Exhibit 99.1
AMERICREDIT REPORTS THIRD QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS
•3rd quarter earnings of $38 million, $0.31 per share
FORT WORTH, TEXAS April 24, 2008 – AMERICREDIT CORP. (NYSE: ACF) today announced net income of $38 million, or $0.31 per share, for its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, 2008. AmeriCredit reported net income of $104 million, or $0.80 per share, for the same period a year earlier. For the nine months ended March 31, 2008, AmeriCredit reported net income of $81 million, or $0.65 per share, versus earnings of $273 million, or $2.06 per share, for the nine months ended March 31, 2007.
Net income for the three months ended March 31, 2007, included a $10 million after-tax gain ($16 million pre-tax), or $0.08 per share, related to the sale of AmeriCredit’s investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc., and a $21 million, or $0.16 per share, adjustment to reserves for contingent tax positions. Net income for the nine months ended March 31, 2007, included a $33 million after-tax gain ($52 million pre-tax), or $0.25 per share, related to the sale of AmeriCredit’s investment in DealerTrack Holdings, Inc.
Automobile loan purchases were $1.33 billion for the three months ended March 31, 2008, compared to $2.52 billion for the same quarter last fiscal year. Loans purchased for the nine months ended March 31, 2008, were $5.51 billion compared to $5.94 billion for the same period a year earlier. Managed receivables totaled $15.82 billion at March 31, 2008, compared to $15.15 billion at March 31, 2007.
Annualized net charge-offs totaled 6.6% of average managed receivables for the March 2008 quarter compared to 4.6% for the March 2007 quarter. For the nine months ended March 31, 2008, annualized net charge-offs were 6.3% compared to 5.2% for the same period last year.
Managed receivables 31-to-60 days delinquent were 5.3% of the portfolio at March 31, 2008, compared to 4.1% at March 31, 2007. Accounts more than 60 days delinquent were 2.3% of the portfolio at March 31, 2008, compared to 1.5% a year ago.
“Over the last several months, we have experienced modest seasonal improvement in credit performance, although credit performance remains worse year-over-year. Given the weaker credit performance and challenging capital markets, we have reduced our originations target
for the calendar year to conserve liquidity and protect our franchise until economic conditions improve,” said AmeriCredit President and Chief Executive Officer Dan Berce. AmeriCredit now expects an annual origination run rate of approximately $3 billion.
AmeriCredit will host a conference call for analysts and investors today at 5:30 P.M. Eastern time. For a live Internet broadcast of this conference call, please go to the Company’s Web site to register, download and install any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live broadcast, a replay will be available shortly after the call.
About AmeriCredit
AmeriCredit Corp. is a leading independent automobile finance company that provides financing solutions indirectly through auto dealers in the United States and Canada. AmeriCredit has over one million customers and more than $15 billion in managed auto receivables. The Company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas. For more information, visit www.americredit.com.
Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings and reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission including the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2007. Such risks include – but are not limited to – variable economic conditions, adverse portfolio performance, volatile wholesale vehicle values, reliance on warehouse financing and capital markets, the ability to continue to securitize its loan portfolio, the continued availability of credit enhancement for its securitization transactions on acceptable terms, fluctuating interest rates, increased competition, regulatory changes, the high degree of risk associated with subprime borrowers, acquisition integration and exposure to litigation. These forward-looking statements are based on the beliefs of the Company’s management as well as assumptions made by and information currently available to Company management. Actual events or results may differ materially. It is advisable not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to, and does not, publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, except as required by federal securities laws, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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AmeriCredit Corp.
