Securitas Acquires Stanley Security For $3.2 Billion

By John Honovich, Published Dec 08, 2021, 10:19am EST (Info+)

Securitas has made what it claims to be a "transformative" acquisition that "will be at the center of [its] strategy for years to come" in acquiring Stanley's Electronic Security business for $3.2 billion USD.

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Inside this report, we examine the Investor's Deck and detailed commentary from the hour-plus investor's call to see what problems Securitas is trying to solve and how this impacts the broader security integration market.

Executive *******

********* ** ****** ** ********* *** massive ******** ***** ******** (***,***+ *********) from *** ****** ****** (~*%), *** revenue ******, *** *************** *** ****** valuation (*.** ****** *****) **** **** it ***** **** ****** * "****** in ************ ********".

** ** ****, ********* ** ****** a ******** ******* *** *******'* ********** security ******** (****** ** ****** *****) but *** ******* ******, **** ****** Stanley ***** & ****** (***** **** division *** ** *******), ********* **** make ********** ******** *** ****** ** their ****-**** ********.

**** ** **** ** * ******* trend ** ******** ***** ********* *********** the ***** ** ***** **** ******** and ********** ** ******* ** * technology-focused ********.

Deck *** ****

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Guards ** ***********

********* **** *********** (*.*., ********** ********) to **** ************* ****** ******* (*.*., OPM) *** ********** ****** ****** **** guards, ** **** ******* **** *** deck *****:

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********* ********** *** ****-***** **** **** only * **** ***** **** ** the *********** ****** ******** ** "******" companies, ** ********* *****:

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********* ****** "****** ** *******" ********* "JCI/Tyco, ******* ********, ***/***** **** & Safety, ******* *** ********* **", ******* omitting **********.

***** ******* *********** ** ********* **** though *** ** *** ********** ** how **** ****** ******* *** **** at *** ******* ** ***** / national ****. ***** **** *********** ****** global ******* ** ******* **** ********, local ******* ***** **** *** ********* of ***** **** ********** ** ******* and ***-**** *******.

***** *** ***** *** ***** ***** about ********, ********* *** ***** ** focus ** ***** * ****** ** intelligent ******** ** ***** *****:

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**** **** ***********, ******, **** * revenue *********** ********* **** ***** ** roughly **% * ******** ******* *** only * ******** ********** ***. ** course, ***** *** ********* *** ********* growth ***** ** ***** **********, ********* may *** *** ** ********* * technology ********.

Stanley's ******** ***

*** ******** ** *******'* ******* ** from ***** ******* *** *********** **** is **** ********* *******:

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Valuation ** *******

*** * ****** **********/************, *** ********* Securitas **** ($*.* ******* ****, ****** 2x ** * ~$*.* ******* ********) was ******. *********** ********** **** ******** are ****** ** ~** ***** ** lower.

********* *** *******'* ******** ******* * relatively **** ********** ** ********* *******, its ********** ***** ***** (***** ** quite ********), *** ***** *** ******* (in *** **% *****). ********, ** a ********* ********, ********* *** ********** various ************, **** **** *** ***********.

*** *******, *** ******* ***** ********** that ********* *** ******** *** ******** Stanley ******** ~*,*** *********** *** ~*,*** salespeople ** **** / ***** **** from ***** ******** **********.

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Parts ******* *******

****** *** **** *********** ********, *** deal **** ******** * ****** ** their ******* ********* ********* *******, ********, Pacom, *** ********, ** ***** *****:

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*** ********** **** ****** ** *** company's ******** *********** ** *****, ******, etc. *** *** **** ** ******* nor **** ****.

Total ********* ********** ******** **** $* *******

********* **** **** **** *** **** a ~$* ******* ********** ******** ********, more **** ******** **** ***** ******** business ** **** ****:

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**** ** *** ****** ********* / Stanley **** ** * *****, ************* ******** $** ******* *** ** 2020 *** *******'*********** ******** ******** ** *******, ********, Switzerland, *********, *** *****.

