UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 18, 2018
CANCER
GENETICS, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
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001-35817
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04-3462475
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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201
Route 17 North 2nd Floor, Rutherford, New Jersey 07070
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code
(201) 528-9200
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check
the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant
under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
[X]
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Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined by Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 §230.405)
or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
Emerging
growth company [X]
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]
Item
1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Merger
Agreement
On
September 18, 2018, Cancer Genetics, Inc. (“CGI” or the “Company”), a Delaware corporation, Wogolos Ltd.,
a company formed under the laws of the State of Israel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”),
and NovellusDx Ltd., a privately-held company formed under the laws of the State of Israel (“NDX”), entered
into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which, among other things, subject to the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub will merge (the “Merger”) with
and into NDX, with NDX becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the surviving company of the Merger (the “Surviving
Company”). The Merger is intended to qualify for U.S. federal income tax purposes as a tax-free reorganization under the
provisions of Section 368(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Subject
to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the Merger (the “Effective Time”), the
share capital of NDX will be converted into the right to receive an aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share (the “Company Common Stock”), equal to 49% of the fully-diluted aggregate number of shares
of the Company Common Stock calculated immediately following the Effective Time (including, among other things, shares issuable
upon the conversion of the Convertible Promissory Note, dated July 17, 2018, issued by CGI in favor of Iliad Research and Trading,
L.P. and shares issuable upon the exercise of CGI options and warrants, determined using the treasury stock method) (the “Post-Closing
Shares”), and the securityholders of the Company as of immediately prior to the Merger will own 51% of the aggregate number
of Post-Closing Shares. The exact number of shares of Company Common Stock that will be issued to NDX securityholders will be
fixed immediately prior to the Effective Time to reflect the Company’s capitalization as of immediately prior to such time.
The foregoing percentages will be determined prior to giving effect to the Private Placement, as defined below.
All
outstanding NDX options and warrants, whether vested or unvested, that have not previously been exercised prior to the Effective
Time must either be exercised for the issuance of NDX ordinary shares prior to the Effective Time or shall terminate and be cancelled
as of the Effective Time, and in any event will not be assumed by the Company or the Surviving Company.
At
the Effective Time, the Board of Directors of the Company will consist of seven members, three of whom will be directors designated
by the Company, three of whom will be directors designated by NDX and one of whom will be Dr. Charles Woler, the Chairman of the
Board of NDX, who will serve as Chairman of the Company’s Board of Directors. Immediately after the Effective Time. John
A. Roberts, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, will be President and Chief Executive Officer of the combined
company.
The
Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by the Company and NDX, including covenants
relating to obtaining the requisite approvals of the stockholders of the Company and NDX, indemnification of directors and officers,
and the Company’s and NDX’s conduct of their respective businesses between the date of signing the Merger Agreement
and the closing of the Merger. Consummation of the Merger is subject to certain closing conditions, including, among other things,
approval by the stockholders of the Company and NDX, the closing of the Private Placement, the combined company having available
cash of at least $20 million at the Effective Time (inclusive of amounts raised in the Private Placement and advanced under the
Credit Agreement, as defined below, but exclusive of the Company’s cash) and a favorable ruling on the Merger and the transactions
related thereto from the Israel Tax Authority.
The
Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights for both the Company and NDX, including the right of the Company and NDX
to terminate the Merger Agreement in order to accept a superior proposal. In addition, either the Company or NDX may terminate
the Merger Agreement if the Merger is not consummated on or before March 31, 2019 (the “End Date”), provided that
the End Date may be extended by either party for up to 90 days in the event that (w) the Form S-4 (as defined in the Merger Agreement)
is still being reviewed or commented on by the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), (x) the CGI Stockholders’
Meeting (as defined in the Merger Agreement) has not yet occurred, (y) the mandatory 30 day waiting period under Israeli Law (as
defined in the Merger Agreement) has not lapsed or (z) the Israeli Tax Ruling (as defined in the Merger Agreement) has not been
obtained. In connection with the termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, NDX may be required to pay
to the Company a termination fee of $0.8 million plus expenses of up to $450,000, or the Company may be required to pay to NDX
a termination fee of $0.8 million plus expenses of up to $450,000.
