11-K 1 a2021401k11-k.htm 11-K Document

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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FORM 11-K
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FOR ANNUAL REPORTS OF EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE, SAVINGS
AND SIMILAR PLANS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


(Mark One)
ýANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2021

or
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________

Commission file number: 001-31567
A.Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of issuer named below:
CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
B.Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office:
CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP.
220 South King Street
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813




Table of Contents
 
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Financial Statements:
 
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
Notes to Financial Statements
 
Supplemental Schedule:
 
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
 
Exhibit Index
 
Exhibit 23.1 - Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


To the Plan Participants and Retirement Plans Administrative
Committee of the Board of Directors of
Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
Honolulu, HI


Opinion on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2021, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the "financial statements"). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2021, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan's financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) ("PCAOB") and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Plan is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Plan’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Supplemental Information

The supplemental Schedule H, Line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) as of December 31, 2021 has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the information presented in the supplemental schedule reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental schedule. In forming our opinion on the supplemental schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental schedule, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental schedule is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.

/s/ Crowe LLP

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2019.

New York, New York
June 28, 2022



CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2021 and 2020
 20212020
Total investments at fair value$176,040,992 $163,237,639 
Notes receivable from participants1,811,651 1,923,960 
Net assets available for benefits$177,852,643 $165,161,599 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.



CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2021
 2021
Investment income: 
Net appreciation in fair value of investments$15,217,974 
Dividend income8,107,377 
Interest income274,238 
Total net investment income23,599,589 
Interest income on notes receivable from participants57,073 
Contributions:
Participants5,812,650 
Employer548,388 
Rollovers59,704 
Total contributions6,420,742 
Benefits paid to participants(17,246,358)
Administrative expenses, net(140,002)
Total deductions to net assets available for benefits(17,386,360)
Net increase in net assets available for benefits12,691,044 
Net assets available for benefits:
Beginning of year165,161,599 
End of year$177,852,643 
See accompanying notes to financial statements.


 CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2021 and 2020
 

(1)Description of the Plan
The following brief description of the Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan (the "Plan") provides only general information. Participants should refer to the plan documents for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions.
(a)General
The Plan is a defined contribution retirement savings plan covering all employees of Central Pacific Bank and subsidiaries (the "Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Central Pacific Financial Corp. (the "Company"), and certain other affiliated companies. The Plan permits employees to make participant contributions and receive base matching contributions after six months of service. Additionally, employees who have completed one year of employment and 1,000 hours of service during the year are entitled to share in any excess matching, discretionary profit sharing, and Employee Stock Ownership Plan ("ESOP") contributions. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ("ERISA"), as amended.
(b)Participant Contributions
Participant contributions to the Plan are based on an elected percentage of 1% to 100% of participant compensation up to the limit set by the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") of $19,500 in 2021. Participants who have attained age 50 before the end of the plan year are eligible to make additional catch-up contributions up to the IRS limit of $6,500 in 2021.
Effective January 4, 2016, the Plan adopted an automatic contribution arrangement ("auto-enrollment") under which newly eligible Plan participants are automatically enrolled in the Plan with a 4% pre-tax contribution rate and in a default investment (an age-appropriate Target Retirement Fund) unless the participants opt out or otherwise make a different election for their Plan contributions and investments. The 4% contribution rate allows participants to receive the maximum Company match on their contributions. As part of the initial roll out of the auto-enrollment, current Plan participants who were already eligible but not contributing, or contributing less than 4%, to the Plan were included in the automatic enrollment. Participants can change their Plan contribution and investments at any time regardless of when or what elections were previously made.
In April 2017, the Plan added an auto-increase feature which, unless opted out of, automatically increases the pre-tax contributions of certain Plan participants by 1% annually until a contribution cap of 10% is reached. Participants subject to the auto-increase each year are those who: (1) contribute less than 10%, (2) have not opted out of auto-increase, (3) have not opted out of auto-enrollment, and (4) have been a participant for more than 3 months. Certain other participants are excluded from the program, such as those who make only Roth contributions, or have elected Vanguard to manage their account for them. Participants can opt out of the program at anytime.

In May 2019, the Plan was modified to allow participants to take hardship withdrawals for losses incurred due to a federally declared disaster and burial or funeral expenses for a deceased parent. Hardship withdrawals may be taken from a participant's own contributions, including the earnings thereon.

