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Form 8.3 - Tesco Plc

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By LSE RNS

RNS Number : 9749R
Societe Generale SA
27 September 2017
 

            FORM 8.3

 

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

(a) Full name of discloser:

Société Générale S.A.

(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

     The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient.  For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.


(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:

     Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree

Tesco Plc

(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:


(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:

     For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure

26/09/2017

(f)  In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

     If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A"

YES: Booker Group Plc

 

2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

 

(a)        Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 

Class of relevant security:

 

Ordinary shares: 17,542,983 Shares Interests and 30,975,492  short position

ADR (referencing the ordinary): 1,500 equivalent Shares interests and 0 equivalent Shares as short position

Where (1 ADR = 3 ordinary shares)

 

 

Interests

Short positions


Number

%

Number

%

(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:

17,544,483

0.21

30,975,492

0.38

(2) Cash-settled derivatives:

 

29,034,230

0.35

1,757,820

0.02

(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:

7,000,000

0.09

14,933,000

0.18

 

     TOTAL:

53,578,713

0.65

47,666,312

0.58

 

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

 

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

 

(b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options)

 

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:


Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:


 

 

3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

(a)        Purchases and sales

 

Class of relevant security

Purchase/sale

 

Number of securities

Price per unit

GBP

Ordinary

Purchase

1

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

3,077

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

3,207

1.836

Ordinary

Purchase

120

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

6,333

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

4,188

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

565

1.8445

Ordinary

Purchase

2,405

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

2,404

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

2,406

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

133

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

1,271

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

797

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

2,051

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

1,277

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

153,020

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

3,710

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

1,786

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

12,481

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

2,405

1.8425

Ordinary

Purchase

80

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

51,087

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

2,405

1.8435

Ordinary

Purchase

190

1.846

Ordinary

Purchase

2,293

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

8,238

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

218

1.8465

Ordinary

Purchase

2,378

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

3,225

1.836

Ordinary

Purchase

4,610

1.846

Ordinary

Purchase

3,580

1.8365

Ordinary

Purchase

1,353

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

905

1.8315

Ordinary

Purchase

2,404

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

2,379

1.844

Ordinary

Purchase

1,434

1.8435

Ordinary

Purchase

779

1.8435

Ordinary

Purchase

166

1.8435

Ordinary

Purchase

4,414

1.844

Ordinary

Purchase

4,327

1.844

Ordinary

Purchase

2,985

1.833

Ordinary

Purchase

2,116

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

670

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

1,706

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

2,377

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

2,376

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

2,380

1.8425

Ordinary

Purchase

2,380

1.8425

Ordinary

Purchase

3,518

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

3,011

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

1,491

1.8315

Ordinary

Purchase

281

1.8305

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.8285

Ordinary

Purchase

2,560

1.844

Ordinary

Purchase

4,471

1.8445

Ordinary

Purchase

2,383

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

2,535

1.8285

Ordinary

Purchase

2,556

1.829

Ordinary

Purchase

2,500

1.828

Ordinary

Purchase

5,306

1.829

Ordinary

Purchase

35

1.8285

Ordinary

Purchase

8,338

1.847

Ordinary

Purchase

99

1.845

Ordinary

Purchase

127

1.8455

Ordinary

Purchase

353,010

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

1,617

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

3,069

1.8275

Ordinary

Sale

1,035

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

236

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

3,914

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

2,249

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

2,825

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,539

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

1,452

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

3,149

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

1,049

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,604

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

6,930

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

3,984

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,212

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,795

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

1,642

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

1,158

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

885

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

1,098

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

271

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

1,748

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

16,196

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

13,900

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

19,205

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

29,501

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

3,770

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

35,400

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

31,631

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

25

1.826

Ordinary

Sale

3,141

1.826

Ordinary

Sale

2,498

1.826

Ordinary

Sale

668

1.8275

Ordinary

Sale

3,166

1.8255

Ordinary

Sale

3,319

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

1,660

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

4,978

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

6,638

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

6,638

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

3,319

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

7,060

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

4,979

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

1,659

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

6,638

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

3,319

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

2,051

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

