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):
 
February 26, 2015
 
EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
001-33078
22-3935108
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
  
   
16666 Northchase Drive,
   
Houston, Texas
 
77060
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(Address of principal executive offices)
 
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(Zip Code)

     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
 
(281) 836-7000
 
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
  
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On February 26, 2015, Exterran Partners, L.P. issued a press release announcing our financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
 
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.
 
 Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  
(d) Exhibits.
 
99.1 Press release dated February 26, 2015, announcing Exterran Partners, L.P.’s results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.
 
 

 
 
 


 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
         
   
EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
         
   
By:
 
Exterran General Partner, L.P., its general partner
         
   
By:
 
Exterran GP LLC, its general partner
         
         
  
       
February 26, 2015
 
By:
 
/s/ DAVID S. MILLER
       
David S. Miller
       
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
         
 
 

 


 
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Exhibit Index
 
     
Exhibit No.
 
Description
99.1
 
Press release dated February 26, 2015, announcing Exterran Partners, L.P.’s results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2014.

 
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Exhibit 99.1
Exterran Partners Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2014 Results
 Organic growth of 93,000 operating horsepower for the quarter
 Distribution coverage, excluding the benefit of cost caps, of 1.41x for the quarter

HOUSTON, Feb. 26, 2015 – Exterran Partners, L.P. (NASDAQ: EXLP) today reported EBITDA, as further adjusted (as defined below), of $80.5 million for the fourth quarter 2014, compared to $75.1 million for the third quarter 2014 and $59.0 million for the fourth quarter 2013. Distributable cash flow (as defined below) was $53.4 million for the fourth quarter 2014, compared to $45.7 million for the third quarter 2014 and $37.8 million for the fourth quarter 2013.

Revenue was $161.1 million for the fourth quarter 2014, compared to $153.2 million for the third quarter 2014 and $118.9 million for the fourth quarter 2013.

Net income was $18.9 million, or $0.27 per diluted limited partner unit, for the fourth quarter 2014, compared to $18.1 million, or $0.26 per diluted limited partner unit, for the third quarter 2014, and $11.4 million, or $0.19 per diluted limited partner unit, for the fourth quarter 2013.

Net income, excluding items, for the fourth quarter 2014 was $23.8 million, or $0.36 per diluted limited partner unit, excluding pretax charges of $4.8 million due primarily to non-cash long-lived asset impairment charges related to our fleet. Net income, excluding items, was $22.7 million, or $0.34 per diluted limited partner unit, for the third quarter 2014, compared to $13.7 million, or $0.23 per diluted limited partner unit, for the fourth quarter 2013.
 
EBITDA, as further adjusted, was $280.2 million for 2014, compared to $238.8 million for 2013. Distributable cash flow totaled $177.6 million for 2014, compared to $153.0 million in 2013.

 
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Revenue was $581.0 million for 2014, compared to $466.2 million for 2013. Net income was $61.7 million, or $0.89 per diluted limited partner unit, for 2014, compared to $64.0 million, or $1.18 per diluted limited partner unit, for 2013. Net income, excluding items, for 2014 was $77.7 million, or $1.18 per diluted limited partner unit, excluding pretax charges of $16.0 million due primarily to non-cash long-lived asset impairment charges related to our fleet of $12.8 million and expensed acquisition costs of $2.5 million. Net income, excluding items, was $70.2 million, or $1.30 per diluted limited partner unit, for 2013.

“Fourth-quarter highlights included a solid level of organic horsepower growth and a record quarterly level of distributable cash flow,” said Brad Childers, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Exterran Partners’ managing general partner. “In 2014, Exterran Partners increased operating horsepower by 776,000, or 34 percent, over prior-year levels due to third-party acquisitions and organic growth.”

“For 2015, the energy industry has entered into a reduced commodity price cycle. We believe that Exterran Partners is well positioned to manage through industry cycles as our fee-based business, tied to the production and flow of hydrocarbons, provides relatively stable cash flows.”

