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1 Solution Overview Enterprise Foundation Executive Core Finance (ERP) SAP AG or an SAP affiliate company.

2 Exceed Expectations with Financial Insight Global Challenges Financial Excellence Competitive Advantage In the face of market volatility, the increasing need for regulatory compliance, mounting pressure on margins, and managers demanding immediate financial insight anytime and anywhere, finance organizations must employ best practices to excel. SAP Innovations With SAP software, corporate accounting organizations can record financial data that supports multiple companies, currencies, accounts, accounting principles, and industry requirements. Accountants can close books and create financial statements at the corporate level in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and local legal requirements. This leads to a financial close delivered on time and with greater insight, accuracy, and compliance. Also, SAP software supports management accounting functions such as creating plans and allocating resources in response to rapid market change. The software defines processes for effective planning, modeling cost drivers, improving financial performance, and reporting on and analyzing massive amounts of transactional and operational data. With accurate, cross-functional insight, managers can streamline financial operations, capture growth opportunities, eliminate predicted variances from key performance indicators, and create a customized business flow to achieve goals. The result is increased profitability and total compliance with corporate and legal policy. 2 / 28

3 Manage Your Core Financials Global Challenges Financial Excellence Competitive Advantage With SAP solutions for finance, corporate accounting organizations can use integrated financial data to proactively manage their core business. They can access real-time financial insight anytime and anywhere to leverage best practices and outperform the competition. SAP Innovations SAP solutions for finance enable an organization to: Streamline and automate financial operations while complying with regulations and gaining real-time insight into overall performance Enhance core financial capabilities and generate accurate reports in real time Integrate processes from various applications for a single version of financial truth Reduce cost of goods sold (COGS) and maximize profitability Ensure compliance with IFRS, U.S. GAAP, and local GAAP regulations Analyze customer behavior and sales to quickly identify and seize new opportunities The world's leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) application is SAP ERP. The application has been refined over more than 40 years of experience. More than 50,000 customers worldwide use SAP ERP to completely integrate all operations into finance. The application supports the financial processes of the world s largest organizations, as well as small and midsize companies, in 25 different industries. These organizations use SAP ERP for role-based access to critical data, applications, and analytical tools, and to streamline financial processes across procurement, manufacturing, service, sales, finance, and HR. 3 / 28

4 Beat the Competition with Better Insights Global Challenges Financial Excellence Achieve real-time financial insights for operational excellence and the business process innovation that the organization needs today and tomorrow. Consolidate business data for sound financial decision making, and avoid duplication of effort. Competitive Advantage SAP Innovations 14.1% Lower costs (% of revenue) when financial systems support internal and external accounting requirements Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking With finance solutions from SAP, corporate accounting organizations rely on proven best practices developed for many industries and countries around the world. These organizations are able to: Streamline business processes with consistent, reliable financial information and transparency Outperform the competition with improved financial insights and results Innovate without disruption by updating specific financial functions on demand Ensure financial compliance and growth with integrated ERP processes from SAP Enhance the organization's success by managing spend, optimizing resources, complying with reporting requirements, and streamlining operations better than the competition with integrated ERP processes Support both local and group-level regulatory reporting standards Evaluate and respond to changing business conditions with accurate, timely financial data Report on, analyze, and allocate financial resources in real time Deploy a long-term application for financial management processes Operate in multiple geographies, industries, and languages in real time Integrate planning and costing into all operational data to promote consistency and avoid duplication of effort 4 / 28

5 SAP Innovations Global Challenges Financial Excellence Competitive Advantage SAP delivers a variety of new and enhanced ERP functionality via enhancement packages for SAP ERP an evolutionary approach that lets organizations implement functionality incrementally as they need it. This protects existing IT investments and reduces costs. SAP Innovations SAP software for finance supports the following innovations and enhancements: SAP NetWeaver Business Client software provides a harmonized, single point of entry that gives users a personalized view based on their role in the finance function Side panel information gives the option to store all data for key financial transactions such as posting general ledger (GL) documents Embedded analytics deliver a series of preconfigured dashboards that are integrated into SAP ERP Reporting is enhanced, simplified, and oriented toward business users Mobile access to finance data New roles for internal controller, project planner, and cost center manager New applications for project planning at overall, group, and cost element levels New cost estimation application for projects Enhancements for express planning New master data applications for cost center, activity type, and internal order with change requests New hierarchy maintenance for cost centers, order groups, and activity type groups Operational data sources for cost center, production orders, and profitability analysis Segment reorganization that supports the change, splitting, and merging of segments Improved integration of GL and fixed assets for calculating depreciation Enhanced travel management with new online integration with third-party booking tools Enhanced automation of travel expense item management 5 / 28