(c)Employer Contributions - 401(k)
The Bank makes matching contributions to the Plan out of its own funds equal to 100% of the elective deferrals made by eligible participants, up to a limit of 4% of the participant's eligible compensation (the "Base Matching Contribution").
From January 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021, matching contributions remained suspended. Effective July 1, 2021 through December 31, 2021, we matched 100% of an employees effective deferrals, up to 2% of the employee's pay each pay period.
The Bank may also make additional matching contributions ("Excess Matching Contributions") at its discretion. The Bank did not make any Excess Matching Contributions in 2021.


There were no employer contributions receivable related to Base and Excess Matching Contributions at December 31, 2021 and 2020.
On December 31, 2020, the Bank made a discretionary contribution of 2% of the employee's eligible compensation, up to $1,250 per employee to all 401(k)-eligible employees, excluding Executive Committee and Managing Committee members, with at least one year of completed service and who worked at least 1,000 hours in 2020. The discretionary contribution vested immediately for employees with five-plus years of service. For employees with less than five years of service, the discretionary contribution vests ratably over the five-year period, with full vesting on the fifth anniversary date of hire.
(d)Employer Contributions - Profit Sharing
The Bank's annual profit sharing contribution is at the discretion of the Bank's board of directors. The annual contribution is limited to the maximum allowed deduction for federal income tax purposes and may not exceed 25% of the compensation earned by eligible participants during the plan year. The participant must be employed on the last day of the plan year to be eligible to share in any profit sharing contribution. The Bank did not make any profit sharing contributions in 2021.
(e)Employer Contributions - Employee Stock Ownership Plan
The Bank may also make ESOP contributions in the form of company stock to the Plan at the discretion of the Bank's board of directors. The annual contribution is limited to the maximum allowed deduction for federal income tax purposes and may not exceed 25% of the compensation earned by eligible participants during the plan year. The Bank did not make any ESOP contributions in 2021.
(f)Participants' Accounts and Forfeitures
Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contribution, the employer matching contribution, and any specified discretionary contributions, and is credited or charged with an allocation of plan net earnings or losses and plan administrative expenses. Daily allocations of plan net earnings or losses are based on participants' account balances at the end of the previous day. Forfeitures of employer contributions may be: (1) reallocated to participants, (2) used to reduce employer contributions, or (3) used to offset plan expenses. The Bank uses forfeitures to offset plan expenses as allowed in the plan document. At December 31, 2021, there were $1,561 of forfeited non-vested employer matching contributions and $13,341 of forfeited non-vested profit sharing and/or discretionary contributions to be used to offset plan expenses. At December 31, 2020, there were $1,521 of forfeited non-vested employer matching contributions and $3,275 of forfeited non-vested profit sharing and/or discretionary contributions to be used to offset plan expenses. In 2021, there were no plan expenses paid by the application of forfeited non-vested accounts.
(g)Vesting
Participant contributions and employer Base Matching Contributions plus actual earnings thereon are immediately vested. A participant's balance of his or her employer Excess Matching Contributions and discretionary profit-sharing and ESOP contributions are vested based on the participant's years of service, at a rate of 20% per year.
(h)Notes Receivable from Participants
Participants may borrow from their account up to 50% of their vested 401(k) account balance up to a maximum of $50,000, provided that the loan is paid back with interest within 5 years (or 15 years for the purchase of a primary residence). The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at prevailing rates. Participant loans may be granted for any personal reason. At December 31, 2021, notes receivable from participants bear interest at various rates ranging from 2.00% to 8.25%.
(i)Payment of Benefits
Upon a participant's death, disability, retirement, or other termination of employment with the Bank, the participant may elect to be paid either a lump-sum amount, periodic installments over a fixed period, a direct rollover to another qualified plan or traditional individual retirement account, or a combination of these options equal to the value of his or her account. If a participant's vested interest in his or her account is $1,000 or less, the participant's vested interest may be distributed to the participant in a lump sum as soon as practicable after the participant's severance from employment. No consent of the participant is required for this involuntary cash-out to be made.


(j)Administration
The Plan is administered by an administrative committee, which is composed of certain appointed employees of the Bank. The administrative committee has the responsibility of selecting the investment options of the trust into which participants can direct their contributions.
Vanguard Fiduciary Trust Company (the "Trustee") is the trustee of the Plan. The Trustee has the responsibilities of investing, holding, collecting, distributing, and accounting for the assets of the trust.
All expenses incurred in the administration of the Plan have been paid by the Bank to the extent not paid by the Plan. These expenses paid by the Bank totaled $79,003 in 2021.