For the fourth quarter 2014, Exterran Partners’ quarterly cash distribution was $0.5575 per limited partner unit, or $2.23 per limited partner unit on an annualized basis. The fourth-quarter 2014 distribution is $0.005 higher than the third-quarter 2014 distribution of $0.5525 per limited partner unit and $0.025 higher than the fourth-quarter 2013 distribution of $0.5325 per limited partner unit.

Conference Call Details
Exterran Partners and Exterran Holdings, Inc. will host a joint conference call on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, to discuss their fourth-quarter 2014 financial results. The call will begin at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time.

To listen to the call via a live webcast, please visit Exterran’s website at www.exterran.com. The call will also be available by dialing 800-446-2782 in the United States and Canada, or +1-847-413-3235 for international calls. Please call approximately 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time and reference Exterran conference call number 38981516.

A replay of the conference call will be available on Exterran’s website for approximately seven days. Also, a replay may be accessed by dialing 888-843-7419 in the United States and Canada, or +1-630-652-3042 for international calls. The access code is 38981516#.

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EBITDA, as further adjusted, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income (loss) (a) excluding income taxes, interest expense (including debt extinguishment costs and gain or loss on termination of interest rate swaps), depreciation and amortization expense, impairment charges, restructuring charges, expensed acquisition costs, other items and non-cash selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) costs (b) plus the amounts reimbursed to us by Exterran Holdings as a result of caps on cost of sales and SG&A costs provided in the omnibus agreement to which Exterran Holdings and Exterran Partners are parties (the “Omnibus Agreement”), which amounts are treated as capital contributions from Exterran Holdings for accounting purposes.

 
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In the first quarter of 2014, we revised our definition of EBITDA, as further adjusted, to add back expensed acquisition costs. This adjustment was made because management uses the resulting EBITDA, as further adjusted, as a supplemental measure to review current period operating performance. EBITDA, as further adjusted, for all periods presented have been restated to exclude these amounts for comparison purposes.

Distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as net income (loss) (a) plus depreciation and amortization expense, impairment charges, restructuring charges, expensed acquisition costs, non-cash SG&A costs, interest expense and any amounts reimbursed to us by Exterran Holdings as a result of the caps on cost of sales and SG&A costs provided in the Omnibus Agreement, which amounts are treated as capital contributions from Exterran Holdings for accounting purposes, (b) less cash interest expense (excluding amortization of deferred financing fees, amortization of debt discount and non-cash transactions related to interest rate swaps) and maintenance capital expenditures, and (c) excluding gains/losses on asset sales and other items.

Gross Margin, a non-GAAP measure, is defined as total revenue less cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization expense). Gross margin percentage is defined as gross margin divided by revenue.

About Exterran Partners
Exterran Partners, L.P., a master limited partnership, is the leading provider of natural gas contract compression services to customers throughout the United States.  Exterran Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EXH) owns an equity interest in Exterran Partners, including all of the general partner interest.  For more information, visit www.exterran.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
All statements in this release (and oral statements made regarding the subjects of this release) other than historical facts are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements rely on a number of assumptions concerning future events and are subject to a number of uncertainties and factors, many of which are outside Exterran Partners’ control, which could cause actual results to differ materially from such statements. Forward-looking information includes, but is not limited to: Exterran Partners’ financial and operational strategies and ability to successfully effect those strategies; Exterran Partners’ expectations regarding future economic and market conditions; Exterran Partners’ financial and operational outlook and ability to fulfill that outlook; and demand for Exterran Partners’ services and growth opportunities for those services.

 
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While Exterran Partners believes that the assumptions concerning future events are reasonable, it cautions that there are inherent difficulties in predicting certain important factors that could impact the future performance or results of its business.  Among the factors that could cause results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements are: local, regional and national economic conditions and the impact they may have on Exterran Partners and its customers; changes in tax laws that impact master limited partnerships; conditions in the oil and gas industry, including a sustained decrease in the level of supply or demand for oil or natural gas or a sustained decrease in the price of oil or natural gas; changes in economic conditions in key operating markets; changes in safety, health, environmental and other regulations; the failure of any third party to perform its contractual obligations; and the performance of Exterran Holdings.

