Individual decision · SEC · 11 Apr 1994
The Division of Investment Management staff will not recommend enforcement action against Shoreline Fund, L.P. and Condor Fund International, Inc. if they do not integrate their offerings for purposes of the one hundred investor limitation under Section 3(c)(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940. This decision relies on the determination that the tax treatment of investments in the offshore Condor versus the domestic Shoreline creates materially different investment opportunities for U.S. taxable and exempt investors. Consequently, the staff accepts that the distinct tax consequences justify treating the funds as separate entities despite their substantially identical investment strategies and portfolios.
I" i APR 1994 paii Our Ref. No. 94-37-CC
RESPONSE OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF COUNSEL Shoreline Fund, L.P.
DIVISION OF INVESTMENT MAAGEMENT File No. 132-3
By letter dated January 20, 1994, you request our assurance
that we would not recommend any enforcement action to the
Commission if neither Shoreline Fund, L.P. ("Shoreline") nor
Condor Fund International, Inc. ("Condor") registers under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 ("1940 Act") in reliance on
Section 3 (c) (1) of the 1940 Act.
Shoreline, a United States-based limited partnership that
invests in securities, offers its shares exclusively to U.S.
residents who are subject to federal income taxation ("taxable
investors") . Shoreline has conducted and will continue to
conduct its securities offering as a private placement in
compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation 0 under the Securities Act
of 1933 ("Securities Act..). Shoreline currently has 61 limited
partners.
Condor is a Cayman Islands corporation that currently has no
U.S. investors. Condor proposes to offer its common stock in the U. S. exclusi vely to institutions and retirement vehicles that typically are not subject to federal income taxation ("exempt
investors") . Condor also will conduct its securities offering as
a private placement in compliance with Rule 506 of Regulation 0
under the Securities Act.
Proceeds from sales of Condor's common stock are invested in
Condor International Partnership, L.P. ("Condor L.P."). The same
two individuals have primary responsibility for investment
decisions made on behalf of Shoreline, Condor, and Condor L.P.
The investment strategies and securities portfolios of Shoreline
and Condor L.P. are substantially identical.
You ask whether Shoreline's and Condor's offerings should be
integrated for the purpose of complying with the one hundred
investor limitation set forth in Section 3 (c) (1). ii The staff
considers several factors in determining whether integration is
appropriate, and generally will require integration if a
~i Investors in Condor L.P. may invest either directly, by
becoming limited partners of Condor L.P., or through the
purchase of Condor's common shares. You state that no more
than one hundred U. S. residents will be permitted to invest
in Condor and Condor L.P., collectively. Similarly, no more
than one hundred U.S. residents will be permitted to invest
in Shoreline and Condor L.P., collectively. Accordingly,
you rai~e no question as to whether the offerings of Condor
and Condor L.P., or the offerings of Shoreline and Condor
L. P , should be integrated.
,. reasonable purchaser would view an interest in one offering as
not materially different from another. ~I To assess whether the
offerings are materially different, the staff has often focused
on the distinguishing characteristics of the funds' investments
and investment strategies. In addition to comparing the funds'
portfolios, however, the staff also has considered whether two
offerings are intended for two distinct groups of investors. ¿I
In particular, the staff has recognized that investment funds can
differ in structure and operation for legitimate business
reasons, such as the tax status of targeted investors, and that
investments in such / funds can therefore be materially different
even where the investment objectives, portfolio securities and
portfolio risk/return characteristics are similar. ~I
You state that Condor and Shoreline offer materially
different investment opportunities because of the fundamental
differences in the taxation of an investment in an offshore
corporation such as Condor versus a domestic limited partnership such as Shoreline. Specifically, you state that U.S. tax law contains significant disincentives to investments by taxable
ÂI See,~, Pasadena Investment Trust (pub. avail. Jan. 22,
1993) ("Pasadena"); Equitable Capital Management Corp. (pub.
avail. Jan. 6, 1992).
