GORMAN RUPP CO - Annual Report: 2011 (Form 10-K)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

OR

Commission file number 1-6747

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (419) 755-1011

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT: NONE

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in the definitive proxy statement or information statement incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.    x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the Registrant. The aggregate market value is computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was sold as of June 30, 2011. $419,701,963

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant’s classes of common stock as of March 1, 2012.

Common Shares, without par value—20,990,893

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders incorporated by reference into Part II (Items 5-9A).

Portions of Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement incorporated by reference into Part III (Items 10-14).

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The Exhibit Index is located at Page 15

PART I

The Gorman-Rupp Company (“Registrant”, “Gorman-Rupp” or the “Company”) was incorporated in Ohio in 1934. The Company designs, manufactures and globally sells pumps and related equipment (pump and motor controls) for use in water, wastewater, construction, industrial, petroleum, original equipment, agriculture, fire protection, heating, ventilating and air conditioning (“HVAC”), military and other liquid-handling applications.

PRODUCTS

The Company operates in one business segment, the manufacture and international sale of pumps and related fluid control equipment and systems. The following table sets forth, for the years 2009 through 2011, the total net sales, income before income taxes and year-end total assets (in thousands) of the Company.

The Company’s product line consists of pump models ranging in size from  ¹/4” to 144” and ranging in rated capacity from less than one gallon per minute to in excess of 700,000 gallons per minute. The types of pumps which the Company produces include self priming centrifugal, standard centrifugal, magnetic drive centrifugal, axial and mixed flow, vertical turbine line shaft, submersible, high pressure booster, rotary gear, diaphragm, bellows and oscillating.

The pumps have drives that range from 1/35 horsepower electric motors up to much larger electric motors or internal combustion engines. Many of the larger units comprise encased, fully integrated water and wastewater pumping stations. In certain cases, units are designed for the inclusion of customer-supplied drives.

The Company’s larger pumps are sold principally for use in the construction, industrial, water and wastewater handling fields; for boosting low residential water pressure; for pumping refined petroleum products, including the ground refueling of aircraft; for fluid control in HVAC applications; and for various agricultural purposes.

The Company’s pumps are also utilized for dewatering and flood control purposes. Additionally, pumps manufactured for fire protection are used for sprinkler systems, fire hydrants, stand pipes, fog systems and deluge systems at hotels, banks, factories, airports, schools, public buildings and hundreds of other facilities throughout the world.

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Many of the Company’s smallest pumps are sold to customers for incorporation into such products as food processing, chemical, photo processing, waste treatment, HVAC equipment, appliances, solar heating, and for automated explosives detection systems in airports.

MARKETING

Except for government and export sales, the Company’s pumps are marketed in the United States and Canada through a network of more than 1,000 distributors, through manufacturers’ representatives (for sales to many original equipment manufacturers), through third-party distributor catalogs, and by direct sales. The Company is continuously seeking alliances to further enhance marketing opportunities. Government sales are handled directly by the Company and export sales are made primarily through foreign distributors and representatives.

During 2011, 2010 and 2009, there were no shipments to any single customer that exceeded 10% of total net sales.

Gorman-Rupp continues to actively pursue international business opportunities and, in 2011, shipped its pumps to more than 100 countries. However, the Company’s foreign operations do not involve material financial or other risks due to their relatively small size, both individually and collectively.

As a result of this active pursuit of international business, approximately $118 million of 2011 sales were shipped outside the United States, as compared to $116 million in 2010 and $96.4 million in 2009. International sales represented 33%, 39% and 36% of total sales in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. No sales made to customers in any one foreign country amounted to more than 5% of total net sales during 2011, 2010 or 2009. The Company continues its efforts to penetrate international markets principally by its aggressive responses to worldwide pumping needs.

COMPETITION

Since the late 1990’s, a number of consolidations have occurred within the highly competitive pump industry. As a consequence, numerous pump competitors now exist as subsidiaries, divisions or departments within significantly larger corporations. Foreign-sourced pumps have also increasingly penetrated into the Company’s domestic markets.

Gorman-Rupp estimates that 80 other domestic and global companies selling pumps and pump units compete in one or more of the lines of business and applications in which comparable products of the Company are utilized. International competitors are based mostly in Europe and Asia.

