Sonoco Products Company Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where Sonoco Products Company's cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $689.78M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $2.20B came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $2.99B went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $64.66M went out.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $689.78M | $2.20B | -$10.93M | -$208.11M | | $66.71M | | | | -$2.83B* | -$64.66M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $833.85M | -$4.11B | -$9.25M | -$203.49M | | $4.06B | $0.00 | | | -$180.16M* | $291.12M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $882.92M | -$619.34M | -$10.62M | -$197.42M | $0.00 | $962.56M | $0.00 | | | -$1.11B* | -$75.50M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $509.05M | -$1.74B | -$4.55M | -$187.09M | $0.00 | $2.15B | -$349.00M | | | -$318.51M* | $56.46M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $298.67M | -$165.90M | -$218.09M | -$178.62M | -$20.11M | $172.04M | $349.00M | | | -$617.77M* | -$393.87M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $705.62M | -$126.33M | -$8.48M | -$172.63M | $0.00 | $1.12B | | | | -$1.10B* | $419.56M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $425.85M | -$479.10M | -$9.61M | -$170.25M | $0.00 | $276.84M | | | | -$19.78M* | $24.89M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $589.90M | -$444.13M | -$14.56M | -$161.43M | | $226.88M | | | $0.00 | -$324.54M* | -$134.52M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $348.25M | -$564.58M | -$6.33M | -$153.14M | | $448.51M | | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$85.80M* | -$2.31M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $398.68M | -$3.14M | -$106.74M | -$146.36M | | $241.18M | | $0.00 | $2.69M | -$306.47M* | $74.79M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $452.93M | -$179.87M | -$7.87M | -$138.03M | | $68.18M | | $1.32M | $3.62M | -$183.58M* | $21.27M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $417.92M | -$507.43M | -$87.80M | -$128.79M | | $294.85M | | $5.37M | $4.13M | -$48.29M* | -$56.40M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $538.03M | -$169.45M | -$27.24M | -$124.84M | | $57.95M | | $15.78M | $12.46M | -$449.17M* | -$155.52M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $403.92M | -$183.37M | -$4.17M | -$119.77M | | $7.57M | | $9.74M | $2.68M | $76.58M* | $197.56M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $245.28M | -$729.16M | -$49.44M | -$114.96M | | $680.92M | | $21.25M | $4.02M | -$34.30M* | $17.27M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $375.14M | -$283.71M | -$24.66M | -$111.76M | | $365.42M | | $23.16M | $4.21M | -$372.95M* | -$27.00M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $390.99M | -$91.51M | -$1.24M | -$107.89M | | $24.10M | | $7.16M | $1.03M | -$142.82M* | $83.59M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $379.39M | -$110.18M | -$843.00K | -$106.56M | | $39.10M | | $6.47M | $711.00K | -$180.26M* | $30.90M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-03-29 | -$367.93M | -$76.11M | -$6.95M | -$52.40M | | $24.08M | $344.00M | | | -$6.52M* | -$153.92M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $412.89M* | $611.78M* | -$350.00K* | -$52.34M* | | $12.18M* | | | | -$856.19M* | |
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| 2025-09-28 | $291.55M* | -$61.00M* | -$4.00K* | -$52.21M* | | $17.56M* | -$264.60M* | | | -$14.23M* | |
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| 2025-06-29 | $193.44M* | $1.73B* | -$3.00K* | -$52.27M* | | $12.43M* | -$173.40M* | | | -$1.59B* | |
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| 2025-03-30 | -$208.09M | -$88.58M | -$10.57M | -$51.28M | | $24.54M | $528.00M | | | -$461.09M* | -$251.34M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $396.21M* | -$3.93B* | -$74.00K* | -$51.09M* | | $2.25B* | -$33.98M* | | | -$23.49M* | |
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| 2024-09-29 | $162.15M* | -$81.45M* | -$10.00K* | -$51.09M* | | $1.78B* | $5.98M* | | | -$28.54M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $109.25M* | -$14.88M* | -$23.00K* | -$51.17M* | | $12.94M* | $28.00M* | | | -$105.07M* | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $166.24M | -$81.73M | -$9.14M | -$50.14M | | $19.67M | $0.00 | | | -$23.06M* | $20.28M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $266.04M* | -$159.61M* | -$12.00K* | -$49.94M* | | $56.96M* | $0.00* | | | -$229.92M* | |
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| 2023-10-01 | $268.29M* | -$379.30M* | -$3.00K* | -$49.79M* | | $885.53M* | $0.00* | | | -$779.84M* | |
