Over the past week, the following companies made important announcements regarding their future dividend payments…

Dividend Increases

  • Waste Management (WM) announced a 2.8% increase in the planned quarterly dividend rate, from $.355 to $.365 per share. On an annual basis, the per share dividend increases from $ 1.42 to $1.46. This marks the tenth consecutive year that the Company has increased its planned quarterly dividend.
  • General Electric (GE) declared an increase in its quarterly dividend by 12% to $.19 per share. The dividend is payable January 25, 2013 to shareowners of record at the close of business on December 24.
  • Moody’s Corporation (MCO) declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.20 per share of MCO common stock, a 25% increase from the prior quarterly dividend of $.16 per share. The dividend will be payable on March 11, 2013 to stockholders of record at the close of business on February 20, 2013.
  • WD-40 (WDFC) announced an increase in its quarterly dividend by 7% to $.31 per share. The dividend is payable on January 31, 2013 to stockholders of record on January 7, 2013.
  • Pier 1 Imports (PIR) declared an increase in its quarterly dividend by 25% to $.05 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 30, 2013 to shareholders of record on January 16, 2013.
  • The General Mills (GIS) board declared a quarterly dividend at the prevailing rate of $.33 per share, payable February 1, 2013, to shareholders of record January 10, 2013. The current annualized dividend rate of $1.32 per share is an 8% increase over dividends of $1.22 per share paid in FY12.
  • ABM (ABM) declared a Q1 cash dividend of $.15 per common share, which is a 3.4% increase, payable on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 21.
  • CubeSmart (CUBE) announced a quarterly dividend of $.11 per common share for the period ending December 31. The dividend is payable on January 15, to common shareholders of record on January 1. The quarterly distribution represents an annualized dividend rate of $.44 per share, a 37.5% increase from the previous annual rate of $.32 per share. The board also declared a quarterly dividend of $.4844 for the 7.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares payable on January 15, to holders of record on January 1.
  • The Toro Company (TTC) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.14 per share, an increase from the previous quarterly dividend rate of $.11 per share. This dividend is payable on December 31, to shareholders of record on December 21. This accelerated quarterly dividend replaces the dividend that would have been payable in January 2013.
  • SEI’s (SEIC) board declared a one-time, special cash dividend of $.32 per share. This dividend will be payable to shareholders of record on December 21 with a payment date of December 28. The board of SEI Investments Company also declared a regular semi-annual dividend of $.16 per share, a $.01 increase compared to its last semi-annual dividend. The cash dividend will be payable to shareholders of record on December 21 with a payment date of December 28, 2012.
  • One Liberty Properties (OLP) declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s common stock of $.35 per share. The dividend is payable January 4, 2013 to stockholders of record on December 27, 2012. The dividend will be included in 2012 taxable income. This dividend payment represents a 6.1% increase over the last dividend payment.
  • Roper Industries (ROP) increased its quarterly dividend by 20% to $.165. The dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record as of December 21.
  • FMC Corporation (FMC) increased its quarterly dividend by 50% to $.135. The dividend is payable on January 17, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31.
  • Evans Bancorp (EVBN) declared a cash dividend of $.24 per share on its outstanding common stock, a 9% increase from its previous $.22 per share dividend paid on October 9. The dividend is payable on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 21. The cash dividend represents an accelerated payment of the company’s semi-annual dividend scheduled to be paid in April 2013.
  • RAIT Financial Trust (RAS) declared a Q4 cash dividend on RAIT’s common shares of $.10 per common share, representing an 11% increase from the prior quarter’s dividend of $.09 per common share and a 67% increase from the 4Q11 dividend of $.06 per common share. The dividend will be paid on January 31, 2013 to holders of record on January 16, 2013. The ex-dividend date is January 14, 2013.
