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EXHIBIT 4.4

DESCRIPTION OF THE REGISTRANT’S SECURITIES
REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 As of December 31, 2019, Fitbit, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “our”) had one class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934: our Class A common stock. 
Description of Capital Stock
The following summary of the terms of our capital stock is based upon our restated certificate of incorporation and our restated bylaws. The summary is not complete, and is qualified by reference to our restated certificate of incorporation and our restated bylaws, which are filed as exhibits to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and are incorporated by reference herein. We encourage you to read our restated certificate of incorporation, our restated bylaws and the applicable provisions of the Delaware General Corporation Law, or DGCL, for additional information.
General
We have authorized capital stock consisting of 960,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, 350,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, and 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock, $0.0001 par value per share. 
Common Stock 
Dividend rights 
Subject to preferences that may apply to any shares of preferred stock outstanding at the time, the holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends out of funds legally available if our board of directors, in its discretion, determines to issue dividends and then only at the times and in the amounts that our board of directors may determine.
Voting rights
Holders of our Class A common stock are entitled to one vote for each share of Class A common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and holders of our Class B common stock are entitled to ten votes for each share of Class B common stock held on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders. Holders of shares of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock vote together as a single class on all matters (including the election of directors) submitted to a vote of stockholders, unless otherwise required by law. Our restated certificate of incorporation does not provide for cumulative voting for the election of directors. 

As a result, the holders of a majority of our voting shares can elect all of the directors then standing for election. Our restated certificate of incorporation establishes a classified board of directors that is divided into three classes with staggered three-year terms. Only one class of directors will be elected at each annual meeting of our stockholders, with the other classes continuing for the remainder of their respective three-year terms.
No preemptive or similar rights
Our common stock is not entitled to preemptive rights, and is not subject to redemption or sinking fund provisions.
Conversion
Each outstanding share of Class B common stock is convertible at any time at the option of the holder into one share of Class A common stock. In addition, each share of Class B common stock converts automatically into one share of Class A common stock upon any transfer, whether or not for value, except for certain permitted transfers described in our restated certificate of incorporation, including transfers to family members, trusts solely for the benefit of the stockholder or their family members, and partnerships, corporations, and other entities exclusively owned by the stockholder or their family members. Once converted or transferred and converted into Class A common stock, the Class B common stock will not be reissued.
All the outstanding shares of Class B common stock will convert automatically into shares of Class A common stock upon the date that is the earliest of (i) June 17, 2027 and (ii) the date that holders of a majority of our Class B common stock elect to convert the Class B common stock to Class A common stock. Following such conversion, each share of Class A common stock will have one vote per share and the rights of the holders of all outstanding common stock will be identical. Once converted into Class A common stock, the Class B common stock may not be reissued.
Right to receive liquidation distributions
Upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, the assets legally available for distribution to our stockholders would be distributable ratably among the holders of our common stock and any participating preferred stock outstanding at that time, subject to prior satisfaction of all outstanding debt and liabilities and the preferential rights of and the payment of liquidation preferences, if any, on any outstanding shares of preferred stock.
Preferred Stock 
Our board of directors is authorized, subject to limitations prescribed by Delaware law, to issue preferred stock in one or more series, to establish from time to time the number of shares to be included in each series, and to fix the designation, powers, preferences, and rights of the shares of each series and any of its qualifications, limitations, or restrictions, in each case without further vote or action by our stockholders. Our board of directors can also increase or decrease the number of shares of any series of preferred stock, but not below the number of shares of that 
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series then outstanding, without any further vote or action by our stockholders. Our board of directors may authorize the issuance of preferred stock with voting or conversion rights that could adversely affect the voting power or other rights of the holders of our common stock. The issuance of preferred stock, while providing flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions and other corporate purposes, could, among other things, have the effect of delaying, deferring, or preventing a change in our control and might adversely affect the market price of our Class A common stock and the voting and other rights of the holders of our common stock. 
 
