-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EcBeH8VIO1dvv0MT6v7yPC8Ll7qZBOPBJ6vMmiFIZo6GcsPb2KEAyvCjh4wTfv3X XD8xdVB5ABAfgjd3iZ6Nkg== 0000950109-02-003557.txt : 20020701 0000950109-02-003557.hdr.sgml : 20020701 20020701154447 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950109-02-003557 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 11-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20011231 FILED AS OF DATE: 20020701 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000007431 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 230366390 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-02116 FILM NUMBER: 02693632 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 BUSINESS PHONE: 7173970611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: ARMSTRONG CORK CO DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19800611 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: ARMSTRONG HOLDINGS INC /PA/ CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001109304 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: PLASTICS PRODUCTS, NEC [3089] IRS NUMBER: 233033414 STATE OF INCORPORATION: PA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 11-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-32530 FILM NUMBER: 02693633 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 BUSINESS PHONE: 7173970611 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 2500 COLUMBIA AVE CITY: LANCASTER STATE: PA ZIP: 17603 11-K 1 d11k.txt FORM 11-K FORM 11-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D. C. 20549 (Mark One) [X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2001 OR [_] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _______ to _________ Commission file numbers 1-2116 and 333-32530 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN (Full title of the Plan) ARMSTRONG WORLD INDUSTRIES, INC. ARMSTRONG HOLDINGS, INC. 2500 Columbia Avenue Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17604 (Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan and the address of its principal executive office) 1
Page Item 1. Independent Auditors' Report 4 --------------------------- Item 2. Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2001 and 2000 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item 3. Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits for the years ended ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ December 31, 2001 and 2000 6 -------------------------- Notes to Financial Statements 7 Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 14 Schedules not filed herewith are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required. Exhibits - -------- Consent of Independent Auditors 15
2 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the members of the committee constituting the administrator which administers the plan have duly caused this annual report to be signed by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN July 1, 2002 By: /s/: Donald C. Fetzer, Jr. ------------------------------ Donald C. Fetzer, Jr., Member of the Administrative Committee 3 Independent Auditors' Report To the Retirement Committee of the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan: We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held for investment purposes is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure Under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. KPMG LLP Dallas, Texas May 24, 2002 4 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits December 31, 2001 and 2000
2001 2000 ------------------- ------------------- Assets: Investments, at fair value (note 5): Armstrong Holdings, Inc. common stock $ 285,950 183,608 Fidelity Magellan Fund 1,662,086 1,813,926 Fidelity Equity Income Fund 1,231,342 1,454,970 Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 926,906 963,539 Fidelity Overseas Fund 373,857 488,818 Fidelity Asset Manager Fund 252,816 229,440 Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund 1,104,893 804,567 Participant loans 299,941 295,746 ------------------- ------------------- Total investments 6,137,791 6,234,614 ------------------- ------------------- Receivables (note 2): Employer contributions 4,390 180,305 Employee contributions 10,821 2,947 Participant loans 3,789 1,135 ------------------- ------------------- Total receivables 19,000 184,387 ------------------- ------------------- Total assets 6,156,791 6,419,001 Refund payable to participants 11,614 42,669 ------------------- ------------------- Net assets available for benefits $ 6,145,177 6,376,332 =================== ===================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. 5 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits Years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000
2001 2000 ------------------- ------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income (loss): Interest and dividend income $ 194,041 427,583 Net depreciation in fair value of investments (note 5) (326,663) (1,057,188) ------------------- ------------------- Net investment loss (132,622) (629,605) ------------------- ------------------- Contributions: Participant (note 2) 380,265 343,653 Employer (note 2) 134,374 319,976 Rollovers (note 3) 16,074 36,801 ------------------- ------------------- Total contributions 530,713 700,430 ------------------- ------------------- Total additions 398,091 70,825 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants (notes 2 and 3) 629,246 (327,052) ------------------- ------------------- Net decrease (231,155) (256,227) Net assets available for benefits at beginning of year 6,376,332 6,632,559 ------------------- ------------------- Net assets available for benefits at end of year $ 6,145,177 6,376,332 =================== ===================
