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Snapshot date: 2026-10-18 · Built: 2026-10-19T15:44:47+00:00 · Publication status: REVIEW

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COMPANY RESEARCH

Embecta Corp.

EMBC · United States · Healthcare

INSIDER SIGNAL

Insider activity score:68.3 / 100

4 insiders · 4 purchase events · $521k net purchases

US #186 · United States #186

WHY THIS SIGNAL?

Score anatomy

Each bar shows the contribution to the current score; the weights and formula stay unchanged.

Cluster+28.0 / 35

How many distinct insiders bought in the cluster

Purchase size+14.7 / 25

Purchase value relative to company size and liquidity

Role+7.0 / 20

The seniority and relevance of participating insiders

Recency+3.3 / 10

How recently the purchases occurred

Conviction+9.3 / 10

How clearly buying stands out from other activity

What is holding the score back?

  • ⚠ Insider role contributes less on the current role scale
  • ⚠ Purchase activity is becoming less recent
  • ✓ Broad buyer cluster · 4+ distinct filers

The role contribution follows the US model's seniority ladder.

BUYING PROFILE

4 events · 4 insiders · 180d

Cluster 100%Repeat 0%Independent 0%Large 0%

Percentages are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%.

Buying concentration

40%

Largest buyer:HOMBACH ROBERT J. · 224k USD
Gross qualified purchase transaction-line value:558k USD

The headline $ total is net buying for the screen; this module uses gross qualified purchase transaction-line values in the filing currency, so the amounts can differ. The current 15-day buyer-breadth input counts distinct buyers; value concentration is disclosed separately here.

This is a ranking under the current US screening rules—not a probability of gain, return forecast, or buy recommendation.

Key purchase quotes (filing currency)

FilerPrice per unitTrade date
HOMBACH ROBERT J.4.97 USDAug 12, 2026
Kurdikar Devdatt4.7 USDAug 12, 2026
Mann Jeffrey Z4.99 USDAug 12, 2026
Model details

Cluster breakdown (does not change the score)

15-day buyer breadth (count)
4 distinct reported filers
Peak time window
2026-08-12 to 2026-08-12
Current breadth input
0.800 (capped at 4+ buyers)
Buyer independence
Not yet measured; related-party fields are not cross-market comparable

What the filings show

Insider vs stock price

1 purchase day(s), 4 purchase line(s) in the 180-day window. 1 sale day(s), 1 sale line(s).

Daily close (USD)Day with an insider purchaseTwo or more insiders the same dayDay with an insider sale
468May 2026JunJulAugSepOct2026-08-12 · 4 purchase line(s) · 4 insider(s) · close since that day +19.7%2026-09-04 · 1 sale line(s) · close since that day -2.0%5.68last close09 Oct

Markers sit on the closing price of the transaction day. They show when insiders traded, not the price they paid or received. "Since" compares that day's close with the last close shown; it is what happened at this company, not a forecast.

Insider timeline

4 insiders bought on the same day, 12 Aug: 1 CFO, 1 Board member, 1 CEO / chair, 1 Role not classified. The share closed at 4.75 that day and at 5.68 most recently (+19.7%). That week 200 companies across United States disclosed insider purchases, more than in 85% of the last 26 weeks: insiders often buy together when a closed period ends, so the timing alone says less than it seems.

Several insiders within 15 days: 2026-08-12 – 2026-08-12Elguicze JacobElguicze JacobSVP and CFOCFOKurdikar DevdattKurdikar DevdattPresident and CEOCEO / chairHOMBACH ROBERT J.HOMBACH ROBERT J.DirectorBoard memberMorris Milton MayoMorris Milton MayoDirectorBoard memberMann Jeffrey ZMann Jeffrey ZPres, Pharm Svc&Prod Mgmt, CLORole not classified2026-09-04 · Morris Milton Mayo · sale · 37,003 USD2026-08-12 · Elguicze Jacob · purchase · 93,400 USD2026-08-12 · HOMBACH ROBERT J. · purchase · 223,650 USD2026-08-12 · Kurdikar Devdatt · purchase · 141,000 USD2026-08-12 · Mann Jeffrey Z · purchase · 99,800 USD2026-04-20 to 2026-04-26: 74 companies2026-04-27 to 2026-05-03: 96 companies2026-05-04 to 2026-05-10: 151 companies2026-05-11 to 2026-05-17: 232 companies2026-05-18 to 2026-05-24: 259 companies2026-05-25 to 2026-05-31: 171 companies2026-06-01 to 2026-06-07: 192 companies2026-06-08 to 2026-06-14: 172 companies2026-06-15 to 2026-06-21: 163 companies2026-06-22 to 2026-06-28: 108 companies2026-06-29 to 2026-07-05: 93 companies2026-07-06 to 2026-07-12: 80 companies2026-07-13 to 2026-07-19: 79 companies2026-07-20 to 2026-07-26: 70 companies2026-07-27 to 2026-08-02: 77 companies2026-08-03 to 2026-08-09: 131 companies2026-08-10 to 2026-08-16: 200 companies2026-08-17 to 2026-08-23: 218 companies2026-08-24 to 2026-08-30: 184 companies2026-08-31 to 2026-09-06: 175 companies2026-09-07 to 2026-09-13: 139 companies2026-09-14 to 2026-09-20: 186 companies2026-09-21 to 2026-09-27: 134 companies2026-09-28 to 2026-10-04: 130 companies2026-10-05 to 2026-10-11: 73 companies2026-10-12 to 2026-10-18: 72 companiesCompanies disclosing purchases, per weekMayJunJulAugSepOct