Anti-Takeover Provisions
The provisions of Delaware law, our restated certificate of incorporation, and our restated bylaws could have the effect of delaying, deferring, or discouraging another person from acquiring control of our company. These provisions, which are summarized below, may have the effect of discouraging takeover bids. 
Delaware Law 
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the DGCL regulating corporate takeovers. In general, DGCL Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a business combination with an interested stockholder for a period of three years following the date on which the person became an interested stockholder unless: 
•prior to the date of the transaction, the board of directors of the corporation approved either the business combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested stockholder; 
•the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the voting stock of the corporation outstanding at the time the transaction commenced, excluding for purposes of determining the voting stock outstanding, but not the outstanding voting stock owned by the interested stockholder, (i) shares owned by persons who are directors and also officers and (ii) shares owned by employee stock plans in which employee participants do not have the right to determine confidentially whether shares held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or exchange offer; or
•at or subsequent to the date of the transaction, the business combination is approved by the board of directors of the corporation and authorized at an annual or special meeting of stockholders, and not by written consent, by the affirmative vote of at least 66.67% of the outstanding voting stock that is not owned by the interested stockholder. 

Generally, a business combination includes a merger, asset or stock sale, or other transaction or series of transactions together resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. An interested stockholder is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns or, within three years prior to the determination of interested stockholder status, did own 15% or more of a corporation’s outstanding voting stock. We expect the existence of this provision to have an anti-takeover effect with respect to transactions our board of directors does not approve in advance. We also anticipate that DGCL Section 203 may also discourage attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the shares of common stock held by stockholders.  
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws Provisions
Our restated certificate of incorporation and our restated bylaws include a number of provisions that could deter hostile takeovers or delay or prevent changes in control of our management team, including the following: 
•Dual Class Common Stock. Our restated certificate of incorporation provides for a dual class common stock structure pursuant to which holders of our Class B common stock have the ability to control the outcome of matters requiring stockholder approval, even if they own significantly less than a majority of the shares of our outstanding Class A common stock and Class B common stock, including the election of directors and significant corporate transactions, such as a merger or other sale of our company or its assets. Directors, executive officers, and employees, and their respective affiliates, have the ability to exercise significant influence over those matters.

•Board of Directors Vacancies. Our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws authorize only our board of directors to fill vacant directorships, including newly created seats. In addition, the number of directors constituting our board of directors is permitted to be set only by a resolution adopted by a majority vote of our entire board of directors. These provisions prevent a stockholder from increasing the size of our board of directors and then gaining control of our board of directors by filling the resulting vacancies with its own nominees. This makes it more difficult to change the composition of our board of directors but promotes continuity of management.

•Classified Board. Our board of directors is not currently classified. However, our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws provide that our board of directors will be classified into three classes of directors at such time as the outstanding shares of our Class B common stock represent less than a majority of the combined voting power of our common stock. The existence of a classified board of directors could discourage a third-party from making a tender offer or otherwise attempting to obtain control of us as it is more difficult and time consuming for stockholders to replace a majority of the directors on a classified board of directors. 

•Supermajority Requirements for Amendments of Our Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Restated Bylaws. Our restated certificate of incorporation further provides that the affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock is required to amend certain provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation, including provisions relating to the classified board, the size of the board, removal of directors, special meetings, actions by written consent, and designation of our preferred stock. In addition, the affirmative vote of holders of 75% of the voting power of each of our Class A common stock and Class B common stock, voting separately by class, is required to amend the provisions of our restated certificate of incorporation relating to the terms of our Class B common stock. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the voting power of all of the then outstanding shares of voting stock is required to amend or repeal our restated bylaws, 
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although our restated bylaws may be amended by a simple majority vote of our board of directors. 

•Stockholder Action; Special Meeting of Stockholders. Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority of our board of directors, the chairman of our board of directors, or our chief executive officer. Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that our stockholders may not take action by written consent, but may only take action at annual or special meetings of our stockholders. As a result, holders of our capital stock would not be able to amend our restated bylaws or remove directors without holding a meeting of our stockholders called in accordance with our restated bylaws. Further, our restated bylaws provide that special meetings of our stockholders may be called only by a majority of our board of directors, the chairman of our board of directors or our chief executive officer, thus prohibiting a stockholder from calling a special meeting. These provisions might delay the ability of our stockholders to force consideration of a proposal or for stockholders to take any action, including the removal of directors.

•Advance Notice Requirements for Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations.    Our restated bylaws provide advance notice procedures for stockholders seeking to bring business before our annual meeting of stockholders or to nominate candidates for election as directors at our annual meeting of stockholders. Our restated bylaws also specify certain requirements regarding the form and content of a stockholder’s notice. These provisions might preclude our stockholders from bringing matters before our annual meeting of stockholders or from making nominations for directors at our annual meeting of stockholders if the proper procedures are not followed. We expect that these provisions might also discourage or deter a potential acquirer from conducting a solicitation of proxies to elect the acquirer’s own slate of directors or otherwise attempting to obtain control of our company.

