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Mobile Tornado Group PLC
31 March 2022
31 March 2022
Mobile Tornado Group plc
("Mobile Tornado", the "Company" or the "Group")
2021 Final results
Mobile Tornado Group plc, a leading provider of resource
management mobile solutions to the enterprise market, announces its
audited results for the year ended 31 December 2021.
Financial Highlights
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Recurring revenue 2,112 2,042
Non-recurring revenue* 479 490
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Total revenue 2,591 2,532
Gross profit 2,491 2,351
Administrative expenses (2,525) (2,722)
Adjusted EBITDA** (34) (371)
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Group operating loss (253) (784)
Loss before tax (861) (1,390)
-- Total revenue increased by 2% to GBP2.59m (2020: GBP2.53m)
o Recurring revenues increased by 3% to GBP2.11m (2020:
GBP2.04m)
o Non-recurring revenues* decreased by 2% to GBP0.48m (2020:
GBP0.49m)
-- Gross profit increased by 6% to GBP2.49m (2020: GBP2.35m)
-- Operating expenses before depreciation, amortisation,
exceptional items and exchange differences decreased by 7% to
GBP2.53m (2020: GBP2.72m)
-- Adjusted EBITDA** loss of GBP0.03m (2020: loss of GBP0.37m)
-- Group operating loss for the year decreased to GBP0.25m (2020: GBP0.78m)
-- Loss after tax of GBP0.63m (2020: loss of GBP1.14m)
-- Basic loss per share of 0.17p (2020: loss of 0.30p)
-- Cash at bank of GBP0.07m (2020: GBP0.19m) with net debt of GBP9.73m (2020: GBP9.10m)
* Non-recurring revenues comprise installation fees, hardware,
professional services and capex license fees
**Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortisation,
exceptional items and excluding exchange rate differences
Operating highlights
-- Revenues remained stable despite the highly uncertain global
economic environment, demonstrating strength of business model
-- Further operational efficiencies delivered a reduction in
operating expenses before depreciation, amortisation, exceptional
items and exchange differences from GBP2.72m to GBP2.53m
-- Resource Management Platform developed during the period,
combining workforce management functionality with existing Push to
Talk ('PTT') proposition
Jeremy Fenn, Chairman of Mobile Tornado, said: " It has been an
extremely difficult two years for the business. The principal
markets we operate in have been badly hit by the pandemic,
dramatically constraining our business development activities. We
have managed to maintain our revenue levels through this period,
and executed significant improvements to our operational
efficiency, such that we have reduced our operating expense from
GBP3.16m in 2019 to GBP2.53m in 2021. This has allowed the business
to trade through the period with modest losses, funded by a small
working capital facility provided by our principal shareholder, and
no further recourse to shareholders.
"We are now focused on growth, and I am pleased to report that
business activity during the first quarter of 2022 has been
promising. The new Resource Management Platform has been showcased
to all our partners, and trials are running across numerous
customer sites in key markets. This provides us with incremental
and potentially more lucrative recurring revenue streams, given the
higher value proposition that we are now able to offer
customers.
"I would like to thank the whole of our team for their
incredible efforts across the last 24 months. It's been a
challenge, but we emerge leaner, and with a much more compelling
proposition to take to market. There is still much to be done, but
we are encouraged by the early signs in 2022. I look forward to
updating shareholders as the year develops."
Enquiries :
Mobile Tornado Group plc www.mobiletornado.com
Jeremy Fenn, Chairman +44 (0)7734 475 888
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated
Adviser & Broker) +44 (0)20 3328 5656
James Reeve (Corporate Finance)
David Johnson (Sales and Corporate
Broking)
Walbrook PR Ltd +44(0)207933 8780 or mobiletornado@walbrookpr.com
Paul Vann / Nick Rome
Financial results and key performance indicators
Total revenue for the year ended 31 December 2021 increased by
2% to GBP2.59m (2020: GBP2.53m). Recurring revenues increased by 3%
to GBP2.11m (2020: GBP2.04m). Non-recurring revenues, comprising
installation fees, hardware, professional services and capex
license fees remained largely unchanged at GBP0.48m (2020:
GBP0.49m). As a result, gross profit increased by 6% to GBP2.49m
(2020: GBP2.35m).
