LandBridge Company LLC Announces First Quarter 2025 Results
Delivers Q1 revenue growth of 131% year-over-year and 20% quarter-over-quarter
Declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share
Re-affirms FY25 EBITDA outlook of $170 million to $190 million
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 07, 2025--
LandBridge Company LLC $(LB)$ (the "Company," "LandBridge") today announced its financial and operating results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025.
First Quarter 2025 Financial Highlights
-- Revenues of $44.0 million, up 131% year-over-year and 20%
quarter-over-quarter
-- Net income of $15.5 million(1)
-- Net income margin of 35%(1)
-- Adjusted EBITDA(2) of $38.8 million, up 129% year-over-year and 22%
quarter-over-quarter
-- Adjusted EBITDA Margin(2) of 88%
-- Cash flows from operating activities of $15.9 million
-- Free Cash Flow(2) of $15.8 million
-- Operating cash flow margin of 36%
-- Free Cash Flow Margin(2) of 36%
(1) 1Q25 net income and net income margin include a non-cash expense of $11.1
million attributable to share-based compensation, of which $8.9 million is
attributable to management incentive units issued by LandBridge Holdings LLC
("Incentive Units"). Any actual cash expense associated with such Incentive
Units will be borne solely by LandBridge Holdings LLC and not the Company.
(2) Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow
Margin are non-GAAP financial measures. See "Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial
Measures" included within the Appendix of this press release for related
disclosures and reconciliations to the most directly comparable financial
measures calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP.
Jason Long, Chief Executive Officer of LandBridge, stated, "Our strong start to the year is evidence of our continued ability to capitalize on diverse revenue streams, including the growing need for surface acreage to support produced water handling needs across the Delaware Basin. Recent land acquisitions, and new projects with key partners and blue chip operators, give us continued confidence in our active land management strategy and growth trajectory."
Scott McNeely, Chief Financial Officer of LandBridge, said, "With diversified revenue streams and limited operating and capital expenditures, LandBridge is well positioned to continue delivering strong revenue growth and profitability across economic cycles and periodic market volatility."
First Quarter 2025 Consolidated Financial Information
Revenue for the first quarter of 2025 was $44.0 million as compared to $36.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $19.0 million in the first quarter of 2024. The sequential increase was primarily attributable to increases in surface use royalties of $6.8 million, resource sales of $4.2 million and resource royalties of $3.5 million, partially offset by sequential decreases of $6.1 million in easements and other surface-related revenue and $1.1 million in oil and gas royalties. Net income for the first quarter of 2025 was $15.5 million as compared to $8.2 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $10.8 million in the first quarter of 2024.(1)
Adjusted EBITDA was $38.8 million in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to $31.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $16.9 million in the first quarter of 2024. (2) Adjusted EBITDA during the first quarter of 2025 reflects $8.9 million of non-cash charges related to Incentive Units and $2.2 million of non-cash charges related to restricted stock units.
Net income margin was 35% in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to 22% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 57% in the first quarter of 2024. (1) Adjusted EBITDA margin was 88% in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to 87% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and 89% in the first quarter of 2024. (2)
Diversified Revenue Streams
Surface Use Royalties and Revenue: Generated revenues of $26.2 million in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to $25.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $9.3 million in the first quarter of 2024. Surface Use Royalties and Revenue increased 3% sequentially, primarily driven by a significant increase in produced water royalty volumes from 831 MBbls/d to 1,433 MBbls/d due to strong organic growth coupled with our acquisition of 46,000 largely contiguous surface acres, known as the Wolf Bone Ranch, in the fourth quarter of 2024. The total revenue increase was partially offset by a decrease in Easements and Other Surface-Related revenues of $6.1 million due to the $8.0 million payment received in the fourth quarter of 2024 in connection with our previously-announced data center lease development agreement.
Resources Sales and Royalties: Generated revenues of $14.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to $6.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $5.5 million in the first quarter of 2024. Revenue from Resource Sales and Royalties increased 118% sequentially, primarily driven by increased brackish water sales and royalty volumes following our recent acquisitions.
Oil and Gas Royalties: Generated revenues of $3.4 million in the first quarter of 2025 as compared to $4.5 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $4.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. Revenue from Oil and Gas Royalties decreased 24% sequentially, primarily driven by net royalty production decreasing from 1,199 boe/d in the fourth quarter of 2024 to 923 boe/d in the first quarter of 2025.
Free Cash Flow Generation
Cash flow from operations for the first quarter of 2025 was $15.9 million as compared to $26.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $17.2 million in the first quarter of 2024. Free Cash Flow for the first quarter of 2025 was $15.8 million as compared to $26.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2024 and $17.1 million in the first quarter of 2024.(2) The first quarter 2025 compression in Free Cash Flow was the result of higher accounts receivable and related party accounts receivable working capital balances. The higher working capital balances are directly attributable to increased surface use royalties, resource sales and resource royalties that collectively increased $14.6 million, or 85%, in the first quarter 2025 as compared to the fourth quarter 2024. Timing of collection of those revenues resulted in a short-term impact to Free Cash Flow.