These forward-looking statements are also affected by the risk factors, forward-looking statements and challenges and uncertainties described in Exterran Partners’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013 and those set forth from time to time in Exterran Partners’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available at www.exterran.com.  Except as required by law, Exterran Partners expressly disclaims any intention or obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

SOURCE
Exterran Partners, L.P.

 
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EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
 
UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
 
                               
                               
   
Three Months Ended
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                               
                               
Revenue
  $ 161,133     $ 153,163     $ 118,870     $ 581,036     $ 466,193  
                                         
Costs and expenses:
                                       
Cost of sales (excluding depreciation and amortization)
    63,148       61,852       52,706       238,038       202,045  
Depreciation and amortization
    34,969       33,598       26,817       128,196       103,711  
Long-lived asset impairment
    4,775       3,558       2,101       12,810       5,350  
Restructuring charges
    -       125       -       702       -  
Selling, general and administrative
    21,364       20,734       17,213       80,521       61,971  
Interest expense
    17,225       16,141       9,610       57,811       37,068  
Other (income) expense, net
    (162 )     (649 )     (1,165 )     (74 )     (9,481 )
    Total costs and expenses
    141,319       135,359       107,282       518,004       400,664  
Income before income taxes
    19,814       17,804       11,588       63,032       65,529  
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    889       (299 )     229       1,313       1,506  
Net income
  $ 18,925     $ 18,103     $ 11,359     $ 61,719     $ 64,023  
                                         
General partner interest in net income
  $ 3,915     $ 3,631     $ 2,175     $ 13,240     $ 7,969  
                                         
Limited partner interest in net income
  $ 15,010     $ 14,472     $ 9,184     $ 48,479     $ 56,054  
                                         
Weighted average common units outstanding used in earnings
   per limited partner unit (1):
                         
Basic
    55,661       55,661       49,411       54,107       47,651  
                                         
Diluted
    55,664       55,663       49,435       54,109       47,667  
                                         
Earnings per limited partner unit (1):
                                       
Basic
  $ 0.27     $ 0.26     $ 0.19     $ 0.89     $ 1.18  
                                         
Diluted
  $ 0.27     $ 0.26     $ 0.19     $ 0.89     $ 1.18  
                                         
(1) Basic and diluted earnings per limited partner unit is computed using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, basic and diluted earnings per limited partner unit is determined by dividing earnings allocated to the limited partner units after deducting the amounts allocated to our general partner (including distributions to our general partner on its incentive distribution rights) and participating securities (phantom units with nonforfeitable tandem distribution equivalent rights to receive cash distributions), by the weighted average number of outstanding limited partner units excluding the weighted average number of outstanding participating securities during the period.
 
 

 
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EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
 
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
 
(In thousands, except per unit amounts, percentages and ratios)
 
                               
                               
   
Three Months Ended
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                               
Revenue
  $ 161,133     $ 153,163     $ 118,870     $ 581,036     $ 466,193  
                                         
Gross margin (1)
  $ 97,985     $ 91,311     $ 66,164     $ 342,998     $ 264,148  
Gross margin percentage
    61 %     60 %     56 %     59 %     57 %
                                         
EBITDA, as further adjusted (1)
  $ 80,508     $ 75,125     $ 59,013     $ 280,248     $ 238,833  
    % of revenue
    50 %     49 %     50 %     48 %     51 %
                                         
Capital expenditures
  $ 94,566     $ 77,465     $ 53,247     $ 303,952     $ 168,036  
Less: Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment
    (440 )     (4,221 )     (10,885 )     (6,331 )     (61,452 )
Net capital expenditures
  $ 94,126     $ 73,244     $ 42,362     $ 297,621     $ 106,584  
                                         