Consolidated Income Statements
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | Nine Months Ended March 31, |
| | 2008 | | 2007 | | 2008 | | 2007 |
Revenue: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Finance charge income | | $ | 595,743 | | $ | 564,104 | | $ | 1,820,300 | | $ | 1,550,678 |
Other income | | | 42,986 | | | 34,797 | | | 123,563 | | | 102,846 |
Servicing income | | | 13 | | | 571 | | | 807 | | | 9,009 |
Gain on sale of equity investment | | | — | | | 15,801 | | | — | | | 51,997 |
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| | | 638,742 | | | 615,273 | | | 1,944,670 | | | 1,714,530 |
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Costs and expenses: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Operating expenses | | | 100,016 | | | 109,370 | | | 308,065 | | | 291,753 |
Leased vehicles depreciation | | | 9,679 | | | 76 | | | 24,112 | | | 76 |
Provision for loan losses | | | 250,659 | | | 189,028 | | | 851,817 | | | 537,733 |
Interest expense | | | 208,084 | | | 186,610 | | | 633,378 | | | 485,941 |
Restructuring charges | | | 9,150 | | | 757 | | | 8,857 | | | 1,143 |
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| | | 577,588 | | | 485,841 | | | 1,826,229 | | | 1,316,646 |
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Income before income taxes | | | 61,154 | | | 129,432 | | | 118,441 | | | 397,884 |
Income tax provision | | | 22,989 | | | 25,700 | | | 37,547 | | | 124,490 |
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Net income | | $ | 38,165 | | $ | 103,732 | | $ | 80,894 | | $ | 273,394 |
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Earnings per share: | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Basic | | $ | 0.33 | | $ | 0.88 | | $ | 0.70 | | $ | 2.29 |
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Diluted | | $ | 0.31 | | $ | 0.80 | | $ | 0.65 | | $ | 2.06 |
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Weighted average shares | | | 114,692,272 | | | 117,540,639 | | | 114,850,727 | | | 119,539,921 |
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Weighted average shares and assumed incremental shares | | | 126,728,797 | | | 131,166,057 | | | 127,244,120 | | | 133,693,242 |
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Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)
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| | March 31, 2008 | | June 30, 2007 | | March 31, 2007 |
Cash and cash equivalents | | $ | 484,175 | | $ | 910,304 | | $ | 615,395 |
Finance receivables, net | | | 14,920,808 | | | 15,102,370 | | | 14,367,447 |
Restricted cash – securitization notes payable | | | 1,009,890 | | | 1,014,353 | | | 1,144,173 |
Restricted cash – credit facilities | | | 254,857 | | | 166,884 | | | 194,693 |
Property and equipment, net | | | 58,282 | | | 58,572 | | | 59,041 |
Leased vehicles, net | | | 217,342 | | | 33,968 | | | 4,352 |
Deferred income taxes | | | 274,657 | | | 151,704 | | | 153,521 |
Goodwill | | | 212,595 | | | 208,435 | | | 200,497 |
Other assets | | | 186,273 | | | 164,430 | | | 145,792 |
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Total assets | | $ | 17,618,879 | | $ | 17,811,020 | | $ | 16,884,911 |
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Credit facilities | | $ | 3,418,571 | | $ | 2,541,702 | | $ | 3,004,774 |
Securitization notes payable | | | 10,882,696 | | | 11,939,447 | | | 10,883,909 |
Senior notes | | | 200,000 | | | 200,000 | | | — |
Convertible debt | | | 750,000 | | | 750,000 | | | 750,000 |
Funding payable | | | 28,834 | | | 87,474 | | | 93,170 |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | 207,669 | | | 199,059 | | | 188,984 |
Other liabilities | | | 145,333 | | | 18,188 | | | 14,404 |
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Total liabilities | | | 15,633,103 | | | 15,735,870 | | | 14,935,241 |
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Shareholders’ equity | | | 1,985,776 | | | 2,075,150 | | | 1,949,670 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity | | $ | 17,618,879 | | $ | 17,811,020 | | $ | 16,884,911 |
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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net income | | $ | 38,165 | | | $ | 103,732 | | | $ | 80,894 | | | $ | 273,394 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | | 21,223 | | | | 4,528 | | | | 58,683 | | | | 24,025 | |
Accretion and amortization of fees | | | 9,528 | | | | (3,307 | ) | | | 20,120 | | | | (17,266 | ) |
Provision for loan losses | | | 250,659 | | | | 189,028 | | | | 851,817 | | | | 537,733 | |
Deferred income taxes | | | (7,808 | ) | | | (28,917 | ) | | | (71,019 | ) | | | (28,875 | ) |
Stock-based compensation expense | | | 2,850 | | | | 5,054 | | | | 15,402 | | | | 14,375 | |
