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SOUTHERN AFRICA
OCTOBER 2014
CORPORATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Date:
23 October 2014
Time:
08h45 12h00
Duration:
Marks:
100
General Instructions
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
Check that you have the correct examination paper - and that it has all its
pages and sections.
Write clearly and only use BLACK BALL-POINT INK. Do NOT use felt-tip
pens. Cross out errors in ink - do NOT use correcting fluid. Please do NOT
use highlighter pens.
Do not use your own name or that of your company in any of your answers.
Start each answer on a fresh page, clearly numbering it at the top.
Check that all answers are correctly numbered.
Submit your working papers wherever applicable - making sure that you
clearly identify them as WORKING PAPERS.
Years 1 - 4
R120 000
Years 5 - 8
R150 000
Years 9 - 12
R180 000
Required
1.1
1.2
1.3
You are the corporate financial manager of Best Life Insurance Company, the
life insurance company underwriting this transaction. Assuming a discount
rate of 8%, calculate the net present value (NPV) of the cash flows over the
12 year period.
(15)
(5)
Given that all investments are subject to risks, discuss methods for
incorporating risk into any capital investment appraisal.
(5)
[25 marks]
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QUESTION 2
A removal company is considering purchasing a covered van for R2 000 000. It is
expected that the van will be used for eight years after which time it will be worthless
and have no scrap value. The net cash flow (after depreciation and taxation) over the
working life of the van is estimated as follows:
Year
Projected Income
R250 000
R500 000
R600 000
R300 000
R1 000 000
R500 000
R1 000 000
R250 000
Required
2.1
2.2
2.3
By using the discount rates 15% as the low rate and 20% as the high rate,
calculate the net present values (NPV) for this investment.
(10)
Given your answers in 2.1, determine the estimated Internal Rate of Return
(IRR) for this capital investment.
(5)
Discuss the merits and criticisms of using the IRR as a means of evaluating
a capital investment project.
(10)
[25 marks]
October 2014
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QUESTION 3
A portfolios total value comprises a 50% investment in bonds and a 50% investment
in shares.
The financial manager has postulated that over the next year there are three
scenarios with the following probabilities and the likelihood of the return on the
investments.
Probability
Repo rate decrease
Repo rate remain the same
Repo rate increase
10%
30%
60%
Return on
bonds
5%
6%
8%
Return on
shares
18%
10%
7%
Required
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
Calculate the expected return and standard deviation of the return on the
bonds.
(4)
Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation of the return on the
shares.
(4)
Calculate the expected return and the standard deviation of the return on the
combined portfolio.
(6)
(4)
Comment on the correlation between the return on the bonds and the shares
and what the effect would be if the correlation were to be positive or perfect.
(7)
[25 marks]
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QUESTION 4
Capture Ltd (Capture) wishes to take over Target Ltd (Target). The following data is
available concerning the two companies.
Capture
Target
No. of
shares
(million)
25
8
EPS
0.85
0.65
P/E ratio
10.6
19.2
(5)
4.2
It is anticipated that there will be a synergistic benefit to the deal worth of R15
million.
4,2.1
(10)
(10)
4.2.2
[25 marks]
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QUESTION 5
The following portfolio of shares is held by your client:
Type of share
Number of Shares
Property shares
1 200 000
1.1
Industrial shares
900 000
1.8
Mining shares
750 000
2.2
Financial shares
150 000
1.4
Total shares
3 000 000
Your view is that over the next year there is a 75% chance that the market return on
the shares will be 12%. However, should there be another series of strikes then the
return will fall to 5%.
Required
5.1
Calculate the expected return on the mining share if the risk free rate is 8%.
(5)
5.2
Your client is prepared to take higher risk and has asked you to sell the
property shares and to invest the R1 200 000 value of property shares in small
cap shares with a = 3. Compare the risk and return of the original portfolio
with the new portfolio.
(15)
What would you advise a client if you were to anticipate a recession in the
near future?