Operating expenses before depreciation, amortisation,
exceptional items and exchange differences in the year decreased by
7 % to GBP2.53m (2020: GBP2.72m), reflecting the continued positive
impact that further investment in the development and operating
efficiencies of our enhanced technical platform have delivered.
Due to the annual retranslation of certain financial liabilities
on the balance sheet, the Group reported a translation gain of
GBP0.08m (2020: loss of GBP0.07m) arising from the appreciation of
Sterling relative to the Euro as at 31 December 2021 versus the
previous year end. The Group recorded a net income tax credit of
GBP0.23m (2020: GBP0.25m).
The loss after tax for the year decreased to GBP0.63m (2020:
loss of GBP1.14m) equating to a reduced basic loss per share of
0.17p (2020: 0.30p).
The net cash used in operations increased to GBP0.25m (2020:
GBP0.10m). At 31 December 2021, the Group had
GBP0.07m cash at bank (2020: GBP0.19m) and net debt of GBP9.73m (31 December 2020: GBP9.10m).
The balance sheet continues to reflect the cumulative loss
position of the Group, and those net liabilities that have resulted
from this. We continue to hold levels of debt in the Group which
have funded these historical losses.
Results and dividends
The Directors do not recommend the payment of a dividend in
respect of the year ended 31 December 2021 (year ended 31 December
2020: nil). The Company currently intends to reinvest future
earnings to finance the growth of the business over the near
term.
Review of operations
Despite the continuing impact of COVID-19 across all the Group's
main markets during 2021, I'm pleased to report that the Group has
delivered a reduced EBITDA loss of GBP0.03m, a material improvement
on the GBP0.37m loss recorded in 2020. At a difficult time, it was
pleasing to see our recurring revenues hold steady at GBP2.11m,
with the benefits of our business model and recurring revenue base
delivering again. Full year performance also benefited from our
relentless focus on the cost base and delivery of operating
efficiencies. As the robustness of our technical platform steadily
improves, we have been able to continue the transition of more
R&D activities to our lower cost facility in India to drive
additional efficiencies.
When we reported a year ago, I had hoped that the worst of the
pandemic was behind us, but sadly, the key markets that we operate
across, namely South America and Africa, continued to be impacted
through 2021. Many of the opportunities we were developing when the
pandemic emerged in March 2020, were in South America and South
Africa, and normal sales cycles were severely disrupted. These
problems continued through 2021. Government budgets were also
constrained leading to spending freezes on numerous projects that
we had engaged on with Government departments, agencies and
utilities.
Notwithstanding this difficulty, we maintained a close dialogue
with our partners through the period, and I'm encouraged that
engagement levels have intensified during the first quarter of this
financial year. I'm cautiously optimistic that we will finally see
some of these larger opportunities convert into real deals.
We continued to develop our presence in South America and have
improved the dedicated technical platforms located in Mexico and
Colombia. This will benefit our partners and customers, and in due
course we believe, will enable us to move into other key
territories in the region, namely Brazil, Chile and Peru.
Activity levels with our partner in Israel were maintained, and
we developed several new opportunities and successfully renewed
deals with certain important Government utilities and agencies. We
made solid progress with our partners in Ireland, UK and the
Caribbean, and hope to see the results of this work begin to emerge
in 2022.
Despite the business development challenges during the year, we
ensured that our commitment to R&D remained robust and made a
significant commitment to the development of our comprehensive
Resource Management Platform ('RMP'). This combines the current PTT
application with workforce management functionality ('WFM') and
mobile device management ('MDM'). We believe that this represents a
unique proposition, providing businesses that operate remote
workforces the opportunity to consolidate their applications onto
one platform.
The Board is pleased to report that the RMP has been launched to
our partner network and a number of customers and the feedback
received to date has been very positive. The Company's website has
been relaunched to better capture the broader service offering and
the Board look forward to making further advances with new partners
and customers during the 2022 financial year.
We were clearly disappointed to lose our key customer in Canada
towards the end of 2021. This mobile operator had been using our
platform for more than 7 years and decided during the year that
they would no longer provide PTT services to their customers
directly. The loss of this contract has inevitably created a
shortfall as the Company moved into the new financial year and we
have been focused on closing this gap quickly, through further
operational efficiencies, and increased deal flow across all of the
Group's key markets.