Gain on sale of available for sale securities | | | — | | | | (15,801 | ) | | | — | | | | (51,997 | ) |
Other | | | 1,834 | | | | 516 | | | | 3,663 | | | | 2,576 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Other assets | | | 38,828 | | | | 23,869 | | | | (41,823 | ) | | | 27,174 | |
Accrued taxes and expenses | | | (30,164 | ) | | | 21,321 | | | | 5,147 | | | | 5,923 | |
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Net cash provided by operating activities | | | 325,115 | | | | 300,023 | | | | 922,884 | | | | 787,062 | |
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Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Purchase of receivables | | | (1,349,368 | ) | | | (2,542,356 | ) | | | (5,475,655 | ) | | | (6,283,184 | ) |
Principal collections and recoveries on receivables | | | 1,610,081 | | | | 1,621,219 | | | | 4,729,917 | | | | 4,252,500 | |
Distributions from gain on sale Trusts | | | — | | | | 248 | | | | 7,466 | | | | 92,957 | |
Net purchases of property and equipment | | | (1,001 | ) | | | (6,270 | ) | | | (7,719 | ) | | | (9,271 | ) |
Net purchases of leased vehicles | | | (19,899 | ) | | | (3,466 | ) | | | (192,449 | ) | | | (3,466 | ) |
Proceeds from sale of available for sale securities | | | — | | | | 18,661 | | | | — | | | | 62,961 | |
Acquisition of LBAC, net of cash acquired | | | — | | | | (257,813 | ) | | | — | | | | (257,813 | ) |
Net change in restricted cash and other | | | (102,281 | ) | | | (197,472 | ) | | | (98,959 | ) | | | (209,284 | ) |
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Net cash provided (used) by investing activities | | | 137,532 | | | | (1,367,249 | ) | | | (1,037,399 | ) | | | (2,354,600 | ) |
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Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Net change in credit facilities | | | 942,518 | | | | 401,371 | | | | 876,422 | | | | 695,970 | |
Net change in securitization notes payable | | | (1,486,411 | ) | | | 384,858 | | | | (1,060,947 | ) | | | 771,631 | |
Proceeds from issuance of convertible debt | | | — | | | | — | | | | — | | | | 497,376 | |
Repurchase of common stock | | | — | | | | — | | | | (127,901 | ) | | | (323,964 | ) |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | | 505 | | | | 4,638 | | | | 14,051 | | | | 47,864 | |
Other net changes | | | (1,165 | ) | | | (3,878 | ) | | | (13,924 | ) | | | (15,271 | ) |
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Net cash (used) provided by financing activities | | | (544,553 | ) | | | 786,989 | | | | (312,299 | ) | | | 1,673,606 | |
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Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents | | | (81,906 | ) | | | (280,237 | ) | | | (426,814 | ) | | | 106,068 | |
Effect of Canadian exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | | | (1,006 | ) | | | (1,754 | ) | | | 685 | | | | (3,913 | ) |
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period | | | 567,087 | | | | 897,386 | | | | 910,304 | | | | 513,240 | |
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of period | | $ | 484,175 | | | $ | 615,395 | | | $ | 484,175 | | | $ | 615,395 | |
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Other Financial Data
(Unaudited, Dollars in Thousands)
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Origination volume | | $ | 1,327,112 | | | $ | 2,518,336 | | | $ | 5,513,048 | | | $ | 5,943,072 | |
Loans securitized | | | — | | | | 1,919,503 | | | | 3,713,833 | | | | 4,895,244 | |
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Average on-book receivables | | $ | 16,187,675 | | | $ | 14,669,061 | | | $ | 16,261,870 | | | $ | 12,993,241 | |
Average gain on sale receivables | | | — | | | | 31,500 | | | | 9,459 | | | | 132,185 | |
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Average managed receivables | | $ | 16,187,675 | | | $ | 14,700,561 | | | $ | 16,271,329 | | | $ | 13,125,426 | |
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| | March 31, 2008 | | | June 30, 2007 | | | March 31, 2007 | | | | |
On-book receivables | | $ | 15,820,314 | | | $ | 15,922,458 | | | $ | 15,123,907 | | |
Gain on sale receivables | | | — | | | | 24,091 | | | | 28,979 | | |
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Managed receivables | | $ | 15,820,314 | | | $ | 15,946,549 | | | $ | 15,152,886 | | |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Operating expenses | | $ | 100,016 | | | $ | 109,370 | | | $ | 308,065 | | | $ | 291,753 | |
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Annualized operating expenses as a percent of average managed receivables | | | 2.5 | % | | | 3.0 | % | | | 2.5 | % | | | 3.0 | % |
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Tax rate | | | 37.6 | % | | | 19.9 | % | | | 31.7 | % | | | 31.3 | % |
