zk1517241.htm


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
 
FORM 6-K
 
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the month of August - 2015
 
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
 
4 Nahal Harif St., Yavne, Israel 81106
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Indicate by check mark whether registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
 
FORM 20-F x    FORM 40-F o
 
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Indicate by check mark whether registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
 
YES o    NO x
 
If "YES" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b):  82-________.
 
 
 

 
 
Attached hereto and incorporated by reference herein is a press release issued by G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (“Registrant”) on August 18, 2015.
 
This report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference in the Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File No. 333-11848 and 333-138200) of the Registrant.

 
 

 
 
SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with 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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
 
Dated:  August 18, 2015
     
 
By:
/s/ Gil Hochboim
 
   
Name:  Gil Hochboim
Title:  Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

G. WILLI-FOOD REPORTS Q2 2015 FINANCIAL RESULTS

YAVNE, Israel - August 18, 2015 - G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (NASDAQ: WILC) (the “Company” or “Willi-Food”), a global company that specializes in the development, marketing and international distribution of kosher foods, today announced its unaudited financial results for the second quarter and the six-months ended June 30, 2015.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Highlights (income statement highlights compared to same period last year):
 
·
Sales decreased 10.1% from second quarter of 2014 to NIS 71.2 million (US$ 18.9 million)
 
·
Gross profit decreased 24.7% from second quarter of 2014 to NIS 15.5 million (US$ 4.1 million), or 21.8% of sales
 
·
Operating income decreased 42.1% from second quarter of 2014 to NIS 3.2 million (US$ 0.9 million), or 4.5% of sales
 
·
Net loss of  NIS 0.2 million (US$ 0.04 million), or 0.2% of sales
 
·
Loss per share of NIS 0.01 (US$ 0.003)
 
·
Cash and securities balance (net of short-term bank debt) of NIS 229.8 million (US$ 61.0 million) as of June 30, 2015

Willi-Food’s operating divisions include Willi-Food, a distributor of a broad variety of kosher foods, and its wholly-owned subsidiary Gold Frost, a designer, developer and distributor of branded and innovative kosher dairy food products.

Second Quarter Fiscal 2015 Summary
Sales for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 10.1% to NIS 71.2 million (US$ 18.9 million) from NIS 79.2 million (US$ 21.0 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2014. Sales decreased in the second quarter of 2015 primarily due to overall market decline in food product consumption by the Israeli consumer.

Gross profit for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 24.7% to NIS 15.5 million (US$ 4.1 million) compared to NIS 20.6 million (US$ 5.5 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2014. Second quarter gross margin was 21.8% compared to gross margin of 26.0% for the same period in 2014. The decrease in gross profit and gross margin in the second quarter of 2015 was primarily due to reductions in the prices of certain of our products as a result of continued expectations from our customers for us to reduce prices and to certain expense shifting from selling expenses to gross margin, as a result of government regulations that became effective in January 2015.

Willi-Food’s operating income for the second quarter of 2015 decreased by 42.1% to NIS 3.2 million (US$ 0.9 million) compared to NIS 5.6 million (US$ 1.5 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2014. Selling expenses decreased by 14.3% from the comparable quarter of 2014, primarily due to a decrease in promotion expenses mainly due to the shifting of certain related expenses to gross margin as mentioned above, and a decrease in vehicle and transport expenses as a result of adjusting expenses in light of lower sales. Selling expenses as a percentage of sales decreased in the second quarter of 2015 to 12.5% compared to 13.1% in the second quarter of 2014.
 
 
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General and administrative expenses increased by 19.5% from the second quarter of 2014 mainly due to a NIS 1.7 million (US$ 0.5 million) write-off recorded with respect to the Company’s estimated exposure to Mega Retail Ltd. and Eden Briut Teva Market Ltd. debts. See below.

Willi-Food’s loss before taxes for the second quarter of 2015 was NIS 0.2 million (US$ 0.04 million) compared to income before taxes of NIS 5.7 million (US$ 1.5 million) recorded in the second quarter of 2014.

Willi-Food's net loss in the second quarter of 2015 was NIS 0.2 million (US$ 0.04 million), or NIS 0.01 (US$ 0.005) per share, compared to NIS 4.4 million (US$ 1.2 million), or NIS 0.34 (US$ 0.09) per share, recorded in the second quarter of 2014.