In
accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, (i) the officers and directors of the Company have entered into voting agreements
with NDX (the “CGI Voting Agreements”), and (ii) certain stockholders of NDX have entered into voting agreements with
the Company (the “NDX Voting Agreements,” together with the CGI Voting Agreements, the “Voting Agreements”).
The Voting Agreements place certain restrictions on the transfer of the shares of the Company and NDX held by the respective signatories
thereto and include covenants as to the voting of such shares in favor of approving the transactions contemplated by the Merger
Agreement and against any actions that could adversely affect the consummation of the Merger. In addition, the stockholders
of CGI and NDX that have signed Voting Agreements are required to sign agreements upon the consummation of the Merger restricting
the transfer of shares of Company Common Stock for a limited period of time.
The
preceding summary of the Merger Agreement and the Voting Agreements does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the complete text of the Merger Agreement, the form of NDX Voting Agreement and the form of CGI Voting Agreement,
which are filed as Exhibits 2.1, 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and which are incorporated herein
by reference.
Credit
Agreement
In
connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, on September 18, 2018, the Company entered into a Credit Agreement (the “Credit
Agreement”) with NDX, pursuant to which NDX agreed to loan the Company up to $2,300,000. The aggregate commitment under
the Credit Agreement is issuable in two advances, the first of which, for $1.5 million, was extended on the date of the execution
of the Credit Agreement, and the second of which, for $800,000, is issuable on or after the date that the Company files the Form
S-4 (as defined in the Credit Agreement) with the SEC, subject to certain conditions. The Company anticipates using the proceeds
of such loans for general working capital.
The
Credit Agreement is the general unsecured obligation of the Company and is subordinated in right of payment to the Amended and
Restated Loan and Security Agreement between the Company, certain of its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Silicon Valley Bank, dated
March 22, 2017, as amended (the “SVB Loan”), and to the Loan and Security Agreement between the Company, certain of
its wholly-owned subsidiaries and Partners for Growth IV, L.P., dated March 22, 2017, as amended (the “PFG Loan” and,
together with the SVB Loan, the “Senior Debt”), provided that amounts owed by the Company to NDX under the Credit
Agreement may be repaid before repayment of the Senior Debt upon certain types of termination of the Merger Agreement. Interest
accrues on the outstanding balance under the Credit Agreement at 10.75% per annum, and matures upon the earliest of (i) the End
Date and (ii) the date on which the Merger Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (or 90 days thereafter in the
case of certain causes for such termination). Upon the occurrence of an event of default, interest accrues at the lesser of 21%
per annum and the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. The Credit Agreement contains customary default provisions, including
provisions for potential acceleration, and covenants, including negative covenants regarding additional indebtedness, asset sales,
investments and dividends.
Upon
certain events of default under the Credit Agreement, NDX may convert all, but not less than all, of the outstanding balance under
the Credit Agreement into shares (the “Conversion Shares”) of Company Common Stock at a conversion price of $0.606
per share (a “Conversion”).
In
connection with the Credit Agreement, on September 18, 2018, the Company entered into a promissory note (the “Note”),
evidencing the loans made under the Credit Agreement, and a registration rights agreement (the “Credit Agreement Registration
Rights Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has agreed to file, within 45 days after the Company receives notice of
a Conversion, one registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, such form of registration
that is then available to effect a registration for resale of the subject securities) covering the resale of all Conversion Shares.
The
Company relied on the exemption from registration afforded by Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities
Act”), with respect to the offer of the Conversion Shares.
The
foregoing description of the Credit Agreement, the Note and the Credit Agreement Registration Rights Agreement, is only a summary
and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Credit Agreement, the Note and the Credit Agreement Registration
Rights Agreement, copies of which are filed as Exhibits 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and which are
incorporated herein by reference.