Funding
Despite the challenging business environment, I am pleased to
report that we have been able to trade through the last 12 months
within our existing cash resources. We increased our GBP0.3m
revolving loan facility to GBP0.5m on 24 March 2022 with our
principal shareholder, Intechnology plc, and extended the term for
a further 12 months. I can confirm that as at today's date the
balance drawn down is GBP370,000. (31 December 2020: GBPnil)
Principal risks and uncertainties
The management of the business and the nature of the Group's
strategy are subject to a number of risks.
The Directors have set out below the principal risks facing the
business. The Directors are of the opinion that a thorough risk
management process is adopted, which involves the formal review of
all the risks identified below. Where possible, processes are in
place to monitor and mitigate such risks.
Product obsolescence
Due to the nature of the market in which the Group operates,
products are subject to technological advances and as a result,
obsolescence. The Directors are committed to the Group's current
research and development strategy and are confident that the Group
is able to react effectively to developments within the market.
Indirect route to market
As described above, one of the Group's primary channels to
market are MNOs reselling our services to their enterprise
customers. Whilst MNOs are ideally positioned to forward sell our
services and are likely to possess material resources for doing so,
there remains an inherent uncertainty arising from the Group's
inability to exert full control over the sales and marketing
strategies of these customers.
Going concern
The Financial Statements are prepared on a going concern
basis.
When determining the adoption of this approach, the Directors
have considered a wide range of information relating to present and
future conditions, including the current state of the Balance
Sheet, together with that continued support offered by our
principal shareholder, Intechnology plc, who, as in previous years,
has agreed not to call on existing loans and borrowings and to
extend and increase our working capital facility (as announced on
24 March 2022). Further consideration has been given to future
projections, cash flow forecasts, access to funding, ability to
successfully secure additional investment, available mitigating
actions and the medium-term strategy of the business.
In common with many businesses at this stage of development, the
Group is dependent on its ability to meet its cash flow forecasts.
Within those forecasts the Group has included a number of
significant payments and receipts based on its best estimate but,
as with all forecasts, there does exist some uncertainty as to the
timing and size of those payments and receipts. In particular, the
forecasts assume the ongoing deferral and phased payment of some of
the Group's creditors (as disclosed in note 14 to the financial
statements), and the continuation at the current level of recurring
revenue and a significant increase in the level of non-recurring
revenues. In the event that some or all of these receipts are
delayed, deferred or reduced, or payments not deferred, management
has considered the actions that it would need to take to conserve
cash. These actions would include significant cost savings
(principally payroll based) and/or seeking additional funding from
its shareholders, for which there is currently no shareholder
commitment requested. These conditions, together with the other
matters explained in note 1 to the financial statements, indicate
the existence of a material uncertainty which may cast significant
doubt about the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. The
financial statements do not include the adjustments that would
result if the Group was unable to continue as a going concern.
The Directors, whilst noting the existence of a material
uncertainty and having considered the possible management actions
as noted above, are of the view that the Group is a going concern
and will be able to meet its debts as and when they fall due for a
period of at least 12 months from the date of signing these
accounts.
Section 172 statement - our stakeholders
The Board recognises its duty to consider the needs and concerns
of the Group's key stakeholders during its discussions and
decision-making. The Board has had regard to the importance of
fostering relationships with its stakeholders as set out below, and
also detailed in the Corporate Governance section of this Annual
Report.
Colleagues
We have an experienced, and dedicated workforce which we
recognise as the key asset of our business. It is vital to the
success of the Group to continue to create the right environment to
encourage and create opportunities for individuals and teams to
realise their full potential. The Board and management team pay
close attention to employee feedback and seek to respond
constructively to any suggestions or concerns raised.
Regular colleague briefing sessions are held with the Chief
Executive Officer to enable colleagues to ask questions and raise
issues and for colleagues to be provided with updates on the
business. Key performance information such as trading updates and
financial results are always promptly communicated to colleagues.
The Group has in place a share option scheme to enable colleagues
to become personally invested as shareholders of the Group.
Customers
Regular communication is with the Group's core customers to
discuss operational updates, product roadmap developments and gain
key customer feedback. This enables increased engagement with
customers at a strategic level and a greater understanding of both
customer pain points and future requirements from strategic to
end-user level.
Strategy
The Group continues to invest in an R&D strategy, current
details of which are provided in paragraph six of the review of
operations.
Suppliers
The Board is committed to building trusted partnerships with the
Group's suppliers. Through these partnerships, we deliver value and
quality to our other stakeholders.