See accompanying notes to financial statements. 6 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 (1) General Information On June 28, 1996, Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. (the Company) (formerly known as Triangle Pacific Corp.) acquired from Premark International, Inc. (Premark) all of the common stock of Hartco Flooring Company. In connection with this acquisition, Premark and the Company agreed to spin off, effective as of June 28, 1996, that portion of the Premark Plan benefiting participants who were employees or former employees of Premark, to a separate plan sponsored and maintained by the Company to be known as the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan), as set forth herein, as a continuation, without interruption, of such portion of the Premark Plan. On July 22, 1998, Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. was acquired by Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (a subsidiary of Armstrong Holdings, Inc.). The Board of Directors of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. intends to continue providing retirement benefits through the Company's defined contribution plans. (2) Description of the Plan The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more detailed information. (a) General The Plan is a defined contribution plan which provides retirement benefits to employees of Hartco Flooring Company, a division of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., who are not members of a collective bargaining agreement and whose customary employment is for at least 1,000 hours during a 12-month period. Employees are eligible to participate in the Plan on the first day of the month coincident with or following the completion of six months of service. All eligible employees whose customary employment is not for at least 1,000 hours during a year participate in the plan on the first day of the month coincident with or following the 12-month period after their employment or any plan year thereafter, provided 1,000 hours of service are completed during this time period. However, employees must not be active participants in any other defined contribution plan to which the Company or any subsidiary contributes on their behalf. Effective November 1, 2001, the Plan was amended to allow for immediate participation by employees upon the completion of one hour of service. The Plan is administered by Hartco Flooring Company, a subsidiary of Armstrong Wood Products, Inc., and advised by the Company's Retirement Committee appointed by the Board of Directors of the Company. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). (b) Contributions Participants are permitted to contribute from 1% to 16% of their eligible compensation to the Plan, as defined by the Plan documents. Participants may elect to invest their contributions in any of the available investment funds offered by Fidelity Management Trust Company, the Trustee. Effective January 1, 2000, the Company provides a 50% match of active participants' contributions, up to 6% of the participant's eligible compensation. 7 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 Effective January 1, 1998, the Plan was amended to include a profit sharing component. The Company may contribute a discretionary profit sharing amount based solely at the discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company. The board of directors approved a discretionary profit sharing contribution of $0 and $179,034 for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000, respectively. (c) Participant Accounts Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution and an allocation of the Company's contribution, Plan earnings, and forfeitures of terminated participants' nonvested accounts. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's vested account. (d) Vesting Participants are fully vested in the current value of their own contributions and earnings thereon, and become fully vested in Company contributions and related earnings credited to their accounts based upon their years of vesting service as shown in the following table: Years of Vested vesting service percentage ------------------------------ ------------------- Less than 1 0% 1 but less than 2 20 2 but less than 3 40 3 but less than 4 60 4 but less than 5 80 5 or more 100 Participants who are age 65 or over or become permanently disabled are automatically 100% vested in the value of Company contributions and related earnings credited to their account. (e) Investment Options Elective contributions may be invested in guaranteed income funds, fixed income funds, equity funds, or a money market fund at the option of the participating employee. The Plan has investment options available to which participants may allocate their contributions as follows: . Armstrong Holdings, Inc. Common Stock - Effective April 1, 1999, the Plan was amended to include Armstrong World Industries, Inc. common stock as one of the investment options. On May 1, 2000, Armstrong Holdings, Inc. acquired the stock of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. An indirect holding in Armstrong World Industries, Inc. makes up substantially all of the assets of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. Armstrong Holdings, Inc. is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. On December 6, 2000, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. filed a 8 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 voluntary petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in Wilmington, DE in order to use the court-supervised reorganization process to achieve a resolution of its asbestos liability. Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. was not included in the filing. As of December 19, 2000, the Plan was amended to eliminate the Armstrong Holdings, Inc. Common Stock fund as an investment option effective with contributions made on or after December 27, 2000 and transfers processed on or after January 1, 2001. . Fidelity Magellan Fund - The Fidelity Magellan Fund is a diversified portfolio of common stocks of domestic and foreign issuers. The portfolio seeks capital appreciation by investing in growth stocks, value stocks, or both. . Fidelity Equity Income Fund - The Fidelity Equity Income Fund has a primary objective of seeking reasonable income levels by investing 65% of total assets in foreign and domestic income producing equity securities, such as stocks, bonds, and other debt securities. The fund also seeks capital appreciation when consistent with its primary objective. . Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund - The Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund has a primary objective of seeking high current income by investing in U.S. dollar-dominated investment grade debt securities with maturities between three to ten years. The Lehman Brothers Intermediate Government/Corporate Bond Index is used as a guide in structuring the fund and selecting the investments. . Fidelity Overseas Fund - The Fidelity Overseas Fund seeks long-term growth of capital by primarily investing in the common stock of foreign issuers. . Fidelity Asset Manager Fund - The Fidelity Asset Manager Fund strives for high total return with reduced risk over the long term. The fund pursues this goal with diversified investments of stocks, bonds, short-term, and money market instruments, both domestic and international, while maintaining a diversified mix of securities. . Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund - The Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund seeks to earn a high level of current income while maintaining a stable $1.00 share price by investing in high-quality, short-term securities. These securities may include, but are not limited to, high-quality, short-term U.S. dollar-denominated money market securities, domestic, and foreign issuers. (f) Participant Loans Participants may borrow from the Plan an amount greater than $1,000 but less than 50% of the participant's vested account balance. In no event can the participant borrow more than $50,000. Loans are for a period not to exceed five years and bear interest at 1% above the prime rate of interest being charged by local banks at the time the loan is authorized. The interest rate at December 31, 2001 was 5.75%. 9 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 (g) Payment of Benefits On termination of service due to death, disability, or retirement, a participant may elect to receive the total value of their account attributable to their contributions, as well as the vested value of their Company contributions, in cash or by purchasing an annuity under the terms of an annuity contract. For termination of service due to other reasons, a participant may receive the value of the vested interest in his or her account as a lump-sum distribution. Participants may make hardship withdrawals from their earnings deferred contributions at specified times, subject to the determination by the Plan administrator that the withdrawal is required to meet an immediate and heavy financial need. (h) Forfeitures Company contributions forfeited by terminating employees are used to reduce future Company contributions to the Plan ($19,654 and $6,708 in 2001 and 2000, respectively). The Company will reinstate forfeited balances to the accounts of participants who rejoin the Company within five years of their termination. (3) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (a) Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. (b) Investment Valuation and Income Recognition The Plan's investments are stated at fair value and have been determined based on closing market quotations. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded by the trustee at current cost on the trade date. Realized and unrealized gains (losses) on investments are based on the fair value of the assets at the beginning of the Plan year or at the time of purchase during the year. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. (c) Administration Expenses In accordance with the provisions of the Plan, unless paid by the Company, all costs of administering the Plan are charged to the Plan. During 2001 and 2000, all significant expenses were paid by the Company ($8,544 in 2001 and $16,087 in 2000, respectively). (d) Payment of Benefits Benefits are recorded when distributed. (e) Rollover Contributions Employee rollovers represent receipts from employees receiving distributions from their previous employers' qualified plan(s). 10 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 (f) Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and changes therein, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from those estimates. (g) New Accounting Pronouncements In June 1998, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities (SFAS No. 133). SFAS No. 133 requires that an entity recognize all derivatives in its statement of net assets and measure those instruments at fair value with changes recognized in the statement of changes in net assets. SFAS No. 133 is effective for fiscal years beginning after June 15, 2000. Pursuant to SFAS No. 137, the Plan adopted SFAS No. 133 effective January 1, 2001. The Adoption of SFAS No. 133 did not have a material impact on the Plan financial statements. (4) Units Participant accounts are assigned investment fund units/shares. The net asset value per unit/share by fund/account for the 2001 and 2000 calendar quarters ended is as follows:
Units at 2001 quarters ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 2001 -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- Armstrong Holdings, Inc. common stock $ 4.05 3.55 2.73 3.41 83,856 Fidelity Magellan Fund 104.50 111.09 94.03 104.22 15,948 Fidelity Equity Income Fund 49.77 52.19 45.62 48.77 25,248 Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 10.22 10.14 10.45 10.32 89,817 Fidelity Overseas Fund 30.50 30.50 24.89 27.42 13,634 Fidelity Asset Manager Fund 15.70 16.11 14.71 15.50 16,311 Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 1,104,893