Private
Placement
In
connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement, on September 18, 2018, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement
(the “Purchase Agreement”) pursuant to which it agreed to sell and issue (the “Initial Equity Subscription”)
to the purchasers thereunder, all of whom are current NDX shareholders, in a private placement pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of
the Securities Act and Rule 506 of Regulation D promulgated thereunder thereunder a total of 8,509,891 shares of Company Common
Stock (the “Shares”) and purchase warrants to purchase an aggregate of up to approximately 6,382,418 shares of Company
Common Stock (the “Warrants”) for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $8.6 million, with the Shares and Warrants
being sold together in a fixed combination of one Share and one Warrant to purchase 75% of a share of Company Common Stock, at
a price of $1.01 per Share and related Warrant. In addition, the Company and NDX may continue to solicit additional subscriptions
pursuant to the Purchase Agreement after the date of the Initial Equity Subscription and prior to the closing thereof (such additional
subscriptions, together with the Initial Equity Subscription, collectively, the “Private Placement”), on the same
terms as the Initial Equity Subscription. The closing of the Private Placement is conditioned upon, and will occur immediately
following, the Merger.
The
Warrants will be exercisable for five years beginning on the closing date at an initial exercise price of $1.01 per share, subject
to adjustment in certain customary circumstances. The Warrants may be exercised on a cashless basis.
Upon
the closing of the Private Placement, the Company will enter into a registration rights agreement (the “Registration Rights
Agreement”) with the investors in the Private Placement, pursuant to which the Company will be required to file, within
45 days of the closing, one registration statement on Form S-3 (or, if Form S-3 is not then available to the Company, such form
of registration that is then available to effect a registration for resale of the subject securities) covering the resale of the
Shares and the shares of Company Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants.
The
foregoing description of the Purchase Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Purchase
Agreement, a copy of which will be filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ending September 30, 2018.
Item
2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
The
information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Report under the heading “Credit Agreement” is incorporated herein
by reference.
Item
3.02. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
The
information set forth above in Item 1.01 of this Report under the headings “Credit Agreement” and “Private Placement”
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
8.01. Other Events.
On
September 18, 2018, CGI and NDX disseminated a joint press release announcing entry into the Merger Agreement, Credit Agreement
and Purchase Agreement described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit
99.3 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference. In addition, on September 18, 2018, John A. Roberts, President and
Chief Executive Officer of the Company, sent an email to all of the employees of the Company regarding the Merger. A copy of the
email is attached as Exhibit 99.4 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
The
Merger Agreement, form of CGI Voting Agreement, form of NDX Voting Agreement, Credit Agreement, Note and Credit Agreement
Registration Rights Agreement have each been included as an exhibit to this Current Report to provide the Company’s stockholders
with information regarding their terms. The assertions embodied in the representations and warranties contained in the Merger
Agreement and Credit Agreement are qualified by information in confidential disclosure schedules
delivered by the parties in connection with the signing of the Merger Agreement. Moreover, certain representations and warranties
contained in these agreements were made as of a specified date; may have been made for the purposes of allocating contractual
risk between the parties to such agreements; and may be subject to contractual standards of materiality different from what might
be viewed as material to the Company’s stockholders. Accordingly, the representations and warranties in these agreements
should not be relied on by any persons as characterizations of the actual state of facts and circumstances of the Company or any
other parties thereto at the time they were made. The information in these agreements should be considered in conjunction with
the entirety of the factual disclosure about the Company in the Company’s public reports filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, or the SEC. Information concerning the subject matter of the representations and warranties may change after the date
of these agreements, which subsequent information may or may not be fully reflected in the Company’s public disclosures.