(5)
5.3
[25 marks]
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QUESTION 6
6.1
6.2
The Companies Act No. 72 of 2008 (as amended) makes provision for
Business Rescue. You have been told that you will be presented with a
companys annual financial statements and will have to offer advice to the
directors as to whether there is a possibility of the company being in need of
rescue. Altman devised a distress model to allow the forecasting of such an
eventuality. Discuss the Altman model and how it can be used to anticipate
the need for rescue.
(7)
A government bond with face value R1 000 000 was purchased five years
ago for R982 580. A coupon was paid at 7.5% annually. The interest was
invested annually at the prevailing interest rate as shown below for the
remaining period. Thus the interest received at the end of year 1 was invested
at 7% for four years. The bond matures today. What is the compound interest
yield on the investment?
Time Purchase date
0
1
2
3
4
5
Prevailing
interest rate
8%
7%
7%
8%
5%
6%
(11)
6.3
What is meant by the term working capital cycle? Illustrate how debtors,
creditors and inventory may be managed in order to optimise the working
capital cycle.
(7)
[25 marks]
October 2014
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1%
0.9901
0.9803
0.9706
0.9610
0.9515
0.9420
0.9327
0.9235
0.9143
0.9053
0.8963
0.8874
0.8787
0.8700
0.8613
0.8528
2%
0.9804
0.9612
0.9423
0.9238
0.9057
0.8880
0.8706
0.8535
0.8368
0.8203
0.8043
0.7885
0.7730
0.7579
0.7430
0.7284
3%
0.9709
0.9426
0.9151
0.8885
0.8626
0.8375
0.8131
0.7894
0.7664
0.7441
0.7224
0.7014
0.6810
0.6611
0.6419
0.6232
4%
0.9615
0.9246
0.8890
0.8548
0.8219
0.7903
0.7599
0.7307
0.7026
0.6756
0.6496
0.6246
0.6006
0.5775
0.5553
0.5339
5%
0.9524
0.9070
0.8638
0.8227
0.7835
0.7462
0.7107
0.6768
0.6446
0.6139
0.5847
0.5568
0.5303
0.5051
0.4810
0.4581
6%
0.9434
0.8900
0.8396
0.7921
0.7473
0.7050
0.6651
0.6274
0.5919
0.5584
0.5268
0.4970
0.4688
0.4423
0.4173
0.3937
7%
0.9346
0.8734
0.8163
0.7629
0.7130
0.6663
0.6227
0.5820
0.5439
0.5083
0.4751
0.4440
0.4150
0.3878
0.3624
0.3878
8%
0.9259
0.8573
0.7938
0.7350
0.6806
0.6302
0.5835
0.5403
0.5002
0.4632
0.4289
0.3971
0.3677
0.3405
0.3152
0.3404
9%
0.9174
0.8417
0.7722
0.7084
0.6499
0.5963
0.5470
0.5019
0.4604
0.4224
0.3875
0.3555
0.3262
0.2992
0.2745
0.2518
10%
0.9091
0.8264
0.7513
0.6830
0.6209
0.5645
0.5132
0.4665
0.4241
0.3855
0.3505
0.3186
0.2897
0.2633
0.2394
0.2176
12%
0.8929
0.7972
0.7118
0.6355
0.5674
0.5066
0.4523
0.4039
0.3606
0.3220
0.2875
0.2567
0.2292
0.2046
0.1827