(2)Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
(a)Basis of Accounting
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting.
(b)Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management of the Plan to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and changes therein, and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
(c)Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
The Plan's investments are stated at fair value in accordance with ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures". Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 discusses acceptable valuation techniques and the related valuation inputs used. These inputs are assumptions market participants use in pricing investments. ASC 820 establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs, which are summarized as follows:
Level 1 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities traded in active markets. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value and shall be used to measure fair value whenever available.
Level 2 - Valuation is based upon quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market.
Level 3 - Valuation is generated from model-based techniques that use significant assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable assumptions reflect the Plan's own estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. Valuation techniques include use of discounted cash flow models and similar techniques that require the use of significant judgment or estimation.
The Plan's investment in the Company's stock is included in a unitized stock fund. The Central Pacific Financial Corp. Stock Fund (the "stock fund") consists of shares of Company stock, measured at fair value, and a small investment in a money market fund for liquidity purposes, and is divided into units (rather than shares of stock) for the purpose of valuing assets of the Plan and the members' accounts. A unit represents a proportionate ownership interest in investments of the stock fund. A unit value is calculated daily by dividing the total value of Company stock and the money market fund by the number of units credited to members. Common stock is valued at its year-end unit closing price (based on year-end market price). Quoted market prices in active markets are used to value the money market fund. Mutual funds are valued based on quoted market prices in active markets.
The collective trust funds invest primarily in synthetic investment contracts backed by high-credit-quality fixed income investments and traditional investments issued by insurance companies and banks. These investments are presented at the net asset value of units held by the Plan based on the fair value of the underlying assets as of December 31 in the statements of net assets available for benefits. The net asset value is used as a practical expedient to estimate fair value. This practical expedient would not be used if it is determined to be probable that the fund will sell the investment for an amount different from the reported net asset value. Participant-directed redemptions have no restrictions; however, the Plan may be required to provide a one-year redemption notice to liquidate its entire share in the funds.


The following tables set forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan's net assets at fair value as of December 31, 2021 and 2020:
 TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
December 31, 2021:    
Mutual funds$156,616,579 $156,616,579 $— $— 
Common stock fund:
Common stock1,663,861 1,663,861 — — 
Money market fund15,232 15,232 — — 
Total common stock fund1,679,093 1,679,093 — — 
Total Plan assets in fair value hierarchy158,295,672 158,295,672 — — 
Collective trust funds, at net asset value (*)17,745,320 
Total investments$176,040,992 
 TotalLevel 1Level 2Level 3
December 31, 2020:    
Mutual funds$142,527,669 $142,527,669 $— $— 
Common stock fund:
Common stock1,103,531 1,103,531 — — 
Money market fund11,829 11,829 — — 
Total common stock fund1,115,360 1,115,360 — — 
Total Plan assets in fair value hierarchy143,643,029 143,643,029 — — 
Collective trust funds, at net asset value (*)19,594,610 
Total investments$163,237,639 
(*) In accordance with ASC 820-10, certain investments that are measured at net asset value per share (or its equivalent as a practical expedient) have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the line items presented in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
There were no transfers in or out of levels 1, 2, or 3 during the years ended December 31, 2021 and 2020.

Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments includes realized and unrealized changes in the values of investments bought, sold, and held during the year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date.
(d)Notes Receivable from Participants
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. No allowance for credit losses has been recorded as of December 31, 2021 and 2020.
(e)Payment of Benefits
Benefits are recorded when paid.
(f)Risks and Uncertainties
The Plan may invest in various types of investment securities, including shares of Central Pacific Financial Corp. common stock held in the Central Pacific Financial Corp. Stock Fund. Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect participants' account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.



The ongoing novel coronavirus disease ("COVID-19") pandemic caused significant disruption in the local, national and global economies and financial markets in 2020. While the economy now appears to be on track for recovery and most COVID-19 related restrictions have been lifted, continuation and worsening of COVID-19 may continue to have negative effects on global markets, businesses, and communities. While the full impact of COVID-19 is unknown and cannot be reasonably estimated as the event continues, it could impact the volatility of the Company’s Plan assets. The impact to participants would be dependent on the timing of distributions and the related share price of investments held at the distribution date.

