EXHIBIT 99.6
DIGITAL ISLAND, INC.
STOCK ISSUANCE AGREEMENT
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AGREEMENT made this _____ day of ___________________________
__________, by and between Digital Island, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
_____________________________________________________, a Participant in the
Corporation's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning
assigned to them in this Agreement or in the attached Appendix.
A. PURCHASE OF SHARES
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1. Purchase. Participant hereby purchases _____________ shares
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of Common Stock (the "Purchased Shares") pursuant to the provisions
of the Stock Issuance Program at the purchase price of $______ per share (the
"Purchase Price").
2. Payment. Concurrently with the delivery of this Agreement to
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the Corporation, Participant shall pay the Purchase Price for the Purchased
Shares in cash or check payable to the Corporation and shall deliver a duly-
executed blank Assignment Separate from Certificate (in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I) with respect to the Purchased Shares.
3. Stockholder Rights. Until such time as the Corporation
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exercises the Repurchase Right, Participant (or any successor in interest)
shall have all the rights of a stockholder (including voting, dividend and
liquidation rights) with respect to the Purchased Shares, subject, however, to
the transfer restrictions of this Agreement.
4. Escrow. The Corporation shall have the right to hold the
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Purchased Shares in escrow until those shares have vested in accordance with
the Vesting Schedule.
5. Compliance with Law. Under no circumstances shall shares of
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Common Stock or other assets be issued or delivered to Participant pursuant to
the provisions of this Agreement unless, in the opinion of counsel for the
Corporation or its successors, there shall have been compliance with all
applicable requirements of Federal and state securities laws, all applicable
listing requirements of any stock exchange (or the Nasdaq National Market, if
applicable) on which the Common Stock is at the time listed for trading and
all other requirements of law or of any regulatory bodies having jurisdiction
over such issuance and delivery.
B. TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS
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1. Restriction on Transfer. Except for any Permitted Transfer,
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Participant shall not transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any
of the Purchased Shares which are subject to the Repurchase Right.
2. Restrictive Legend. The stock certificate for the Purchased
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Shares shall be endorsed with the following restrictive legend:
"The shares represented by this certificate are unvested and
subject to certain repurchase rights granted to the Corporation and
accordingly may not be sold, assigned, transferred, encumbered, or in any
manner disposed of except in conformity with the terms of a written
agreement dated ____________, ______ between the Corporation and the
registered holder of the shares (or the predecessor in interest to the
shares). A copy of such agreement is maintained at the Corporation's
principal corporate offices."
3. Transferee Obligations. Each person (other than the
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Corporation) to whom the Purchased Shares are transferred by means of a
Permitted Transfer must, as a condition precedent to the validity of such
transfer, acknowledge in writing to the Corporation that such person is bound
by the provisions of this Agreement and that the transferred shares are
subject to the Repurchase Right to the same extent such shares would be so
subject if retained by Participant.
C. REPURCHASE RIGHT
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1. Grant. The Corporation is hereby granted the right (the
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"Repurchase Right"), exercisable at any time during the ninety (90)-day period
following the date Participant ceases for any reason to remain in Service, to
repurchase at the Purchase Price all or any portion of the Purchased Shares in
which Participant is not, at the time of his or her cessation of Service,
vested in accordance with the Vesting Schedule set forth in Paragraph C.3 of
this Agreement or the special vesting acceleration provisions of Paragraph C.5
of this Agreement (such shares to be hereinafter referred to as the "Unvested
Shares").
2. Exercise of the Repurchase Right. The Repurchase Right shall be
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exercisable by written notice delivered to each Owner of the Unvested Shares
prior to the expiration of the ninety (90)-day exercise period. The notice
shall indicate the number of Unvested Shares to be repurchased and the date on
which the repurchase is to be effected, such date to be not more than thirty
(30) days after the date of such notice. The certificates representing the
Unvested Shares to be repurchased shall be delivered to the Corporation on
the closing date specified for the repurchase. Concurrently with the receipt
of such stock certificates, the Corporation shall pay to Owner, in cash or
cash equivalent (including the cancellation of any purchase-money
indebtedness), an amount equal to the Purchase Price previously paid for the
Unvested Shares to be repurchased from Owner.