Units at 2000 quarters ended December 31, ------------------------------------------------------------ --------------- March 31 June 30 September 30 December 31 2000 -------------- ------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- Armstrong Holdings, Inc. common stock $ 17.88 15.30 11.94 2.07 89,001 Fidelity Magellan Fund 143.25 134.63 133.84 119.30 15,205 Fidelity Equity Income Fund 50.62 50.37 53.71 53.43 27,231 Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 9.75 9.75 9.86 10.04 95,970 Fidelity Overseas Fund 48.27 45.73 42.42 34.37 14,222 Fidelity Asset Manager Fund 19.05 18.80 19.11 16.82 13,641 Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00 804,567
11 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 (5) Investments The following investments exceed 5% of the Plan's net assets available for Plan benefits at December 31, 2001 and 2000:
Fair value ------------------------------------------- 2001 2000 -------------------- -------------------- Fidelity Magellan Fund $ 1,662,086 1,813,926 Fidelity Equity Income Fund 1,231,342 1,454,970 Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 926,906 963,539 Fidelity Overseas Fund 373,857 488,818 Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund 1,104,893 804,567 Other - less than 5% 838,707 708,794 -------------------- -------------------- Total investments $ 6,137,791 6,234,614 ==================== ====================
During 2001 and 2000, the Plan's investments had net realized and unrealized gains (losses) as follows:
2001 2000 -------------------- -------------------- Armstrong Holdings, Inc. common stock $ 120,223 (621,277) Fidelity Magellan Fund (232,102) (257,531) Fidelity Equity Income Fund (122,207) (3,549) Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 24,707 26,147 Fidelity Overseas Fund (98,243) (182,982) Fidelity Asset Manager Fund (19,041) (17,995) -------------------- -------------------- Net depreciation in fair value of investments $ (326,663) (1,057,188) ==================== ====================
The components of investment income (loss) for the years ended December 31, 2001 and 2000 are as follows:
2001 2000 -------------------- -------------------- Investment income (loss): Interest and dividend income $ 194,041 427,583 Net depreciation in the fair value of investments (326,663) (1,057,188) -------------------- -------------------- $ (132,622) (629,605) ==================== ====================
12 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 2001 and 2000 (6) Tax Status of the Plan The Internal Revenue Service has determined and informed the Company by a letter dated January 27, 1998, that the Plan and related trust are designed in accordance with applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the Plan administrator and Plan's management believe that the Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the IRC. (7) Plan Termination Although it has not expressed intent to do so, the Company has the right to discontinue its contribution at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become fully vested in their accounts. (8) Related-Party Transactions Certain Plan investments are shares of common stock of Armstrong Holdings, Inc. and shares of mutual funds managed by Fidelity Investments. Armstrong Wood Products, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Fidelity Management Trust Company is the trustee as defined by the Plan. Therefore, transactions involving these entities or funds qualify as party-in-interest transactions. (9) Subsequent Events In 2002, the Plan was amended due to changes in various legislation and governmental regulations. These amendments were compliance related and no changes were made to the design of the Plan. Subsequent to December 31, 2001, the date for valuation of plan assets provided herein, the value of plan investments has changed, and some have fallen significantly from their values shown here. 13 Schedule 1 HARTCO FLOORING COMPANY RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) December 31, 2001
Current Identity of issuer Description of investment value - ----------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ------------------ Armstrong Holdings, Inc.* Common stock $ 285,950 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Magellan Fund 1,662,086 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Equity Income Fund 1,231,342 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Intermediate Bond Fund 926,906 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Overseas Fund 373,857 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Asset Manager Fund 252,816 Fidelity Investments* Fidelity Retirement Money Market Fund 1,104,893 Participant loans* Loans to participants 299,941 ------------------ Total investments $ 6,137,791 ==================
* Party-in-interest See accompanying independent auditors' report. 14
EX-23 3 dex23.txt CONSENT OF KPMG LLP Independent Auditors' Consent The Retirement Committee Armstrong World Industries, Inc. We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No. 333-74633) on Form S-8 of Armstrong World Industries, Inc. of our report dated May 24, 2002, relating to the statements of net assets available for benefits of the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan as of December 31, 2001 and 2000, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for each of the years in the two-year period ended December 31, 2001, and the related schedule, which report appears in the December 31, 2001 annual report on Form 11-K of the Hartco Flooring Company Retirement Savings Plan. KPMG LLP Dallas, Texas June 27, 2002 15
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