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| 2023-07-02 | $250.58M* | -$77.46M* | -$26.00K* | -$49.96M* | | $10.45M* | -$12.00M* | | | -$15.26M* | |
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| 2023-04-02 | $98.00M | -$2.97M | -$10.58M | -$47.73M | | $9.62M | $12.00M | | | -$81.49M* | -$17.79M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $186.99M* | -$171.02M* | -$491.00K* | -$47.80M* | $0.00* | $573.61M* | -$285.00M* | | | -$216.97M* | |
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| 2022-10-02 | $137.59M* | -$90.15M* | -$72.00K* | -$47.76M* | $0.00* | $9.61M* | $27.00M* | | | -$21.32M* | |
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| 2022-07-03 | $183.41M* | -$64.50M* | -$574.00K* | -$47.78M* | | $39.99M* | -$64.00M* | | | -$16.86M* | |
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| 2022-04-03 | $1.06M | -$1.42B | -$3.41M | -$43.75M | | $1.53B | -$27.00M | | | -$63.35M* | -$19.44M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $78.59M* | -$115.04M* | -$58.43M* | -$43.97M* | $0.00* | $33.66M* | $147.00M* | | | -$28.58M* | |
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| 2021-10-03 | $118.13M* | -$46.36M* | -$83.00K* | -$44.25M* | $0.00* | $120.02M* | $74.00M* | | | -$318.73M* | |
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| 2021-07-04 | -$36.76M* | $34.46M* | -$154.52M* | -$45.26M* | | $13.43M* | $128.00M* | | | -$266.01M* | |
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| 2021-04-04 | $138.72M | -$38.97M | -$5.05M | -$45.14M | | $4.93M | $0.00 | | | -$24.56M* | $22.68M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $216.12M* | $30.79M* | -$1.15M* | -$43.18M* | $0.00* | $14.73M* | | | | -$444.68M* | |
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| 2020-09-27 | $207.51M* | -$82.28M* | -$3.38M* | -$43.11M* | $0.00* | $1.99M* | $0.00* | | | -$158.42M* | |
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| 2020-06-28 | $194.28M* | -$40.66M* | -$12.00K* | -$43.13M* | | $948.90M* | -$65.00M* | | | -$263.76M* | |
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| 2020-03-29 | $87.71M | -$34.17M | -$3.94M | -$43.20M | | $156.24M | -$185.00M | | | $13.24M* | -$21.95M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $187.03M* | -$225.46M* | -$911.00K* | -$43.08M* | | $18.01M* | | | | $90.73M* | |
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| 2019-09-29 | $198.74M* | -$153.71M* | -$147.00K* | -$43.01M* | | $15.44M* | $30.00M* | | | -$24.57M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | -$52.24M* | -$58.96M* | -$1.16M* | -$43.02M* | | $227.83M* | -$49.00M* | | | -$52.08M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $92.32M | -$40.97M | -$7.39M | -$41.14M | | $15.57M | $31.00M | | | -$45.86M* | $3.94M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $138.38M* | -$182.06M* | -$7.57M* | -$40.78M* | | $24.43M* | | | | -$60.22M* | -$130.03M* |
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| 2018-09-30 | $200.27M* | -$38.64M* | -$2.43M* | -$40.85M* | | $65.19M* | -$67.00M* | | | | $52.73M* |
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| 2018-07-01 | $131.48M* | -$187.57M* | -$470.00K* | -$40.97M* | | $115.78M* | -$43.00M* | | | -$74.14M* | -$107.56M* |
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| 2018-04-01 | $119.77M | -$35.86M | -$4.09M | -$38.83M | | $21.49M | $10.00M | | | -$25.17M* | $50.34M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $67.25M* | -$43.07M* | -$393.00K* | -$38.77M* | | $12.18M* | | | $0.00* | $11.90M* | $7.00M* |
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| 2017-10-01 | $177.83M* | -$208.55M* | -$58.00K* | -$38.76M* | | $255.97M* | $11.00M* | | $0.00* | -$162.43M* | $40.32M* |
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| 2017-07-02 | $35.78M* | -$42.70M* | -$345.00K* | -$38.76M* | | $10.07M* | $46.00M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$18.37M* | -$5.20M* |
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| 2017-04-02 | $67.40M | -$270.26M | -$5.54M | -$36.84M | | $170.30M | $41.00M | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$14.89M* | -$44.44M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $50.00M* | $162.08M* | -$41.72M* | -$36.54M* | | $10.79M* | | $0.00* | $289.00K* | -$44.25M* | $97.91M* |
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| 2016-10-02 | $162.63M* | -$60.91M* | -$22.89M* | -$37.14M* | | $43.47M* | -$14.00M* | -$632.00K* | $1.07M* | -$18.66M* | $51.57M* |
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| 2016-07-03 | $119.66M* | -$51.26M* | -$23.19M* | -$37.28M* | | $173.14M* | $14.00M* | $73.00K* | $170.00K* | -$242.41M* | -$44.59M* |