6 Use Finance to Discover Control, Insights, Value Financial Accounting Management Accounting Governance and Audits Travel Management SAP ERP connects financial management with existing business systems. It provides market-leading financial tools that integrate with operations to uncover new opportunities. Gain Control SAP ERP enables integration of strategic sourcing and contract management functions with the procurement processes in ERP. Gather Insight Master data integration synchronizes data among ERP and sourcing systems, while process integration allows the creation of purchase orders and outline agreements in ERP. Generate Value By synchronizing sourcing and contract lifecycle management, transfers are automated, which leads to an improved, accurate user experience. 6 / 28

7 Control and Integrate Financial Data Control, Insights, Value Financial Accounting Management Accounting Company-wide control and integration of financial data is essential to strategic decision making. SAP ERP enables centralized tracking of financial accounting data for a large, international group of companies, languages, currencies, and accounts. Governance and Audits Travel Management 60% Lower costs (% of revenue) in organizations where the GL system supports management and recording of accounting entries in multiple currencies Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking The financial accounting functionality within the SAP ERP application complies with international accounting standards such as U.S. GAAP and IFRS. It also fulfills the local legal requirements of many countries and reflects the accounting changes from European market and currency unification. This application allows organizations to change finance from an administrative function into a strategic business partner that provides operational insight, unifies business strategies, and quickly measures results. SAP ERP provides deep functionality in accounting and analysis. Robust financial reporting capabilities, internal controls, and documentation of financial transactions ensure the highest level of business governance. SAP ERP supports key features of financial accounting including fixed assets, accrual, bank, cash journal, inventory, and tax accounting. Accounts receivable and accounts payable, GL, corporate close functions, financial statements, and parallel valuations are supported as well. 7 / 28

8 Generate Value Through Accuracy and Control Control, Insights, Value Financial Accounting Management Accounting The management accounting functionality in SAP ERP enables valuation and recording of financial data, not only for financial reporting but also for all cost- and revenuerelated reporting. Governance and Audits Travel Management 33.9% Higher operating margin in organizations where cost accounting supports cost analysis in multiple dimensions such as product, location, and predefined activities Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Using SAP ERP, analysts and managers can work with the same integrated data as the company s financial accountants. Users can easily obtain detailed information about cost structures and profit margins. Easy access to this data helps management achieve critical business goals such as increasing revenue, maximizing profitability, and reducing operating costs. The application also allows organizations to analyze profitability based on customer, customer group, product group, sales organization, and region. It provides in-depth cost and contribution margin analysis, which leads to a complete understanding of profitability. Key functions include control of products, cost centers, profit centers, projects, networks, cost objects, investments, and profitability segments. The application also supports integrated cost and revenue planning as well as activity-based costing and multilevel actual costing. 8 / 28

9 Create a Results-Oriented Audit View Control, Insights, Value Financial Accounting In a business environment of huge, complex transactions, a results-oriented audit view is possible only with computersupported audit or control procedures. Management Accounting Governance and Audits Travel Management 39.4% Fewer FTEs in organizations where automated reporting and alerting facilitates risk management Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking The audit information system is an auditor s toolbox that is integrated with SAP ERP. It supports the complete auditing process and key personnel including internal and external auditors, data security officers, and tax auditors. The audit information system enables smooth, high-quality, standardized audits. It provides structured, easy-to-learn access to auditing data for all auditors and data security officers. SAP ERP contains comprehensive online controls for system audit, business audit, and tax audit. The audit information system supports export of master data, account balances, and documents to third-party audit and analysis tools. It also provides a high degree of standardization and requires minimal system resources. 9 / 28