¿I See,~, Rogers, Casey & Associates, Inc. (pub. avail. June 16, 1989). The staff will not consider two offerings
to be separate, however, where investor distinctions are
artificial, arbitrary or immaterial. ~ PBT Covered Option
Fund (pub. avaiL. Feb. 17, 1979) ("The legislative history of Section 3 (c) (1) evidences a serious concern with technical avoidance of the 1940 Act's jurisdiction.") ~
also Section 48 (a) of the 1940 Act (prohibiting a person
from doing indirectly any activity that could not be done directly) . 41 See Pasadena (staff declined, for purposes of Section 7 (d) of the 1940 Act, to require integration of the offerings of
two funds with identical portfolios because differing tax
laws created materially different investment opportunities
for foreign and U.S. investors); Oppenheimer Arbitrage
Partners, L.P. (pub. avail. Dec. 26, 1985) (staff found that
two partnerships with the same general partner and
investment objectives were designed for distinctly different
groups of investors (taxable and tax-exempt) and therefore
should not be integrated); see ~ L. Marvin Moorhead (pub.
avail. Jul. 4, 1975) (staff permitted two similar funds, one
designed for taxable investors, the other for tax-exempt
invpstors, to rely on Section 3 (c) (1) because the funds
adopted somewhat different investment strategies to
accommodate their needs).
"
& investors in offshore corporations. For example, if certain
elections are not made, a taxable investor that sells Condor's
shares must pay federal income taxes based on the fund's realized
and .unrealized capital gains. 2/ These tax laws would not apply
to an exempt investor that invests in an offshore corporation.
Conversely, a u.s. exempt investor that invested in Shoreline
would suffer significant tax consequences. The exempt investor
would be required to recognize unrelated business taxable income
("UBTI") with respect to profits generated by Shoreline's margin
trades. A taxable investor would not be subject to the UBTI
rules. 6/
We are satisfied that the tax treatment of investments in
offshore ~orporations as compared to domestic limited
partnerships create materially different investments for taxable
and exempt investors. Accordingly, based on the facts and
representations in your letter, we would not recommend that the
Commission take any enforcement action against Shoreline or
Condor if they do not integrate their offerings for purposes of
determining whether they may rely on Section 3 (c) (1). The staff, on a numer of occasions, has expres:3ed its views
with respect to whether the offerings of two or more investment
vehicles should be integrated for purposes of determining whether
they are subject to registration and regulation under the 1940
Act. Having stated our views, we will no longer respond to
letters in this area unless they present novel or unusual issues.
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Attorney
2/ Even if an appropriate election is made that would allow
taxation based on only realized gains, a taxable investor
may not use losses realized by the offshore fund to offset
gains from other investments. This, too, creates a
significant disincentive for a taxable investor to invest in
Condor.
~I Differences in tax treatment may also affect future portfolio investment decisions. For example, Shoreline may
sell portfolio securities to realize gains or losses for tax
purposes, while corresponding sales from Condor L.P. '8 portfolio may not be conbidered necessary because tax gains
and losses will not pass through to Condor's shareholders.
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BRANCH, PIKE & GANZ
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW
FIFTEENTH FLOOR, TWO MIDTOWN PLAZA 1360 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 3030e-3209
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Securities and Exchange Commissiotbhll fty :~~"'-"\ 450 Fifth street, N.W. '-~--.. ~- / )- :S.!::L Washington, D. C. 20549-1004 ~~"'.;:.~.." Attention: Thomas S. Harman, Esq.
Re: Shoreline Fund, L.P. and Condor Fund International, Inc.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
On behalf of Shoreline Fund, L.P., a California limited partnership ("Shoreline"), and Condor Fund International, Inc., a
company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands
("Condor"), we request confirmation that the staff of the Division
of Investment Management (the "Staff") of the Securities and
Exchange Commission (tJ;e "Commission") will not recommend
enforcement action against Shoreline or Condor (collectively, the
"Funds") if each Fund admits as investors no more one hundred (100)
United States residents without registering under the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (the "Act") in reliance on the exclusion from
the definition of "investment company" in Section 3 (c) (1) of the
Act. Specifically, we seek confirmation that the Funds will not be
integrated in determining the number of persons deemed to be
investors in each Fund.
