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Calculated Shard: 87 (from laksa183)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa087.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
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Tesla has agreed to settle.  The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties.\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at $420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote.  The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies.  Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact.  According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption.\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings.  Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete.\nMusk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations.  Among other relief, the settlements require that:\nMusk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman.  Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years;\nTesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board;\nTesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications;\nMusk and Tesla will each pay a separate $20 million penalty.  The $40 million in penalties will be distributed to harmed investors under a court-approved process. \n“The total package of remedies and relief announced today are specifically designed to address the misconduct at issue by strengthening Tesla’s corporate governance and oversight in order to protect investors,” said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. \n“As a result of the settlement, Elon Musk will no longer be Chairman of Tesla, Tesla’s board will adopt important reforms —including an obligation to oversee Musk’s communications with investors—and both will pay financial penalties,” added Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division.  “The resolution is intended to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla’s shareholders.”\nThe SEC’s investigation was conducted by Walker Newell, Brent Smyth, and Barrett Atwood and supervised by Steven Buchholz, Erin Schneider, and Jina Choi in the San Francisco Regional Office and Cheryl Crumpton in the SEC’s Home Office\n.\nLast Reviewed or Updated:\nOct. 2, 2018","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to search field](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018-226#global-search-box)   [Skip to main content](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018-226#main-content)\n\n![U.S. flag](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/themes\/custom\/uswds_sec\/assets\/img\/us_flag_small.png)\n\nAn official website of the United States government\n\nHere’s how you know\n\nHere’s how you know\n\n![Dot gov](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/themes\/custom\/uswds_sec\/assets\/img\/icon-dot-gov.svg)\n\n**Official websites use .gov**    \n A **.gov** website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.\n\n![Https](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/themes\/custom\/uswds_sec\/assets\/img\/icon-https.svg)\n\n**Secure .gov 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[Home](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/)\n2. [Newsroom](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom)\n3. [Press Releases](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases)\n4. Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge\n\nPress Release\n\n# Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge\n\nSettlement Requires Musk to Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to Appoint Additional Independent Directors; Tesla and Musk Agree to Pay \\$40 Million in Penalties\n\nFor Immediate Release\n\n2018-226\n\nWashington D.C., Sept. 29, 2018 —\n\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties.\n\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at \\$420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote. The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies. Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact. According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption.\n\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings. Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete.\n\nMusk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Among other relief, the settlements require that:\n\n- Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman. Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years;\n- Tesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board;\n- Tesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications;\n- Musk and Tesla will each pay a separate \\$20 million penalty. The \\$40 million in penalties will be distributed to harmed investors under a court-approved process.\n\n“The total package of remedies and relief announced today are specifically designed to address the misconduct at issue by strengthening Tesla’s corporate governance and oversight in order to protect investors,” said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division.\n\n“As a result of the settlement, Elon Musk will no longer be Chairman of Tesla, Tesla’s board will adopt important reforms —including an obligation to oversee Musk’s communications with investors—and both will pay financial penalties,” added Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “The resolution is intended to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla’s shareholders.”\n\nThe SEC’s investigation was conducted by Walker Newell, Brent Smyth, and Barrett Atwood and supervised by Steven Buchholz, Erin Schneider, and Jina Choi in the San Francisco Regional Office and Cheryl Crumpton in the SEC’s Home Office.