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):  July 21, 2015
 
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
 
Delaware
001-33440
30-0390693
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
     
One Pickwick Plaza, Greenwich, CT 06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
(203) 618-5800
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(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:
 
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  o
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  o
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  o
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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On July 21, 2015, the Registrant issued a press release reporting its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2015.  A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated herein by reference.
 
  All of the information furnished in this report (including Exhibit 99.1 hereto) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and unless expressly set forth by specific reference in such filings, shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings.
 
 
Item 8.02. Other Events.
 
On July 21, 2015, Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (the “Company”) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock.  The Company’s Board of Directors has declared that the dividend will be paid on September 14, 2015 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2015.
 
 
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 

(d)
Exhibits.
99.1
Press Release dated July 21, 2015.

 

 
 

 


 
SIGNATURE
 
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.
 
Dated: July 21, 2015
 
 
INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC.
     
     
 
By:
/s/ Paul J. Brody 
 
Name:
Paul J. Brody
 
Title:
Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
and Secretary


 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX

99.1
Press Release dated July 21, 2015.


























EXHIBIT 99.1

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP ANNOUNCES 2Q2015 RESULTS

— — —

REPORTS COMPREHENSIVE EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $0.44,
INCOME BEFORE TAXES OF $240 MILLION ON $387 MILLION IN NET REVENUES,
AND EARNINGS PER SHARE ON NET INCOME OF $0.37.
DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $0.10 PER SHARE.


GREENWICH, CONN, July 21, 2015 — Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ GS: IBKR) an automated global electronic broker and market maker, today reported diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.44 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to diluted earnings per share on a comprehensive basis of $0.29 for the same period in 2014.

Excluding other comprehensive income, the Company reported diluted earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter ended June 30, 2015, compared to diluted earnings per share of $0.26 for the same period in 2014.

Net revenues were $387 million and income before income taxes was $240 million this quarter, compared to net revenues of $309 million and income before income taxes of $174 million for the same period in 2014.

The Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share.  This dividend is payable on September 14, 2015 to shareholders of record as of September 1, 2015.


Business Highlights

·
65% Electronic Brokerage pretax profit margin for this quarter, up from 59% in the year-ago quarter.
·
42% Market Making pretax profit margin for this quarter, up from 37% in the year-ago quarter.
·
Customer equity grew 22% from the year-ago quarter to $66.0 billion and customer debits increased by 23% to $19.0 billion.
·
Customer accounts increased 18% from the year-ago quarter to 310 thousand.
·
Total DARTs increased 16% from year-ago quarter to 616 thousand.
·
Brokerage segment equity was $3.3 billion. Total equity was $5.2 billion.



 
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Segment Overview

Electronic Brokerage
Electronic Brokerage segment income before income taxes increased 42%, to $188 million, in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period last year, due to higher commissions revenue and net interest income.  Customer accounts grew 18% to 310 thousand and customer equity increased 22% to $66.0 billion from the year-ago quarter.

Commissions and execution fees increased 27% from the year-ago quarter, to $157 million.  Net interest income grew 34% from the year-ago quarter, to $106 million.  Pretax profit margin was 65% in quarter ended June 30, 2015, up from 59% in same period last year.

Total DARTs(1), for cleared and execution-only customers, increased 16% to 616 thousand from the year-ago quarter.  Cleared DARTs were 565 thousand, 17% higher than the same period last year.

Market Making
Market Making segment income before income taxes increased 15%, to $30 million, in the quarter ended June 30, 2015 compared to the same period last year, driven mainly by slightly higher volatility.  Pretax profit margin increased to 42% in the current quarter from 37% in same period last year.

Effects of Foreign Currency Diversification
In connection with our currency strategy, we have determined to base our net worth in GLOBALs, a basket of 16 major currencies in which we hold our equity.  In this quarter, our currency diversification strategy increased our comprehensive earnings by $53 million, as the U.S. dollar value of the GLOBAL increased by approximately 1.0%.  The effects of the currency diversification strategy are reported as components of (1) Other Income in the Corporate segment and (2) Other Comprehensive Income (“OCI”).  As previously disclosed, certain reclassifications have been made to previously reported amounts to conform to the current presentation of currency translation gains and losses related to our currency diversification strategy.