Willi-Food ended the second quarter of 2015 with NIS 229.8 million (US$ 61.0 million) in cash and securities net of short-term bank debt. Net cash from operating activities for 2015 second quarter was NIS 16.8 million (US$ 4.5 million). Willi-Food's shareholders' equity at the end of June 2015 was NIS 392.5 million (US$ 104.1 million).
 
First Half Fiscal 2015 Highlights (compared to same period last year)
 
·
Sales decreased 9.7% to NIS 157.4 million (US$ 41.7 million);
 
·
Gross profit decreased 22.4% to NIS 32.6 million (US$ 8.6 million), or 20.7% of sales;
 
·
Operating income decreased 55.9% to NIS 5.3 million (US$ 1.4 million), or 3.4% of sales;
 
·
Net income decreased 78.5% to NIS 2.5 million (US$ 0.7 million), or 1.6% of sales; and
 
·
Earning per share of NIS 0.19 (US$ 0.05).
 
Six-Month Results
Willi-Food’s sales for the six-month period ending June 30, 2015 decreased by 9.7% to NIS 157.4 million (US$ 41.7 million) compared to sales of NIS 174.2 million (US$ 46.2 million) in the first half of 2014. Gross profit for the period decreased by 22.4% to NIS 32.6 million (US$ 8.6 million) compared to gross profit of NIS 42.0 million (US$ 11.1 million) for the first half of 2014. First half 2015 gross margins were 20.7% compared to gross margins of 24.1% in the same period of 2014.
 
Operating income for the first half of 2015 decreased by 55.9% to NIS 5.3 million (US$ 1.4 million) from NIS 12.0 million (US$ 3.2 million) reported in the comparable period of last year.  First half 2015 income before taxes decreased by 76.3% to NIS 3.7 million (US$ 1.0 million) compared to NIS 15.5 million (US$ 4.1 million) recorded in the first half of 2014. Net income for the first half of 2015 decreased by 78.5% to NIS 2.5 million (US$ 0.7 million), or NIS 0.19 (US$ 0.05) per share, from NIS 11.5 million (US$ 3.0 million), or NIS 0.88 (US$ 0.23) per share, recorded in the first half of 2014.
 
Note regarding the Company’s exposure to losses due to the arrangement of debts of Mega Retail Ltd. and the stay of proceedings of its subsidiary Eden Briut Teva Market Ltd.:

Further to the Company's announcement on July 1, 2015 - the results for the second quarter of 2015 include a one-time reserve of NIS 1.7 million (US$ 0.5 million) reflecting the Company’s estimate of the losses it will experience due to the plan of recovery and arrangement of debts of Mega Retail Ltd. (“Mega”), Israel’s second largest supermarket chain, and the stay of proceedings of its subsidiary Eden Briut Teva Market Ltd. ("Eden").

On July 15, 2015, the District Court in Lod, Israel approved the plan of recovery and arrangement of debts submitted by Mega on June 29, 2015, under Section 350 of the Israeli Companies Law - 1999, due among other things to Mega's debt obligations owed to financial debtors, suppliers, service providers and lessors  (the "Arrangement").
 
 
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Under the Arrangement, 30% of the existing debt to large suppliers, such as Willi-Food, would be deferred for two years until June 30, 2017, with the deferred amounts repayable thereafter in 36 equal monthly installments with 3% annual interest without linkage to the CPI (2% annual interest without linkage to CPI during two-year period of deferral) ("Deferred Debt"). The balance of payments due to suppliers would be paid in four equal weekly installments beginning July 31, 2015 or, if later, the original payment date in the case of large suppliers. In addition, the Arrangement provides that large suppliers would be given the option to convert the Deferred Debt into ordinary shares of Alon Blue Square Israel Ltd., the parent company of Mega, under the conditions stipulated in the Arrangement. The Company’s accounts receivable related to Mega, as of June 30, 2015, total approximately NIS 5.6 million (US$ 1.5 million). This sum includes Value Added Tax of approximately NIS 0.9 million (US$ 0.24) which, if not paid, would be returned to the Company by the Israel Tax Authority. As of July 31, 2015, the Company has received payments from Mega in accordance with  the Arrangement.