Many pumps are specifically designed and engineered for a particular customer’s application. The Company believes that proper application, product performance, and quality of delivery and service are its principal methods of competition, and attributes its success to its continued emphasis in these areas.

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PURCHASING AND PRODUCTION

Virtually all materials, supplies, components and accessories used by the Company in the fabrication of its products, including all castings (for which most patterns are made and owned by the Company), structural steel, bar stock, motors, solenoids, engines, seals, and plastic and elastomeric components are purchased by the Company from other suppliers and manufacturers. No purchases are made under long-term contracts and the Company is not dependent upon a single source for any materials, supplies, components or accessories which are of material importance to its business.

The Company purchases motors for its polypropylene bellows pumps and magnetic drive pumps from several alternative vendors; and motor components for its large submersible pumps, and motors and engines for its pump systems, from a limited number of suppliers. Small motor requirements are also currently sourced from alternative suppliers.

The other production operations of the Company consist of the machining of castings, the cutting, shaping and welding of bar stock and structural members, the design and assembly of electrical control panels, the manufacture of a few minor components, and the assembling, painting and testing of its products. Virtually all of the Company’s products are tested prior to shipment.

OTHER ASPECTS

As of December 31, 2011, the Company employed approximately 1,123 persons, of whom approximately 674 were hourly employees. The Company has no collective bargaining agreements, has never experienced a strike and considers its labor relations to be satisfactory.

Although the Company owns a number of patents, and several of them are important to its business, Gorman-Rupp believes that the business of the Company is not materially dependent upon any one or more patents. The Company’s patents, trademarks and other intellectual property are adequate for its business purposes.

The backlog of orders at December 31, 2011 was valued at $155.5 million compared to $107.4 million at December 31, 2010. Approximately 98% of the Company’s backlog of unfilled orders is scheduled to be shipped during 2012, with the remainder during 2013.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company maintains a website accessible through its Internet address of www.gormanrupp.com. Gorman-Rupp makes available free of charge on or through www.gormanrupp.com its Annual Report to Shareholders, its annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and its current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after those reports (and any amendments) are electronically filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”). However, the information contained on the Company’s website is not a part of this Form 10-K or any other report filed with or furnished to the Commission.

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As noted in Gorman-Rupp’s Annual Report to Shareholders, a paper copy of the Company’s Form 10-K is also available free of charge upon written request to the Company’s Corporate Secretary.

Market influences and cost pressures

The overall pump industry is cyclical in nature, and some of its business activity is generally related to business conditions in the durable goods and capital equipment markets. The Company cannot predict the timing or extent of future economic or market swings. Additionally, raw material and energy purchases are major drivers of costs in the manufacture of pumps, and these costs are usually highly unpredictable. While efforts are made to recoup higher production costs through increased prices, the future acceptability of such price increases by customers is not guaranteed due to the highly competitive market place.

Compliance with a variety of import and export laws and regulations, and the cost of compliance as well as the consequences of failure to properly comply with such laws

The Company is subject to a variety of laws regarding international operations, including regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security and various foreign governmental agencies. The Company cannot predict the nature, scope or effect of future regulatory requirements to which our international operations and trading practices might be subject or the manner in which existing laws might be administered or interpreted. Future regulations could limit the countries in which certain of our products may be manufactured or sold or could restrict our access to, and increase the cost of obtaining, products from foreign sources. In addition, actual or alleged violations of import-export laws could result in enforcement actions and substantial financial penalties.

Family ownership of common equity

A substantial percentage of the Company’s Common Shares is held by various members of the Gorman and Rupp families and their affiliates. These family holdings do not typically trade; therefore, the Common Shares, in part because of these circumstances, generally have a history of relatively thin trading experiences on the NYSE Amex Exchange.

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The Company’s corporate headquarters is located in Mansfield, Ohio. The production operations of the Company are conducted at 10 locations throughout the United States and 3 locations in other countries as set forth below. All of these properties, except the plants in Fresno, California; Zolfo Springs, Florida;

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Leeuwarden, The Netherlands and County Westmeath, Ireland are owned in fee without any material encumbrance. The Company similarly owns a facility in Sparks, Nevada comprising a training center and warehouse, and a former production plant in Oklahoma now used for warehousing and office space. In addition, the Company leases warehouse facilities in Toccoa, Georgia, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, Bangkok, Thailand and Culemborg, The Netherlands to house pumps and pump parts.