I. Backaround
Shoreline is a California limited partnership organized on
April 1, 1992 for the purpose of maximizing investment returns by
investing funds contributed by its partners. The general partners
of Shoreline are David A. Davidson, Clark M. Lehman, SC Management,
Inc., a California corporation controlled by Messrs. Davidson and Lehman, and Shoreline Capital Management, a California general partnership of which Mr. Davidson and Mr. Lehman are the general
partners. The general partners of Shoreline have sole
responsibility for management of Shoreline's investments.
.
Shoreline invests in, holds, sells (both short and long),
trades (on margin and otherwise) and otherwise deals in securities
and other intangible investment instruments consisting principally,
but not solely, of stocks, bonds, notes, options, warrants, rights
and other securities and instruments that are actively traded in
(or are investment vehicles that own securities that are actively
traded in) public markets.
Shorel ine · s funds (other than those required for immediate operating expenses) may be invested fully in securities and other
investment instruments, may be held fully in cash or cash
equivalents, may be partially invested and partially held in cash,
or may be fully or partly committed to short positions in
securities and similar positions in other investment instruments,
as its general partners believe the circumstances warrant.
The offering of Shoreline' s limited partnership interests is
being made as a private placement in compliance with Rule 506 of
Regulation D under the Securities Act of 1933. Investment in
Shoreline is limited to sophisticated persons and entities that
II as defined in Regulation D. qualify as "accredi ted investors
Investors must also have adequate means of providing for their
needs and contingencies without relying on withdrawals from
Shoreline, be financially able to maintain their investment and be
able to afford a loss of a substantial part of their investment.
As of the date of this letter, Shoreline had 61 limited partners,
all of whom were residents of the United States.
Condor is a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman
Islands on July 30, 1993. Condor' s principal and registered office
is located at Cayside Galleries, Harbour Drive, George Town, Grand
Cayman, British West Indies. Its investment manager is Condor
Partners, a general partnership organized under the laws of the
State of Georgia, of which J.O. PATTERSON & CO., Craig F. Magher
and SC Management, Inc. are the general partners. Condor' s
administrator is MeesPierson (Cayman Limited). As of the date of
this letter, Condor had three shareholders, none of whom were
residents of the United States.
Proceeds from sales of common shares of Condor are invested in
a limited partnership formed under the laws of the Cayman ISlands,
Condor International Partnership, L.P. ("Condor L.P. "). Condor and
Condor Partners serve as the general partners of Condor L.P.
Messrs. Davidson and Clark, by virtue of the agreements
establishing Condor Partners and Crndor L. P., have primary
responsibility for t.he investment decisions made on behalf of
Condor L.P. The investment strategies of Shoreline and Condor L.P.
are essentially identical. The securities portfolios and positions
taken by Shoreline and Condor L. P. have also been substantially
; BRANCH, PIKE Be GANZ
identical since the organization of Condor L. P. other than as
regards their size.
Investors in Condor L. P. may invest either directly, by
becoming limited partners of'Condor L.P., or through the purchase
of Condor' s common shares. Condor' s common shares and 1 imi ted partnership interests in Condor L.P. are currently being offered
only to experienced and sophisticated investors who are neither
ci tizens nor residents of the United states nor members of the
public in the Cayman Islands. As of the date of this letter, the
only limited partner investors in Condor L.P. were seven affiliates
of the general partners and members of their families who are
citizens or residents of the United states. No additional United
States residents will be permitted to become limited partners of
Condor L.P.
Condor operates in a manner designed to ensure that it will not be considered a llcontrolled foreign corporation" under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the llIRCll), and to ensure that it will not be deemed to be engaged in a trade or
business in the United states. Pursuant to well established
precedent and IRC regulations, a fund will not be deemed to be
engaged in aU. s. trade or business if all or substantially all of
its corporate and financial affairs and dealings with its stockholders are carried on outside the United States. As a result, pursuant to IRC Regulations Section 1.864-2 (c) (2) (iii), substantially all of the following activities of Condor will be and
must be conducted outside of the United States:
furnishing of financial reports);
Communicating with the general public;
Soliciting sales of its own stock;
Accepting subscriptions of new stockholders;
Maintaining its principal corporate records and books of
accounts;
6. Auditing its books of accounts;
price of the shares of stock issued by it;
Each of Shorel ine and Condor is a separate legal entity and is
administered separately. Each maintains its own books and records,
and is separately audited. Credi tors of one do not have a cli\Ïm on
the assets of the other, and no investor in Shoreline or Condor has
a right to share in the profits or assets of the other.