Tuck ** *** *** ************** ************

********* ******* ****** ****-** ************ ** this ***** *** *** ************** **** (like ****), **** *** ******* ** the ********'* ****.

Explaining *** ***** ****

********* ******** *** ***** **** ** an ******* **** *** ********* ******** in *** ********'* ****:

***** ** * ************** ***** *** other ********** *******

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************* ********** ********* **** *** *********** with ****

****** ***** ** **** **** **** enabled

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***** *** ******** ***** ****** *** a **** **** ** ******* ********* this ******, ****-***** ********* **** ** find **** ***** *** ** ***** their ********** ***** *******. ******* ** not ********* **** * ******* *** this ****, *** **** **** ******* Securitas *** ********* ** ******* **** from ******** ** *********** *** **********, a ***** *** *** *** ******.

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Undisclosed End User #1

12/08/21 04:35pm

***. ** ********** **** **** ********* was **** ****.

********* ***** ******** **** ** *** our ******* *****'* **** ******** ***** them *** ******.

** *** ******* ********, * **** use **** **** ***** ** ** other ****** *** ********** ******** ********.

*'* *** **** *** **** ******** anything *** ****** ****.

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In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 12/09/21 12:44am

*** ***** **** "********", ** *** disagree **** ** ******** ********** ** that ** *****'* ******* ******** *** either ****?

** **** ** *** ****** ** you ******'* ******** **** ******** ***** my ******** **********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 12/09/21 12:47am

* ***'* **** *** ** *** they ***** ** ********, ** ***** generally ** **** **** **** *** positive *********** **** *******. * ***'* have ****** ********** **** ******* ** strongly **** * ***** ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Undisclosed End User #1 | 12/09/21 04:42pm

** ********** ** ******* ** *****. But ************ ***** *********. ** **** reap *** ******** ** **** * believe **** ** *** ******** ********* (even *******, ** ****'* ********) ******* and *******. ** *** *** ***** when ******* *** *** **.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

12/08/21 04:49pm

**** **** *** *** ****** ********** List ** ****** *********/***, **?

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #2 | 12/09/21 12:51am

#*, *** *** ** ****** *********/***'* integration ********? ** ***** ******* *******, they *** **** ****** **** ********* but **'* *** ***** ** ** if ****** / *** *** ***** in **** ** ********* ** ********** security ***.

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Undisclosed Integrator #2

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 01:07am

****'* * ***** ******** ****. *'* not ***% ****. **** ** $.**, prior ** *** ******* *********** * would **** **** **** ********* *********** was ******* ** ** *** **** G4S ***** ** *** **** **** is *** ****** **** ** ** the ******/*** *********** *** *'* *** it ** ********** ****** ***. **** before ******* ****** ********, ******* *** pretty ***.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 12:30pm

** ****, **** ** *** ****** info ****** ** *** **** ** the ******** ********* **** *** ********** offerings ********* *** ***** **% ** revenue - ******* ****** *** *% link ***** ** *** *******.

*******: ****** *********'* *********** ** *** a **** ** '********' *********** | Security **** *****

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #4 | 12/09/21 12:47pm

#*, ****** **** ******* ** ** the ***** *********. **** ******* **** "****** **% ** ***’* ******* ***** from **** ***** ** ********** *********". The **** ***** ** * ****** flag ** ** *** ** ****** look ******* **** ***'* *** *************.

***'* ***** **** *** **** ** "technology ******* ********", *.*. ****** **** ********'* ****:

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**** *** **************** ***** ********** ** **** ****:

********** **********-******* ********* *** ********* **** combinetwo ** **** **: ******** *************, **** **********, ********** *** **** *** ************. These integrated technology-enabled solutions account for around half of the Group’s security revenues. [emphasis added]

*** **** **** *****, **** *****, gives **** ***** ***** *** **** define ****:

***/***, * ** ********* **** ****** half ** ***'* ******* ** **** actual ****** **********, *.*., ********, **** services, ** *********** ********. *** *******, based ** ***'* ~$*-** ******* *******, that ***** **** *** ***** ** doing $*+ ******* ** **********.

