remain stable.

Expected effects of the acquisition:

50 employees of ZL would immediately be made redundant at an after-tax cost of ₦12 million. Pre-tax annual wage savings are expected to be ₦7.50 million (at current prices) for the foreseeable future.
Some land and buildings of ZL would be sold for ₦8 million (after tax).
Pre-tax advertising and distribution savings of ₦1.50 million per year (at current prices) would be possible.
The three existing directors of ZL would each be paid ₦1 million per year for three years for consultancy services. This amount would not increase with inflation.

Required:

Answer

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FM – Nov 2016 – L3 – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

Advise Inkline Plc on expansion through mergers or acquisitions, potential benefits, demerits, alternatives, and target criteria.

Question

One of the means by which companies expand is through mergers and acquisitions. However, there are other means of expansion aside from these methods.

Required:

(b) State two alternatives to merger and acquisition in your report. (2 Marks)

(c) Where the company decides to go ahead with either of these methods, indicate three criteria the company may consider in choosing its target company. (6 Marks)

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q7 – Mergers and Acquisitions

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q2 – Business Valuation Techniques

Analyze AHP’s intrinsic value using fundamental and technical analysis, apply the dividend valuation model, and evaluate EMH implications.

Table 1: Valuation Data for EHP

Statement of Profit or Loss Account

Statement of Financial Position

Other Relevant Information:

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1b – Mergers and Acquisitions

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1a – Business Valuation Techniques

Evaluate ZL's valuation using multiple methods and recommend whether KK should acquire ZL. Discuss takeover regulation factors.

Summarised financial data:

Economic data:

Expected effects of the acquisition:

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q4 – Financing Decisions and Capital Markets

Evaluate the implications of equity financing decisions, analyze pre-emptive rights, estimate share price, and explore factors affecting price movement.

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q3 – Investment Appraisal Techniques

Evaluate Tinco Limited's expansion project using financial metrics, assess sensitivity to contribution and tax rate changes, and incorporate capital allowances.

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q2 – Business Valuation Techniques

Analyze AHP’s intrinsic value using fundamental and technical analysis, apply the dividend valuation model, and evaluate EMH implications.

Table 1: Valuation Data for EHP

Statement of Profit or Loss Account

Statement of Financial Position

Other Relevant Information:

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1b – Mergers and Acquisitions

Discuss the typical factors included in takeover regulations across countries.

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FM – May 2023 – L3 – Q1a – Business Valuation Techniques

Evaluate ZL's valuation using multiple methods and recommend whether KK should acquire ZL. Discuss takeover regulation factors.

Summarised financial data:

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Expected effects of the acquisition:

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