3. Termination of the Repurchase Right. The Repurchase Right shall
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terminate with respect to any Unvested Shares for which it is not timely
exercised under Paragraph C.2. In addition, the Repurchase Right shall
terminate and cease to be exercisable with respect to any and all Purchased
Shares in which Participant vests in accordance with the following Vesting
Schedule:
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(i) Upon Participant's completion of one (1) year of Service
measured from ______________, _______, Participant shall acquire a vested
interest in, and the Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to, twenty-
four percent (24%) of the Purchased Shares.
(ii) Participant shall acquire a vested interest in, and the
Repurchase Right shall lapse with respect to, the remaining Purchased
Shares in a series of thirty eight (38) successive equal monthly
installments upon Participant's completion of each additional month of
Service over the thirty-eight (38)-month period measured from the initial
vesting date under subparagraph (i) above.
4. Recapitalization. Any new, substituted or additional securities
or other property (including cash paid other than as a regular cash dividend)
which is by reason of any Recapitalization distributed with respect to the
Purchased Shares shall be immediately subject to the Repurchase Right and any
escrow requirements hereunder, but only to the extent the Purchased Shares are
at the time covered by such right or escrow requirements. Appropriate
adjustments to reflect such distribution shall be made to the number and/or
class of securities subject to this Agreement and to the price per share to be
paid upon the exercise of the Repurchase Right in order to reflect the effect
of any such Recapitalization upon the Corporation's capital structure;
provided, however, that the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same.
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5. Corporate Transaction.
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(a) Immediately prior to the consummation of any Corporate
Transaction, the Repurchase Right shall automatically lapse in its entirety
and the Purchased Shares shall vest in full, except to the extent the
Repurchase Right is to be assigned to the successor corporation (or parent
thereof) in connection with the Corporate Transaction.
(b) To the extent the Repurchase Right remains in effect
following a Corporate Transaction, such right shall apply to the new capital
stock or other property (including any cash payments) received in exchange for
the Purchased Shares in consummation of the Corporate Transaction, but only to
the extent the Purchased Shares are at the time covered by such right.
Appropriate adjustments shall be made to the price per share payable upon
exercise of the Repurchase Right to reflect the effect of the Corporate
Transaction upon the Corporation's capital structure; provided, however,
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that the aggregate purchase price shall remain the same. The new securities or
other property (including cash payments) issued or distributed with respect to
the Purchased Shares in consummation of the Corporate Transaction shall
immediately be deposited in escrow with the Corporation (or the successor
entity) and shall not be released from escrow until Participant vests in such
securities or other property in accordance with the same Vesting Schedule in
effect for the Purchased Shares.
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D. SPECIAL TAX ELECTION
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1. Section 83(b) Election. Under Code Section 83, the excess of
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the fair market value of the Purchased Shares on the date any forfeiture
restrictions applicable to such shares lapse over the Purchase Price paid for
such shares will be reportable as ordinary income on the lapse date. For this
purpose, the term "forfeiture restrictions" includes the right of the
Corporation to repurchase the Purchased Shares pursuant to the Repurchase
Right. Participant may elect under Code Section 83(b) to be taxed at the time
the Purchased Shares are acquired, rather than when and as such Purchased
Shares cease to be subject to such forfeiture restrictions. Such election must
be filed with the Internal Revenue Service within thirty (30) days after the
date of this Agreement. Even if the fair market value of the Purchased Shares
on the date of this Agreement equals the Purchase Price paid (and thus no tax
is payable), the election must be made to avoid adverse tax consequences in
the future. THE FORM FOR MAKING THIS ELECTION IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT II
HERETO. PARTICIPANT UNDERSTANDS THAT FAILURE TO MAKE THIS FILING WITHIN THE
APPLICABLE THIRTY (30)-DAY PERIOD WILL RESULT IN THE RECOGNITION OF ORDINARY
INCOME AS THE FORFEITURE RESTRICTIONS LAPSE.
2. FILING RESPONSIBILITY. PARTICIPANT ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS
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PARTICIPANT'S SOLE RESPONSIBILITY, AND NOT THE CORPORATION'S, TO FILE A TIMELY
ELECTION UNDER CODE SECTION 83(b), EVEN IF PARTICIPANT REQUESTS THE
CORPORATION OR ITS REPRESENTATIVES TO MAKE THIS FILING ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.
E. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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1. Assignment. The Corporation may assign the Repurchase Right to
any person or entity selected by the Board, including (without limitation) one
or more stockholders of the Corporation.