XI. Proposed structure
The general partners of Shoreline propose to limit the offering of Shoreline i s limited partnership interests exclusively to residents of the United States that are subj ect to federal income tax ("U.S. Taxable Investors") under the Code, and to
prohibit investment in Shoreline by United States resident nonprofit corporations, private foundations, pension and profit sharing plans and other chari table institutions and retirement vehicles that are not normally subject to federal income taxation
under the Code ("U. S. Exempt Investors"). Condor proposes to offer
its common shares in the United States exclusively to U.S. Exempt
Investors that qualify as accredited investors. The offering would
be conducted as a private placement complying with Rule 506 of Regulation D. No U.S. Taxable Investors would be permitted to purchase Condor common shares. The combined number of United
States residents investing in Shoreline and Condor L. P. would be
limited to 100 and the combined number of United States residents
investing in Condor and Condor L. P. would be 1 imi ted to 100. The proposed structure is based on the fundamental differences
in the taxation of an investment by aU. S. Taxable Investor or U. S.
Exempt Investor in an offshore corporation such as Condor versus a
domestic limited partnership such as Shoreline. A U.S. Exempt
Investor who invested in Shoreline would be required to recognize
"unrelated business taxable income" with respect to profits
generated by Shoreline's margin trades. In contrast, a U.S. Exempt
Investor who purchased common shares of Condor would not be
required to recognize unrelated business taxable income with
respect to margin trading conducted by Condor L.P. The amount of
unrelated business taxable income that would be recognized by a
U.S. Exempt Investor investing in Shoreline would vary depending on
the gains realized by Shoreline during a particular period and the
extent to which Shoreline i s general partners have purchased
securities on margin during that period. By way of illustration,
Shoreline's accountants have calculated that 29.7% of Shoreline's
realized capital gains during the first ten months of 1993 were
attributable to margin positions and would be considered unrelated
Off ice of the Chief Counsel
business taxable income, while approximately 17% of Shoreline's
other income (relatively small amounts of interest and dividends)
would be considered unrelated business taxable income.
United States tax law also contains significant disincentives
to investment by U. S. Taxable Investors in offshore corporate funds
such as Condor. If certain elections are not made, for example, a
U. S. Taxable Investor who sells a foreign investment company's
shares must pay federal income taxes plus interest charges based on
their annualized proportionate share of a foreign investment
company's realized and unrealized capital gains, even though the
larger portion of gains are not likely to have been realized until
later in the u.s. Taxable Investor's holding period. Even if an
appropriate election can be made that allows current taxation only
on realized gains, a u.s. Taxable Investor may not use losses
realized by the offshore corporate fund to offset gains from other
investments. Offshore corporate funds must also pay a 30%
withholding tax on u.s. source dividends, with no corresponding credi t for U. S. Taxable Investors in those funds. In contrast, a U. S. Taxable Investor would generally be required to pay federal income taxes on a current basis only with respect to realized gains
generated by Shorel ine and would also be permitted to use any
Shoreline losses to offset other realized gains. Shoreline is also
not subject to the 30% withholding tax on U.S. source dividends
paid to it.
As a result of these differences in tax treatment, an
investment in Shoreline versus Condor would result in significantly
different tax consequences and after-tax investment returns for
both U. S. Taxable and U. S. Exempt Investors, notwithstanding that
Shorel ine and Condor share the same investment obj ecti ves and substantially identical portfolios. Differences in tax treatment
are also likely to affect future portfolio investment decisions. For instance, Shoreline's general partners may sell portfolio securities to realize gains or losses for tax purposes, while
corresponding sales from Condor L. P. 's portfolio may not be
considered necessary because tax gains and losses will not pass
through to Condor shareholders or matter to many of Condor L. P. 's non-United States resident limited partners. As a result, we
believe that any reasonable United States investor eligible to
invest in both Funds would view the investments as materially different.