The Company’s production operations are:

Gorman-Rupp considers its plants, machinery and equipment to be well maintained, in good operating condition and adequate for the present uses and business requirements of the Company.

For more than ten years, numerous business entities in the pump and fluid-handling industries, as well as a multitude of companies in many other industries, have been targeted in a series of lawsuits in several jurisdictions by various individuals seeking redress to claimed injury as a result of the entities’ alleged use of asbestos in their products. The Company and two of its subsidiaries remain drawn into this mass-scaled litigation, typically as one of hundreds of co-defendants in a particular proceeding; the vast majority of these cases were against Patterson Pump Company. The allegations in the lawsuits involving the Company and/or its subsidiaries are vague, general and speculative, and most cases have not advanced beyond the early stage of discovery. Insurers of the Company have engaged legal counsel to represent the Company and its subsidiaries and to protect their interests. In certain situations, the plaintiffs have voluntarily dismissed the Company and/or its subsidiaries from some of the lawsuits after the plaintiffs have acknowledged that there is no basis for their claims. In other situations, the Company and/or its subsidiaries have been dismissed from some of the lawsuits as a result of court rulings in favor of motions to dismiss and/or motions for summary judgment. In fifty-five cases, the Company and/or its subsidiaries have entered into nominal economic settlements recommended and paid for by insurers, coupled with dismissal of the lawsuits. During the fourth quarter 2011 Patterson Pump Company entered into an agreement with plaintiffs’ counsel for the voluntary dismissal of more than 95% of the cases against it at no cost to Patterson Pump Company or its insurer.

In addition, the Company and/or its subsidiaries are parties in a small number of legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business. Management does not currently believe that these proceedings, or the industry-wide asbestos litigation, will materially impact the Company’s consolidated results of operations, liquidity or financial condition.

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EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

Pursuant to General Instruction G(3), the information regarding executive officers called for by Item 401 of Regulation S-K and by Item 9 of this Form 10-K is set forth below.

Except as noted, each of the above-named officers has held his or her executive position with the Company for the past five years. Mr. J. C. Gorman served as the Company’s President from 1964 until 1989, and as Chief Executive Officer from 1964 until 1996. He has served as a Director of the Company continuously since 1946. Mr. J. S. Gorman was elected President and Chief Executive Officer effective May 1, 1998, after having served as Senior Vice President since 1996. Mr. J. S. Gorman also held the position of General Manager of the Mansfield Division from 1989 through 2005. He served as Assistant General Manager from 1986 to 1988; and he held the office of Corporate Secretary from 1982 to 1990. He has served as a Director of the Company continuously since 1989. Mr. Knabel was elected Chief Financial Officer effective May 1, 2009. Mr. Knabel previously served as Vice President Finance since May 1, 2008. Mr. Knabel joined the Company in March 2008. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer from 2003 to 2008 at Arthur Middleton Capital Holdings which manufactures and distributes over-the-counter nutraceuticals and performs direct marketing. Mr. Emmens joined the Company as Corporate Counsel in 1997, and was elected as Corporate Secretary in 2002. He served as Assistant Corporate Secretary from 1999 to 2002. Mr. J. S. Gorman is the son of Mr. J. C. Gorman. Mr. Christopher H. Lake, a Director of the Company, is the son of Dr. Peter B. Lake, also a Director. There are no other family relationships among any of the Executive Officers and Directors of the Company.

PART II

Attention is directed to the section “Quarterly Stock Prices and Dividends” and the data below pertaining to the shareholder information on page 40 in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

Attention is also directed to the “Shareholder Return Performance Presentation” on page 40 in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

The Company did not repurchase any of its Common Shares during the fourth quarter of the period covered by this Form 10-K.

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Attention is directed to the section “Eleven Year Summary of Selected Financial Data” on pages 36 and 37 in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which is incorporated herein by this reference.

Attention is directed to the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” on pages 28—33, and to the section “Safe Harbor Statement” on page 41, in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

Attention is directed to the section “Management’s Discussion and Analysis” on pages 28—33, and to the section “Safe Harbor Statement” on page 41, in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference. The Company’s foreign operations do not involve material market risks due to their relatively small size, both individually and collectively. As indicated in paragraph 4 on page 3 referenced above, the Company has no material market risk exposures required to be reported by Item 305 of Regulation S-K.