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| | March 31, 2008 | | | June 30, 2007 | | | March 31, 2007 | | | | |
Loan delinquency: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On-book: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(% of ending on-book receivables) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
31 - 60 days | | | 5.3 | % | | | 4.7 | % | | | 4.1 | % | |
Greater than 60 days | | | 2.3 | | | | 2.1 | | | | 1.5 | | |
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Total | | | 7.6 | % | | | 6.8 | % | | | 5.6 | % | |
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Managed portfolio: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
(% of ending managed receivables) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
31 - 60 days | | | 5.3 | % | | | 4.7 | % | | | 4.1 | % | |
Greater than 60 days | | | 2.3 | | | | 2.1 | | | | 1.5 | | |
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Total | | | 7.6 | % | | | 6.8 | % | | | 5.6 | % | |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Contracts receiving a payment deferral as an average quarterly percentage of average receivables outstanding: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On-book (% of average on-book receivables) | | | 5.8 | % | | | 5.0 | % | | | 6.2 | % | | | 6.0 | % |
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Managed portfolio (% of average managed receivables) | | | 5.8 | % | | | 5.0 | % | | | 6.2 | % | | | 6.0 | % |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Net charge-offs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On-book | | $ | 266,371 | | | $ | 165,117 | | | $ | 772,508 | | | $ | 510,134 | |
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Managed portfolio | | $ | 266,371 | | | $ | 165,175 | | | $ | 772,546 | | | $ | 515,008 | |
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Annualized net charge-offs as a percent of average receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On-book | | | 6.6 | % | | | 4.6 | % | | | 6.3 | % | | | 5.2 | % |
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Managed portfolio | | | 6.6 | % | | | 4.6 | % | | | 6.3 | % | | | 5.2 | % |
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Annualized net recoveries as a percent of gross repossession charge-offs: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
On-book | | | 43.9 | % | | | 49.5 | % | | | 45.2 | % | | | 49.0 | % |
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Managed portfolio | | | 43.9 | % | | | 49.5 | % | | | 45.2 | % | | | 49.0 | % |
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| | March 31, 2008 | | | June 30, 2007 | | | March 31, 2007 | | | | |
On-book receivables: | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Principal | | $ | 15,820,314 | | | $ | 15,922,458 | | | $ | 15,123,907 | | |
Allowance for loan losses and nonaccretable acquisition fees | | | (899,506 | ) | | | (820,088 | ) | | | (756,460 | ) | |
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| | $ | 14,920,808 | | | $ | 15,102,370 | | | $ | 14,367,447 | | |
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Allowance as a percentage of on-book receivables | | | 5.7 | % | | | 5.2 | % | | | 5.0 | % | |
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The Company’s net margin as reflected on the consolidated income statements is as follows:
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Finance charge income | | $ | 595,743 | | | $ | 564,104 | | | $ | 1,820,300 | | | $ | 1,550,678 | |
Other income | | | 42,986 | | | | 34,797 | | | | 123,563 | | | | 102,846 | |
Interest expense | | | (208,084 | ) | | | (186,610 | ) | | | (633,378 | ) | | | (485,941 | ) |
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Net margin | | $ | 430,645 | | | $ | 412,291 | | | $ | 1,310,485 | | | $ | 1,167,583 | |
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| | Three Months Ended March 31, | | | Nine Months Ended March 31, | |
| | 2008 | | | 2007 | | | 2008 | | | 2007 | |
Finance charge income | | | 14.8 | % | | | 15.6 | % | | | 14.9 | % | | | 15.9 | % |
Other income | | | 1.1 | | | | 1.0 | | | | 1.0 | | | | 1.1 | |
Interest expense | | | (5.2 | ) | | | (5.2 | ) | | | (5.2 | ) | | | (5.0 | ) |
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Annualized net margin as a percent of average on-book receivables | | | 10.7 | % | | | 11.4 | % | | | 10.7 | % | | | 12.0 | % |
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Contact:
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Investor Relations | | Media Relations | | | | |
Caitlin DeYoung | | John Hoffmann | | | | |
(817) 302-7394 | | (817) 302-7627 | | | | |
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