III. Discussion of Section 3 (c) (1) and Intearation
section 3 (c) (1) of the Act provides in pertinent part:
.. (N)one of the following persons is an investment company within the meaning of this title: (1) Any issuer whose
outstanding securities (other than short-term paper) are
beneficially owned by not more than one hundred persons
and which is not making and does not presently propose to
make a public offering of its securities. n
Accordingly, an issuer must meet a two-part test to qualify for an exemption under Section 3 (c) (1):
(1) The outstanding securities of the issuer must be beneficially owned by not more than 100 persons (the "beneficial
ownership test"): and
(2) The issuer must not be making, and must not propose to make, a public offering of its securities. The Staff has on many
occasions indicated that an offering conducted in accordance with Rule 146 (formerly), Regulation 0 (at present) or Section 4 (2) of the Securities Act of 1933 will be deemed to meet the public
offering test of Section 3(c)(1) of the Act. See, e.g., C&S
Investment Funds (publicly available July 18, 1977). Since the
offering of interests in Shoreline is presently being conducted,
and the offering of the common shares of Condor would be conducted,
in accordance with the requirements of Rule 506 or Section 4 (2) of the Securities Act of 1933, we believe that the public offering test under Section 3 (c) (1) of the Act will be met by each of Shorel ine and Condor.
The issue of integration is raised, however, with respect to
the beneficial ownership test. As recently stated by the Staff:
The staff considers several factors in determining
whether integration is appropriate, and generally will
require integration if a reasonable purchaser qualified
to invest in both offerings would view an interest in one
offering as not materially different from another.
(Citing Eauitable CaDital Manaqement COrD. (publicly
available January 6, 1992): PBT Covered Option Fund
(publicly available February 17, 1979) ("PBTll).) In making this determination, the staff will consider
whether the enti ties share the same investment objectives, investment portfolios, and portfolio risk/return characteristics. (Citing id.) The staff
also may consider whether two funds are intended for two
distinct groups of investors. (Citing Roqers. Casey &
Associates. Inc. (publicly available June 16, 1989).)
Pasadena Investment Trust (publicly available January 22, 1993).
The Staff went on to note, however, that in examining whether
funds are intended for two distinct groups of investors, "we will
not consider two offerings to be separate where investor
distinctions are artificial, arbitrary or immaterial." Id., citing
PBT.
Applying these standards, the Staff has looked to a variety of
factors to determine whether investments in different investment
funds are, in reality, materially different from the standpoint of
a reasonable investor. While the Staff has often focused on
distinguishing characteristics of the funds' investments and
investment strategies -- similarity of investment objectives,
portfolio securities and portfolio risk/return ~haracteristics __
the Staff has also considered the characteristics of the funds
themsel ves insofar as these materially affect a reasonable
investor's view of the investment. Particularly in the more recent
letters, the Staff has recognized that investment funds can differ
in structure and operation for legitimate business reasons, such as
the tax status of targeted investors, and that investments in such
funds can therefore be materially different even where the investment objectives, portfolio securities and portfolio risk/return characteristics of the funds are similar.
Where two or more funds are intended for the same class of
investors and have similar structural and operational
characteristics, the Staff has generally concentrated on
differences in investment objectives, portfolio composition and
expected levels of risk land return on investment in evaluating
differences between the funds. In Meadow Lane Associates. L.P.
(publicly available May 24, 1989), for example, integration was not
required where two funds were targeted at the same types of
investors and had similar structural and operational
characteristics, but had different investment objectives (long-term growth versus special situations) , portfolio securities and risk/reward characteristics. However, in cases where funds were
structured to accommodate particular tax and other requirements of
different classes of investors, those differences figured
prominently in the integration analysis. In Oppenheimer Arbi traae
Partners. L. P. (publicly available December 26, 1985), the Staff found that two partnerships that were designed for distinctly different groups of investors (taxable versus tax-exempt) should not be integrated, even though both funds shared a common investment objective of investing in risk arbitrage transactions. In that situation, the fact that one fund was precluded from using strategies that could result in unrelated business taxable income to its tax-exempt limited partners was a critical distinction between the funds. Similarly, in L. Marvin Moorhead (publicly available July 4, 1975), the Staff found that integration of two funds was inappropriate where the fund designed for tax-exempt investors adopted somewhat .different investment strategies to accommodate their needs. Indeed, in at least one letter, the fact .