650

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1,443

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1,732

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

825

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

438

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,051

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1,430

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,098

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

2,377

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

64

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

2,371

1.851

Ordinary

Sale

1,198

1.837

Ordinary

Sale

4,340

1.8385

Ordinary

Sale

2,930

1.837

Ordinary

Sale

1,810

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

498

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,730

1.8285

Ordinary

Sale

3,257

1.8355

Ordinary

Sale

2,374

1.8485

Ordinary

Sale

2,438

1.8495

Ordinary

Sale

5,253

1.831

Ordinary

Sale

386

1.8285

Ordinary

Sale

326

1.8285

Ordinary

Sale

5,351

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

2,109

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

2,460

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

2,900

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

5,033

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

382

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

223

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

4,552

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

4,562

1.836

Ordinary

Sale

2,599

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

1,274

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,052

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

6,437

1.8245

Ordinary

Sale

2,223

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

644

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

19,334

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

5,261

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

3,651

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,261

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

3,256

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,298

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

2,377

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

2,379

1.8425

Ordinary

Sale

310

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

876

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

150

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

2,560

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

3,117

1.8375

Ordinary

Sale

5,538

1.839

Ordinary

Sale

2,723

1.831

Ordinary

Sale

4,493

1.836

Ordinary

Sale

2,372

1.8505

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

2,211

1.8405

Ordinary

Sale

2,395

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

4,428

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

1,400

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,396

1.831

Ordinary

Sale

996

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,626

1.8305

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

2,395

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

2,396

1.831

Ordinary

Sale

2,396

1.8305

Ordinary

Sale

3,331

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

744

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,036

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,557

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,736

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

378

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,385

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

25,000

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

24,900

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

2,461

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

4,278

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

2,876

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

2,505

1.8345

Ordinary

Sale

251

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,311

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

3,554

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,413

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,458

1.8345

Ordinary

Sale

2,100

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,014

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

5,214

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

2,378

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

2,395

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

3,530

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

9,999

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

26,769

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

5,122

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

2,322

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

940

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.828

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.827

Ordinary

Sale

3,300

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

975

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

1,740

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,705

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

4,011

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

25,000

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

4,347

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,037

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

5,128

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

2,249

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

1,317

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

4,537

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

1,578

1.8345

Ordinary

Sale

2,389

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

2,395

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

1,300

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1,736

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,376

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

884

1.8345

Ordinary

Sale

842

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

632

1.847

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

4,900

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,679

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,736

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

4,037

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

3,100

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

1,600

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

2,472

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

3,203

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

64

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,330

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

1,251

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

1,124

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

3,385

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

4,606

1.838

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

1,068

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

2,546

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

5,418

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

2,373

1.848

Ordinary

Sale

2,393

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

223

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

1,162

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

844

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

2,548

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

2,456

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

2,391

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

173

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

10,000

1.846

Ordinary

Sale

811

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

2,220