***** ** ***** *** **********, **** include ****** (*.*., ******** *************) ** "technology ******* ********" ** **** ** they *** ********* ****** **** **** consulting ** * ****** ** * door ******, ***.

**** ********* **** ****** ************ **** to ********* *** ***** ******* **** guards ** **** ** *** *** become **** *********** / **** ** a ***********. ******* ******* ** **** is **** ** *** ****** **** for ***** *********? **** ** **** to ******* ******* ******** *** ***** bundled **** ******* (***** ****, ********) and ***** ******** (***** ****** *** Verkada). *** ** *** ****** ******* just *** ******* *** ********* ** do *** ******* *** ****** ******** cost (***** ***** ******* *** ****** size, ***.)?

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 04:21pm

****, **** *********** ***** *** **** up **** ** **********. **** ******* any ******** **** *** ***** ** technology ** * ********** ********. ** 3 ***** ** ***** ******* + 1 ****** *** **'* ********** *******.

**** * ** ***********, *** *********** group ***** ****** **** ******* ** a *** *** ******* (***/**/*******) ** boutique/whale ******** ** *** **** *-** years. ******** **** **** * ***, it ****'* **** ********* **** ******* countries ***** ***** **% ** ******* as ** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #7

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 05:53pm

*** ***'* **** *** ******* *********** report, **** *** $**** *** *** had $**** ** ******* *********** *******, putting *** *** ******** ** ********* around $****.

**** *** ******* *********** ****** ******** | *** ********

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Shannon Davis

IPVMU Certified | 12/08/21 05:39pm

** *** ******** ***** **** **** spun *** **** ********* **** ****** by ******* **** ** **** ** Securitas. **** ** **** ** **** don't **** ******** **** *** ***** looking ******** ***** ******** **** ***** not *** ***!

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

12/08/21 11:00pm

** ******* ****** *** *****?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #9

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 12/10/21 02:56pm

** ******* ****** *** *****?

**** ** ***'** ***** **** **

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John Honovich

IPVM | 12/09/21 02:03am

* ****** ******* ******** ********* ********* the ********* ** *** ******** **** about ****:

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Rick Caruthers

Galaxy Control Systems
12/09/21 02:28pm

****** * ********** ******** **** *** their ***** ******* ******** ******** **** a **** ** ********* **** *** service. **** ***** ***** *********** *** integrators **** *** ********* ** ***** accounts ** **** *** **********. **** will ****.

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Undisclosed End User #1

In reply to Rick Caruthers | 12/09/21 03:09pm

** * ***** ****** ***-****, * can **** *** ** *****'* ****** to **** ** **.

**** ** ** ******* ***** ** more ********* *** ********. ** ****, many ***** ********* **** *********** ******** that ******* ******** *********.

*** ******** *** ******* ***** ** many ******* ********* ********** ********* **** internal ********* **************, **********, ***************, ****** location, ****** ** ********* *********** ** staff, ********, ******* *****, *** ******* of *** ********, *** ******* ******* level **********.

* ***** ***** ***** * ******* to ** ********** ****** ******* **** are ********** *** ***** ********. ** I ***** ** ******* ********* ** guard ********, **** ***** ***** *** an ********** ******** *******.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rick Caruthers | 12/09/21 03:17pm

***** ******* ***** ******** ***** ********* is ********* *** ** *** **** common ******* ****** **** ***** *********. How ********* *** ***** ********* *********? Do ***** ********* ********* ***** / respect ***** ***** *********?