  • CapLease (LSE) increased its Q4 dividend 7% to $.075 per share. Including last quarter’s 8% dividend increase, the company’s Board of Directors has increased the quarterly dividend by 15% during 2012. The Q4 dividend is payable on January 15, 2013 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2012.
  • Amgen (AMGN) declared a $.47 per share dividend for 1Q13. The dividend will be paid on March 7, 2013, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 13, 2013. This represents an approximate 31% increase from that paid in each of the previous four quarters.
  • Norwood Financial Corp (NWFL) and its subsidiary Wayne Bank, declared a $.31 per share quarterly dividend payable February 1, 2013 to shareholders of record as of January 15, 2013. The $.31 per share represents a $.01 per share or 3.3% increase over the $.30 per share dividend paid on November 1.
  • CVS Caremark (CVS) announced an increase in its quarterly dividend by 38% to $.225. The dividend is payable on February 4, 2013 to holders of record on January 24, 2013.
  • Preformed Line Products Co (PLPC) announced an accelerated quarterly dividends payment. A $.40 per share on the company’s common shares, will be  payable December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 24.
  • Starwood Property (STWD) announced a Q4 extraordinary dividend of $.10. This extraordinary dividend is in addition to the $.44 per share regular dividend for the fourth quarter. The dividend will be paid on January 15, 2013 to common stockholders of record as of December 31.
  • Quad/Graphics (QUAD) declared a quarterly dividend increase of 20% and declared a special dividend. The board increased its quarterly dividend to $.30 per share from $.25 per share. The board also declared a special dividend of $2 per share. The 2013 quarterly cash dividend of $.30 per share is subject to board approval and begins with the first quarter of 2013. The special dividend will be payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 24.
  • RLJ Lodging Trust (RLJ) announced an increase in its Q4 dividend to$.205 per share. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2013, to shareholders of record as of December 31, 2012. The cash dividend represents an increase of $.04, or approximately 24%, over the prior quarter’s $.165 cash dividend. Including the company’s fourth quarter dividend, the Company will have declared an aggregate cash dividend of $.70 for 2012. Based on the company’s common stock closing price of $18.75 on December 13, 2012, the annualized dividend represents a 3.7% yield.

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Special Dividends and Dividend Announcements

  • Paychex (PAYX) declared an accelerated dividend for the 3Q13 and 4Q13 totaling $.66 per share of common stock. The accelerated dividend is intended by the board to be in lieu of quarterly dividends Paychex would otherwise have announced in Q3 and Q4, and paid in February and May 2013. The accelerated dividend is payable December 28 to shareholders of record December 20.
  • Abbott (ABT) declared a quarterly dividend is $.14 per share, payable February 15, 2013, to shareholders of record on January 15, 2013.
  • Dow Chemical Company (DOW) approved an amendment to the record and payment dates of the company’s regular quarterly dividend. The quarterly dividend of $.32 per share is now payable on December 31 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 24. The dividend was previously scheduled to be paid on January 30, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 31, 2012.
  • Caterpillar (CAT) announced it will maintain its $.52 quarterly dividend, and accelerates payment. The dividend will be payable December 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business, December 24.
  • Kraft Foods Group (KRFT) declared the first quarterly dividend of $.50 per share of common stock, payable on January 14, to shareholders of record as of December 31.
  • Briggs & Stratton Corporation (BGG) approved a change in the payment date of its regular cash dividend previously approved on October 17. The payment date for the dividend of $.12 cents per share has been changed to December 31 from January 2, 2013. The record date for this quarterly dividend remains unchanged at December 14.
  • Texas Roadhouse (TXRH) authorized the payment of a special year-end cash dividend of $.10 per share of common stock payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 21. This special year-end dividend is in addition to the company’s previously announced quarterly cash dividend of $.09 per share of common stock also payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 12.
  • Perry Ellis International (PERY) declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, to be paid to shareholders of record as of the close of business December 21 and payable on December 28.