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

330

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,983

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,989

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,778

1.8405

Ordinary

Sale

3,073

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

4,342

1.839

Ordinary

Sale

2,393

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,392

1.834

Ordinary

Sale

3,462

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

1,011

1.85

Ordinary

Sale

3,148

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

2,377

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

3,136

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

681

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1,460

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,287

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

2,393

1.8315

Ordinary

Sale

272

1.8395

Ordinary

Sale

2,778

1.8395

Ordinary

Sale

4,226

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

5,462

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,442

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

3,303

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

439

1.8395

Ordinary

Sale

5,222

1.8395

Ordinary

Sale

1,418

1.8395

Ordinary

Sale

2,394

1.8325

Ordinary

Sale

2,393

1.8335

Ordinary

Sale

2,459

1.8345

Ordinary

Sale

2,272

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

425

1.84

Ordinary

Sale

120

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

1,732

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

100

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

11,212

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

709

1.835

Ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

1,720

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

3,160

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

2,500

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

5,000

1.842

Ordinary

Sale

3,395

1.8445

Ordinary

Sale

1,500

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

56

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

1,751

1.82825

Ordinary

Sale

541

1.8245

Ordinary

Sale

1,083

1.82525

Ordinary

Sale

1,083

1.8245

Ordinary

Sale

1,848

1.8435

Ordinary

Sale

2,499

1.844

Ordinary

Sale

2,386

1.83375

Ordinary

Sale

1,351

1.83375

Ordinary

Sale

1,624

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

2,000

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

955

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

1,200

1.8455

Ordinary

Sale

3,143

1.843

Ordinary

Sale

1,922

1.8465

Ordinary

Sale

800

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

108

1.845

Ordinary

Sale

1

1.8495

Ordinary

Sale

134,685

1.841879

Ordinary

Sale

463,915

1.8419

Ordinary

Sale

84,375

1.840279

Ordinary

Sale

353,010

1.835


Total Purchases

711,813



Total Sales

2,000,414


 

                                                                                                      

(b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. CFD

Nature of dealing

e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position

Number of reference securities

Price per unit GBP

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

134,685

1.841879

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

463,915

1.8419

Ordinary

CFD

Increasing a long position

84,375

1.840279

 

(c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

 

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.

Number of securities to which option relates

Exercise price per unit

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Option money paid/ received per unit GBP









 

(ii)        Exercise

 

Class of relevant security

Product description

e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit GBP





 

 

 

(d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

 

Class of relevant security

Nature of dealing

e.g. subscription, conversion

Details

Price per unit (if applicable) GBP


 

 



 

 

4.         OTHER INFORMATION

 

(a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

 

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included.  If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

 

 

 

(b)        Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

 

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i)  the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:

If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state "none"

 

 

 

 

(c)        Attachments

 

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

YES

 

 

Date of disclosure:

27/09/2017

Contact name:

Olivier Vero

Telephone number:

+44 20 7676 6969

 

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.



 

     SUPPLEMENTAL FORM 8 (OPEN POSITIONS)

 

DETAILS OF OPEN STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVE (INCLUDING OPTION) POSITIONS, AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

Note 5(i) on Rule 8 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

 

 

1.         KEY INFORMATION

 

Full name of person making disclosure:

SOCIETE GENERALE SA

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities the disclosure relates:

Tesco Plc

 

2.         STOCK-SETTLED DERIVATIVES (INCLUDING OPTIONS)

 

 

Class of relevant security

Product description e.g. call option

Written or purchased

Number of securities to which option or derivative relates

Exercise price per unit

EUR

Type

e.g. American, European etc.

Expiry date

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

1,000

2.200

American options

19/01/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

5,000,000

2.600

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

2,750,000

1.800

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

2,000,000

1.850

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Call Option

Sale

1,000,000

1.90

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

3,000,000

1.200

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

8,000

1.4

American options

15/06/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

79,000

1.65

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

1,000

1.600

American options

19/01/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

30,000

1.600

American options

15/06/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

15,000

1.950

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

500,000

2.400

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

5,000

1.400

American options

16/03/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

500,000

1.900

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

20,000

1.400

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Purchase

24,000

1.400

American options

21/09/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

2,250,000

1

American options

18/09/2020

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

2,750,000

1.800

American options

21/12/2018

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

1,000,000

1.700

American options

15/12/2017

Ordinary Shares

Listed Put Option

Sale

1,000,000

1.850

American options

15/12/2017

 

3.         AGREEMENTS TO PURCHASE OR SELL ETC.

 

Full details should be given so that the nature of the interest or position can be fully understood:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is not necessary to provide details on a Supplemental Form (Open Positions) with regard to cash-settled derivatives.

 

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

 

The Panel's Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code's disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

 

The Code can be viewed on the Panel's website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

 


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