These agreements should not be read alone, but should instead be read in conjunction with each other and other information regarding
the Company.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
communication contains forward-looking statements (including within the meaning of Section 21E of the United States Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the Securities Act) concerning CGI, NDX, the Merger and other matters. These
statements may discuss goals, intentions and expectations as to future plans, trends, events, results of operations or financial
condition, or otherwise, based on current beliefs of the management of CGI, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently
available to, management. Forward-looking statements generally include statements that are predictive in nature and depend upon
or refer to future events or conditions, and include words such as “may,” “will,” “should,”
“would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “likely,” “believe,”
“estimate,” “project,” “intend,” and other similar expressions among others. Statements that
are not historical facts are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current beliefs and assumptions
that are subject to risks and uncertainties and are not guarantees of future performance. Actual results could differ materially
from those contained in any forward-looking statement as a result of various factors, including, without limitation: the risk
that the conditions to the closing of the Merger are not satisfied, including the failure to timely or at all obtain stockholder
approval for the Merger; uncertainties as to the timing of the consummation of the Merger and the ability of each of CGI and NDX
to consummate the Merger; the ability of CGI or NDX to protect their respective intellectual property rights; competitive responses
to the Merger; unexpected costs, charges or expenses resulting from the Merger; potential adverse reactions or changes to business
relationships resulting from the announcement or completion of the Merger; and legislative, regulatory, political and economic
developments. The foregoing review of important factors that could cause actual events to differ from expectations should not
be construed as exhaustive and should be read in conjunction with statements that are included herein and elsewhere, including
the risk factors included in CGI’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, CGI’s recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed, each as filed with or furnished to the SEC. CGI can give no assurance that the conditions
to the Merger will be satisfied. Except as required by applicable law, CGI undertakes no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking
statement, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
No
Offer or Solicitation
This
communication is not intended to and does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to subscribe for or
buy or an invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote in any jurisdiction pursuant
to the Merger or otherwise, nor shall there be any sale, issuance or transfer of securities in any jurisdiction in contravention
of applicable law. No offer of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10
of the Securities Act. Subject to certain exceptions to be approved by the relevant regulators or certain facts to be ascertained,
the public offer will not be made directly or indirectly, in or into any jurisdiction where to do so would constitute a violation
of the laws of such jurisdiction, or by use of the mails or by any means or instrumentality (including without limitation, facsimile
transmission, telephone and the internet) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facility of a national securities exchange,
of any such jurisdiction.
Important
Additional Information Will be Filed with the SEC
This
communication relates to the proposed transaction pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement. In connection with the proposed
transaction between CGI and NDX, CGI intends to file relevant materials with the SEC, including a registration statement that
will contain a proxy statement and prospectus.
CGI URGES INVESTORS AND STOCKHOLDERS TO READ THESE MATERIALS CAREFULLY AND IN
THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CGI, THE MERGER AND RELATED MATTERS.
Investors and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement, prospectus and other documents filed
by CGI with the SEC (when they become available) through the website maintained by the SEC at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors
and shareholders will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement, prospectus and other documents filed by CGI with the
SEC by contacting Cancer Genetics, Inc., 201 Route 17 N., 2
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Floor, Rutherford, NJ 07070, Attention: Corporate Secretary
or via e-mail at ir@cgix.com. Investors and stockholders are urged to read the proxy statement, prospectus and the other relevant
materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the Merger.
Participants
in the Solicitation
CGI
and its directors and executive officers and certain of its other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants
in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Merger. Information about CGI’s directors and executive officers is
included in CGI’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2017, filed with the SEC on April 2, 2018,
and the Form 10-K/A filed with the SEC on April 30, 2018. Additional information regarding these persons and their interests in
the Merger will be included in the proxy statement relating to the Merger when it is filed with the SEC. These documents can be
obtained free of charge from the sources indicated above.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
As
described above, the following exhibits are furnished as part of this report:
Exhibit
No.
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Description
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2.1*
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Agreement
and Plan of Merger, dated September 18, 2018, by and among Cancer Genetics, Inc., NovellusDx Ltd. and Wogolos Ltd.
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10.1
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Credit
Agreement, dated September 18, 2018, by and between Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NovellusDx Ltd.
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10.2
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Promissory
Note, dated September 18, 2018, in favor of NovellusDx Ltd.
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10.3
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Registration
Rights Agreement, dated September 18, 2018, by and between Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NovellusDx Ltd.
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99.1
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Form
of Voting Agreement, by and between Cancer Genetics, Inc. and certain stockholders of NovellusDx Ltd.
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99.2
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Form
of Voting Agreement, by and between NovellusDx Ltd. and Cancer Genetics, Inc.’s
directors and officers.
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99.3
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Joint
Press Release of Cancer Genetics, Inc. and NovellusDx Ltd., dated September 18, 2018.
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99.4
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Email to the employees of Cancer Genetics, Inc., dated September 18, 2018.
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The
schedules and exhibits to the merger agreement have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(b)(2) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any
omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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Cancer Genetics, Inc.
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Date:
September 21, 2018
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/s/
John. A Roberts
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Name:
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John
A. Roberts
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Title:
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Chief
Executive Officer
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