  • Janus Capital Group (JNS) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share, to be paid on December 31, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 21. This accelerated quarterly cash dividend is intended to replace the quarterly cash dividend which would have been declared in January 2013.
  • PetSmart (PETM) declared a quarterly common stock cash dividend of $.165 per share. The Board of Directors of PetSmart approved the acceleration of the dividend payable date to December 31, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 19, 2012. The fourth quarter dividend would normally be paid in February 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on February 1, 2013.
  • Monolithic Power (MPWR) announced a special dividend of $1.00 payable on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 21.
  • Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI) announced the payment of a year-end special dividend of $.15 to holders of common stock of record at close of business on December 20. The dividend will be paid on or about December 28, 2012.
  • Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Preferred Securities Income Fund Incorporated (FFC) and Flaherty & Crumrine/Claymore Total Return Fund Incorporated (FLC) declared a special year-end dividend to be paid in December. The regular monthly dividend rate for FFC will continue to be $.136 per share, which equates to an annual dividend of $1.63 per share. In addition, shareholders will receive a special year-end dividend from net investment income of $.117 per share. This new monthly dividend represents a decrease of approximately 2.5% from the prior monthly dividend. In addition, shareholders will receive a special year-end dividend from net investment income of $.085 per share.
  • Air Methods (AIRM) declared a special cash dividend of $7.00 per share on the company’s common stock, payable on December 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
  • Almost Family (AFAM) declared a special cash dividend of $2.00 per common share to shareholders of record on December 20 and payable on December 28.
  • IKONICS (IKNX) announced a one-time special cash dividend of $1.00 per share, payable on December 31 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
  • John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. (JBSS) declared a $1.00 per share special dividend. The special cash dividend will be paid on December 28 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 20.
  • Worthington Industries (WOR) has declared an accelerated third and fourth quarter cash dividend totaling $.26 per share of outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on December 28 to shareholders of record December 21.
  • Shiloh Industries (SHLO) declared a special dividend of $.25 per share to be paid on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 20.
  • Fulton Financial Corporation (FULT) will pay a quarterly cash dividend of $.08 per share on its common stock on December 27 to shareholders of record as of December 20.
  • CONSOL Energy’s (CNX) accelerated the declaration and payment of the regular quarterly dividend. The board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.125 per share, payable on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 21.
  • U.S. Silica (SLCA) announced a special cash dividend of $.50 per share to be paid on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 20.Limited Brands (LTD) announced a special dividend of $3.00 per share. The special dividend will be paid on December 26, to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
  • A. Schulman (SHLM) declared its regular cash dividend of $.195 per common share, payable December 31 to shareholders of record on December 20. This dividend is in lieu of the quarterly dividend A. Schulman would have otherwise paid after the company announced its 1Q13 results in January of 2013.
  • CYS Investments (CYS) declared a quarterly dividend of $.40 per share of common stock for the fourth quarter of 2012, as well as a special dividend of $.52 per share of common stock. The company is making the special dividend to distribute the remaining REIT taxable income earned during 2012. These dividends will be paid on December 28 to common stock stockholders of record on December 21.
  • Emclaire Financial (EMCF) declared a special cash dividend of $.10 per common share payable on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 20.
  • Nutraceutical International Corporation (NUTR) has declared a special cash dividend of $1.00 per share of common stock payable December 28 to shareholders of record on December 21.
  • Dolby Laboratories (DLB) declared a one-time special dividend in the amount of $4.00 per share on its Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock, to be paid on December 27 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 21.
  • Western Refining (WNR) declared a special cash dividend in the amount of $1.50 per share, payable on December 28, to shareholders of record at the close of market on December 21.
  • Simpson Manufacturing (SSD) declared a cash dividend of $.125 per share that is to be paid in 2012 in lieu of the regular quarterly dividend that the board would otherwise consider declaring for 2Q13. The record date for the dividend will be December 21, and it will be paid on December 28.