0.1631
15%
0.8696
0.7561
0.6575
0.5718
0.4972
0.4323
0.3759
0.3269
0.2843
002472
0.2149
0.1869
0.1625
0.1413
0.1229
0.1069
16%
0.8620
0.7431
0.6407
0.5523
0.4761
0.4104
0.3538
0.3050
0.2630
0.2267
0.1954
0.1685
0.1452
0.1252
0.1079
0.0930
17%
0.8547
0.7305
0.6244
0.5337
0.4561
0.3898
0.3332
0.2848
0.2434
0.2080
0.1778
0.1520
0.1299
0.1110
0.0949
0.0811
18%
0.8475
0.7182
0.6086
0.5158
0.4371
0.3704
0.3199
0.2660
0.2255
0.1911
0.1619
0.1372
0.1163
0.0985
0.0835
0.0708
17%
0.8547
1.5852
2.2096
2.7432
3.1993
3.5892
3.9224
4.2072
4.4506
4.6586
4.8364
4.9884
5.1183
5.2293
5.3242
5.4053
18%
0.8475
1.5656
2.1743
2.6901
3.1272
3.4976
3.8115
4.0776
4.3030
4.4941
4.6560
4.7932
4.9095
5.0081
5.0916
5.1624
20%
0.8333
0.6944
0.5787
0.4823
0.4019
0.3349
0.2791
0.2326
0.1938
0.1615
0.1346
0.1122
0.0935
0.0779
0.0649
0.0541
1%
0.9901
1.9704
2.9410
3.9020
4.8534
5.7955
6.7282
7.6517
8.5660
9.4713
10.3676
11.2551
12.1337
13.0037
13.8651
14.7179
2%
0.9804
1.9416
2.8839
3.8077
4.7135
5.6014
6.4720
7.3255
8.1622
8.9826
9.7868
10.5753
11.3484
12.1062
12.8493
13.5777
3%
0.9709
1.9135
2.8286
3.7171
4.5797
5.4172
6.2303
7.0197
7.7861
8.5302
9.2526
9.9540
10.6350
11.2961
11.9380
12.5612
4%
0.9615
1.8864
2.7751
3.6299
4.4518
5.2421
6.0020
6.7327
7.4353
8.1109
8.7605
9.3851
9.9857
10.5632
11.1185
11.6524
5%
0.9524
1.8594
2.7232
3.5460
4.3295
5.0757
5.7864
6.4632
7.1078
7.7217
8.3064
8.8633
9.3936
9.8986
10.3797
10.8378
6%
0.9434
1.8334
2.6730
3.4651
4.2124
4.9173
5.5824
6.2098
6.8017
7.3601
7.8869
8.3838
8.8527
9.2950
9.7122
10.1059
October 2014
7%
0.9346
1.8080
2.6243
3.3872
4.1002
4.7665
5.3893
5.9713
6.5152
7.0236
7.4987
7.9427
8.3577
8.7455
9.1079
9.4957
8%
0.9259
1.7833
2.5771
3.3121
3.9927
4.6229
5.2064
5.7466
6.2469
6.7101
7.1390
7.5361
7.9038
8.2442
8.5595
8.8999
9%
0.9174
1.7591
2.5313
3.2397
3.8897
4.4859
5.0330
5.5348
5.9952
6.4177
6.8052
7.1607
7.4869
7.7862
8.0607
8.3125
10%
0.9091
1.7355
2.4869
3.1699
3.7908
4.3553
4.8684
5.3349
5.7590
6.1446
6.4951
6.8137
7.1034
7.3667
7.6061
7.7692
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12%
0.8929
1.6901
2.4018
3.0373
3.6048
4.1114
4.5638
4.9676
5.3282
5.6502
5.9377
6.1944
6.4235
6.6282
6.8109
7.7130
15%
0.8696
1.6257
2.2832
2.8550
3.3522
3.7845
4.1604
4.4873
4.7716
5.0188
5.2377
5.4206
5.5831
5.7245
5.8474
5.9543
16%
0.8620
1.6051
2.2458
2.7981
3.2742
3.6846
4.0384
4.3434
4.6064
4.8331
5.0285
5.1970
5.3422
5.4676
5.5753
5.6683
20%
0.8333
1.5278
2.1065
2.5887
2.9906
3.3255
3.6046
3.8372
4.0310
4.1925
4.3271
4.4392
4.5327
4.6106
4.6755
4.7296
1%
1.0100
1.0201