Shareholders
The Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman hold analyst
and investor roadshow meetings during the year, particularly
following the release of the Group's interim and full year results
and feedback from those meetings is shared with the Board. The AGM
is a key opportunity for engagement between the Board and
shareholders, particularly private shareholders. The Group's annual
report and accounts is made available to all shareholders both
online and in hard copy where requested. All presentations and
announcements and other key shareholder information is available on
the investor section of the Group's website.
Outlook
It has been an extremely difficult two years for the business.
The principal markets we operate in have been badly hit by the
pandemic, dramatically constraining our business development
activities. We have managed to maintain our revenue levels through
this period, and executed significant improvements to our
operational efficiency, such that we have reduced our operating
expense from GBP3.16m in 2019 to GBP2.53m in 2021. This has allowed
the business to trade through the period with modest losses, funded
by a small working capital facility provided by our principal
shareholder, and no further recourse to shareholders.
We are now focused on growth, and I am pleased to report that
business activity during the first quarter of 2022 has been
promising. The new Resource Management Platform has been showcased
to all our partners, and trials are running across numerous
customer sites in key markets. This provides us with incremental
and potentially more lucrative recurring revenue streams, given the
higher value proposition that we are now able to offer
customers.
I would like to thank the whole of our team for their incredible
efforts across the last 24 months. It's been a challenge, but we
emerge leaner, and with a much more compelling proposition to take
to market. There is still much to be done, but we are encouraged by
the early signs in 2022. I look forward to updating shareholders as
the year develops.
Approved by the Board of Directors and signed on behalf of the
Board
Jeremy Fenn
Chairman
31 March 2022
Consolidated income statement
For the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Continuing operations
Revenue 2,591 2,532
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Cost of sales (100) (181)
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Gross profit 2,491 2,351
Operating expenses
Administrative expenses (2,525) (2,722)
Exchange differences 78 (69)
Depreciation and amortisation expense (297) (344)
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Total operating expenses (2,744) (3,135)
Group operating loss before exchange differences,
exceptional items & depreciation and amortisation
expense (34) (371)
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Group operating loss (253) (784)
Finance costs (608) (606)
Loss before tax (861) (1,390)
Income tax credit 231 248
Loss for the year (630) (1,142)
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Loss per share (pence)
Basic and diluted (0.17) (0.30)
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Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
For the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Loss for the year (630) (1,142)
Other comprehensive gain/(loss)
Item that will subsequently be reclassified
to profit or loss:
Exchange differences on translation
of foreign operations (5) 16
Total comprehensive loss for the year (635) (1,126)
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Attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent (635) (1,126)
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Consolidated statement of financial position
As at 31 December 2021
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Assets
Non-current assets
Property, plant and equipment 122 148
Intangible assets - 12
Right-of-use assets 83 316
205 476
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Current assets
Trade and other receivables 1,632 1,906
Inventories 67 56
Cash and cash equivalents 65 187
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1,764 2,149
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Liabilities
Current liabilities
Trade and other payables (4,661) (4,968)
Borrowings (9,662) (8,902)
Lease liabilities (91) (252)
Net current liabilities (12,650) (11,973)
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Non-current liabilities
Trade and other payables (1,213) (1,451)
Borrowings (37) (46)
Lease liabilities - (83)
(1,250) (1,580)
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Net liabilities (13,695) (13,077)
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Equity attributable to the owners of the parent
Share capital 7,595 7,595
Share premium 15,797 15,797
Reverse acquisition reserve (7,620) (7,620)
Merger reserve 10,938 10,938
Foreign currency translation reserve (2,209) (2,204)
Accumulated losses (38,196) (37,583)
Total equity (13,695) (13,077)
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Consolidated statement of changes in equity
For the year ended 31 December 2021
Foreign
Reverse currency
Share Share acquisition Merger translation Accumulated Total
capital premium reserve reserve reserve Losses equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Balance at 1
January 2020 7,595 15,797 (7,620) 10,938 (2,220) (36,466) (11,976)
Loss for the
year - - - - - (1,142) (1,142)
Exchange
differences on
translation
of foreign
operations - - - - 16 - 16
Total
comprehensive
loss for
the year - - - - 16 (1,142) (1,126)
Equity settled
share-based
payments - - - - - 25 25