\n\n\\###\n\nLast Reviewed or Updated: Oct. 2, 2018\n\n## Resources\n- [Chairman Clayton statement](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/news\/public-statement\/clayton-settlements-elon-musk-and-tesla)\n- [SEC Complaint - Tesla](http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/litigation\/complaints\/2018\/comp-pr2018-226.pdf)\n- [SEC Complaint - Elon Musk](http:\/\/www.sec.gov\/litigation\/complaints\/2018\/comp-pr2018-219.pdf)\n\n[Return to top](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/press-releases\/2018-226)\n\n[SEC homepage ![U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/themes\/custom\/uswds_sec\/dist\/img\/logos\/sec-logo-white-1x.png)](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/)\n\n- #### About the SEC\n  - [Budget & Performance](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/budget-performance)\n  - [Careers](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/careers-securities-exchange-commission)\n  - [Commission Votes](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/commission-votes)\n  - [Contact](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/contact-sec)\n  - [Contracts](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/divisions-offices\/office-acquisitions)\n- #### Transparency\n  - [Accessibility & Disability](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/accessibility-disability-program)\n  - [Artificial Intelligence](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ai)\n  - [FOIA](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/foia)\n  - [Inspector General](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/office-inspector-general)\n  - [No FEAR Act Data](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/divisions-offices\/office-equal-employment-opportunity\/no-fear-act-amended)\n  - [Ombuds](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/ombuds)\n  - [SEC Excess Personal Property Guidance](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/files\/ocoo01-excess-pers-prop-guidance.pdf)\n- #### Websites\n  - [Investor.gov](https:\/\/www.investor.gov\/)\n  - [Related Sites](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/related-sites)\n  - [USA.gov](https:\/\/www.usa.gov\/)\n- #### Site Information\n  - [Plain Writing](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/plain-writing-initiative)\n  - [Privacy & Security](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/privacy-information)\n  - [Site Map](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/sitemap)\n### Stay connected. Sign up for email updates.\n\n![U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/themes\/custom\/uswds_sec\/dist\/img\/logos\/sec-logo-white-1x.png)\n\n- [X](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/opa\/socialmedia)\n- [Facebook](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/opa\/socialmedia)\n- [Instagram](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/newsroom\/social-media)\n- [RSS](https:\/\/www.sec.gov\/about\/secrss)\n- [YouTube](https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SECViews\/videos)\n- [Email Updates](https:\/\/public.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/USSEC\/subscriber\/new)","attrs_readable_markdown":"Settlement Requires Musk to Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to Appoint Additional Independent Directors; Tesla and Musk Agree to Pay \\$40 Million in Penalties\n\nWashington D.C., Sept. 29, 2018 —\n\nThe Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties.\n\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at \\$420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote. The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies. Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact. According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption.\n\nAccording to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings. Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete.\n\nMusk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Among other relief, the settlements require that:\n\n- Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman. Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years;\n- Tesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board;\n- Tesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications;\n- Musk and Tesla will each pay a separate \\$20 million penalty. The \\$40 million in penalties will be distributed to harmed investors under a court-approved process.\n\n“The total package of remedies and relief announced today are specifically designed to address the misconduct at issue by strengthening Tesla’s corporate governance and oversight in order to protect investors,” said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division.\n\n“As a result of the settlement, Elon Musk will no longer be Chairman of Tesla, Tesla’s board will adopt important reforms —including an obligation to oversee Musk’s communications with investors—and both will pay financial penalties,” added Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “The resolution is intended to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla’s shareholders.”\n\nThe SEC’s investigation was conducted by Walker Newell, Brent Smyth, and Barrett Atwood and supervised by Steven Buchholz, Erin Schneider, and Jina Choi in the San Francisco Regional Office and Cheryl Crumpton in the SEC’s Home Office.\n\nLast Reviewed or Updated: Oct. 2, 2018","meta_canonical":null,"ml_categories_json":"{\"\/Finance\":864,\"\/Law_and_Government\":849,\"\/Law_and_Government\/Legal\":844,\"\/Law_and_Government\/Legal\/Business_and_Corporate_Law\":833,\"\/Finance\/Investing\":762,\"\/Finance\/Investing\/Stocks_and_Bonds\":498,\"\/Business_and_Industrial\":207,\"\/Business_and_Industrial\/Business_Finance\":191}","ml_types_json":"{\"\/Article\":954,\"\/Article\/News_Update\":954}","ml_intent_types_json":"{\"Informational\":979}","meta_language":"en","attrs_author":null,"attrs_publish_time":0,"attrs_original_publish_time":1716335739,"attrs_is_republished":0,"attrs_nr_words":"1036","attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words":"584","body_ext_links_number":7,"body_int_links_number":95,"meta_nofollow":0,"meta_noarchive":0,"props_was_rendered":0,"src_redirect":"","download_time_msec":680,"download_ttfb_msec":679,"download_size":12871}

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Settlement Requires Musk to Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to Appoint Additional Independent Directors; Tesla and Musk Agree to Pay $40 Million in Penalties Washington D.C., Sept. 29, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties. According to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at $420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote. The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies. Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact. According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption. According to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings. Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete. Musk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Among other relief, the settlements require that: Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman. Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years; Tesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board; Tesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications; Musk and Tesla will each pay a separate $20 million penalty. The $40 million in penalties will be distributed to harmed investors under a court-approved process. “The total package of remedies and relief announced today are specifically designed to address the misconduct at issue by strengthening Tesla’s corporate governance and oversight in order to protect investors,” said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “As a result of the settlement, Elon Musk will no longer be Chairman of Tesla, Tesla’s board will adopt important reforms —including an obligation to oversee Musk’s communications with investors—and both will pay financial penalties,” added Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “The resolution is intended to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla’s shareholders.” The SEC’s investigation was conducted by Walker Newell, Brent Smyth, and Barrett Atwood and supervised by Steven Buchholz, Erin Schneider, and Jina Choi in the San Francisco Regional Office and Cheryl Crumpton in the SEC’s Home Office . Last Reviewed or Updated: Oct. 2, 2018

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[Home](https://www.sec.gov/) 2. [Newsroom](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom) 3. [Press Releases](https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases) 4. Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge Press Release # Elon Musk Settles SEC Fraud Charges; Tesla Charged With and Resolves Securities Law Charge Settlement Requires Musk to Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to Appoint Additional Independent Directors; Tesla and Musk Agree to Pay \$40 Million in Penalties For Immediate Release 2018-226 Washington D.C., Sept. 29, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties. According to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at \$420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote. The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies. Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact. According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption. According to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings. Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete. Musk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Among other relief, the settlements require that: - Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman. Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years; - Tesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board; - Tesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications; - Musk and Tesla will each pay a separate \$20 million penalty. 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Settlement Requires Musk to Step Down as Tesla’s Chairman; Tesla to Appoint Additional Independent Directors; Tesla and Musk Agree to Pay \$40 Million in Penalties Washington D.C., Sept. 29, 2018 — The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Elon Musk, CEO and Chairman of Silicon Valley-based Tesla Inc., has agreed to settle the securities fraud charge brought by the SEC against him last week. The SEC also today charged Tesla with failing to have required disclosure controls and procedures relating to Musk’s tweets, a charge that Tesla has agreed to settle. The settlements, which are subject to court approval, will result in comprehensive corporate governance and other reforms at Tesla—including Musk’s removal as Chairman of the Tesla board—and the payment by Musk and Tesla of financial penalties. According to the SEC’s complaint against him, Musk tweeted on August 7, 2018 that he could take Tesla private at \$420 per share — a substantial premium to its trading price at the time — that funding for the transaction had been secured, and that the only remaining uncertainty was a shareholder vote. The SEC’s complaint alleged that, in truth, Musk knew that the potential transaction was uncertain and subject to numerous contingencies. Musk had not discussed specific deal terms, including price, with any potential financing partners, and his statements about the possible transaction lacked an adequate basis in fact. According to the SEC’s complaint, Musk’s misleading tweets caused Tesla’s stock price to jump by over six percent on August 7, and led to significant market disruption. According to the SEC’s complaint against Tesla, despite notifying the market in 2013 that it intended to use Musk’s Twitter account as a means of announcing material information about Tesla and encouraging investors to review Musk’s tweets, Tesla had no disclosure controls or procedures in place to determine whether Musk’s tweets contained information required to be disclosed in Tesla’s SEC filings. Nor did it have sufficient processes in place to that Musk’s tweets were accurate or complete. Musk and Tesla have agreed to settle the charges against them without admitting or denying the SEC’s allegations. Among other relief, the settlements require that: - Musk will step down as Tesla’s Chairman and be replaced by an independent Chairman. Musk will be ineligible to be re-elected Chairman for three years; - Tesla will appoint a total of two new independent directors to its board; - Tesla will establish a new committee of independent directors and put in place additional controls and procedures to oversee Musk’s communications; - Musk and Tesla will each pay a separate \$20 million penalty. The \$40 million in penalties will be distributed to harmed investors under a court-approved process. “The total package of remedies and relief announced today are specifically designed to address the misconduct at issue by strengthening Tesla’s corporate governance and oversight in order to protect investors,” said Stephanie Avakian, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “As a result of the settlement, Elon Musk will no longer be Chairman of Tesla, Tesla’s board will adopt important reforms —including an obligation to oversee Musk’s communications with investors—and both will pay financial penalties,” added Steven Peikin, Co-Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division. “The resolution is intended to prevent further market disruption and harm to Tesla’s shareholders.” The SEC’s investigation was conducted by Walker Newell, Brent Smyth, and Barrett Atwood and supervised by Steven Buchholz, Erin Schneider, and Jina Choi in the San Francisco Regional Office and Cheryl Crumpton in the SEC’s Home Office. Last Reviewed or Updated: Oct. 2, 2018

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