Distributable cash flow (2)
  $ 53,410     $ 45,682     $ 37,849     $ 177,628     $ 152,976  
                                         
Distributions declared for the period per limited partner unit
  $ 0.5575     $ 0.5525     $ 0.5325     $ 2.1900     $ 2.1000  
Distributions declared to all unitholders for the period,
    including incentive distribution rights
  $ 35,323     $ 34,764     $ 28,840     $ 136,829     $ 112,705  
Distributable cash flow coverage (3)
    1.51 x     1.31 x     1.31 x     1.30 x     1.36 x
Distributable cash flow coverage (without the benefit of the
    cost caps) (4)
    1.41 x     1.24 x     1.02 x     1.20 x     1.13 x
                                         
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
 
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
     2014      2014      2013      2014      2013  
                                         
Debt
  $ 1,300,295     $ 1,220,013     $ 757,955     $ 1,300,295     $ 757,955  
Total partners' capital
    683,341       703,028       591,755       683,341       591,755  
                                         
(1) Management believes EBITDA, as further adjusted, and gross margin provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period to period comparisons. In addition, management uses EBITDA, as further adjusted, as a valuation measure.
 
 
(2) Management uses distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental performance and liquidity measure. Using this metric, management can quickly compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned cash distributions.
 
 
(3) Defined as distributable cash flow for the period divided by distributions declared to all unitholders for the period, including incentive distribution rights.
 
 
(4) Defined as distributable cash flow excluding the benefit of the cost caps for the period divided by distributions declared to all unitholders for the period, including incentive distribution rights. The benefit received from the cost caps on operating and selling, general and administrative costs provided by Exterran Holdings were $3.6 million, $2.7 million and $8.4 million for the three months ended December 31, 2014, September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively, and $13.9 million and $25.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
 

 
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EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
 
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
 
(In thousands, except per unit amounts)
 
                               
                               
   
Three Months Ended
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                               
Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Financial Information:
                             
                               
Net income
  $ 18,925     $ 18,103     $ 11,359     $ 61,719     $ 64,023  
Depreciation and amortization
    34,969       33,598       26,817       128,196       103,711  
Long-lived asset impairment
    4,775       3,558       2,101       12,810       5,350  
Restructuring charges
    -       125       -       702       -  
Selling, general and administrative
    21,364       20,734       17,213       80,521       61,971  
Interest expense
    17,225       16,141       9,610       57,811       37,068  
Other (income) expense, net
    (162 )     (649 )     (1,165 )     (74 )     (9,481 )
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
    889       (299 )     229       1,313       1,506  
Gross margin (1)
    97,985       91,311       66,164       342,998       264,148  
Cap on operating costs provided by Exterran Holdings
   ("EXH")
    -       -       3,938       2,536       12,382  
Cap on selling, general and administrative costs provided by
   EXH
    3,610       2,685       4,412       11,314       12,798  
Expensed acquisition costs (in Other (income) expense, net)
    61       866       246       2,471       821  
Non-cash selling, general and administrative costs
    54       348       301       1,376       1,174  
Less: Selling, general and administrative
    (21,364 )     (20,734 )     (17,213 )     (80,521 )     (61,971 )
Less: Other income (expense), net
    162       649       1,165       74       9,481  
EBITDA, as further adjusted (1)
    80,508       75,125       59,013       280,248       238,833  
Less: (Provision for) benefit from income taxes
    (889 )     299       (229 )     (1,313 )     (1,506 )
Less: Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment (in Other
   (income) expense, net)
    (209 )     (1,414 )     (1,342 )     (2,466 )     (10,140 )
Less: Cash interest expense
    (16,162 )     (14,962 )     (8,774 )     (53,525 )     (32,810 )
Less: Maintenance capital expenditures
    (9,838 )     (13,366 )     (10,819 )     (45,316 )     (41,401 )
Distributable cash flow (2)
  $ 53,410     $ 45,682     $ 37,849     $ 177,628     $ 152,976  
                                         