Tap an item for what it means.

●A purchase: the bigger the dot, the more was bought

Each dot is one insider's purchases on one day. The dot's area follows the amount: the largest purchase here gets the largest dot. Hold the pointer over a dot to see the date and the amount.

×A sale

A cross is one insider's sales on one day. People sell to pay tax, to cash in share awards or to hold less of one company, so a sale says less than a purchase does. When someone bought and sold on the same day, the cross sits beside the dot. The totals are under “Purchases against sales” below.

▮Purple band: several insiders bought within 15 days

The band marks the stretch with the most different buyers: at most 15 days long and at least two people. Here it is 12 Aug, with 4 insiders. Only the strongest stretch is marked. Several people deciding the same thing is harder to explain by one person's private reasons, but insiders often buy together just after a closed period ends, so compare it with the grey weekly bars.

Blue line: this share's price, −37.7% over these six months

The closing price of each day, from 9.13 on 2026-04-21 to 5.68 on 2026-10-09. The line has no scale; read it for high and low: a dot on a low stretch was bought cheaply, a dot on a high stretch was not.

Dashed line: the typical stock on the same exchange, −11.0%

Taken from the 1230 other stocks on the same exchange that this site holds prices for. Each is measured from the first day of the window, and every day the middle one is drawn. It starts where the blue line starts, so the gap between the two is the difference: this share −37.7%, the typical one −11.0%, 26.7 points behind. It is not an index and not a comparison within one industry.

▂Grey bars: companies across United States disclosing purchases each week

A taller bar is a week in which more companies disclosed insider purchases. The purple bar is the week of the band above: 200 companies, number 4 of the last 26 weeks. If that week was a peak anyway, buying together is less special than it looks.

This company: insiders buying per month, last 12 months

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Darker bars are inside the 180-day window above.

Who traded

InsiderRolePurchasesSalesBoughtFirst purchaseShare price since
Elguicze JacobCFO1—93.4k USD2026-08-12+19.7%
Kurdikar DevdattCEO / chair1—141.0k USD2026-08-12+19.7%
HOMBACH ROBERT J.Board member1—223.7k USD2026-08-12+19.7%
Morris Milton MayoBoard member—1———
Mann Jeffrey ZRole not classified1—99.8k USD2026-08-12+19.7%

Purchases against sales

94%purchases
Purchases94%557.9k USD · 4 line(s) · 4 insider(s)
Sales6%37.0k USD · 1 line(s) · 1 insider(s)

Shares of the reported value of insider transactions in the 180-day window. Sales include disposals for tax, at option exercise or under a pre-set plan, which say little about an insider's view. The split describes what was disclosed; it is not a signal.

Why this score? · Model details

Priority = 100 × Σ(fixed weight × 0–1 rule-based input)

FactorWeightThis company inputPoint contribution
15-day buyer breadth (count)35%0.80028.0
Qualified-buy size25%0.58814.7
Role informativeness (inverted)20%0.65013.0
Recency10%0.3273.3
Buy/sell conviction10%0.9349.3

This is a heuristic ordering under the current rules, not a calibrated return forecast. It explains why candidates rank differently; the public-filing evidence and data limits are shown below.

BULL VS BEAR

Two readings of this buying

The same filings, read two ways. Each line is a fact stored for this company with the number behind it, and appears only when that number crosses a fixed threshold. Neither side is a forecast and no winner is declared.