Capital expenditures for the first quarter of 2025 were $0.1 million and net cash used in investing activities during the first quarter of 2025 was $17.9 million.
Net cash used in financing activities during the first quarter of 2025 consisted of approximately $13.6 million of dividends and distributions paid and $5.8 million of debt repayments.
Strong Balance Sheet with Ample Liquidity
Total liquidity was $84.9 million as of March 31, 2025.
As of March 31, 2025, the Company had approximately $70.0 million of available borrowing capacity under its revolving credit facility.
Total cash and cash equivalents were $14.9 million as of March 31, 2025, as compared to $37.0 million as of December 31, 2024. The Company had $379.3 million of borrowings outstanding under its term loan and revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2025, versus $385.0 million outstanding as of December 31, 2024.
First Quarter 2025 Dividend
The LandBridge Board of Directors declared a dividend on our Class A shares of $0.10 per share, payable on June 19, 2025 to shareholders of record as of June 5, 2025, and a corresponding required cash distribution to DBR Land Holdings LLC unitholders.
Outlook
The Company re-affirms the following outlook for fiscal year 2025:
For fiscal year 2025, the Company expects Adjusted EBITDA to be between $170 million and $190 million, driven by:
-- Incremental contribution from our recent acquisitions;
-- Initial solar facility contributions to surface use revenues;
-- Growth of our surface use royalties through higher produced water volumes
on our surface;
-- Updates to resource sales and royalties based on current timing and
volume expectations; and
-- Updates to anticipated commodity pricing based on current regional
pricing dynamics
Reconciliations of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures to comparable GAAP measures are not available due to the challenges and impracticability of estimating certain items, particularly non-recurring gains or losses, unusual or non-recurring items, income tax benefit or expense, or one-time transaction costs and cost of revenue. We are unable to reasonably predict these because they are uncertain and depend on various factors not yet known, which could have a material impact on GAAP results for the guidance period. Because of those challenges, a reconciliation of forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures is not available without unreasonable effort.
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
Our financial statements and related footnotes will be available in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2025, which is expected to be filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 7, 2025.
Conference Call and Webcast Information
The Company will hold a conference call on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. Central Time to discuss first quarter results. A live webcast of the conference call will be available on the Events and Presentations section of the LandBridge Investor Relations website at https://ir.landbridgeco.com/events-and-presentations/default.aspx. To listen to the live broadcast, go to the site at least 10-15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time to register and install any necessary audio software.
To access the live conference call, participants must pre-register online at https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I3477969805794224242690 to receive unique dial-in information. Pre-registration may be completed at any time up to the call start time. An audio replay will be available following the conclusion of the call and remain available through May 22, 2025. The replay can be accessed by registering online at https://registrations.events/direct/Q4I3477969805794224242690.
About LandBridge
LandBridge owns approximately 277,000 surface acres across Texas and New Mexico, located primarily in the heart of the Delaware sub-region in the Permian Basin, the most active region for oil and gas exploration and development in the United States. LandBridge actively manages its land and resources to support and encourage energy and infrastructure development and other land uses, including digital infrastructure. LandBridge was formed by Five Point Infrastructure LLC, formerly known as Five Point Energy LLC, a private equity firm with a track record of investing in and developing energy, environmental water management and sustainable infrastructure companies within the Permian Basin. For more information, please visit: www.landbridgeco.com
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that are based on LandBridge's beliefs, as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, LandBridge, and therefore involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to predict. Generally, future or conditional verbs such as "will," "would," "should," "could," or "may" and the words "believe," "anticipate," "continue," "intend," "expect" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, strategies, plans, objectives, expectations, intentions, assumptions, future operations and prospects and other statements that are not historical facts, including our estimated future financial performance. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Although LandBridge believes that plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by any forward-looking statements made herein are reasonable, LandBridge may be unable to achieve such plans, intentions or expectations and actual results, and performance or achievements may vary materially and adversely from those envisaged in this news release due to a number of factors including, but not limited to: our customers' demand for and use of our land and resources; the success of our affiliates, WaterBridge, Desert Environmental and the counterparty to the lease development agreement in executing their business strategies, including their ability to construct infrastructure, attract customers and operate successfully on our land; our customers' willingness and ability to develop our land or any potential acquired acreage to accommodate any future surface use developments, such as the site under contract for the data center lease development agreement; our ability to continue the payment of dividends; the domestic and foreign supply of, and demand for, energy sources, including the impact of actions relating to oil price and production controls by the members of OPEC, Russia and other allied producing countries with respect to oil production levels and announcements of potential changes to such levels; our reliance on a limited number of customers and a particular region for substantially all of our revenues; our ability to enter into favorable contracts regarding surface uses, access agreements and fee arrangements, including the prices we are able to charge and the margins we are able to realize; our ability to successfully implement our growth plans, including through the future acquisitions of acreage and/or introduction of new revenue streams; our level of indebtedness and our ability to service our indebtedness; and any changes in general economic and/or industry specific conditions. These risks, as well as other risks associated with LandBridge are also more fully discussed in our final prospectus filed with the SEC on March 25, 2025, and our subsequent SEC filings. You can access LandBridge's filings with the SEC through the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. Except as required by applicable law, LandBridge undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements or other statements herein for revisions or changes after this communication is made.