•No Cumulative Voting. The DGCL provides that stockholders are not entitled to the right to cumulate votes in the election of directors unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation provides otherwise. Our restated certificate of incorporation and restated bylaws do not provide for cumulative voting.

•Issuance of Undesignated Preferred Stock. Our board of directors has the authority, without further action by the stockholders, to issue up to 10,000,000 shares of undesignated preferred stock with rights and preferences, including voting rights, designated from time to time by our board of directors. The existence of authorized but unissued shares of preferred stock enables our board of directors to render more difficult or to discourage an attempt to obtain control of us by means of a merger, tender offer, proxy contest, or other means.

•Choice of Forum. Our restated certificate of incorporation provides that the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware is the exclusive forum for any derivative action or proceeding brought on our behalf, any action asserting a breach of fiduciary duty, any 
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action asserting a claim against us arising pursuant to the DGCL, our restated certificate of incorporation, or our restated bylaws, or any action asserting a claim against us that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine.
Exchange Listing 
Our Class A common stock is listed on The New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “FIT.” 
Transfer Agent and Registrar 
The transfer agent and registrar for our Class A common stock is Computershare Trust Company, N.A. The transfer agent’s address is 250 Royall Street, Canton, Massachusetts 02021.  

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Exhibit 10.33

 

SEPARATION AGREEMENT

 

THIS SEPARATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of January 1, 2020 by and between Ernest S. Pinner (“Executive”), on the one hand and CenterState Bank Corporation (“CSFL”) and CenterState Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) on the other hand (collectively, the “Company”).  The Company and Executive are sometimes referred to collectively in this Agreement as the “Parties.”

 

WHEREAS, Executive has been employed by CSFL and the Bank as the Executive Chairman; and

 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into this Agreement, providing for Executive’s resignation from employment by the Company effective on January 1, 2020 (“Resignation Date”), such resignation representing Executive’s retirement from the Company as defined in the Company’s retirement policy; 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the mutual promises herein contained, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are hereby acknowledged by the Parties, it is agreed as follows:

 

1.Executive hereby resigns from employment by the Company effective as of the Resignation Date, and agrees that such resignation shall be considered Executive’s retirement from the Company pursuant to the Company’s retirement policy.  Executive shall maintain his position as a director of the Company and the Bank.  

 

2.Assuming Executive agrees to the provisions of Section 3 of this Agreement, the Release Agreement referenced in Section 3 becomes effective and is not rescinded, and Executive complies with the requirements of this Agreement and Articles 6 and 7 of the Executive’s Employment Agreement, dated February 11, 2011, as amended (the “Employment Agreement”), Executive, upon and after the Resignation Date, shall be entitled to $600,000 in a single lump sum cash payment without discount for the time value of money (the “Severance Payment”), such Severance Payment representing one times Executive’s Base Salary (as defined in the Employment Agreement) in effect as of the Resignation Date.  Executive also will be entitled to his annual incentive bonus payment to be determined in accordance with the Company’s annual incentive plan during the first quarter of 2020 and paid on or before February 28, 2020.  He also will continue to receive the benefits entitled to him under the Company’s supplemental employment retirement plan in accordance with the terms of such plan. Executive also is entitled to reimbursement of expenses through the Resignation Date and such other benefits to which the Executive may be entitled under the Company’s benefit plans, policies and agreements.  Executive’s Severance Payment will be payable on the first payday cycle following the Resignation Date.  

 

In all cases, the Executive shall be entitled to the insurance coverage addressed in Section 4.2 of the Executive’s Employment Agreement. 

 

  

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3.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, Executive’s entitlement to the Severance Payment shall be subject to and contingent upon (a) Executive executing and delivering a copy of a Release Agreement to the Company on or before January 21, 2020 (i.e., 21 days after the date of this agreement), (b) the Effective Date for such Release Agreement occurring on or before January 28, 2020 (i.e., the end of the seven (7) day rescission period), and (c) Executive complying with the requirements imposed on Executive under this Agreement and Articles 6 and 7 of the Employment Agreement. Executive acknowledges and agrees that the Company’s willingness to enter into this Agreement is contingent upon the inclusion of all of the requirements of this Section 3 and that Executive has and will receive adequate and ample consideration for the execution and delivery of the Release Agreement. 