Where the evidence comes from

The two kinds of evidence disagree: the purchases themselves carry bull lines (several insiders together, more buyers than usual here), while share price and trading argue against (price down over six months); short sellers argue against (high short interest). No data is held for: company results, company actions.

  • The insider purchases themselvesBullseveral insiders together, more buyers than usual here7 checked, under the threshold · 1 missing
  • Share price and tradingBearprice down over six months1 checked, under the threshold
  • Short sellersBearhigh short interest1 checked, under the threshold
  • Company results2 missing
  • Company actionsno data held

Bull case · the buying is informative

  • 4 insiders bought on the same day (2026-08-12). Several people reaching the same decision at the same time is hard to put down to one person's circumstances.
  • No insider bought in the 180 days before this window; 4 have bought in it. The buying is new for this company, not a habit.

Bear case · discount it

  • Share price and tradingThe share price is down 36% over six months (three months +77%, one month +16%) and stands 62% below its 52-week high. Insiders have bought into a fall the market has not reversed.
  • Short sellersFINRA short interest on 2026-09-30 was 5,825,802 shares, 5.4 days of average trading volume and 10% of the 56,659,599 shares outstanding, up 5.0% from the previous report: other investors hold a sizeable position the opposite way.

Evidence still missing

  • No buyer here has 5 or more completed earlier purchases on record, so there is no track record to weigh.
  • The company's market value is not captured, so the purchases cannot be stated as a share of the business or of its trading volume.
  • No earnings, margin or cash-flow figures are captured for this company. The latest annual and interim reports are where to check whether the business is improving or deteriorating.
Checked and under the threshold: 9
  • BearThe largest buyer accounts for 40% of the value bought. Counted for the bear side from 80%.
  • EitherNet purchases of $521k in 180 days. Bull from $1.0M, bear when all purchases total under $25k.
  • BearInsiders sold $37k in the same 180 days, 6.6% of the amount bought. Counted for the bear side from 25%.
  • EitherThe latest purchase is 67 days old. Bull up to 14 days, bear from 90.
  • BearOver three months the share price changed +77% and the median of 219 Healthcare companies changed −12%: ahead by 89 points. Counted for the bear side from 20 points behind.
  • BearNone of the 4 purchase filings ticks Form 4's 10b5-1 box.
  • BearOver the last 5 trading days to 2026-10-16, 62% of this stock's off-exchange volume was sold short; over the 60 days before, 57%. The market's median is 50%. This is trading volume, not a position: a market maker who sells short and covers the same day is counted, so about half of all volume is short on an ordinary day. It is shown for comparison and counts for neither side.
  • Bull4 of 4 purchase filings state the shares held before and after. The largest addition to an existing holding took it from 64,587 to 109,587 shares (+70%). Counted for the bull side from +100%, for the bear side below +1%.
  • BearNo insider filing in the last 180 days opened a hedge on this stock.

Both columns arrange stored facts only. They do not change the insider score or the ranking and are not investment advice.

Signal history

68.3 / 100

Latest recorded score

↓ -0.7 ptssince the first recorded snapshot on 2026-10-09; 9 calendar days observed
Recorded snapshots
7
First snapshot
2026-10-09

There is not yet a 30-calendar-day comparison; earlier scores are not reconstructed. These are raw signal scores saved when each full scoring run completed. They describe changes in research ranking, not price performance or returns.

Why did it change?

Less than 30 days of comparable history is available, so factor movement is not yet decomposed.

Signal score history

Fixed 0–100 scale; dates are spaced by calendar time.

02550751002026-10-09 · 69.02026-10-12 · 68.92026-10-13 · 68.82026-10-14 · 68.72026-10-15 · 68.62026-10-16 · 68.52026-10-18 · 68.3Oct 09Oct 13Oct 14Oct 15Oct 18

Recent recorded points

  1. 69.0
  2. 68.8
  3. 68.7
  4. 68.6
  5. 68.3
View all recorded scores
Snapshot dateSignal score
2026-10-0969.0
2026-10-1268.9
2026-10-1368.8
2026-10-1468.7
2026-10-1568.6
2026-10-1668.5
2026-10-1868.3

Sector context

Healthcare

Buying breadth
4.1% (42 / 1,029 issuers)
Sector rank
#8 / 13

This is sector-level research context. It does not affect the Insider Signal or ranking.

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Insider profile outcomes

Historical performance following insider filings. The company role is translated below each name while preserving the original title.

Events are disclosure-level observations; related disclosures published on the same date may share a return path and may not be statistically independent. This research enrichment does not affect the insider score or ranking.