10 Integrated Travel Management Control, Insights, Value Financial Accounting Management Accounting With the growth of global business, travel activities are increasing. For the first time, the second-largest controllable corporate expense is travel, behind salaries and benefits. Because of this, most companies are taking a closer look at controlling travel-associated costs. Governance and Audits Travel Management 32.7% Fewer FTEs in organizations where travel and expense reporting and reimbursement requests are accessible to employees off-site and online Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking The travel management functionality in SAP ERP provides fully integrated, end-to-end trip lifecycle management to improve processes and reduce travel costs. Travel Planning and Pretrip Approval The SAP Travel Management application allows business travelers to communicate with travel agencies and book flights, hotels, cars, and trains while informing their managers about anticipated costs. Travel Expense Management The application helps reduce administrative tasks for travel expense accounting with easyto-use functions and reports. Integration with mobile time and travel gives offline access to expense reports, which allows travelers to create new reports and enter receipts. Corporate Policy Control Organizations can control travel planning and travel expense management in compliance with corporate travel policies, including online booking, preferred provider bundling, and negotiated fares. Travel Management Reporting SAP Travel Management supports decision making and implementation of new travel management strategies. Preconfigured reports consolidate valuable data for supplier negotiations to reduce costs. 10 / 28

11 Core Finance (ERP) Value Map SAP Solutions Financial Accounting Management Accounting Travel Management SAP solutions address key requirements for achieving financial excellence through integration. Accounting and Financial Close Management Accounting (ERP Foundation) Financial Accounting Cost Planning (ERP) Entity Close (ERP) Cost Management (ERP) Corporate Close (ERP) Profitability and Cost Analysis (ERP) Financial Reporting (ERP) Travel Management (ERP) Travel Management (ERP) 11 / 28

12 Compliant, Real-Time Financial Processes SAP Solutions Financial Accounting Management Accounting Travel Management Run compliant financial accounting processes more quickly, more accurately, and more efficiently. SAP solutions for financial accounting help organizations comply with local and corporate reporting requirements with greater efficiency, flexibility, and transparency. The solutions perform multinational financial reporting, enable parallel accounting, accelerate closing cycles, and comply with industry-specific reporting standards. 18.7% Fewer days to close annual books in organizations where the GL system supports recording and management of accounting entries in multiple currencies Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Financial Accounting Entity Close (ERP) Corporate Close (ERP) Financial Reporting (ERP) Record all financial processes in a comprehensive general ledger, support multidimensional reporting and accounting standards, and accelerate financial accounting that is integrated with processes in real-time. Enable fast, peer-to-peer reconciliation of corporate balances and invoices between group subsidiaries. The solutions provide data from SAP and non-sap systems, flexible matching, and drilling down to detail in SAP ERP. Get legal and management consolidation from the same application. Providing one version of the truth saves time and money and eliminates reconciliation and merging of reports. Reduce the time, risk, and cost of financial reporting with real-time analysis of finance data for multiple accounting standards. Leverage predefined GL subledgers and consolidation reports. 12 / 28

13 Outperform Financial Expectations SAP Solutions Financial Accounting Management Accounting Travel Management The management accounting function in SAP ERP enables the valuation and recording of financial data, not only for financial reporting but also as the basis for all cost- and revenue-related reporting. As a result, analysts and managers can work with the same basic data as the company's financial accountants. Because financial data is tightly integrated with the business processes of ERP s logistics and HR applications, users can also easily obtain detailed information about cost structures and profit margins. 61.3% Fewer FTEs in organizations where all operational functions follow standardized costing methods and procedures Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Cost Planning (ERP) Cost Management (ERP) Profitability and Cost Analysis (ERP) The cost planning functionality in SAP ERP lets planners automate manual processes, use integrated data, and make decisions based on cross-functional information. Planners can quickly identify and capitalize on growth opportunities because SAP ERP enables them to spend more time on analysis and less on transactional work. With real-time access to huge amounts of financial data, SAP ERP allows a deep understanding of costs and the factors that cause underperformance. Complete, accurate data on product profitability, customers, and channels helps managers find the best ways to increase profitability and operational efficiency. With profitability and cost analysis integrated in SAP ERP, companies can achieve performance goals and deliver superior service at lower cost. Analytics in SAP solutions provide real-time access to financial data and allow drilling down to the line-item level. Business users have immediate insight into current status. 13 / 28