(3)Related-Party Transactions
Plan investments include shares of mutual funds and shares of a collective trust fund managed by an affiliate of the Trustee. Therefore, these transactions qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions. Administrative expenses paid to the Trustee by the Plan amounted to $140,002 for the year ended December 31, 2021. Participant loans also qualify as exempt party-in-interest transactions.
Plan investments also include 59,065 and 58,050 shares of Central Pacific Financial Corp. common stock held in the Central Pacific Financial Corp. Stock Fund as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

The Plan purchased $166,526 in shares of the Central Pacific Financial Corp. Stock Fund during the year ended December 31, 2021. The Plan received $55,603 in dividends from Central Pacific Financial Corp. during the year ended December 31, 2021.

(4)Plan Termination
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Bank has the right under the Plan to discontinue its contributions at any time and to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their employer contributions.

(5)Tax Status
The Plan obtained its latest determination letter dated September 30, 2013, in which the IRS stated that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code"). The Plan has been amended since receiving the determination letter. However, the plan administrator believes that the Plan is currently designed and being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code. The Plan is exempt from income tax and therefore no provision for income taxes has been included in the Plan's financial statements.
Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability (or asset) if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination by the IRS. The Plan administrator has analyzed the tax positions taken by the Plan, and has concluded that as of December 31, 2021 and 2020, there are no uncertain positions taken or expected to be taken that would require recognition of a liability (or asset) or disclosure in the financial statements. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress. The Plan administrator believes it is no longer subject to income tax examinations for years prior to 2018.

(6)Subsequent Events
Effective January 1, 2022, the Plan added a Safe-Harbor Matching Contribution to the Plan.
There were no other material subsequent events event through June 28, 2022 that have occurred which require recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.



   Schedule H
CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK
401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Schedule H, Line 4i – Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2021
   
(b)(c)
 Identity of issue, Description of investment including (e)
 borrower, lessor,maturity date, rate of interest, Current
(a)or similar partycollateral, par, or maturity valuevalue **
Mutual funds:
*Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund: Admiral SharesMutual fund163,456 shares$27,697,636 
*Vanguard Total Stock Market Index FundMutual fund200,501 shares23,574,919 
*Vanguard Growth and Income Fund Admiral SharesMutual fund111,569 shares11,635,506 
*Vanguard Total International Stock Index FundMutual fund84,680 shares11,581,706 
*Vanguard Windsor II Fund: Admiral SharesMutual fund135,349 shares11,081,023 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2030 FundMutual fund302,142 shares9,263,670 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2020 FundMutual fund293,379 shares8,012,193 
*Vanguard Long-Term Investment Grade Fund: Admiral SharesMutual fund684,253 shares7,472,042 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2035 FundMutual fund224,061 shares7,122,893 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2025 FundMutual fund238,148 shares6,992,035 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2040 FundMutual fund186,220 shares6,143,384 
*Vanguard Total Bond Market Index FundMutual fund459,428 shares5,140,997 
*Hartford Schroders U.S. Small Cap Opportunities FundMutual fund130,371 shares4,281,371 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2045 FundMutual fund121,610 shares4,143,237 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2015 FundMutual fund111,140 shares2,740,722 
*Vanguard Institutional Retirement Income FundMutual fund99,169 shares2,451,464 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2050 FundMutual fund71,440 shares2,447,542 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2055 FundMutual fund50,471 shares1,733,665 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2060 FundMutual fund42,759 shares1,474,770 
*Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral SharesMutual fund6,770 shares942,992 
*Vanguard Total International Bond Index FundMutual fund17,836 shares393,469 
*Vanguard Institutional Target Retirement 2065 FundMutual fund7,871 shares248,873 
*Vanguard Federal Money Market FundMutual fund40,470 shares40,470 
 Total mutual funds, at fair value 156,616,579 
Common stock fund:
*Central Pacific Financial Corp.Common stock59,065 shares1,663,861 
*Vanguard Federal Money Market FundMoney market fund15,232 shares15,232 
Total common stock fund, at fair value3,512,013 units1,679,093 
*Collective trust fund: Vanguard Retirement Savings Trust IIICollective trust fund17,745,320 units17,745,320 
Total collective trust funds, at net asset value17,745,320 
*Participant loans201 notes receivable from participants, with interest rates ranging from 2.00% to 8.25%, maturing in years beginning in 2022 through 20361,811,651 
 Total $177,852,643 
*Party-in-interest.
**Related cost information is not required for participant-directed investments.


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Central Pacific Financial Corporation who administers the employee benefit plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
CENTRAL PACIFIC BANK 401(k) RETIREMENT SAVINGS PLAN
Date: June 28, 2022By:/s/ Ed Hudson
 Ed Hudson
 Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer


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