                                         
Cash flows from operating activities
  $ 48,599     $ 52,980     $ 30,031     $ 185,764     $ 158,286  
(Provision for) benefit from doubtful accounts
    (480 )     (145 )     (149 )     (1,060 )     25  
Cap on operating costs provided by EXH
    -       -       3,938       2,536       12,382  
Cap on selling, general and administrative costs provided by
   EXH
    3,610       2,685       4,412       11,314       12,798  
Expensed acquisition costs
    61       866       246       2,471       821  
Restructuring charges
    -       125       -       702       -  
Payments for settlement of interest rate swaps that include
   financing elements
    (949 )     (950 )     (936 )     (3,793 )     (2,207 )
Maintenance capital expenditures
    (9,838 )     (13,366 )     (10,819 )     (45,316 )     (41,401 )
Change in assets and liabilities
    12,407       3,487       11,126       25,010       12,272  
Distributable cash flow (2)
  $ 53,410     $ 45,682     $ 37,849     $ 177,628     $ 152,976  
                                         
Net income
  $ 18,925     $ 18,103     $ 11,359     $ 61,719     $ 64,023  
Items:
                                       
Long-lived asset impairment
    4,775       3,558       2,101       12,810       5,350  
Restructuring charges
    -       125       -       702       -  
Expensed acquisition costs
    61       866       246       2,471       821  
Net income, excluding items
  $ 23,761     $ 22,652     $ 13,706     $ 77,702     $ 70,194  
                                         
Diluted earnings per limited partner unit
  $ 0.27     $ 0.26     $ 0.19     $ 0.89     $ 1.18  
Adjustment for items per limited partner unit
    0.09       0.08       0.04       0.29       0.12  
Diluted earnings per limited partner unit, excluding items (1)
  $ 0.36     $ 0.34     $ 0.23     $ 1.18     $ 1.30  
                                         
(1) Management believes EBITDA, as further adjusted, diluted earnings per limited partner unit, excluding items, and gross margin provide useful information to investors because these non-GAAP measures, when viewed with our GAAP results and accompanying reconciliations, provide a more complete understanding of our performance than GAAP results alone. Management uses these non-GAAP measures as supplemental measures to review current period operating performance, comparability measures and performance measures for period to period comparisons. In addition, management uses EBITDA, as further adjusted, as a valuation measure.
 
 
(2) Management uses distributable cash flow, a non-GAAP measure, as a supplemental performance and liquidity measure. Using this metric, management can quickly compute the coverage ratio of estimated cash flows to planned cash distributions.
 
 
 
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EXTERRAN PARTNERS, L.P.
 
UNAUDITED SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
 
(In thousands, except percentages)
 
                               
                               
   
Three Months Ended
   
Years Ended
 
   
December 31,
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2014
   
2014
   
2013
   
2014
   
2013
 
                               
Total available horsepower (at period end) (1)
    3,139       3,052       2,417       3,139       2,417  
                                         
Total operating horsepower (at period end) (1)
    3,040       2,947       2,264       3,040       2,264  
                                         
Average operating horsepower
    2,985       2,877       2,242       2,710       2,155  
                                         
Horsepower Utilization:
                                       
Spot (at period end)
    97 %     97 %     94 %     97 %     94 %
Average
    96 %     96 %     93 %     95 %     94 %
                                         
Total available U.S. contract operations horsepower of
    Exterran Holdings and Exterran Partners (at period end)
    4,209       4,125       3,429       4,209       3,429  
                                         
Total operating U.S. contract operations horsepower of
    Exterran Holdings and Exterran Partners (at period end)
    3,700       3,588       2,884       3,700       2,884  
                                         
(1) Includes compressor units leased from Exterran Holdings with an aggregate horsepower of approximately 79,000, 64,000 and 109,000 at December 31, 2014, September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively. Excludes compressor units leased to Exterran Holdings with an aggregate horsepower of approximately 100, 1,000 and 8,000 at December 31, 2014, September 30, 2014 and December 31, 2013, respectively.
 
 
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