14 Integrated Travel Management SAP Solutions Financial Accounting Management Accounting Travel Management Integrate travel planning and expense management. By streamlining the travel lifecycle from request, planning, and approval to expense reporting and reimbursement, organizations gain control over budgets and can manage costs and enforce compliance. Improved expense management removes the cumbersome manual processes involved in expense capture, accounting, and reimbursement. Travel Management (ERP) Upon approval of their travel requests, employees can initiate online booking and expense management through the application. Third-party online booking tools enable employees to manage travel plans using company-specified pricing and preferred suppliers. 14 / 28

15 SAP Solutions SAP Innovations References SAP Innovations SAP Innovations Applications The SAP HANA Platform Mobile Analytics 24% Increase in operating margins when enterprise mobility is embedded in processes Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking SAP consistently works to enhance SAP ERP. Companies can take advantage of new functionality through SAP enhancement packages and implement functionality to support processes as their business requires. Organizations use this evolutionary approach to get the most from existing IT investments and reduce costs. Delivering Innovation Selectively Without Disruption As a part of our commitment to deliver business innovation without disruption, SAP regularly releases SAP enhancement packages for SAP ERP. SAP enhancement packages deliver new functionality that is activated for specific business functions. Each new SAP enhancement package includes all innovations delivered with prior packages. 15 / 28

16 SAP Solutions SAP Innovations References Drive Your Business in Real Time SAP Innovations Applications The SAP HANA Platform Mobile SAP Business Suite software powered by the SAP HANA platform accelerates core finance functions by enabling real-time planning, execution, reporting, and analysis on current data. SAP HANA unifies analytics and transactions on a single in-memory platform for faster business processes. Analytics 39.2% Fewer FTEs in organizations where the accounts receivable system automatically matches payments with balances through electronic interfaces with banks and customers Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Financial Accounting Management Accounting Travel Management SAP ERP, part of the SAP Business Suite, provides improved integration of GL and fixed assets including depreciation per ledger group and fiscal year variants. Side panel information in SAP ERP explains the option to store all information related to key transactions. Segment reorganization supports the changing, splitting, and merging of segments. SAP ERP contains new cost estimation functionality for projects and enhanced express planning. New master-data functionality for cost center, activity type, and internal order with change requests and hierarchy maintenance is available. Reporting is enhanced, simplified, and oriented toward business users. Travel management is enhanced by new online booking integration with third-party tools such as GetThere by Sabre and e-travel Management by Amadeus, including profile synchronization and PDF forms. Travel management provides enhanced automation of expense item management including next-generation credit-card clearing and merging of expense receipts. 16 / 28

17 SAP Solutions SAP Innovations References The SAP HANA Platform SAP Innovations Applications The SAP HANA Platform SAP HANA brings transactions and analytics together in a single in-memory platform. Using this platform, an organization can drive its entire business in real time to create new value with smarter innovations, faster processes, and simpler interactions. Mobile Analytics 68% Of organizations have limited or no predictive modeling capabilities or optimization techniques for Big Data analysis Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Real-Time Financial Accounting Real-Time Management Accounting Real-time financial accounting with SAP ERP enables a fast financial close a core element of financial excellence. Payables management focuses on evaluating, validating, posting, and managing payments, and archiving of an invoice. Receivables management is a core finance function to manage the payment of customer invoices. Real-time management accounting with SAP ERP enables performance management in a transparent, efficient process that delivers accurate financial information on time. Integrated planning uses case-driven scenarios, and real-time data ensures an accelerated close. Product costing enables the modeling of cost in a design-to-cost format. 17 / 28