Additionally, on July 15, 2015, the District Court in Lod, Israel approved an extension for a stay of proceedings filed on July 9, 2015 for Mega's subsidiary, Eden ("Stay of Proceedings"). As part of the Stay of Proceedings, the court appointed a trustee for Eden who is charged with, among other things,  management of Eden during the Stay of Proceedings, and the negotiation and auction for the sale of Eden's assets. According to reports published by Tiv Taam Holdings 1 Ltd. ("Tiv Taam"), on August 16, 2015, the court appproved the sale of Eden's assets for consideration of NIS 29.25 million to  Tiv Taam. According to the reports, Tiv Taam has also committed to purchase Eden's non-expired  inventory at cost. The Company’s accounts receivable related to Eden, as of the date of the Stay of Proceedings, total approximately NIS 0.6 million (US$ 0.16 million). This sum includes Value Added Tax.

In estimating the amount of the reserve and its estimated losses, the Company has assumed that it will be able to recover approximately 70% of the amounts owed to it from Mega and  will not be able to recover amounts owed to it from Eden. In addition, it has taken into account the reduction of income taxes that will accrue as a result of the write-off.

Business Outlook
Mr. Zwi Williger, Co-Chairman of Willi-Food, commented, “Second quarter sales and profit margins were negatively affected by continued cautious buying paterns demonstrated by our customers, and the increasingly competitive Israel food retail sector. In light of Mega and Eden's recently reported challenges, we expect the Israeli food retail sector to continue its trend towards lower retail prices due primarily to decreased overall consumer spending. Our principal challenge will be in managing expenses in order to offer our products at the low prices our customers expect”.

NOTE A: Convenience Translation to Dollars
The convenience translation of New Israeli Shekels (NIS) into U.S. dollars was made at the rate of exchange prevailing on June 30, 2015, U.S. $1.00 equals NIS 3.769. The translation was made solely for the convenience of the reader.

NOTE B: IFRS
The Company’s consolidated financial results for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2015 are presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

ABOUT G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.:
G. Willi-Food International Ltd. (http://www.willi-food.com) is an Israeli-based company specializing in high-quality, great-tasting kosher food products. Willi-Food is engaged directly and through its subsidiaries in the design, import, marketing and distribution of over 600 food products worldwide. As one of Israel's leading food importers, Willi-Food markets and sells its food products to over 1,500 customers in Israel and around the world including large retail and private supermarket chains, wholesalers and institutional consumers. The company's operating divisions include Willi-Food in Israel and Gold Frost, a wholly owned subsidiary who designs, develops and distributes branded kosher, dairy-food products.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENT
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 relating to future events or our future performance, such as statements regarding trends, demand for our products and expected sales, operating results, and earnings. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. These risks and other factors include but are not limited to: monetary risks including changes in marketable securities or changes in currency exchange rates- especially the NIS/U.S. Dollar exchange rate, payment default by any of our major clients, the loss of one of more of our key personnel, changes in laws and regulations, including those relating to the food distribution industry, and inability to meet and maintain regulatory qualifications and approvals for our products, termination of arrangements with our suppliers, in particular Arla Foods, loss of one or more of our principal clients, increase or decrease in global purchase prices of food products, increasing levels of competition in Israel and other markets in which we do business, changes in economic conditions in Israel, including in particular economic conditions in the Company's core markets, our inability to accurately predict consumption of our products and changes in consumer preferences, our inability to protect our intellectual property rights, our inability to successfully integrate our recent acquisitions, insurance coverage not sufficient enough to cover losses of product liability claims and risks associated with product liability claims. We cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. The matters discussed in this press release also involve risks and uncertainties summarized under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2013, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015. These factors are updated from time to time through the filing of reports and registration statements with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking information contained in this press release.