The historical financial information presented below reflects only our historical financial results and the historical financial results of our predecessor, DBR Land Holdings LLC, as applicable.
FIRST QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
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March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024
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Revenues:
Surface use royalties $ 10,522 $ 1,598
Surface use royalties -
Related party 6,915 2,607
Easements and other
surface-related revenues 6,440 4,754
Easements and other
surface-related revenues -
Related party 2,332 383
Resource sales 7,166 3,415
Resource sales - Related party 185 93
Resource royalties 4,158 1,979
Resource royalties - Related
party 2,847 -
Oil and gas royalties 3,386 4,185
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Total revenues 43,951 19,014
Resource sales-related expense 458 673
Other operating and maintenance
expense 1,127 517
General and administrative
expense 14,728 2,159
Depreciation, depletion,
amortization and accretion 2,601 2,145
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Operating income 25,037 13,520
Interest expense, net 7,977 2,884
Other income - (241)
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Income from operations before
taxes 17,060 10,877
Income tax expense 1,601 101
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Net income $ 15,459 $ 10,776
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Net income attributable to
noncontrolling interest 8,995
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Net income attributable to
LandBridge Company LLC $ 6,464
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands)
March 31, December 31,
2025 2024
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Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 14,935 $ 37,032
Accounts receivable, net 19,924 12,544
Related party accounts receivable 7,289 2,111
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 1,446 1,628
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Total current assets 43,594 53,315
Non-current assets:
Property, plant and equipment, net 918,613 902,742
Intangible assets, net 44,125 45,265
Deferred tax assets 72 411
Other assets 1,696 1,741
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Total non-current assets 964,506 950,159
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Total assets $1,008,100 $ 1,003,474
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Liabilities and equity
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $ 596 $ 489
Taxes payable 2,065 2,286
Related party accounts payable 1,069 686
Accrued liabilities 5,837 7,185
Current portion of long-term debt 299 424
Unearned revenue 832 1,221
Other current liabilities 1,096 2,119
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Total current liabilities 11,794 14,410
Non-current liabilities:
Long-term debt, net of debt issuance
costs 375,467 380,815
Other long-term liabilities 182 183
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Total non-current liabilities 375,649 380,998
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Total liabilities 387,443 395,408
Class A shares, unlimited shares
authorized and 23,255,419 shares
issued and outstanding as of March
31, 2025 and December 31, 2024 432,881 432,663
Class B shares, unlimited shares
authorized and 53,193,178 shares
issued and outstanding as of March
31, 2025. Unlimited shares
authorized and 53,227,852 shares
issued and outstanding as of
December 31, 2024 - -
Retained earnings 7,464 3,349
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Total shareholders' equity attributable
to LandBridge Company LLC 440,345 436,012
Noncontrolling interest 180,312 172,054
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Total shareholders' equity 620,657 608,066
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Total liabilities and equity $1,008,100 $ 1,003,474
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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
Three Months Ended
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March 31, 2025 March 31, 2024
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Cash flows from operating
activities
Net income $ 15,459 $ 10,776
Adjustments to reconcile net
income to net cash provided
by operating activities:
Depreciation, depletion,
amortization and
accretion 2,601 2,145
Amortization of debt
issuance costs 539 194
Share-based compensation 11,140 810
Deferred income tax
expense 339 -
Other 8 -
Changes in operating assets
and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (7,384) 3,931
Related party accounts
receivable (5,178) (310)
Prepaid expenses and other
assets 154 323
Accounts payable 66 407
Related party accounts
payable 383 (20)
Unearned revenue (389) (47)
Accrued liabilities and
other liabilities (1,604) (1,095)
Taxes payable (221) 101
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Net cash provided by
operating activities 15,913 17,215
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Cash flows from investing
activities
Acquisitions (17,818) (55,072)
Capital expenditures (69) (89)
Proceeds from disposal of
assets 20 -
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Net cash used in
investing activities (17,867) (55,161)
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Cash flows from financing
activities
Dividends, dividend
equivalents, and
distributions paid (13,558) -
Repayments on term loan (5,750) (5,000)
Proceeds from revolver 10,000 15,000
Repayments on revolver (10,000) -
Offering costs (648) (870)
Other (187) (115)
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Net cash (used in)
provided by financing
activities (20,143) 9,015
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Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents (22,097) (28,931)
Cash and cash equivalents -
beginning of period 37,032 37,823
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Cash and cash equivalents -
end of period $ 14,935 $ 8,892
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Comparison of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA Margin, Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin are supplemental non-GAAP measures that we use to evaluate current, past and expected future performance. Although these non-GAAP financial measures are important factors in assessing our operating results and cash flows, they should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for net income, gross margin or any other measures presented under GAAP.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are used to assess the financial performance of our assets over the long term to generate sufficient cash to return capital to equity holders or service indebtedness. We define Adjusted EBITDA as net income (loss) before interest; taxes; depreciation, amortization, depletion and accretion; share-based compensation; non-recurring transaction-related expenses and other non-cash or non-recurring expenses. We define Adjusted EBITDA Margin as Adjusted EBITDA divided by total revenues.