Balance at 31
December 2020 7,595 15,797 (7,620) 10,938 (2,204) (37,583) (13,077)
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Foreign
Reverse currency
Share Share acquisition Merger translation Accumulated Total
capital premium reserve reserve reserve Losses equity
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
Balance at 1
January 2021 7,595 15,797 (7,620) 10,938 (2,204) (37,583) (13,077)
Loss for the
year - - - - - (630) (630)
Exchange
differences on
translation
of foreign
operations - - - - (5) - (5)
Total
comprehensive
loss for
the year - - - - (5) (630) (635)
Equity settled
share-based
payments - - - - - 17 17
Balance at 31
December 2021 7,595 15,797 (7,620) 10,938 (2,209) (38,196) (13,695)
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Consolidated statement of cash flows
For the year ended 31 December 2021
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Operating activities
Cash used in operations (247) (101)
Tax received 238 238
Interest paid - -
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Net cash (used in)/from operating
activities (9) 137
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Investing activities
Purchase of property, plant & equipment (19) (3)
Disposal of property, plant & equipment 7 -
Purchase of right-of-use assets - -
Net cash used in investing activities (12) (3)
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Financing activities
Issue of ordinary share capital - -
Share issue costs - -
Increase in borrowings 147 50
IFRS 16 leases (248) (259)
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Net cash used in financing activities (101) (209)
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Effects of exchange rates on cash
and cash equivalents - (2)
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Net decrease in cash and
cash equivalents in the year (122) (77)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of year 187 264
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Cash and cash equivalents at end
of year 65 187
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Notes to the financial statements
1 Financial information
The financial information set out in this final results
announcement does not constitute statutory accounts within the
meaning of s434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for
the year ended 31 December 2021 will be made available to
shareholders for approval at the next Annual General Meeting. The
statutory accounts contain an unqualified audit report, which did
not include a statement under s498(2) or s498(3) of the Companies
Act 2006, and will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies.
The statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2020 which
have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies, contained an
unqualified audit report and did not include a statement under
s498(2) or s498(3) of the Companies Act 2006.
2 Segmental analysis
The Group presents its results in accordance with internal
management reporting information to the chief operating decision
maker (Board of Directors). At 31 December 2021 the Board continued
to monitor operating results by category of revenue within a single
operating segment, the provision of instant communication
solutions. Under IFRS 8 the Group has only one operating
segment.
Revenue by category
2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
License fees 2,003 1,843
Hardware & software 164 267
Professional services 201 218
Support & Maintenance 223 204
Total 2,591 2,532
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2021 2020
GBP'000 GBP'000
Recurring 2,112 2,042
Non-recurring 479 490
Total 2,591 2,532
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Revenue is reported by geographical location of customers.
Non-current assets are reported by geographical location of
assets.
2021 2021 2020 2020
Non-current Non-current
Revenue assets Revenue assets
GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000 GBP'000
UK 19 23 24 -
Europe 188 - 213 -
North America 581 - 755 -
South America 1,118 - 805 -
Israel 329 182 365 476
Africa 348 - 367 -
Asia/Pacific 8 - 3 -
Total 2,591 205 2,532 476
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Of the total revenue of the Group, four customers each
represented revenue greater than 10% of this total - these being
20% or GBP518,000 (2020: 27% or GBP684,000), 22% or GBP567,000
(2020: 16% or GBP414,000), 13% or GBP348,000 (2020: 15% or
GBP367,000) and 21% or GBP551,000 (2020: 15% or GBP391,000)
respectively.
3 Loss per share
Basic loss per share is calculated by dividing the loss
attributable to ordinary shareholders of GBP630,000 (2020:
GBP1,142,000) by the weighted average number of ordinary shares in
issue during the year of 379,744,923 (2020: 379,744,923).
2021 2020
Basic and diluted Basic and diluted
Loss Loss Loss Loss
per share per share
GBP'000 pence GBP'000 pence
Loss attributable to
ordinary shareholders (630) (0.17) (1,142) (0.30)
The loss attributable to ordinary shareholders and the weighted
average number of ordinary shares for the purpose of calculating
the diluted earnings per ordinary share are identical to those used
for basic earnings per ordinary share. This is because the exercise
of share options are anti-dilutive under the terms of IAS 33.
4 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be announced
separately in due course. The audited results for the year ended 31
December 2021 will be made available to shareholders shortly and
will be available on the Company's website at www.mobiletornado.com
at the same time.
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