1.0303
1.0406
1.0510
1.0615
1.0721
1.0829
1.0937
1.1046
1.1157
1.1268
1.1381
1.1495
1.1610
2%
1.0200
1.0404
1.0612
1.0824
1.1041
1.1262
1.1487
1.1717
1.1951
1.2190
1.2434
1.2682
1.2936
1.3195
1.3459
5%
1.0500
1.1025
1.1576
1.2155
1.2763
1.3401
1.4071
1.4775
1.5513
1.6289
1.71030
1.7959
1.8856
1.9799
2.0789
6%
1.0600
1.1236
1.1910
1.2625
1.3382
1.4185
1.5036
1.5938
1.6895
1.7908
1.8983
2.0122
2.1329
2.2609
2.3966
7%
1.0700
1.1449
1.2250
1.3108
1.4026
1.5007
1.6058
1.7182
1.8385
1.9672
2.1049
2.2522
2.4098
2.5785
2.7590
8%
1.0800
1.1664
1.2597
1.3605
1.4693
1.5869
1.7138
1.8509
1.9990
2.1589
2.3316
2.5182
2.7196
2.9372
3.1722
7%
1.0000
2.0700
3.2149
4.4399
5.7507
7.1533
8.6540
10.2598
11.9780
13.8164
15.7836
17.8885
20.1406
22.5505
25.1290
27.8881
9%
1.0900
1.1881
1.2950
1.4116
1.5386
1.6771
1.8280
1.9926
2.1719
2.3674
2.5804
2.8127
3.0658
3.3417
3.6425
8%
1.0000
2.0800
3.2464
4.5061
5.8666
7.3359
8.9228
10.6366
12.4876
14.4866
16.6455
18.9771
21.4953
24.2149
27.1521
30.3243
October 2014
10%
1.1000
1.2100
1.3310
1.4641
1.6105
1.7716
1.9487
2.1436
2.3579
2.5937
2.8531
3.1384
3.4523
3.7975
4.1722
9%
1.0000
2.0900
3.2781
4.5731
5.9847
7.5233
9.2004
11.0285
13.0210
15.1929
17.5603
20.1407
22.9534
26.0192
29.3609
33.0034
12%
1.1200
1.2544
1.4049
1.5735
1.7623
1.9738
2.2107
2.4760
2.7731
3.1058
3.4785
3.8960
4.3635
4.8871
5.4736
10%
1.0000
2.1000
3.3100
4.6410
6.1051
7.7156
9.4872
11.4359
13.5795
15.9378
18.5312
21.3843
24.5227
27.9750
31.7725
35.9497
15%
1.1500
1.3225
1.5209
1.7490
2.0114
2.3131
2.6600
3.0590
3.5179
4.0456
4.6524
5.3503
6.1528
7.0757
8.1371
17%
1.1700
1.3689
1.6016
1.8739
2.1924
2.5652
3.0012
3.5115
4.1084
4.8068
5.6240
6.5801
7.6987
9.0075
10.5387
18%
1.1800
1.3924
1.6430
1.9388
2.2878
2.6996
3.1855
3.7589
4.4355
5.2338
6.1759
7.2876
8.5994
10.1472
11.9737
20%
1.2000
1.4400
1.7280
2.0736
2.4883
2.9860
3.5832
4.2998
5.1598
6.1917
7.4301
8.9161
10.6993
12.8392
15.4070
12%
1.0000
2.1200
3.3744
4.7793
6.3528
8.1152
10.0890
12.2997
14.7757
17.5487
20.6546
24.1331
28.0291
32.3926
37.2797
42.7533
15%
1.0000
2.1500
3.4725
4.9934
6.7424
8.7537
11.0668
13.7268
16.7858
20.3037
24.3493
29.0017
34.3519
40.5047
47.5804
55.7175
17%
1.0000
2.1700
3.5389
5.1405
7.0144
9.2068
11.7720
14.7733
18.2847
22.3931
27.1999
32.8239
39.4040
47.1027
56.1101
66.6488
18%
1.0000
2.1800
3.5724
5.2154
7.1542
9.4420
12.1415
15.3270
19.0859
23.5213
28.7551
34.9311
42.2187
50.8180
60.9653
72.9390
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20%
1.0000
2.2000
3.6400
5.3680
7.4416
9.9299
12.9159
16.4991