 

4.The Executive covenants and agrees not to reveal to any person, firm. company, or bank any confidential information of any nature concerning the Company or its business, or anything connected therewith. As used in this Section 4, the term "confidential information" means any and all of the Company's and its affiliates'  confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets in existence on the date hereof or existing at any time during the term of this Agreement, including but not limited to -

 

(a)the whole or any portion or phase of any products and services, marketing methods or materials, business plans, processes, practices, methods, policies and procedures, agreements, pending negotiations, manuals, financial information, purchasing data, supplier data and vendor information, accounting records and data and other business and financial information; 

 

(b) the whole or any portion or phase of any research and development information, ideas, computer programs, software, applications, operating systems, software and web design and procedures, databases, algorithms, system architecture, security procedures and processes and other technical information;  

 

(c)the whole or any portion or phase of any marketing or sales information, sales records, customer lists, customer information, employee lists, employee information, payroll data, staffing and organizational charts, shareholder lists, financial products and services, financial products and services pricing, financial information and projections, or other sales information; and

 

(d)   trade secrets, as defined from time to time by the laws of the State of Florida

 

The Executive understands that the above list is not exhaustive, and that confidential information includes any information that is marked or otherwise identified as confidential or proprietary or that would appear to a reasonable person to be confidential or proprietary information of the Company in the context and circumstances in which the information is known or used. Executive further understands that any confidential information that has been developed by Executive in the course of the Executive’s employment by the Company is owned by the Company and subject to the confidentiality restrictions of this Agreement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, confidential information shall exclude information that, 

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as of the date hereof or at any time after the date hereof, is published or disseminated without obligation of confidence or that becomes a part of the public  domain (x) by or through action of the Company, or (y) otherwise than by or at the direction of the Executive. This Section 4 does not prohibit disclosure required by an order of a court having jurisdiction or a subpoena from an appropriate governmental agency.

 

5.(a)  No solicitation.  The Executive promises and agrees that, based on his experience with and relationship to the Company and its Customers, during the Restricted Period (as defined below), the Executive shall:

	
 
	
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not directly or indirectly solicit or attempt to solicit any Customer (as defined below), using any form of written, oral or electronic communication, or social media,  to accept or purchase Financial Products or Services (as defined below) of the same nature, kind, or variety as provided to the Customer by the Company during the two years immediately before the Executive’s employment termination with the Company,
	
 

 

	
 
	
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not directly or indirectly influence or attempt to influence any Customer, shareholder, joint venturer, or other business partner of the Company to alter that person or entity’s business relationship with the Company in any respect, and
	
 

 

	
 
	
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not accept the Financial Products or Services business of any Customer or provide Financial Products or Services to any Customer on behalf of anyone other than the Company,
	
 

 

(b)  No raiding/hiring.  The Executive promises and agrees that during the Restricted Period, the Executive shall not solicit or attempt to solicit and shall not encourage or induce in any way or in any manner, including by written, oral or electronic communications or social media, any employee, joint venturer, or business partner of the Company to terminate an employment or contractual or joint venture relationship with the Company.  The Executive agrees that the Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, on the Executive’s own behalf or in the service or on behalf of another, hire any person employed by Company during the two-year period before the Executive’s employment termination with the Company or any person employed by the Company during the Restricted Period.

(c)  No disparagement.  The Executive promises and agrees that the Executive shall not cause statements to be made (whether written or oral) that reflect negatively on the business reputation of the Company.  The Company likewise promises and agrees that the Company shall not, and shall instruct its directors and officers to not cause statements to be made (whether written or oral) that reflect negatively on the reputation of the Executive.  Nothing herein is intended to restrict the Executive or the Company from testifying truthfully in response to any lawfully served subpoena or other legal process.

(d)  Definitions:  

1.  “Restricted Period” means the 12-month period commencing the date of the Executive’s resignation from the Company.  The Restricted Period shall be extended in an 

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amount equal to any time period during which a violation of Section 5 of this Agreement is proven. 

2.  “Restricted Territory” means Polk County in Florida. 

3.  “Customer” means any individual, joint venturer, entity of any sort, or other business with, for or to whom the Company has provided Financial Products or Services during the Executive’s employment with the Company; or any individual, joint venturer, entity of any sort, or business partner whom the Company has identified as a prospective customer of Financial Products or Services within the last two years of the Executive’s employment with the Company.