 (1)           Daily average revenue trades (DARTs) are based on customer orders.
_____________________


 
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Conference Call Information:
Interactive Brokers Group will hold a conference call with investors today, July 21, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. ET to discuss its quarterly results.  Investors who would like to listen to the conference call live should dial 877-324-1965 (U.S. domestic) and 631-291-4512 (international). The number should be dialed approximately ten minutes prior to the start of the conference call.  Ask for the “Interactive Brokers Conference Call.”
 
The conference call will also be accessible simultaneously, and through replays, as an audio webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Interactive Brokers web site, www.interactivebrokers.com/ir.
 

About Interactive Brokers Group, Inc.:
Interactive Brokers Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, is an automated global electronic broker that specializes in catering to financial professionals by offering state-of-the-art trading technology, superior execution capabilities, worldwide electronic access, and sophisticated risk management tools at exceptionally low costs.  The brokerage trading platform utilizes the same innovative technology as the Company’s market making business, which specializes in routing orders and executing and processing trades in securities, futures, foreign exchange instruments, bonds and funds on more than 100 electronic exchanges and trading venues around the world.  As a market maker, we provide liquidity at these marketplaces and, as a broker, we provide professional traders and investors with electronic access to stocks, options, futures, forex, bonds and mutual funds from a single IB Universal AccountSM.  Employing proprietary software on a global communications network, Interactive Brokers is continuously integrating its software with a growing number of exchanges and trading venues into one automatically functioning, computerized platform that requires minimal human intervention.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements:
The foregoing information contains certain forward-looking statements that reflect the Company’s current views with respect to certain current and future events and financial performance. These forward-looking statements are and will be, as the case may be, subject to many risks, uncertainties and factors relating to the Company’s operations and business environment which may cause the Company’s actual results to be materially different from any future results, expressed or implied, in these forward-looking statements. Any forward-looking statements in this release are based upon information available to the company on the date of this release. The company does not undertake to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes make it clear that any statements expressed or implied therein will not be realized. Additional information on risk factors that could potentially affect the Company’s financial results may be found in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



For Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. Media: Caitlin Duffy, 203-913-1369 or Investors: Patrick Brennan, 203-618-4070.

 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA
 
TRADE VOLUMES:
(in 000's, except %)
 
                   
Brokerage
               
   
Market
     
Brokerage
     
Non
             
Avg. Trades
   
Making
 
%
 
Cleared
 
%
 
Cleared
 
%
 
Total
 
%
 
per U.S.
Period
 
Trades
 
Change
 
Trades
 
Change
 
Trades
 
Change
 
Trades
 
Change
 
Trading Day
2012
 
            60,421
     
     150,000
     
       16,118
     
     226,540
     
               904
2013
 
            65,320
 
8%
 
     173,849
 
16%
 
       18,489
 
15%
 
     257,658
 
14%
 
            1,029
2014
 
            64,530
 
-1%
 
     206,759
 
19%
 
       18,055
 
-2%
 
     289,344
 
12%
 
            1,155
                                     
2Q2014
 
            14,897
     
       48,622
     
         4,290
     
       67,809
     
            1,076
2Q2015
 
            14,852
 
0%
 
       58,458
 
20%
 
         4,060
 
-5%
 
       77,370
 
14%
 
            1,228
                                     
1Q2015
 
            15,404
     
       58,208
     
         4,581
     
       78,193
     
            1,282
2Q2015
 
            14,852
 
-4%
 
       58,458
 
0%
 
         4,060
 
-11%
 
       77,370
 
-1%
 
            1,228

CONTRACT AND SHARE VOLUMES:
(in 000's, except %)
 
TOTAL
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures*
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2012
 