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G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

   
June 30,
   
December 31,
   
June 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 4
 
   
NIS
   
US dollars (*)
 
   
(in thousands)
 
ASSETS
                                   
                                     
Current assets
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents
    86,178       58,559       82,902       22,864       15,537       21,996  
Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss
    124,416       158,654       122,733       33,010       42,094       32,564  
Short term deposit
    19,235       -       19,445       5,103       -       5,159  
Trade receivables
    87,682       96,099       86,690       23,265       25,497       23,001  
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
    2,485       6,329       3,700       659       1,679       982  
Inventories
    46,932       38,875       48,586       12,452       10,314       12,891  
Current tax assets
    2,463       -       1,372       653       -       364  
Total current assets
    369,391       358,516       365,428       98,006       95,121       96,957  
                                                 
Non-current assets
                                               
Property, plant and equipment
    74,798       69,143       73,826       19,845       18,345       19,587  
Less -Accumulated depreciation
    30,235       26,726       28,579       8,022       7,091       7,583  
      44,563       42,417       45,247       11,823       11,254       12,004  
                                                 
Other receivables and prepaid expenses
    146       51       133       39       13       35  
Goodwill
    36       36       36       10       10       10  
Deferred taxes
    1,725       133       505       459       34       135  
Total non-current assets
    46,470       42,637       45,921       12,331       11,311       12,184  
                                                 
      415,861       401,153       411,349       110,337       106,432       109,141  
                                                 
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
                                               
                                                 
Current liabilities
                                               
Short-term bank debt
    4       -       -       1       -       -  
Trade payables
    17,072       14,888       15,518       4,530       3,950       4,117  
Employees Benefits
    2,265       2,135       2,120       601       566       564  
Current tax liabilities
    -       9       -       -       2       -  
Other payables and accrued expenses
    3,432       5,992       7,010       911       1,590       1,860  
Total current liabilities
    22,773       23,024       24,648       6,043       6,108       6,541  
                                                 
Non-current liabilities
                                               
retirement benefit obligation
    594       614       635       157       163       168  
Total non-current liabilities
    594       614       635       157       163       168  
                                                 
Shareholders' equity
                                               
Share capital NIS 0.1 par value (authorized - 50,000,000 shares, issued and outstanding – 13,107,579 shares at June  30, 2015; 12,974,245 shares at December 31, 2014)
    1,420       1,407       1,407       377       373       373  
Additional paid in capital
    125,378       120,228       121,430       33,265       31,899       32,218  
Capital fund
    247       247       247       65       65       66  
Remeasurement of the net liability in respect of defined benefit
    (57 )     (33 )     (57 )     (15 )     (9 )     (15 )
Retained earnings
    265,506       255,666       263,039       70,445       67,833       69,790  
Equity attributable to owners of the Company
    392,494       377,515       386,066       104,137       100,161       102,432  
                                                 
      415,861       401,153       411,349       110,337       106,432       109,141  
 
(*)           Convenience translation into U.S. dollars.
 
 
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G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

   
Six months
   
Three months
   
Six months
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
 
   
NIS
   
U.S. dollars (*)
 
   
In thousands (except per share and share data)
 
                                     
Sales
    157,350       174,178       71,174       79,209       41,748       46,213  
Cost of sales
    124,792       132,209       55,679       58,644       33,110       35,078  
                                                 
Gross profit
    32,558       41,969       15,495       20,565       8,638       11,135  
                                                 
Selling expenses
    19,227       20,420       8,867       10,353       5,101       5,418  
General and administrative expenses
    10,211       9,684       5,532       4,628       2,709       2,569  
 Other income
    (2,179 )     (147 )     (2,135 )     -       (578 )     (39 )
                                                 
Total operating expenses
    27,259       29,957       12,264       14,981       7,232       7,948  
                                                 
Operating income
    5,299       12,012       3,231       5,584       1,406       3,187  
                                                 
Financial income
    1,228       4,156       (632 )     659       325       1,103  
Financial expense
    2,864       684       2,761       522       760       181  
                                                 
Total financial (lost) income
    (1,636 )     3,472       (3,393 )     137       (435 )     922  
                                                 
 Income (lost) before taxes on income
    3,663       15,484       (162 )     5,721       971       4,109  
                                                 
 Taxes on income
    1,196       4,003       (10 )     1,347       317       1,062  
                                                 
Profit (lost) for the period
    2,467       11,481       (152 )     4,374       654       3,047  
                                                 
Earnings per share:
                                               
Earnings per share
                                               
Basic earnings per share
    0.19       0.88       (0.01 )     0.34       0.05       0.23  
                                                 
Diluted earnings per share
    0.19       0.88       (0.01 )     0.34       0.05       0.23  
                                                 
Shares used in
computation of basic EPS
    13,014,245       12,974,245       13,974,245       12,974,245       13,014,245       12,974,245  
 