20.7989
25.9587
32.1504
39.5805
48.4966
59.1959
72.0351
87.4421
17%
1.0000
2.1700
3.5389
5.1405
7.0144
9.2068
11.7720
14.7733
18.2847
22.3931
27.1999
32.8239
39.4040
47.1027
56.1101
66.6488
18%
1.0000
2.1800
3.5724
5.2154
7.1542
9.4420
12.1415
15.3270
19.0859
23.5213
28.7551
34.9311
42.2187
50.8180
60.9653
72.9390
19%
1.0000
2.1900
3.6061
5.2913
7.2966
9.6830
12.5227
15.9020
19.9234
24.7089
30.4035
37.1802
45.2445
54.8409
66.2607
79.8502
20%
1.0000
2.2000
3.6400
5.3680
7.4416
9.9299
12.9159
16.4991
20.7989
25.9587
32.1504
39.5805
48.4966
59.1959
72.0351
87.4421
0.00
0.0000
0.0398
0.0793
0.1179
0.1554
0.1915
0.2257
0.2580
0.2881
0.3159
0.3413
0.3643
0.3849
0.4032
0.4192
0.4332
0.4452
0.4554
0.4641
0.4713
0.4772
0.4821
0.4861
0.48928
0.49180
0.49379
0.49534
0.49653
0.49744
0.49813
0.49865
0.49903
0.49931
0.49952
0.49966
0.49977
0.49984
0.49989
0.49993
0.49995
0.49997
0.01
0.0040
0.0438
0.0832
0.1217
0.1591
0.1950
0.2291
0.2611
0.2910
0.3186
0.3438
0.3665
0.3869
0.4049
0.4207
0.4345
0.4463
0.4564
0.4649
0.4719
0.4778
0.4826
0.4864
0.48956
0.49202
0.49395
0.49547
0.49664
0.49752
0.49819
0.49869
0.49906
0.49934
0.49953
0.49968
0.49978
0.49985
0.49990
0.49993
0.49995
0.49997
0.02
0.0080
0.0478
0.0871
0.1255
0.1628
0.1985
0.2324
0.2642
0.2939
0.3212
0.3461
0.3686
0.3888
0.4066
0.4222
0.4357
0.4474
0.4573
0.4656
0.4726
0.4783
0.4830
0.4868
0.48983
0.49224
0.49413
0.49560
0.49674
0.49760
0.49825
0.49874
0.49910
0.49936
0.49955
0.49969
0.49978
0.49985
0.49990
0.49993
0.49996
0.49997
0.03
0.0120
0.0517
0.0910
0.1293
0.1664
0.2019
0.2357
0.2673
0.2967
0.3238
0.3485
0.3708
0.3907
0.4082
0.4236
0.4370
0.4484
0.4582
0.4664
0.4732
0.4788
0.4834
0.4871
0.49010
0.49245
0.49430
0.49573
0.49683
0.49767
0.49831
0.49878
0.49913
0.49938
0.49957
0.49970
0.49979
0.49986
0.49990
0.49994
0.49996
0.49997
0.04
0.0160
0.0557
0.0948
0.1331
0.1700
0.2054
0.2389
0.2704
0.2995
0.3264
0.3508
0.3729
0.3925
0.4099
0.4251
0.4382
0.4495
0.4591
0.4671
0.4738
0.4793
0.4838
0.4875
0.49036
0.49266
0.49446
0.49585
0.49693
0.49774
0.49836
0.49882
0.49916
0.49940
0.49958
0.49971
0.49980
0.49986
0.49991
0.49994
0.49996
0.49997
0.05
0.0199
0.0596
0.0987
0.1368
0.1736
0.2088
0.2422
0.2734
0.3023
0.3289
0.3531
0.3749
0.3944
0.4115
0.4265
0.4394
0.4505
0.4599
0.4678
0.4744
0.4798
0.4842
0.4878
0.49061
0.49286
0.49461
0.49698
0.49702
0.49781
0.49841
0.49886
0.49918
0.49942
0.49960
0.49972
0.49981
0.49987
0.49991
0.49994
0.49996
0.49997
October 2014
0.06
0.0239
0.0636
0.1026
0.1406
0.1772
0.2123
0.2454
0.2764
0.3051
0.3315
0.3554
0.3770
0.3962
