TIDMBET

RNS Number : 3091N

Citadel Group

28 January 2016

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

   1.         KEY INFORMATION 
 
 (a) Full name of discloser:                                                                     Citadel Group 
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 (b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): 
  The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), 
  settlor and beneficiaries must be named. 
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 (c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates:         Betfair Group Plc 
  Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree 
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 (d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify 
 identity 
 of offeror/offeree: 
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 (e) Date position held/dealing undertaken:                                                      27 January 2016 
 For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure 
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 (f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect    Yes - Paddy Power Plc 
  of any other party to the offer? 
  If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state "N/A" 
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   2.         POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

 
 Class of relevant security:                                                        COMMON STOCK ISIN GB00BSPL1J93 
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                                                                                    Interests         Short positions 
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                                                                                 Number       %       Number       % 
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 (1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:                                       0     0.00       4,324    0.01 
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 (2) Cash-settled derivatives:                                                    981,322     1.06      19,920    0.02 
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 (3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to 
 purchase/sell: 
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     TOTAL:                                                                       981,322     1.06      24,244    0.03 
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All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

   (b)        Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors' and other employee options) 
 
 Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists: 
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 Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages: 
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   3.         DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE 

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

   (a)        Purchases and sales 
 
 Class of relevant security    Purchase/sale    Number of securities   Price per unit 
----------------------------  ---------------  ---------------------  --------------- 
 Common stock                  Purchase                          509         41.93 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          242         41.85 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,478         42.04 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,284         42.21 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          739         41.97 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          190         41.84 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           78         41.77 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          180         41.87 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          163         41.81 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          278         41.8 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         41.88 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          328         41.83 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           67         41.73 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,145         42.22 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,454         42.14 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,366         42.13 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        4,241         42.19 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,405         42.25 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          657         42.06 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,611         42.11 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        3,038         42.17 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,147         42.29 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        6,698         42.34 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,191         42.35 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          353         42.32 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          252         41.91 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,416         42.15 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,816         42.28 

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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,574         42.23 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          947         42.24 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,171         42.12 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        7,401         42.05 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,024         42.07 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,604         42.3 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          869         42.16 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          400         41.99 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          611         42.31 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        2,461         42.2 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,415         42.09 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          890         42.08 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        6,923         42.18 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,311         42.03 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,162         42.27 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          816         42.1 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          760         42.33 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          240         41.86 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        9,915         42 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          688         41.98 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          653         42.01 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,926         42.26 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,444         41.82 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          252         41.79 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          318         41.94 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          682         42.36 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                        1,352         41.9 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          379         41.96 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          376         41.95 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                           60         42.02 
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 Common stock                  Purchase                          297         41.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -50         41.93 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -409         41.85 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,262         42.04 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -773         42.21 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,022         41.97 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -357         41.84 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -96         41.77 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -444         41.87 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -210         41.81 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -5         41.8 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -369         41.88 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -338         42.22 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -2,234         42.14 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,807         42.13 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,443         42.19 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,018         42.25 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,269         42.06 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,441         42.11 
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 Common stock                  Sale                          -16,209         42.17 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -491         42.29 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -795         42.34 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -25         42.35 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,580         42.32 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -258         41.91 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,180         42.15 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,837         42.28 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -322         42.23 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,405         42.24 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -3,195         42.12 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -733         42.05 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -400         42.07 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -160         42.3 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -477         42.16 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,639         41.99 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -222         42.31 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -445         42.2 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,385         42.09 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -950         42.08 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,707         42.18 
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 Common stock                  Sale                          -23,539         42.03 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -909         42.27 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,677         42.1 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -4,254         42.33 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -322         41.86 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -650         42 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -636         41.98 
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 Common stock                  Sale                           -1,662         42.01 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -898         42.26 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -235         41.82 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -26         41.79 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -336         41.94 
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 Common stock                  Sale                              -20         42.36 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -680         41.9 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -462         41.96 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -954         41.95 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -992         42.02 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -733         41.89 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -415         41.92 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -219         41.76 
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 Common stock                  Sale                             -260         41.78 
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 Common stock                  Sale                               -2         42.37 
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   (b)        Cash-settled derivative transactions 
 
    Class of relevant       Product description       Nature of dealing        Number of reference     Price per unit 
         security                 e.g. CFD         e.g. opening/closing a          securities 
                                                    long/short position, 
                                                    increasing/reducing a 
                                                     long/short position 
-------------------------  ---------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------  ---------------- 
                                                   Increasing short 
 Common stock               CFD                     position                                  -2,798         42.229532 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -8,400         42.155982 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -4,509         42.155982 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -9,873         42.155982 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -1,010         41.949079 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                    -18,439         42.076966 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -3,476         42.193726 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                       -448         42.03 
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 Common stock               CFD                    Reducing long position                     -4,914         42.193726 
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   (c)        Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options) 
   (i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying 
 
   Class of       Product        Writing,      Number of       Exercise          Type       Expiry date   Option money 
   relevant     description    purchasing,     securities      price per         e.g.                        paid/ 
   security      e.g. call       selling,       to which         unit         American,                   received per 
                   option      varying etc.      option                        European                       unit 
                                                relates                          etc. 
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   (ii)        Exercise 
 
   Class of relevant      Product description   Exercising/ exercised    Number of securities     Exercise price per 
        security            e.g. call option           against                                           unit 
-----------------------  --------------------  -----------------------  ---------------------  ----------------------- 
 
 
   (d)        Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities) 
 
 Class of relevant security         Nature of dealing          Details   Price per unit (if applicable) 
                               e.g. subscription, conversion 
---------------------------  -------------------------------  --------  ------------------------------- 
 
 
   4.         OTHER INFORMATION 
   (a)        Indemnity and other dealing arrangements 
 

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