2. At Will Employment. Nothing in this Agreement or in the Plan
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shall confer upon Participant any right to continue in Service for any period
of specific duration or interfere with or otherwise restrict in any way the
rights of the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary employing or retaining
Participant) or of Participant, which rights are hereby expressly reserved by
each, to terminate Participant's Service at any time for any reason, with or
without cause.
3. Notices. Any notice required to be given under this Agreement
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shall be in writing and shall be deemed effective upon personal delivery or
upon deposit in the U.S. mail, registered or certified, postage prepaid and
properly addressed to the party entitled to such notice at the address
indicated below such party's signature line on this Agreement or at such other
address as such party may designate by ten (10) days advance written notice
under this paragraph to all other parties to this Agreement.
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4. No Waiver. The failure of the Corporation in any instance to
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exercise the Repurchase Right shall not constitute a waiver of any other
repurchase rights that may subsequently arise under the provisions of this
Agreement or any other agreement between the Corporation and Participant. No
waiver of any breach or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed to be a
waiver of any other or subsequent breach or condition, whether of like or
different nature.
5. Cancellation of Shares. If the Corporation shall make
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available, at the time and place and in the amount and form provided in this
Agreement, the consideration for the Purchased Shares to be repurchased in
accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, then from and after such
time, the person from whom such shares are to be repurchased shall no longer
have any rights as a holder of such shares (other than the right to receive
payment of such consideration in accordance with this Agreement). Such shares
shall be deemed purchased in accordance with the applicable provisions hereof,
and the Corporation shall be deemed the owner and holder of such shares,
whether or not the certificates therefor have been delivered as required by
this Agreement.
6. Participant Undertaking. Participant hereby agrees to take
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whatever additional action and execute whatever additional documents the
Corporation may deem necessary or advisable in order to carry out or effect
one or more of the obligations or restrictions imposed on either Participant
or the Purchased Shares pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement.
7. Agreement is Entire Contract. This Agreement constitutes the
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entire contract between the parties hereto with regard to the subject matter
hereof. This Agreement is made pursuant to the provisions of the Plan and
shall in all respects be construed in conformity with the terms of the Plan.
8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
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construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of California without
resort to that State's conflict-of-laws rules.
9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts,
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each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.
10. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement shall
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inure to the benefit of, and be binding upon, the Corporation and its
successors and assigns and upon Participant, Participant's assigns and the
legal representatives, heirs and legatees of Participant's estate, whether or
not any such person shall have become a party to this Agreement and have
agreed in writing to join herein and be bound by the terms hereof.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement on the
day and year first indicated above.
DIGITAL ISLAND, INC.
By:
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Title:
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Address:
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PARTICIPANT
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Signature
Address:
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SPOUSAL ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The undersigned spouse of the Participant has read and hereby approves
the foregoing Stock Issuance Agreement. In consideration of the Corporation's
granting the Participant the right to acquire the Purchased Shares in accordance
with the terms of such Agreement, the undersigned hereby agrees to be
irrevocably bound by all the terms of such Agreement, including (without
limitation) the right of the Corporation (or its assigns) to purchase any
Purchased Shares in which the Participant is not vested at the time of his or
her termination of Service.
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PARTICIPANT'S SPOUSE
Address:
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EXHIBIT I
ASSIGNMENT SEPARATE FROM CERTIFICATE
FOR VALUE RECEIVED ______________________ hereby sell(s), assign(s)
and transfer(s) unto Digital Island, Inc. (the "Corporation"),
_______________________________________ (___________) shares of the Common Stock
of the Corporation standing in his or her name on the books of the Corporation
represented by Certificate No. ___________________ herewith and do(es) hereby
irrevocably constitute and appoint ______________________________ Attorney to
transfer the said stock on the books of the Corporation with full power of
substitution in the premises.
Dated: _________________, _____.
Signature
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Instruction: Please do not fill in any blanks other than the signature line.
Please sign exactly as you would like your name to appear on the issued stock
certificate. The purpose of this assignment is to enable the Corporation to
exercise the Repurchase Right without requiring additional signatures on the
part of Participant.
EXHIBIT II
SECTION 83(b) TAX ELECTION
This statement is being made under Section 83(b) of the Internal Revenue Code,
pursuant to Treas. Reg. Section 1.83-2.
(1) The taxpayer who performed the services is:
Name:
Address:
Taxpayer Ident. No.:
(2) The property with respect to which the election is being made is
____________ shares of the common stock of Digital Island, Inc.
(3) The property was issued on _________________, _________.