18 SAP Solutions SAP Innovations References Mobile SAP Innovations Applications The SAP HANA Platform Mobile The widespread use of mobile devices is changing organizations, accelerating the pace of business, and transforming traditional business models and workflows. Today s CFOs are under pressure to keep pace with this change by using mobile technology to drive innovation in the finance office. Analytics 24% Higher operating margins where enterprise mobility is embedded in all business processes Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Strategic Operational Collaborative Enable real-time decision making for executives through enterprise mobility from access to key corporate performance metrics to engaging in time-sensitive processes such as expediting progress toward financial closing. Make secure corporate data mobile so managers can process financial approvals, monitor internal spend and budget forecasts, and create compliance policy. Nonfinance team members also benefit through access to customer financial information through self-service. Increase enterprise productivity through enterprise mobility by enabling peer-to-peer communication that facilitates decision making on the go. 18 / 28

19 SAP Solutions SAP Innovations References Analytics SAP Innovations Applications The SAP HANA Platform Mobile Enhanced financial analysis helps companies gain full transparency for financial and operational activities and exploit opportunities to improve. Real-time monitoring for up-to-the-minute visibility of key performance indicators across all business operations is a key differentiator for success. Analytics 76.3% Higher operating margin in organizations where financial systems are used in the business analysis process for insight into financial and operational performance Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking Inform Align Adapt From controllers to line managers, everyone needs trusted information based on KPIs and metrics to measure their performance. Alerts about noncompliance or weak performance help an organization take prompt action to mitigate risk. It is imperative that the finance organization engages with all lines of business to align corporate strategy to line-of-business performance. While objectives must be aligned with line-of-business needs, finance needs to know when there is an exception. In a competitive environment, risks are everywhere. Risk mitigation, response planning, and controls and compliance enable a company to adapt to a changing market. Predicting and modeling potential outcomes help the CFO and controller support business growth initiatives. 19 / 28

20 Best-Run Customers Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri More than 45,000 companies worldwide rely on SAP ERP. 74% of the world s transaction revenue touches an SAP software system. SAP customers represent 86% of Fortune Global 500 companies. SAP customers represent 85% of the most valued brands in the world. SAP touches US$12 trillion of consumer purchases around the world. Why SAP? 20.7% Higher business satisfaction rating in organizations where the company has a consolidated single solution and platform landscape Source: SAP Performance Benchmarking 20 / 28

21 Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? Bank of Estonia Moves to Euro While Transforming Financial and Asset Accounting Systems The company s top objectives Smoothly transition to the euro, accommodating new requirements Replace diverse accounting applications with one integrated financials solution Strengthen budgeting, planning, and reporting The resolution Implemented the SAP ERP Financials solution for core financial processes Implemented the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse and SAP Strategic Enterprise Management applications for budgeting, planning, and reporting Integrated SAP software with the Sonic messaging tool, automating data transfer The key benefits Use new financial core as single source of information Moved from monthly to real-time cost management reporting Standardized financial and asset accounting Facilitated budgeting and planning processes 70% Reduction in reporting cycle time 15% Redeployed operational staff 20% Fewer errors With SAP ERP we brought our quality of financial management to a new level by updating and integrating our financial management and accounting processes and greatly increasing their efficiency. Kairi Rätsepp, Chief Accountant and Head of Financial Department, Bank of Estonia 21 / 28

22 Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? ConAgra Foods: Improving Financial Business Process Performance with SAP HANA The company s top objectives Improve and accelerate end-to-end financial closing and forecasting Enhance knowledge transfer capabilities using the SAP HANA platform The resolution Implemented the SAP HANA Profitability Analysis rapid-deployment solution in four weeks Implemented the SAP HANA Accelerated Finance and Controlling rapiddeployment solution in eight weeks Implemented SAP HANA as a secondary database with instant replication using SAP Landscape Transformation software Engaged Hewlett-Packard as the hardware vendor The key benefits Low-risk implementations Shorter monthly material ledger close process Faster data access and transactions using existing or slightly enhanced SAP ERP functionality with minimal disruption to end users Faster data transfer from the material ledger to the SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse application 20% Reduction in inventory 30% Less warehouse space needed for storage 30% Increase in workforce productivity SAP ERP provides fast access to reliable business information; this enables smarter decision making, which in turn helps increase the company s profitability. Joaquin Zapata, Project Manager, CTI Compania Tecono Industrial S.A. 22 / 28