  • VSB Bancorp (VSBN) announced that its board has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.06 per share payable on December 27 to stockholders of record on December 21.
  • 1st United Bancorp (FUBC), the holding company for 1st United Bank, announced a special cash dividend on 1st United common stock of $.10 per share, payable December 28, for shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 21.
  • Primus Telecommunications Group (PTGI) announced a special cash dividend of $.50 per share on all issued and outstanding PTGi common stock. The special cash dividend will be paid on December 28 to holders of record of PTGi common stock as of December 21. The ex-dividend date for this special dividend is December 19.
  • Susquehanna Bancshares (SUSQ) declared a dividend of $.07 per common share for the Q1 of FY13. Payment of the dividend will be accelerated and will occur in the Q4. The dividend will be payable on December 31 to shareholders of record December 21.
  • Jacksonville Bancorp (JXSB) announced that the Bancorp has declared a cash dividend of $.075 per share on the Bancorp’s common stock for the Q1 ending December 31. The dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of December 21, 2012, and will be paid on December 31. Company further announced that the Bancorp has also declared a one-time, special dividend of $.10 per share on the Bancorp’s common stock. This special dividend will be payable to stockholders of record as of December 21, and will be paid on December 31.
  • ViewPoint Financial Group (VPFG) announced a quarterly cash dividend of $.10 per share. The cash dividend is payable on December 31, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 21, 2012. The dividend represents an early payment of the normal Q1 of FY13 dividend.
  • Lazard (LAZ) announced a special dividend of $.20 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock. The special dividend is payable on December 27 to stockholders of record on December 21. The board has also voted to accelerate the payment and record dates of Lazard’s next regular quarterly dividend of $.20 per share on its outstanding Class A common stock, which ordinarily would have been payable in February 2013. The accelerated dividend is payable on December 27 to stockholders of record on December 21.
  • Thor Industries (THO) announced a special cash dividend of $1.50 per share payable on the company’s common shares. The company also announced that the Board of Directors has approved an acceleration of the payment of Thor’s regular quarterly dividend of $.18 per share from January 2013 to December. Both the special dividend and regular dividend are payable on December 28 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 21.
  • Nicholas Financial (NICK) announced a special cash dividend of $2.00 per share on its common stock to be paid on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 21.
  • Weyco Group (WEYS) announced plans to accelerate the Q2 regular cash dividend payment of $.17 per share. This dividend will be paid on December 31 to all shareholders of record on December 21. The company previously advised NASDAQ that its Q1 regular cash dividend payment of $.17 per share will be accelerated from January 2, 2013 to December 31. This dividend is payable to all shareholders of record on December 3.
  • Keynote Systems (KEYN) has declared an accelerated cash dividend of $.06 per common share. This accelerated dividend is intended by the board to be in lieu of any quarterly dividend Keynote otherwise would have declared in January 2013 with its quarterly earnings results for the Q1 of FY13.
  • Superior Industries (SUP) announced an accelerated payment of the 2013 regular cash dividends into 2012. The company will distribute a cash dividend on the common stock of the corporation in the amount of $.64 per share, payable December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 21. This accelerated dividend is intended by the board to be in lieu of regular quarterly dividends that the company otherwise would have paid in calendar year 2013. The annual dividend rate per share in 2013 is unchanged from the rate in 2012.
  • Superior Uniform Group (SGC) declared a special dividend of $.54 per share, payable December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 21. This dividend represents a prepayment of the company’s regular quarterly dividends for 2013.
  • First Citizens BancShares (FCNCA) approved advancing the payment date of its fourth-quarter dividend to December 27. The dividend was previously scheduled to be paid on January 7, 2013. The record date of December 17 is unchanged. The dividend remains $.30 per share on the Class A and Class B common stock.
  • Firstbank (FBMI) announced that a $.20 per share special cash dividend will be paid December 31, to common stock shareholders of record as of December 20.