Attention is directed to the Company’s consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and the report of the independent registered public accounting firm thereon on pages 14—27, and to the section “Summary of Quarterly Results of Operations” on pages 36 and 37, in the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders, which are incorporated herein by this reference.

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company maintains a set of disclosure controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms. The Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are also designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in Company reports filed under the Exchange Act of 1934 is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s Management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

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An evaluation was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s Management, including the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K. Based on the evaluation, the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2011.

Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no material weaknesses identified at any Division or Subsidiary of the Company during 2011. The 2011 Report of Management on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and the related Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on Internal Control over Financial Reporting are incorporated herein by this reference from pages 34 and 35 of the Company’s 2011 Annual Report to Shareholders.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

The Company has no information required to be disclosed in a report on Form 8-K during the fourth quarter of the year covered by this report on Form 10-K that has not otherwise been reported on a Form 8-K.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

With respect to Directors, attention is directed to the sections “Election of Directors”, “Board of Directors and Board Committees” and “Audit Committee Report” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

With respect to Executive Officers, attention is directed to Part I of this Form 10-K.

The Company has adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, as well as to all employees, officers and Directors. The Code of Ethics is set forth as an exhibit to this Form 10-K. In addition, the Code of Ethics is posted on the Company’s website accessible through its Internet address of www.gormanrupp.com (under the heading “Investor Relations” and the sub-heading “Corporate Governance”).

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Attention is directed to the sections “Board of Directors and Board Committees”, “Executive Compensation”, “Compensation Discussion and Analysis”, “Pension Benefits”, “Summary Compensation Table”, “Director Compensation”, “Risk Oversight” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

Attention is directed to the section “Beneficial Ownership of Shares” and “Election of Directors” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which are incorporated herein by this reference.

On May 22, 1997, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation Plan. This Plan became effective without shareholder approval and constitutes the Company’s only equity compensation plan. The Plan provides (originally through 2006) for share compensation for regular services performed by each of the Company’s non-employee Directors. In addition to cash compensation, non-employee Directors historically received an automatic award of 500 Common Shares (from the Company’s treasury) on each July 1. On July 27, 2006, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted a resolution extending the Non-Employee Directors’ Compensation plan for an additional term until the earlier of (i) May 21, 2017, (ii) at such time as all of the Company’s Common Shares authorized for award under the Plan and registered under Form S-8 Registration Statement No. 333-30159 shall have been awarded and issued, (iii) at such time as the Company deregisters any Common Shares not issued under the foregoing Registration Statement, or (iv) at such time as the Plan is terminated by action of the Board of Directors. On July 28, 2011, the Company’s Board of Directors adopted an amendment effective August 1, 2011 to provide for the aggregate award of 1,000 Common Shares to each Non-Employee Director during 2011. The number of Common Shares which may be awarded under the Plan cannot exceed 50,000, subject to certain conditions (e.g., stock splits, stock dividends).

As of December 31, 2011, 46,000 Common Shares had been issued to non-employee Directors and 34,106 Common Shares remained available for future issuance. (6,875 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective September 10, 2004; 7,093 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective December 8, 2006; 8,117 Common Shares were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective December 10, 2007; and 8,021 were added as a result of the 5 for 4 stock split effective June 10, 2011). No options, warrants or rights are available for issuance under the Plan. Attention is directed to the section “Board of Directors and Board Committees” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related

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Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

Attention is directed to the section “Board of Directors and Board Committees” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

The Company has no relationships or transactions required to be reported by Item 404 of Regulation S-K.

Attention is directed to the section “Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Company’s definitive Notice of 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and related Proxy Statement (filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K), which is incorporated herein by this reference.

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PART IV

The following documents are filed as part of this report:

1. Financial Statements

With respect to the audited consolidated financial statements of the Registrant and its subsidiaries, the following documents have been incorporated by reference into this report:

2. Financial Statement Schedules

All financial statement schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable, or the information required to be set forth therein is included in the consolidated financial statements or Notes thereto.

3. Exhibits

The exhibits listed below are submitted in a separate section of this report immediately following the Exhibit Index.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 5, 2012

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

March 5, 2012

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ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

THE GORMAN-RUPP COMPANY

For the Year Ended December 31, 2011

EXHIBIT INDEX

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