.,
that the funds in issue were designed "for one group of investors
with similar investment profiles" was one of the principal reasons that integration was required, and the Staff specifically distinguished the Oppenheimer letter in that regard. Frontier
CaDi tal Management Companv. Inc. (publicly available July 13,
1988) . See also Lemke and Lins, "Private Investment Companies
under Section 3 (c) (1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940," 44 Bus. Law. 401, 427 ("£I)ntegration should not apply if the interests in one section 3 (c) (1) company are offered in the tax-
qualified market and interest in the other are offered in the nontax-qualified market. ").
Most recently, the Staff concluded that two funds should not
be integrated even though they were to have identical investment
portfolios, where the differences between them resulted from
differences in the targeted investors. In Pasadena Investment
Trust (publicly available January 22, 1993), the Staff concluded
that integration between a domestic fund and foreign II feeder" fund
was inappropriate even though the two funds were to have identical
portfolios, investment strategies and risk/return characteristics
(since the feeder fund could only invest in the domestic fund).
Because the foreign fund would be operated in a manner that
reflected the particular tax requirements of a non-U. S. investors
and the regulatory requirements of the foreign jurisdiction in
which the feeder fund must be formed, reasonable investors would
differentiate between them based upon their own tax status. Thus,
the offshore fund could not possibly be considered the equivalent
of a concurrently offered domestic investment fund, even though the
funds invested in identical securities.
In these and other instances, the Staff has examined
investment funds both from the standpoint of their structure and
operational characteristics designed to accommodate the needs of
the particular investors targeted, and from the standpoint of the
funds' investments. Where the differences in either of these two
general areas were considered material to a reasonable investor and
reflected legitimate business concerns, the Staff concluded that
integration was not warranted. Where the differences were either
insubstantial or artificially imposed by the sponsor in order to
avoid registration, the Staff concluded that ostensibly separate
funds should be integrated. See, e.g., Monument CaDital
Management. Inc. (publicly available July 12, 1990) and Rogers.
Casey & Associates. Inc. (publicly available June 16,1989).
Recently, in Equitable Capital Management CorDoration (January
6, 1992), the Staff also reaffirmed the relevance of the general
principles of integration set forth in Securities Act Release No.
4552, including whether the offerings (i) are part of the same plan
of financing, (ii) involve the issuance of the same class of
security, (iii) take place at the same time, (iv) require the same
type of consideration, and (v) are made for the same general
purpose. There, the Staff concluded that integration was not
warranted, presumably because the "custom crafted" nature of the
several funds demonstrated that the offerings were not really part
of the same plan of financing, even though the funds were sold at roughly the same time and had similar investment objectives, portfolio securities and, to some degree, risk/reward
characteristics. The offering of shares in Condor, a Cayman Islands corporation, and of limited partnership interests in Shoreline, a California limited partnership, have similarly been
crafted to accommodate fundamentally differing tax characteristics
of two distinct groups of potential investors. As a result, the
two offerings clearly do not involve the same class of securities
and involve separate plans of financing.
iv. Conclusion and Reauest
Given the material differences between Shoreline and Condor,
it is clear that a prospective investor qualified to invest in both
Shoreline and Condor would view an investment in Shoreline to be
materially different from an investment in Condor. Therefore, it
is our opinion that Shoreline and Condor should not be integrated for purposes of Section 3 (c) (1) and that each of Shoreline and Condor should be permitted to offer and sell its securities to not
more than 100 United States residents as described above without
registration as an investment company under the Act, all in reliance on Section 3 (c) (1) . We respectfully request that the Staff concur in this opinion and assure us that it will not
recommend that the Commission take .any action if Shoreline and
Condor operate in the manner described above. Should the Staff not
concur with our opinion or be willing to take the position
requested, we respectfully ask that you contact the undersigned so
that we may have the opportunity to discuss this matter further.
Should you have any question regarding this request, please do
not hesitate to contact the undersigned of this office at
(404) 898-8197.
Sincerely,
BRACH, PIKE & GANZ
By: C, '1~.¡ ~Ýf:'
Gilbert H. Davis
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