     698,140
     
       98,801
     
     65,872,960
   
2013
 
     659,673
 
-6%
 
     121,776
 
23%
 
     95,479,739
 
45%
2014
 
     631,265
 
-4%
 
     123,048
 
1%
 
   153,613,174
 
61%
                         
2Q2014
 
     144,635
     
       28,774
     
     35,891,325
   
2Q2015
 
     144,188
 
0%
 
       34,661
 
20%
 
     60,255,458
 
68%
                         
1Q2015
 
     154,289
     
       33,612
     
     35,336,325
   
2Q2015
 
     144,188
 
-7%
 
       34,661
 
3%
 
     60,255,458
 
71%

MARKET MAKING
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures*
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2012
 
     457,384
     
       12,660
     
       9,339,465
   
2013
 
     404,490
 
-12%
 
       18,184
 
44%
 
     12,849,729
 
38%
2014
 
     344,741
 
-15%
 
       15,668
 
-14%
 
     12,025,822
 
-6%
                         
2Q2014
 
       78,641
     
         4,088
     
       2,836,471
   
2Q2015
 
       74,533
 
-5%
 
         3,652
 
-11%
 
       4,270,738
 
51%
                         
1Q2015
 
       83,013
     
         3,408
     
       2,969,719
   
2Q2015
 
       74,533
 
-10%
 
         3,652
 
7%
 
       4,270,738
 
44%

BROKERAGE TOTAL
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures*
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2012
 
     240,756
     
       86,141
     
     56,533,495
   
2013
 
     255,183
 
6%
 
     103,592
 
20%
 
     82,630,010
 
46%
2014
 
     286,524
 
12%
 
     107,380
 
4%
 
   141,587,352
 
71%
                         
2Q2014
 
       65,994
     
       24,686
     
     33,054,854
   
2Q2015
 
       69,655
 
6%
 
       31,009
 
26%
 
     55,984,720
 
69%
                         
1Q2015
 
       71,276
     
       30,204
     
     32,366,606
   
2Q2015
 
       69,655
 
-2%
 
       31,009
 
3%
 
     55,984,720
 
73%

* Includes options on futures

 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
OPERATING DATA, CONTINUED
 
BROKERAGE CLEARED
   
Options
 
%
 
Futures*
 
%
 
Stocks
 
%
Period
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(contracts)
 
Change
 
(shares)
 
Change
2012
 
     144,539
     
       84,794
     
     54,371,351
   
2013
 
     180,660
 
25%
 
     101,732
 
20%
 
     78,829,785
 
45%
2014
 
     225,662
 
25%
 
     106,074
 
4%
 
   137,153,132
 
74%
                         
2Q2014
 
       50,732
     
       24,262
     
     32,041,810
   
2Q2015
 
       57,867
 
14%
 
       30,717
 
27%
 
     55,144,248
 
72%
                         
1Q2015
 
       58,537
     
       29,824
     
     31,418,644
   
2Q2015
 
       57,867
 
-1%
 
       30,717
 
3%
 
     55,144,248
 
76%
                         
 
* Includes options on futures
 
 
BROKERAGE STATISTICS
(in 000's, except % and where noted)
 
               
Year over Year
 
2Q2015
   
2Q2014
 
% Change
   Total Accounts
 
                         310
   
                         262
 
18%
   Customer Equity (in billions)*
$
                        66.0
 
$
                        53.9
 
22%
               
   Cleared DARTs
 
                         565
   
                         484
 
17%
   Total Customer DARTs
 
                         616
   
                         529
 
16%
               
Cleared Customers (in $'s, except DART per account)
         
   Commission per DART
$
                        4.31
 
$
                        4.00
 
8%
   DART per Avg. Account (Annualized)
 
                         469
   
                         473
 
-1%
   Net Revenue per Avg. Account (Annualized)
$
                      3,749
 
$
                      3,360
 
12%
               
               
Consecutive Quarters
 
2Q2015
   
1Q2015
 
% Change
   Total Accounts
 
                         310
   
                         296
 
5%
   Customer Equity (in billions)*
$
                        66.0
 
$
                        61.2
 
8%
               
   Cleared DARTs
 
                         565
   
                         590
 
-4%
   Total Customer DARTs
 
                         616
   
                         648
 
-5%
               
Cleared Customers (in $'s, except DART per account)
         
   Commission per DART
$
                        4.31
 
$
                        4.05
 
6%
   DART per Avg. Account (Annualized)
 
                         469
   
                         513
 
-9%
   Net Revenue per Avg. Account (Annualized)
$
                      3,749
   $
                      4,079
 
-8%
 
* Excludes non-customers.