0.4131
0.4279
0.4406
0.4515
0.4608
0.4686
0.4750
0.4803
0.4846
0.4881
0.49086
0.49305
0.49477
0.49609
0.49711
0.49788
0.49846
0.49889
0.49921
0.49944
0.49961
0.49973
0.49981
0.49987
0.49991
0.49994
0.49996
0.49998
0.07
0.0279
0.0675
0.1064
0.1443
0.1808
0.2157
0.2486
0.2794
0.3078
0.3340
0.3577
0.3790
0.3980
0.4147
0.4292
0.4418
0.4525
0.4616
0.4693
0.4756
0.4808
0.4850
0.4884
0.49111
0.49324
0.49492
0.49621
0.49720
0.49795
0.49851
0.49893
0.49924
0.49946
0.49962
0.49974
0.49982
0.49988
0.49992
0.49995
0.49996
0.49998
0.08
0.0319
0.0714
0.1103
0.1480
0.1844
0.2190
0.2517
0.2823
0.3106
0.3365
0.3599
0.3810
0.3997
0.4162
0.4306
0.4429
0.4535
0.4625
0.4699
0.4761
0.4812
0.4854
0.4887
0.49134
0.49343
0.49506
0.49632
0.49728
0.49801
0.49856
0.49997
0.49926
0.49948
0.49964
0.49975
0.49983
0.49988
0.49992
0.49995
0.49997
0.49998
0.09
0.0359
0.0753
0.1141
0.1517
0.1879
0.2224
0.2549
0.2852
0.3133
0.3389
0.3621
0.3830
0.4015
0.4177
0.4319
0.4441
0.4545
0.4633
0.4706
0.4767
0.4817
0.4857
0.4890
0.49158
0.49361
0.49520
0.49643
0.49736
0.49807
0.49861
0.49900
0.49929
0.49950
0.49965
0.49976
0.49983
0.49989
0.49992
0.49995
0.49997
0.49998
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FORMULAE SHEET
Ke
do
Po
Po
do
Ke
Kp
dp
Sp
d o( l + g)
r g
Ke
d o( l + g)
+g
Po
Ke
dl
+g
Po
Ke
d o( l + g)
+g
Po f
Kd
I (l t)
and
Po
K (l t )
(l + r)n
+
Vn CR
n
(l + r)
Re
D1 + (P1 Po)
Po
WACC =
or
or
( E)
+
Keg
( E + D)
pxr
p(r r )
mx + c
Rm Rf
Po
Kd
d o( l + g)
Ke g
Ke
l( l - t)
Sd
d o( l + g)
+g
Po l
( D)
Kd (l t)
( E + D)
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Rp
Rp
Rm Rf
p
m
Rf +
or
P
s
sm
Rf + (Rm Rf)
or
Rs
Rs Rf =
(Rm Rf)
E(rj)
DOG =
MC
PBIT
Vd + Veg
Spread = 3 3
ug
I +v d( l t)
V eg
MI
PBIT
Veng
Inventory costs =
P
or
Rf + (Rm Rf)
d
Q
x h + c x
Q
2
or
2 c d h
G I B D
d
365
t
100 d
(l + n) = (l + r) x (l + i)
l+r
n i
l +i
or
l +n
r =
l +i
l+i
l +n
l +r
or
l +n
i =
l
l +r
l+n
l+i
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= +
( )
( + )
Profitability Index
PV
I
Altmans Z score
= 1.21 + 1.42 + 3.33 + 0.64 + 1.05
Where
( )
( )
1 =
2 =
()
( )
( )
( )
( )
4 =
( )
3 =
5 = ( )
St
So
l + if
l + id
l + rf
l + rd
l + if
l + id
l + rf
l + rd
St
So
ERT =
ER =
MV M MV A
NT MPA
MVT N A
NT (MVM MVT )
ER max =
EPS a
SE
+
EPS A EPS A N a
ER min =
EPS a N a
SE + EPS A N A
MP =
MPA ER
1
MPa
D
SGR = ( R i) p + R p
E
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=
=
365
=
=
=
=
=
+ +
=
=
+ +
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=
=
=
=
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