(*)
Convenience translation into U.S. dollars
 
 
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G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Six months
   
Three months
   
Six months
 
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
   
ended June 30,
 
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
 
   
NIS
   
U.S. dollars (*)
 
   
In thousands (except per share and share data)
 
Cash flows - operating activities
                                   
Profit from operations
    2,467       11,481       (152 )     4,374       654       3,045  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities (Appendix)
    456       (8,199 )     16,998       16,503       121       (2,175 )
                                                 
Net cash from operating activities
    2,923       3,282       16,846       20,877       775       870  
                                                 
Cash flows - investing activities
                                               
Acquisition of property plant and equipment
    (2,232 )     (4,004 )     (712 )     (2,175 )     (592 )     (1,062 )
Proceeds from sale of property plant and Equipment
    560       970       428       225       148       257  
Proceeds from Loan carried at fair value through profit or loss
    -       65,400       -       -       -       17,353  
Proceeds from purchase of marketable securities, net
    (1,435 )     (43,268 )     (6,905 )     (11,104 )     (381 )     (11,480 )
                                                 
Net cash from (used in) investing activities
    (3,107 )     19,098       (7,189 )     (13,054 )     (825 )     5,068  
                                                 
Cash flows - financing activities
                                               
Exercise of options into shares
    3,456       -       -       -       917       -  
Short-term bank debt
    4       (18 )     (22 )     (2,644 )     1       (5 )
                                                 
Net cash from (used in)  financing activities
    3,460       (18 )     (22 )     (2,644 )     918       (5 )
                                                 
Increase in cash and cash equivalents
    3,276       22,362       9,635       5,179       868       5,933  
                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents  at the beginning of the financial year
    82,902       36,197       76,543       53,380       21,996       9,604  
                                                 
Cash and cash equivalents of the end of the financial year
    86,178       58,559       86,178       58,559       22,864       15,537  
 
(*)           Convenience Translation into U.S. Dollars.
 
 
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G. WILLI-FOOD INTERNATIONAL LTD.
APPENDIX TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

   
Six months
   
Three months
   
Six months
 
   
ended june 30,
   
ended june 30,
   
Ended June 30,
 
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
   
2 0 1 5
   
2 0 1 4
 
   
NIS
   
U.S. dollars (*)
 
   
In thousands (except per share and share data)
 
                                     
Cash flows from operating activities:
                                   
                                     
A.   Adjustments to reconcile net profit to net cash from operating activities
                                   
Decrease in deferred income taxes
    (1,220 )     (632 )     (1,512 )     (432 )     (324 )     (168 )
Unrealized gain from Short term deposit
    210       -       889       -       56       -  
Unrealized loss (gain) on marketable securities
    (248 )     (2,522 )     1,838       486       (66 )     (669 )
Depreciation and amortization
    1,980       1,779       1,003       889       525       472  
Capital gain on disposal of  property plant and equipment
    (220 )     (188 )     (176 )     -       (58 )     (50 )
Stock based compensation reserve
    505       947       220       471       134       251  
Unrealized Gain of  loan carried at fair value through profit or loss
    -       (100 )     -       -       -       (26 )
Net foreign exchange gain
    -       (786 )     -       (786 )     -       (208 )
                                                 
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                                               
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables and other receivables
    (881 )     (16,803 )     11,832       6,810       (234 )     (4,458 )
Decrease (increase) in inventories
    1,654       15,126       4,701       14,625       439       4,013  
Increase (decrease) in trade and other payables, and other current liabilities
    (1,324 )     (5,020 )     (1,797 )     (5,560 )     (351 )     (1,331 )
                                                 
      456       (8,199 )     16,998       16,503       121       (2,175 )
                                                 
B.   Significant non-cash transactions:
                                               
Purchase of property, plant and
   equipment
    (596 )     4,667       15       2,220       (158 )     1,238  
Supplemental cash flow information:
                                               
Income tax paid
    4,584       4,667       2,394       2,220       1,216       1,238  

(*)           Convenience Translation into U.S. Dollars.
 
This information is intended to be reviewed in conjunction with the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
 
Company Contact:
 
G. Willi Food International Ltd.
Gil Hochboim, CEO and CFO
 (+972) 8-932-1000
gil@willi-food.co.il
 
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