  • CBOE Holdings (CBOE) announced a special dividend of $.75. The dividend will be paid on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 21.
  • Pulaski Financial Corp. (PULB) announced that its board declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $.095 per share, which equals an annualized dividend rate of $.38 per share. The quarterly dividend is payable December 31 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 22.
  • True Religion Apparel (TRLG) announced a quarterly dividend of $.20 per share payable on December 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on December 21. This quarterly dividend was to be declared and paid in 1Q13, but was accelerated to 4Q12.
  • Legg Mason (LM) announced an amendment to the payment date for the company’s quarterly cash dividend on its common stock in the amount of $.11 per share. The dividend was previously declared by the company on October 26. The dividend will now be payable on December 28, rather than the previously announced payment date of January 7, 2013.
  • IPG Photonics (IPGP) announced a $.65 per share one-time special cash dividend on its outstanding common stock payable on or about December 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 21.
  • General American Investors (GAM) declared a $.60 special dividend. Also a special distribution of $.53 per share from net long-term capital gains on securities sold, and a special dividend and distribution of $.07 per share from estimated accumulated undistributed income for the full year 2012 and net short-term gains on securities sold. Both amounts are payable on January 31, 2013 to stockholders of record on December 24 and are to be included in stockholders’ Federal income tax returns for 2012.
  • Sypris Solutions (SYPR) declared regular quarterly cash dividend of $.02 per share. The dividend is now payable on December 28, rather than on the previously announced payment date of January 10, 2013. The dividend will still be distributed to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 20.
  • Frequency Electronics (FEIM) announced a special dividend of $.20 per share. The dividend is payable on December 31 to shareholders of record on December 24.
  • Beasley Broadcast (BBGI) declared a $.085 special dividend. This one-time special dividend is payable on December 27 to shareholders of record on December 22.
  • MTS Systems (MTSC) announced that it is accelerating the payable date of its previously announced $.30 per share quarterly dividend to December 28. The payable date previously was January 2, 2013 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on December 17.
  • Heartland Financial (HTLF) declared a special cash dividend of $.10 per share. The special dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 24. Together with the four cash dividends paid in 2012, the special dividend brings the total dividends paid this year to $.50 per common share.
  • Concurrent (CCUR) announced a special dividend of $.50. The special dividend is payable on December 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 21.
  • Sterling Financial ‘s (STSA) declared a special cash dividend of $.35 per common share payable on December 28 to shareholders of record as of December 21. The board has also authorized the accelerated payment of the regular quarterly cash dividend of $.15 per common share that would have otherwise been declared and paid during Q1 2013. The record and payable dates for this regular cash dividend will be the same as for the special cash dividend.
  • Independent Bank (INDB) declared a $.21 per share dividend. The dividend will be payable on December 31 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 24. The company has in the past declared a Q4 cash dividend in December that was paid in January. The company has, on this occasion, chosen to both declare and pay its fourth quarter cash dividend in December.
  • US Ecology (ECOL) accelerated the record and payment date of the company’s regular quarterly dividend. The quarterly dividend of $.18 per share will be payable on December 27, rather than January 25, 2013, to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 20.
  • GulfMark Offshore (GLF) announced an annual cash dividend on GulfMark Class A common stock of $1.00 per share payable on December 31, to stockholders of record on the close of business on December 21.
  • Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (GLDD) announced a special dividend on its common stock. The board approved a $.25 per share special dividend, to be paid on December 28 to the shareholders of record of the company at the close of business on December 21.
  • U.S. Global Investors (GROW) announced a one-time special “Santa Claus” dividend. The special dividend is in addition to the monthly dividends paid in 2012. The special one-time cash dividend of $.02 per share for the month of December 2012 will be paid on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 21. Additionally, the company will lower its monthly payment of dividends to $.05 per share per month beginning in January 2013 and use the cash difference from its previous $.05 per-share per month dividend to initiate a new stock buyback program.