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| 2016-04-03 | $66.39M | -$53.05M | -$18.93M | -$35.40M | | $13.79M | $0.00 | $559.00K | $1.16M* | | -$30.10M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $134.79M* | -$50.09M* | -$139.00K* | -$35.33M* | | $10.87M* | | $17.00K* | $97.00K* | -$75.59M* | -$10.99M* |
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| 2015-09-27 | $145.06M* | -$55.60M* | -$1.00K* | -$35.32M* | | $17.07M* | $0.00* | -$3.00K* | $4.00K* | -$83.22M* | -$24.35M* |
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| 2015-06-28 | $112.75M* | -$61.13M* | -$137.00K* | -$35.12M* | | $26.11M* | | $145.00K* | $121.00K* | -$20.73M* | $16.97M* |
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| 2015-03-29 | $60.33M | -$13.05M | -$7.59M | -$32.26M | | $14.13M | | $1.17M | $3.40M | -$4.05M* | $39.64M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $150.52M* | -$363.11M* | -$39.07M* | -$32.35M* | | $264.32M* | | $2.89M* | $1.61M* | -$53.31M* | -$70.39M* |
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| 2014-09-28 | $161.86M* | -$51.20M* | -$18.99M* | -$32.09M* | | $3.58M* | -$15.00M* | -$26.00K* | $381.00K* | -$11.48M* | $31.78M* |
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| 2014-06-29 | $60.07M* | -$57.73M* | -$19.06M* | -$32.63M* | | $12.79M* | $51.00M* | $641.00K* | $372.00K* | -$9.22M* | $8.37M* |
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| 2014-03-30 | $45.46M | -$35.40M | -$10.68M | -$31.73M | | $14.16M | $0.00 | $1.87M | $1.76M | -$10.28M* | -$26.16M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $116.74M* | -$27.21M* | -$18.40M* | -$128.17M* | | $6.15M* | | $2.34M* | $105.67M* | -$123.92M* | -$70.01M* |
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| 2013-09-29 | $176.80M* | -$47.71M* | -$6.87M* | $65.05M* | | $43.17M* | $0.00* | $3.50M* | -$94.97M* | -$33.98M* | $108.22M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $108.16M* | -$35.61M* | -$272.00K* | -$31.42M* | | -$5.59M* | -$23.00M* | $4.80M* | $772.00K* | $3.39M* | $15.91M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $136.32M | -$58.92M | -$1.69M | -$30.30M | | $14.22M | -$129.00M | $5.14M | $977.00K | -$142.66M* | -$209.63M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $111.39M* | -$44.75M* | -$730.00K* | -$30.23M* | | $1.89M* | | $2.59M* | $815.00K* | $131.88M* | $171.94M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $152.16M* | -$40.08M* | -$7.00K* | -$30.19M* | | $2.07M* | -$72.00M* | $1.18M* | $0.00* | -$14.15M* | $5.14M* |
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| 2012-07-01 | $42.90M* | -$54.86M* | -$26.00K* | -$30.18M* | | $1.80M* | $74.00M* | $1.30M* | $224.00K* | -$9.10M* | $19.91M* |
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| 2012-04-01 | $97.48M | -$43.68M | -$3.40M | -$29.16M | | $1.81M | -$19.00M | $4.67M | $1.64M | -$15.05M* | $577.00K |
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| 2011-12-31 | $113.37M* | -$603.55M* | -$998.00K* | -$29.00M* | | $669.36M* | | $5.11M* | $770.00K* | -$124.78M* | $29.23M* |
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| 2011-10-02 | $99.83M* | -$44.75M* | -$841.00K* | -$28.97M* | | $1.34M* | | $867.00K* | $353.00K* | -$2.26M* | $12.31M* |
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| 2011-07-03 | $45.92M* | -$44.38M* | -$68.00K* | -$28.91M* | | $3.77M* | | $5.69M* | $941.00K* | -$36.59M* | -$51.19M* |
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| 2011-04-03 | -$13.85M | -$36.49M | -$47.53M | -$28.08M | | $6.46M | | $9.59M | $1.95M | $129.33M* | $26.93M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $114.55M* | -$48.01M* | -$24.28M* | -$28.32M* | | $357.32M* | | $11.08M* | $2.09M* | -$395.32M* | -$10.45M* |
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| 2010-09-26 | $145.21M* | -$169.21M* | -$53.00K* | -$28.19M* | | $2.27M* | | $950.00K* | $328.00K* | $43.99M* | $1.32M* |
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| 2010-06-27 | $41.59M* | -$38.19M* | -$218.00K* | -$28.17M* | | $3.33M* | | $8.43M* | $1.41M* | -$5.19M* | -$20.85M* |
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| 2010-03-28 | $73.79M | -$28.30M | -$110.00K | -$27.07M | | $2.49M | | $2.70M | $390.00K | -$16.43M* | $2.98M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $33.15M* | -$22.94M* | -$36.00K* | -$27.01M* | | $974.00K* | | $3.92M* | $646.00K* | $2.52M* | -$8.87M* |
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| 2009-09-27 | $175.97M* | -$15.30M* | -$104.00K* | -$26.98M* | | $10.50M* | | $2.88M* | $145.00K* | -$68.23M* | $82.64M* |
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