Melcher David FDirector2 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)0.0% (0/2)-2.5%-2.5%-3.5%
20D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)0.0% (0/2)-4.8%-4.8%-8.4%
60D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)50.0% (1/2)+8.1%+8.1%-4.6%
120D2Small sample100.0% (2/2)50.0% (1/2)+7.9%+7.9%-5.2%
First purchase in 12M
0/1
Large purchase ≥ $100k
2/2
Cluster buying · 15D
0/2
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
2/2
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
HOMBACH ROBERT J.Director1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample50.0% (1/2)100.0% (1/1)+9.0%+9.0%+9.0%
20D1Small sample50.0% (1/2)0.0% (0/1)-1.4%-1.4%-1.4%
60D0No data0.0% (0/1)————
120D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
First purchase in 12M
2/2
Large purchase ≥ $100k
2/2
Cluster buying · 15D
1/2
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
1/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable
Elguicze JacobSVP and CFO1 completed 20D event(s)
PeriodCompleted eventsPrice coverageHit rateMedian excess returnAverage excess returnWorst excess return
5D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)100.0% (1/1)+9.0%+9.0%+9.0%
20D1Small sample100.0% (1/1)0.0% (0/1)-1.4%-1.4%-1.4%
60D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
120D0No dataAwaiting maturity————
First purchase in 12M
1/1
Large purchase ≥ $100k
0/1
Cluster buying · 15D
1/1
Buying the dip · ≥20% below prior 52W high
1/1
Routine / opportunistic
Not classifiable

Signal outcomes

Calculated from immutable US ranking snapshots; excess return is stock return minus SPY return. Newly saved snapshots remain pending until each forward horizon matures. This never affects the US score.

HorizonStatusResult
5D1 completed+12.3% median
20DAwaiting maturity—
60DAwaiting maturity—
120DAwaiting maturity—

Market context

PRICE PERFORMANCE

1M
+16.3%
3M
+77.1%
6M
-35.8%
12M
-58.9%

VOLATILITY & LIQUIDITY

Volatility
72.5%
Beta
—
Avg daily volume
$7.7M

VALUATION

Market cap
—
P/E
—

FUNDAMENTALS

Profit margin
—
ROE
—
Industry
—

Prices to 11 Oct 2026: OpenBB/yfinance; volume from price cache (yfinance). It does not affect the insider score or rank.

Insiders' buying price vs the latest close

The latest close in the price history is more than a week old.

Buying size vs market trading

Complete price and volume history is not yet available.

Market-data coverage: 0 verified sessions · Latest session: — · Ratio status: Unavailable

Traded value is estimated as close × shares traded, in major currency units. Includes disclosed qualifying purchases; disclosures may lag. Contractual or planned acquisitions are not necessarily discretionary. Ratios describe relative trading size, not market participation or score contributions.

Regulatory filings

Unfold all 19 filings

Results and insider purchases

Results (8-K)Bought within 5 sessionsBought within 20 sessionsBuyers, 20 sessions before
2026-08-0707:07 ET · before the open4 · $557.9KHOMBACH ROBERT J.; Kurdikar Devdatt; Mann Jeffrey Z4 · $557.9KHOMBACH ROBERT J.; Kurdikar Devdatt; Mann Jeffrey Z0
2026-05-0506:55 ET · before the openNoneNone0
2026-02-0506:54 ET · before the openNoneNone0
2025-11-2507:01 ET · before the openNoneNone0

Results dates are the company's 8-K filings to the SEC under Item 2.02 (results of operations); one filed after the close counts from the next session. Purchases are open-market buys reported on Form 4 (code P), by trade date; a Form 4 can arrive two business days after the trade, so the latest days can still fill in. Facts only; this does not change the score or rank.

Ownership and trading-plan context

Direct / indirect ownershipUnavailable
10b5-1 filing evidenceUnavailable
Evidence retrievedUnavailable

These are accession-level filing fields. Unavailable means the evidence was not fetched or parsed; it is never inferred as “No” and does not adjust the US score.

Filing evidence

These are underlying national-feed records from the 365-day window ending on the saved ranking snapshot. The score uses only the latest 180 days; older qualifying equity purchases remain visible for audit but do not enter the current score. The original filer, role, transaction classification, instrument, price, volume, value and source fields are retained. The first three rows are shown; remaining records can be unfolded for audit. Other transaction types are retained but excluded from the score.