  • Mid Penn Bancorp (MPB) declared a dividend of $.05 per common share on expected Q4. The dividend will be payable on December 31 to shareholders of record as of December 24.
  • Urstadt Biddle Properties (UBA) approved an increase in the quarterly dividend rate declared for its Class A Common stock. The quarterly dividend rate declared for the Class A Common stock was increased to $.25 per share, which represents an annualized increase of $.01 per share for the Class A Common shares. The dividend is payable January 18, 2013 to stockholders of record on January 4, 2013. The dividends declared represent the 172nd consecutive quarterly dividend on common shares declared since the Company began operating in 1969.
  • NTELOS (NTLS) announced an accelerated the payment date of its previously announced shareholder dividend of $.42 per share to December 28. This dividend was previously scheduled to be paid on January 11, 2013. No changes have been made to the record date of December 14.
  • Piedmont Natural Gas (PNY) announced a quarterly dividend on common stock of $.30 per share, payable December 31 to holders of record at the close of business on December 24. The payment date for the Q1 dividend is being accelerated into calendar 2012 from the typical dividend payment date in January in light of the potential increase in US dividend tax rates in 2013.
  • SoundBite (SDBT) announced a, one-time cash dividend of $.50 per share payable on or before December 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 23.
  • Ryman Hospitality (RHP) announced a special dividend in the amount of $6.84 per share of common stock declared in connection with Ryman Hospitality Properties’ plan to qualify as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes effective as of January 1, 2013. The special dividend is payable on December 21 to stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 13.
  • Simulations Plus’ (SLP) declared an acceleration of a portion of the expected dividend payments for 2013. The board declared its next ongoing quarterly cash dividend of $.05 per share and decided to pay a $.03 per share portion of the intended $.05 per share dividend for the following three quarters to its shareholders. This accelerated payment will be distributed on Friday, December 28, for shareholders of record as of Monday, December 24.
  • W. P. Carey (WPC) declared an increase in its Q4 cash distribution to $.66 per share, which equates to an annualized rate of $2.64. The dividend is payable on January 15, 2013 to shareholders of record as of December 31.
  • Macquarie Infrastructure (MIC) announced that it will accelerate the payment of its regular Q4 cash dividend of $.6875 per share from March 2013 to December 2012. The accelerated dividend payment is intended by the board to be in lieu of the dividend that would otherwise have been payable in 1Q13; the company does not anticipate paying a dividend in 1Q13. The cash dividend will be payable December 28 to holders of record December 24.
  • Agrium (AGU) announced a dividend of $.50 per common share to be paid on January 17, 2013 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2012.
  • W&T Offshore (WTI) declared a special cash dividend of $.32 per share, payable to the holders of the corporation’s common shares. The special dividend will be payable on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 24. This is the second special cash dividend declared for 2012 and brings the total cash dividends declared for 2012 to $1.11 per share, an increase of $.32 per share over the $.79 per share declared and paid in 2011.
  • MDU Resources (MDU) declared acceleration of a quarterly dividend of $.1725. The dividend will be paid on December 31 to shareholders of record on December 13.
  • W. R. Berkley (WRB) declared a special dividend of $1.00 per share. The special dividend will be paid on December 31 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 24. The special dividend is in addition to the previously announced regular quarterly cash dividend of $.09 per share to be paid on December 20 to stockholders of record at the close of business on December 4.
  • Highway Holdings (HIHO) announced it will pay the previously declared cash dividend of $.03 per share on the company’s common stock on December 28 to shareholders of record on December 21. The dividend was previously scheduled to be paid on January 16, 2013 to holders of record on December 21.
  • M.D.C. Holdings (MDC) declared a cash dividend of $1.00 per share on the company’s common stock. This dividend is in lieu of declaring and paying regular quarterly dividends in calendar year 2013. The accelerated dividend is payable on December 28 to stockholders of record on December 24.

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