 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SEGMENT FINANCIAL INFORMATION
(UNAUDITED)
 
       
Three Months
   
Six Months
       
 Ended June 30,
   
 Ended June 30,
       
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
       
(in millions)
                           
Electronic Brokerage
Net revenues (1)
 
$
             288
 
$
             222
 
$
             578
 
$
             446
 
Non-interest expenses
   
             100
   
               90
   
             339
   
             179
                           
 
Income before income taxes
 
$
             188
 
$
             132
 
$
             239
 
$
             267
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
   
65%
   
59%
   
41%
   
60%
                           
Market Making
Net revenues (1)
 
$
               72
 
$
               71
 
$
             139
 
$
             182
 
Non-interest expenses
   
               42
   
               45
   
               82
   
               90
                           
 
Income before income taxes
 
$
               30
 
$
               26
 
$
               57
 
$
               92
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
   
42%
   
37%
   
41%
   
51%
                           
Corporate (2)
Net revenues (1)
 
$
               27
 
$
               16
 
$
           (158)
 
$
               36
 
Non-interest expenses
   
                 5
   
               -
   
                 9
   
                 3
                           
 
Income (loss) before income taxes
 
$
               22
 
$
               16
 
$
           (167)
 
$
               33
                           
                           
Total
Net revenues (1)
 
$
             387
 
$
             309
 
$
             559
 
$
             664
 
Non-interest expenses
   
             147
   
             135
   
             430
   
             272
                           
 
Income before income taxes
 
$
             240
 
$
             174
 
$
             129
 
$
             392
                           
 
Pre-tax profit margin
   
62%
   
56%
   
23%
   
59%
                           

 
(1)  To provide meaningful comparisons, prior period amounts have been revised for changes in the presentation of currency translation classifications.
(2)  Corporate includes corporate related activities as well as inter-segment eliminations.

 

 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)

 
         
Three Months
   
Six Months
         
 Ended June 30,
   
 Ended June 30,
         
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
         
(in millions, except share and per share data)
                             
Revenues:
                       
 
Trading gains  (1)
 
$
               67
 
$
               64
 
$
             129
 
$
             169
 
Commissions and execution fees
   
             157
   
             124
   
             306
   
             261
 
Interest income (1)
   
             126
   
               96
   
             234
   
             183
 
Other income (loss) (1)
   
               55
   
               37
   
             (77)
   
               77
                             
   
Total revenues
   
             405
   
             321
   
             592
   
             690
                             
 
Interest expense
   
               18
   
               12
   
               33
   
               26
                             
   
Total net revenues
   
             387
   
             309
   
             559
   
             664
                             
Non-interest expenses:
                       
 
Execution and clearing
   
               59
   
               52
   
             114
   
             106
 
Employee compensation and benefits
   
               58
   
               53
   
             115
   
             107
 
Occupancy, depreciation and amortization
   
               11
   
               10
   
               21
   
               20
 
Communications
   
                 7
   
                 6
   
               13
   
               12
 
General and administrative
   
               13
   
               14
   
               29
   
               26
 
Customer bad debt
   
               (1)
   
               -
   
             138
   
                 1
                             
   
Total non-interest expenses
   
             147
   
             135
   
             430
   
             272
                             
Income before income taxes
   
             240
   
             174
   
             129
   
             392
                             
Income tax expense
   
               19
   
               13
   
               17
   
               30
                             
Net income
   
             221
   
             161
   
             112
   
             362
                             
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
   
             198
   
             146
   
             102
   
             328
                             
Net income available for common stockholders
 
$
               23
 
$
               15
 
$
               10
 
$
               34
                             
Earnings per share :
                       
 
Basic
 
$
            0.38
 
$
            0.27
 
$
            0.17
 
$
            0.62
 
Diluted
 
$
            0.37
 
$
            0.26
 
$
            0.17
 
$
            0.60
                             
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                       
 
Basic
   
59,481,778
   
56,079,813
   
58,980,348
   
55,375,929
 
Diluted
   
61,038,926
   
57,300,230
   
60,436,915
   
56,674,666
                             
Comprehensive income:
                       