4.  “Financial Products or Services” means any product or service that a financial institution or a financial holding company could offer by engaging in any activity that is financial in nature or incidental to such a financial activity under Section 4(k) of the Copmany Holding Company Act of 1956 and that is offered by the Company or an affiliate on the date of the Executive’s employment termination, including but not limited to banking activities and activities that are closely related and a proper incident to banking, or other products or services of the type of which the Executive was involved during the Executive’s employment with the Company.

6.The Company may withhold from any amounts payable to Executive hereunder all federal, state, city or other taxes that the Company may reasonably determine are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation (it being understood, that Executive shall be responsible for payment of all taxes in respect of the payments). 

 

7.The Executive agrees and covenants that he shall not disclose any of the terms of or amount paid under this Agreement or the negotiation thereof to any individual or entity; provided, however, that the Executive is not prohibited from making disclosures to the Executive’s attorney, tax advisors, or spouse, or as may be required by law. This Section does not in any way restrict or impede the Executive from exercising protected rights to the extent that such rights cannot be waived by agreement or from complying with any applicable law or regulation or a valid order of a court of competent jurisdiction or an authorized government agency, provided that such compliance does not exceed that required by the law, regulation, or order. The Executive shall promptly provide written notice of any order to Cherie Mooney at CenterState Bank, N.A., 1951 8th Street NW, Winter Haven, FL 33881 or by email at cmooney@centerstatebank.com.

8. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement between the Company and Executive and, except as expressly provided in this Agreement, supersedes any and all prior agreements or understandings between the Company and Executive pertaining to the subject matter hereof. In reaching this Agreement, neither the Company nor Executive has relied upon any representation or promise except those set forth herein. If any provision, or portion of a provision, of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remainder of the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, as if such provision, or portion of such provision, had never been contained herein. The unenforceability or invalidity of a provision of the Agreement in one jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render that provision unenforceable in any other jurisdiction.

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9.In the event of a breach or threatened breach by the Executive of any of the provisions of this Agreement, the Employee hereby agrees that the Company shall be entitled to seek, in addition to other available remedies, a temporary or permanent injunction or other equitable relief against such breach or threatened breach from any court of competent jurisdiction, without the necessity of showing any actual damages or that money damages would not afford an adequate remedy, and without the necessity of posting any bond or other security. Any equitable relief shall be in addition to, not in lieu of, legal remedies, monetary damages, or other available relief. If the Executive fails to comply with any of the terms of this Agreement or post-termination obligations contained in it, the Company may, in addition to any other remedies it may have, reclaim any amounts paid to the Executive under the provisions of this Agreement or terminate any benefits or payments that are later due under this Agreement, without waiving the releases provided in the Release Agreement. 

10.This Agreement cannot be amended, modified, or supplemented in any respect except by written agreement entered into and signed by the Parties.

11.This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of Florida without giving effect to conflict of laws principles, and Executive consents to venue and exclusive personal jurisdiction in the state and federal courts of Polk County in the State of Florida for any proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement. The Parties hereby irrevocably submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts and waive the defense of inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action or proceeding in such venue.

12.Executive acknowledges that he has read each and every section of this Agreement and that Executive understands his rights and obligations under this Agreement. Executive acknowledges that the Company has advised Executive in writing to consult with an attorney of his choice before signing this Agreement, and that Executive has been given the opportunity to consult with an attorney of his choice before signing this Agreement.

 

13.This Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original for all purposes, and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same written agreement. 

 

14.This Agreement shall be binding upon Executive and upon Executive’s heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, and its representatives, executors, successors, and assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon the Company and upon the Company’s assigns and shall inure to the benefit of Executive and his heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors, and assigns. 

 

 

 

 

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Bank has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officer, and Executive has executed this Agreement, on the date first above written.

 

 

			
	
/s/ Ernest S. Pinner
	
 
	
CenterState Bank Corporation

	
Executive
	
 
	
By: /s/ John C. Corbett

	
 
	
 
	
Its: President and Chief Executive Officer

	
 
	
 
	
 

	
 
	
 
	
CenterState Bank, N.A.

	
 
	
 
	
By: /s/ Mark W. Thompson

	
 
	
 
	
Its: President 

 

 

 

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