(4) The taxable year in which the election is being made is the calendar year
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(5) The property is subject to a repurchase right pursuant to which the issuer
has the right to acquire the property at the original purchase price if for
any reason taxpayer's service with the issuer terminates. The issuer's
repurchase right will lapse in a series of annual and monthly installments
over a fifty (50)-month period ending on
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(6) The fair market value at the time of transfer (determined without regard to
any restriction other than a restriction which by its terms will never
lapse) is $_____________per share.
(7) The amount paid for such property is $____________ per share.
(8) A copy of this statement was furnished to Digital Island, Inc. for whom
taxpayer rendered the services underlying the transfer of property.
(9) This statement is executed on ________________________, _______.
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Spouse (if any) Taxpayer
This election must be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Center with
which taxpayer files his or her Federal income tax returns and must be made
within thirty (30) days after the execution date of the Stock Issuance
Agreement. This filing should be made by registered or certified mail, return
receipt requested. Participant must retain two (2) copies of the completed form
for filing with his or her Federal and state tax returns for the current tax
year and an additional copy for his or her records.
APPENDIX
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The following definitions shall be in effect under the Agreement:
A. Agreement shall mean this Stock Issuance Agreement.
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B. Board shall mean the Corporation's Board of Directors.
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C. Common Stock shall mean shares of the Corporation's common stock.
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D. Code shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
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E. Corporate Transaction shall mean either of the following
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stockholder-approved transactions:
(i) a merger or consolidation in which securities possessing more
than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
Corporation's outstanding securities are transferred to a person or persons
different from the persons holding those securities immediately prior to
such transaction, or
(ii) the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
substantially all of the Corporation's assets in complete liquidation or
dissolution of the Corporation.
F. Corporation shall mean Digital Island, Inc., a Delaware
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corporation, and any successor corporation to all or substantially all of the
assets or voting stock of Digital Island, Inc.
G. Owner shall mean Participant and all subsequent holders of the
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Purchased Shares who derive their chain of ownership through a Permitted
Transfer from Participant.
H. Parent shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation) in
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an unbroken chain of corporations ending with the Corporation, provided each
corporation in the unbroken chain (other than the Corporation) owns, at the time
of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more of the total
combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other corporations
in such chain.
I. Participant shall mean the person to whom the Purchased Shares are
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issued under the Stock Issuance Program.
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J. Permitted Transfer shall mean (i) a gratuitous transfer of the
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Purchased Shares, provided and only if Participant obtains the Corporation's
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prior written consent to such transfer, (ii) a transfer of title to the
Purchased Shares effected pursuant to Participant's will or the laws of
intestate succession following Participant's death or (iii) a transfer to the
Corporation in pledge as security for any purchase-money indebtedness incurred
by Participant in connection with the acquisition of the Purchased Shares.
K. Plan shall mean the Corporation's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
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L. Plan Administrator shall mean either the Board or a committee of
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the Board acting in its administrative capacity under the Plan.
M. Purchase Price shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
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Paragraph A.1.
N. Purchased Shares shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
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Paragraph A.1.
O. Recapitalization shall mean any stock split, stock dividend,
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recapitalization, combination of shares, exchange of shares or other change
affecting the Corporation's outstanding Common Stock as a class without the
Corporation's receipt of consideration.
P. Repurchase Right shall mean the right granted to the Corporation
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in accordance with Article C.
Q. Service shall mean the Participant's performance of services for
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the Corporation (or any Parent or Subsidiary) in the capacity of an employee,
subject to the control and direction of the employer entity as to both the work
to be performed and the manner and method of performance, a non-employee member
of the board of directors or an independent consultant.
R. Stock Issuance Program shall mean the Stock Issuance Program under
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the Plan.
S. Subsidiary shall mean any corporation (other than the Corporation)
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in an unbroken chain of corporations beginning with the Corporation, provided
each corporation (other than the last corporation) in the unbroken chain owns,
at the time of the determination, stock possessing fifty percent (50%) or more
of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock in one of the other
corporations in such chain.
T. Vesting Schedule shall mean the vesting schedule specified in
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Paragraph C.3, pursuant to which the Purchased Shares are to vest in a series of
installments over Participant's period of Service.
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U. Unvested Shares shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
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Paragraph C.1.
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