Excluded transactions & classification

4 qualifying purchase disclosure(s) · 4 transaction line(s)

Aug 12, 2026Open market purchase
Kurdikar Devdatt · President and CEO
Common Stock · 30000.0 shares × 4.7 USD · 141000.0 USD
Open filing
Aug 12, 2026Open market purchase
Elguicze Jacob · SVP and CFO
Common Stock · 20000.0 shares × 4.67 USD · 93400.0 USD
Open filing
Aug 12, 2026Open market purchase
Mann Jeffrey Z · Pres, Pharm Svc&Prod Mgmt, CLO
Common Stock · 20000.0 shares × 4.99 USD · 99800.0 USD
Open filing
Unfold all 1 remaining filing row(s)
Transaction datePublishedFilerRoleTransactionInstrumentPrice (local currency)Quote currencyVolumeReported value (local currency)Source
2026-08-122026-08-13HOMBACH ROBERT J.DirectorOpen market purchaseCommon Stock4.97 USDUSD45000.0223650.0 USDOpen filing

Showing 4 of 4 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level $ aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Other disclosed transactions · excluded from score

View 25 other transaction(s)

Nov 26, 2025Shares withheld for tax or exercise price
Roth Anthony M. · Chief Accounting Officer
Common Stock · 1881.0 shares × 12.57 USD · 23644.170000000002 USD
Open filing
Nov 26, 2025Grant or award
Roth Anthony M. · Chief Accounting Officer
Common Stock · 32817.0 shares × 0.0 USD · 0.0 USD
Open filing
Nov 26, 2025Shares withheld for tax or exercise price
Casner Jean · Chief Human Resources Officer
Common Stock · 3325.0 shares × 12.57 USD · 41795.25 USD
Open filing
Unfold all 22 remaining filing row(s)
Transaction datePublishedFilerRoleTransactionInstrumentPrice (local currency)Quote currencyVolumeReported value (local currency)Source
2025-11-262025-12-01Casner JeanChief Human Resources OfficerGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD38783.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Mann Jeffrey ZSVP, GC, Head Corp. Dev., SecyGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD24495.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Mann Jeffrey ZSVP, GC, Head Corp. Dev., SecyGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD79555.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Mann Jeffrey ZSVP, GC, Head Corp. Dev., SecyShares withheld for tax or exercise priceCommon Stock12.57 USDUSD19605.0246434.85 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Kurdikar DevdattPresident and CEOGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD288386.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Kurdikar DevdattPresident and CEOGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD103626.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Kurdikar DevdattPresident and CEOShares withheld for tax or exercise priceCommon Stock12.57 USDUSD128630.01616879.1 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Elguicze JacobSVP and CFOShares withheld for tax or exercise priceCommon Stock12.57 USDUSD24782.0311509.74 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Elguicze JacobSVP and CFOGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD30147.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Elguicze JacobSVP and CFOGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD95466.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Curtis ShaunSVP, Global Manuf./Sup. ChainGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD37789.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Curtis ShaunSVP, Global Manuf./Sup. ChainGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD11305.00.0 USDOpen filing
2025-11-262025-12-01Curtis ShaunSVP, Global Manuf./Sup. ChainShares withheld for tax or exercise priceCommon Stock12.57 USDUSD15380.0193326.6 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13Anderson Carrie LDirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13HOMBACH ROBERT J.DirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13Morris Milton MayoDirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13Prange KarenDirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13Pomeroy ClaireDirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-02-112026-02-13Reidy Christopher RDirectorGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD22841.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-06-012026-06-02Roth Anthony M.VP, Chief Accounting OfficerGrant or awardCommon Stock0.0 USDUSD30000.00.0 USDOpen filing
2026-09-042026-09-08Morris Milton MayoDirectorOpen market saleCommon Stock5.88 USDUSD6293.037002.84 USDOpen filing
2026-08-092026-08-11Casner JeanChief Human Resources OfficerShares withheld for tax or exercise priceCommon Stock4.42 USDUSD1480.06541.599999999999 USDOpen filing

Showing 25 of 25 matching raw-feed row(s) from the current 365-day research window. Prices and reported values remain in the filing currency and its major unit (for example, UK pence are parsed as GBP). The screen-level $ aggregate is separately FX-normalised for research ranking, not a trade-date conversion.

Snapshot & identity

Snapshot date
2026-10-18
Ticker
EMBC
ISIN
—
Sector
Healthcare
Industry
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How to read Form 4 transaction codes

CodeInterpretationScreen treatment
POpen-market / private purchaseBuy evidence when the security is qualifying equity
SSaleSell evidence when the security is qualifying equity
AGrant / awardContext only
FTax-related withholdingContext only
MOption exerciseContext only
GGiftContext only
J / LOther / non-directionalContext only

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