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Rick Caruthers

Galaxy Control Systems
In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 03:29pm

***** *** *** **** ****** *** imagine **** ** **** *** ********** in **% ** ***** ******** **** introducing *** *********** *******, **** ***** would ****** ** *********** *******. ****, its *** **** **** *** ******** from ******* ** ******** ** ** integration ********, **** *** ******** ** the ***** * ****** *** ********** name. **** ***** **** **** *** path * *** ********. ** **** worked **** ******* ******** *** ****-******** traditional **** ******** ********* (*********, ***********..) and **** **** **** ******** **** good *******. * *** **** ** is ******** ********* ******* ** *** electronic ****** ** **** ********* *** still ** ********* ********.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Rick Caruthers | 12/09/21 03:43pm

********** ** **% ** ***** ******** base *********** *** *********** *******, **** alone ***** ****** ** *********** *******

****, * **** ***'* **** ** it's **% ** *.*%, ***.

***** ** ***** *** ** ******* way. *** *******, ** ********* ***** two ****** *** ** ********, *** does *** ***, **********, ***/****, ***. buy ***** *********? ***** ********* **** much ***** ********** ** ** ****** be ****** ** ** ****. ** they *** ***, ** **** **** a **** ** *********** ** *** part ** *** ***** *********?

** ** *****, * ** *** sure *** * ***'* **** ****** here *** ** ****** *** ********** or *********** **** ***** **** ******* this *** **, * ***** ********** it.

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Mark Sams

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 04:30pm

****,

* ***** *** *** **** **. I ***** ***** ********* *** ****** ground ** *** ******** *********. ** security ******* **** *** **** **********-***** the **** *** ****** ** ******* smaller. ** *** **** *** *** guard ********* ** **** ** ** to *** **** *** ********** ******** realm.

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Undisclosed End User #1

In reply to Mark Sams | 12/09/21 05:15pm

** ******** ******* **** *** **** technology-based *** **** *** ****** ** getting *******.

* *** *******. *** **** ** to ******* ********** ***** ***** **** technology ******** ********. **** *** ** done **** * ***** ******* ********** program, ****** *******, *** ***** **** minimal ***** ***** *** ****** *** monitoring.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 04:34pm

*'** ***** ****** *** **** ********, the *** ***** ***** *** ** that * *****'* **** *** ** the ***** ********* *** ***** *********** services ** ********** ****** ** ** that **** **** * ********** ****** of ******* **** *** ***********.

**'* **** ****** **** *** *********** are ****** ******* **** **** *** guard ********* ** ********* *********** ***** at ******** *** ****** ** ****** on * ****. **** *** *** JCI **** **** ****** ***** **** robotics ** ** *******. *'* ******* to *** **** *** ***** *** looking ** ******** **** ** ***** technology ** ****** ***** ****** *** a ****.

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Rick Caruthers

Galaxy Control Systems
In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #5 | 12/09/21 10:12pm

*'** ***** ****** *** **** ********, the *** ***** ***** *** ** that * *****'* **** *** ** the ***** ********* *** ***** *********** services ** ********** ****** ** ** that **** **** * ********** ****** of ******* **** *** ***********.

*** *** **** *** *** ***** too **** ****** * ******* *** size ** ******* **** * **** track ****** ** ********** *****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Rick Caruthers | 12/09/21 10:38pm

**** **** * **** ****, * sale *** *** ** *******'* ******** units ****'* **** ************ ******* **** another. ** * ***** # ** cases, **** **** * *** ** least ** *** ** **** *** technology **** ******** ** **** ** guard *******. ** ***** ** *** guard **** ** *** ******** **** more ********* ** **** **** ***** on *** ********** ****. *** ******* environment ***** ********* *** ******* ** downsize ***** ***** ****** ***** **** even **** ****.

*** **** ***** ******** ****, *** given **** ********* ****** **** *** have * **** ********** ** *** guard ********, **'* *** ****** **** they **** ** **** ** ******** their ****** ***** ********* **** ********** sales, ** **** ** *** ***** here **** **** ** ********.

***** **** ** **** **** ** SI *********** *** *** *********** ***** is **** ** ******** ******* ****** as *** ***** ***** ********* ** sink ****** ****. **** **** ***** be ******* ******** ****** ******, *** the ***** ***** ** ***** ***** to ** * *********** ******.

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In reply to John Honovich | 12/09/21 05:09pm

** ***** ********* ********* ***** / respect ***** ***** *********

**** ***'*. **'* ********* ** ********* trust **** *** ******** ** ** high.

*** ******* ************* **** ***** ******** is ***** ****'** ***** ** ***** your ********, **** ********* **** ** protect ********** **** ***** ***** (********, time, ***.), ******* **********.

**** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #5

In reply to Rick Caruthers | 12/09/21 04:28pm

**'* ****** ***** ** ****** ** how **** **** ******* ** ****. That *** ***'* **** ****** ****** Adesta *** ** ** ***** ****** they **** ****** ** ****** **** continually ****** ** ******** **** **** on **** *******, **** **** *** projects ******** ******* *** ******** *****.

*** ********* ** **** ******* *** SI ******** **** **** ****** *** into *** ***** ******** ******** ** depending ** *** *** ********* *** organization *** *** *** ** **** competition ******* ******** ***** ** ** the **** ***** **** ********* ** proactively **** *** *********** ******** ** the ***** ****.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4

12/09/21 06:08pm

** - ***** **** ** *** a *** ****** ?

* ***** **** *** *** ***** is ****** **% *** *** ** guards (** **) & * ********** agree **** *********** *** **** #* - *** *** * ***** **** works ** *** **** ***** ****** maybe *** *** ************* ***** ***** is * ******** *** *** ******** & ***.

** *** **** **** ****** ***** tec ******** ** *** ******** ******* provider - *** ***** ****? ****** it *** ******* - ***** ** not ****** ****** ** ******** ** take * *** ** **** *** tec *******.

**** ** *** **** ***** - not *** **********'* *** ******** **** all (*** *******) *** ********* - the ***** *** *** ********** ********. Sites **** ****** **** ** ** larger *****, ***** **** ******** ********** - ** *** * **** **** to ****** *** *** ***** *** the ********** *** ****?

*** * ******** * *** ** colleagues ** *** ******** ***** **** it ** *********.

** * ****** ** * *** client ** ** ********** ******* - it ***** **** ***** *** ***** way, ** **** *** ******** **** the **** ********? - **** *** margin ** *** *** *** ** used ** **** *** ******** *********** more ********** ** ** *** ******

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Undisclosed Integrator #8

12/09/21 07:13pm

** *** *********** **** *** ****** to ******* *** ******* ********* **** Stanley ********** (****** **********, ****** **********, Inventory **********, ***** ****, ****, ***.).

*** ****** *******?

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In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #8 | 12/10/21 11:54pm

***** ******** ** ******** *********** ******** units **** *** **** *********** ********, so ** ******'* ** ********** ** it ****'* **** ** *** ****. However, ** ** ****'*, **** ***** almost ********* **** ******* **** ** buying **** ******** ****, ******* ** doesn't **** ***** ** * ********** entity **** *** **** ** *** product *** **** ******* *** *******.

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Undisclosed Integrator #11

12/11/21 03:00am

*** *** *****, *** **** ****** think *** *** *******/************/***** ** ****** non ***% *******(****/*********, ***) ********* ** last *-** ** *** **** *** industry? **** ******? **** ****? **** anecdotally * *** ** ***** ****** in ******** ** *** ******. **’* kind ** * ***** ****.. ** maybe * **** *** ************* *** different **********/*****?

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #12

In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #11 | 12/14/21 03:30pm

*********** ******* * *** ******* ** a ********* *** ***** *** ***** how **** *** **** *** ****** is ***** ** *** ********. ***** it's **** ** ****** ****** **** is ******** *** * **** ******* a *** *** ***** *** ******* younger ** ***** ** *** *** metro ****** ***** ** ***** * am ***** *** **. * ***** older *********** ****** ******* *** ******** opens ** ************* *** ***** *****. Verkada ** ********* *** ** "***" culture *** **** *** ******* ******. I ***** ** **** **** ** wait *** *** *** *** ****** in *** ******** ********, *** ** me ** ***** **** ** *** seeing * ***** ********...

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Undisclosed #13

12/15/21 12:27am

* **** *** ***** **** *** purchased. * ****** *** ********* **** have * ***** ******* **** ** Hikvision ** ***** *** ***** ******* a *******. * ***** ***** **** it ***** **** ***** *********.

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