 
Net income available for common stockholders
 
$
               23
 
$
               15
 
$
               10
 
$
               34
 
Other comprehensive income:
                       
   
Cumulative translation adjustment, before income taxes
   
                 4
   
                 2
   
                 3
   
                 2
   
Income taxes related to items of other comprehensive income
   
               -
   
               -
   
               -
   
               -
 
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax
   
                 4
   
                 2
   
                 3
   
                 2
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders
 
$
               27
 
$
               17
 
$
               13
 
$
               36
                             
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests:
                       
      Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
             198
 
$
             146
 
$
             102
 
$
             328
      Other comprehensive income - cumulative translation adjustment
   
               24
   
                 9
   
               15
   
               12
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
$
             222
 
$
             155
 
$
             117
 
$
             340
 
 
(1) To provide meaningful comparisons, prior period amounts have been revised for changes in the presentation of currency translation classifications.

 
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INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(UNAUDITED)
 
             
June 30,
2015
   
December 31,
2014
            (in millions)
                     
Assets
                 
Cash and cash equivalents
       
$
                 1,041
 
$
                 1,269
Cash and securities - segregated for regulatory purposes
       
               16,762
   
               15,404
Securities borrowed
         
                 2,834
   
                 3,660
Securities purchased under agreements to resell
         
                    148
   
                    386
Trading assets, at fair value
         
                 3,613
   
                 3,934
Receivables from customers, net of allowance
         
               19,002
   
               17,051
Receivables from brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
       
                 1,205
   
                 1,131
Other assets
         
                    554
   
                    550
                     
 
Total assets
       
$
               45,159
 
$
               43,385
                     
Liabilities and equity
                 
                     
Liabilities
                 
Short-term borrowings
       
$
                       9
 
$
                     34
Securities loaned
         
                 3,141
   
                 3,199
Trading liabilities - financial instruments sold but not yet purchased, at fair value
   
                 2,183
   
                 2,561
Other payables:
                 
 
Customers
         
               33,837
   
               31,796
 
Brokers, dealers and clearing organizations
         
                    376
   
                    234
 
Other payables
         
                    379
   
                    377
             
               34,592
   
               32,407
                     
Equity
                 
Stockholders' equity
         
                    774
   
                    766
Noncontrolling interests
         
                 4,460
   
                 4,418
 
Total equity
         
                 5,234
   
                 5,184
                     
 
Total liabilities and equity
       
$
               45,159
 
$
               43,385
                     
                     
                     
   
June 30, 2015
   
December 31, 2014
Ownership of IBG LLC Membership Interests
Interests
 
 %
   
Interests
   
 %
                     
IBG, Inc.
         60,944,432
 
15.0%
   
         58,473,186
   
14.5%
Noncontrolling interests (IBG Holdings LLC)
        346,062,282
 
85.0%
   
        346,062,282
   
85.5%
                     
 
Total IBG LLC membership interests
        407,006,714
 
100.0%
   
        404,535,468
   
100.0%
                     

 

 
8

 

INTERACTIVE BROKERS GROUP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
EARNINGS PER SHARE ON COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(UNAUDITED)
 
 
       
Three Months
   
Six Months
       
 Ended June 30,
   
 Ended June 30,
       
2015
   
2014
   
2015
   
2014
       
(in millions, except share and per share data)
                           
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders, net of tax
 
$
               27
 
$
               17
 
$
               13
 
$
               36
                           
Comprehensive income per share:
                       
 
Basic
 
$
            0.45
 
$
            0.30
 
$
            0.22
 
$
            0.65
 
Diluted
 
$
            0.44
 
$
            0.29
 
$
            0.21
 
$
            0.64
                           
                           
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
                       
 
Basic
   
59,481,778
   
56,079,813
   
58,980,348
   
55,375,929
 
Diluted
   
61,038,926
   
57,300,230
   
60,436,915
   
56,674,666
                           

 
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