23 Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? FUSHENG Implements SAP ERP to Improve Processes and Streamline Interfactory Transactions The company s top objectives Streamlining global operations and interfactory transactions Reducing financial closing times and purchasing costs Improving factory management and accuracy, consistency, and transparency of data The resolution Implement the SAP ERP application Use its bill of materials (BOM) functionality to clearly list specifications of parts Use its stock transport order functionality to integrate interenterprise purchase and sales documents The key benefits Reduced and centralized purchasing costs and shortened financial closing times Reduced working hours to create BOMs Increased interfactory transaction efficiency and data accuracy 80% Reduction in financial close time 98.6% Improved efficiency to audit 3,800 BOMs 2,733 Hours saved to create 8,200 BOMs Using SAP ERP, we can calculate maintenance needs for customer products and make arrangements for inspections. This avoids interruption of machine operations and improves customer satisfaction Wei Jang Lin, Deputy General Manager, Information Systems Center, FUSHENG Industrial Co. Ltd. 23 / 28

24 Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? Provimi Grows Operations Excellence and Business Responsiveness with SAP HANA The company s top objectives Leverage recent investment in global rollout of SAP software by enabling the business with real-time analytics Accelerate responsiveness across all business functions Increase system performance The resolution Implement the SAP HANA platform in conjunction with controlling and profitability analysis (CO-PA) and operational reporting in a nondisruptive manner Use a rapid-deployment solution to deliver within 3 weeks Leverage Capgemini for implementation and Every Angle for operational expertise The key benefits Incremental cost savings and operational excellence Reduced cycle time for repetitive financial processes Empowerment of the business with insight through interactive analytics.5 Million working capital reduction within a week 15,000x Faster analysis and insight 40% Shorter monthly close anticipated for SAP HANA: in 3 days, we successfully completed a proof of concept using our own CO-PA data; in 3 weeks we were live and running; and within 3 seconds we now run any CO-PA analysis Rogier Jacobs, CIO, Provimi Holding 24 / 28

25 Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? Sansiri Grows Property Development with a Compound Annual Growth Rate of 18% The company s top objectives Become the #1 real estate developer in Thailand in terms of revenue Gain visibility into cost of property development for sale at unit level instead of project level Scale business vertically to cover the full real estate lifecycle, including property services business and precast concrete operations The resolution Implemented and upgraded the SAP ERP application for all subsidiaries to enable growth Leveraged I AM Consulting Co. Ltd. s real estate expertise Used strong executive sponsorship to drive business direction The key benefits Insights into unit cost of property for sale, driving ability to handle more projects and contractors Visibility into delivery timeline and quantity of construction materials needed We-based processes helping site employees to improve productivity and reduce transaction process lead time +18% Compound annual growth rate on revenue from % Lead time to build a house -85% Lead time to get property sales information SAP software has become the backbone for Sansiri s operations, enabling the company to drive sales and expand the business vertically and horizontally in a faster manner. Kriskom Wonyai, Senior Manager, IT Department, Sansiri Public Company Ltd. 25 / 28

26 Why SAP? Best-Run Customers Bank of Estonia ConAgra Food Fusheng Inc. Provimi Sansiri Why SAP? SAP ERP enables corporate accounting organizations to leverage world-class software to sharpen their competitive focus and drive growth. The application also enables innovative responses to market dynamics and streamlined financial operations. Market-Leading ERP Application from SAP With more than 40 years of experience behind it and thousands of customers using it, the SAP ERP application is a proven asset to business built to support the world s largest organizations and small and midsize companies in many industries. The SAP ERP application delivers integrated business functionality that organizations need to increase competitiveness. The application enables accelerated time to market, simplifies market channels and business scenario management, and improves asset utilization and customer satisfaction. SAP ERP provides a foundation for the latest mobile, cloud, and in-memory technologies all backed by the trusted support of SAP. 26 / 28

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