We believe Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin are useful because they allow us to more effectively evaluate our operating performance and compare the results of our operations from period to period, and against our peers, without regard to our financing methods or capital structure. We exclude the items listed above from net income (loss) in arriving at Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin because these amounts can vary substantially from company to company within our industry depending upon accounting methods, book values of assets, capital structures and the method by which the assets were acquired.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income as determined in accordance with GAAP to Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA Margin for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended
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March 31, December 31, March 31,
2025 2024 2024
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(In thousands)
Net income $ 15,459 $ 8,154 $ 10,776
Adjustments:
Depreciation,
depletion,
amortization and
accretion 2,601 2,581 2,145
Interest expense,
net 7,977 7,100 2,884
Income tax expense 1,601 2,765 101
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EBITDA 27,638 20,600 15,906
Adjustments:
Share-based
compensation -
Incentive Units
(1) 8,945 8,905 810
Share-based
compensation -
RSUs 2,195 2,234 -
Transaction-related
expenses (2) - - 191
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Adjusted EBITDA $ 38,778 $ 31,739 $ 16,907
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Net income margin 35% 22% 57%
Adjusted EBITDA Margin 88% 87% 89%
(1) Share-based compensation -- Incentive Units for the three months ended
March 31, 2025, and December 31, 2024, consist of $8.9 million related
to the Incentive Units. Share-based compensation -- Incentive Units for
the three months ended March 31, 2024, consists only of the NDB
Incentive Units. NDB Incentive Units were liability awards resulting in
periodic fair value remeasurement prior to the Division. Subsequent to
the IPO, any actual cash expense associated with such Incentive Units
is borne solely by LandBridge Holdings LLC and not the Company.
Distributions attributable to Incentive Units are based on returns
received by investors of LandBridge Holdings LLC once certain return
thresholds have been met and are neither an obligation of the Company
nor taken into consideration for distributions to investors in the
Company.
(2) Transaction-related expenses consist of non-capitalizable transaction
costs associated with both completed or attempted acquisitions, debt
amendments and entity structuring charges.
Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin are used to assess our ability to repay our indebtedness, return capital to our shareholders and fund potential acquisitions without access to external sources of financing for such purposes. We define Free Cash Flow as cash flow from operating activities less investment in capital expenditures. We define Free Cash Flow Margin as Free Cash Flow divided by total revenues.
We believe Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin are useful because they allow for an effective evaluation of both our operating and financial performance, as well as the capital intensity of our business, and subsequently the ability of our operations to generate cash flow that is available to distribute to our shareholders, reduce leverage or support acquisition activities.
The following table sets forth a reconciliation of cash flows from operating activities determined in accordance with GAAP to Free Cash Flow and Free Cash Flow Margin, respectively, for the periods indicated.
Three Months Ended
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December 31, March 31,
March 31, 2025 2024 2024
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(In thousands)
Net cash
provided by
operating
activities $ 15,913 $ 26,928 $ 17,215
Net cash used in
investing activities (17,867) (292,331) (55,161)
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Cash used in operating
and investing
activities (1,954) (265,403) (37,946)
Adjustments:
Acquisitions 17,818 292,107 55,072
Proceeds from disposal
of assets (20) - -
-------- -------- -------
Free Cash Flow $ 15,844 $ 26,704 $ 17,126
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Operating cash flow
margin (1) 36% 74% 91%
Free Cash Flow Margin 36% 73% 90%
(1) Operating cash flow margin is calculated by dividing net cash provided by
operating activities by total revenue.
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LandBridge Company LLC
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