Lakeland Financial Corporation · NASDAQ:LKFN

Lakeland Financial — Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation

63 slides from Lakeland Financial's earnings presentation, 2026

  1. Slide 1: A Proven History of Shareholder Value Creation

    Lakeland Financial Corporation A Proven History of Shareholder Value Creation And Commitment to Our Communities 2nd Quarter 2026 LKFN LISTED

  2. Slide 2: Executive contacts

    David M. Findlay Chairman & Chief Executive Officer david.findlay@lakecitybank.com (574) 267-9197 Kristin L. Pruitt President kristin.pruitt@lakecitybank.com (574) 371-9220 Lisa M. O’Neill Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer lisa.oneill@lakecitybank.com (574) 267-9125 2

  3. Slide 3: Forward-Looking Information

    Forward-Looking Information This presentation contains, and future oral and written statements of the company and its management may contain, forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 with respect to the financial condition, results of oper

  4. Slide 4: Long Term Success for Shareholders

    Long Term Success for Shareholders 3 Institutions (including LKFN) LTM ROE >14% LTM ROE >13% 20-Year TBVPS 16 Institutions CAGR >8%(3) 139 Institutions Profitable for the Last 10 Years(2) 179 Institutions Exchange Traded Depositories with Assets Between $1B and $10B(1) Source: S&P Capital IQ Pro. Fi

  5. Slide 5: Strong Capital Structure

    Strong Capital Structure Tangible Book Value(1) Per Share Allowance for Credit Losses $35.70* $40.00 7.3% $35.00 Tangible Common $30.00 Equity 92.7% $25.00 $20.00 Key Ratios and Per Share Data as of June 30, 2026 $15.00 TCE/Tangible Assets 10.63% $10.00 Adj. TCE/Adj. Tangible Assets 12.14% Total Ris

  6. Slide 6: Lake City Bank Today

    Lake City Bank Today • An entrepreneurial 154-year-old de novo bank • A long-term and consistent organic growth story • Headquartered in Warsaw, Indiana • 55 branch offices - $7.2 billion banking assets • $3.8 billion in Wealth Advisory assets • A forward-thinking technology adopter • Focused on exe

  7. Slide 7: 34 Years of Organic Growth

    34 Years of Organic Growth A History of Balance Sheet and Income Statement Expansion $103,361 (000’s) $120,000 Compound Annual Growth 1991 – 2025 $100,000 • Loans = 10% • Deposits = 10% $80,000 • Net Income = 11% • Earnings Per Share = 11% $60,000 $40,000 $2,707 $20,000 $0 2023 1991 1993 1995 1997 1

  8. Slide 8: Established Market Presence

    Established Market Presence Organic Growth Potential in Mature and Expanding Markets 8

  9. Slide 9: Projected Population Growth Reflects Strength of Economy

    Projected Population Growth Reflects Strength of Economy • 67% of Lake City Bank counties are growth and high growth counties • 40% of Lake City Bank counties are high growth counties • Indiana is poised to experience continued economic strength and vitality 9

  10. Slide 10: Indiana Generates 24% of its GDP from Manufacturing

    Indiana Generates 24% of its GDP from Manufacturing1 The Most Manufacturing Focused State in the Country2 (1) https://www.visualcapitalist.com/u-s-states-depend-most-on-manufacturing/ (2) https://www.statsamerica.org/sip/rank_list.aspx?rank_label=gsp2_b&item_in=12&ct=S18 10

  11. Slide 11: Indiana Is Poised For Continued Economic Growth

    Indiana Is Poised For Continued Economic Growth • In 2026, Herb Simon, the owner of the Pacers Sports & Entertainment, broke ground on a mixed-use development downtown featuring the first Ritz-Carlton in Indianapolis and a 4,000 person capacity live music venue operated by Live Nation for the entert

  12. Slide 12: Strong Regional and Statewide Economy

    Strong Regional and Statewide Economy Indiana Unemployment Rate is Lower than the National Average 14.0% 13.0% 12.0% Unemployment 10.0% 8.0% 11.9% 6.0% 6.1% 5.8% 5.3% 4.0% 4.5% 4.1% 4.1% 5.9% 4.0% 3.7% 3.6% 4.9% 3.4% 3.4% 3.4% 4.2% 4.0% 3.9% 3.4% 3.4% 3.2% 3.2% 3.2% 2.0% 3.0% 11.4% 2.8% 3.0% 3.1% 5.

  13. Slide 13: Fortress Balance Sheet

    Fortress Balance Sheet LKFN Above Peer Long-Term Profitability has Contributed to a Strong Capital Foundation Proxy Peer Average RBC 18.0% Q1’26 15.1% 17.0% 16.0% 15.0% 14.0% 13.0% 12.0% 11.0% Well Capitalized Threshold 10.0% for Consolidated Risk-Based Capital 10.0% 9.0% 8.0% Q4'10 Q4'11 Q4'12 Q4'1

  14. Slide 14: Net Interest Margin by Quarter

    Net Interest Margin by Quarter NIM Expansion of 7 Basis Points Over the Second Quarter 2025 3.50% 3.50% 3.48% 3.49% 3.49% 3.40% 3.42% 3.25% 3.16% 3.00% Q3 2024 Q4 2024 Q1 2025 Q2 2025 Q3 2025 Q4 2025 Q1 2026 Q2 2026 LKFN Quarterly NIM 14

  15. Slide 15: Net Interest Margin

    Net Interest Margin Deposit Costs Have Repriced More Quickly Than Loans • Quarterly net interest margin expanded by 7 basis points in 2026 compared to 2025 • Cumulative Loan Beta 30% for recent easing cycle • Cumulative Deposit Beta 43% for recent easing cycle • Deposit repricing in current easing c

  16. Slide 16: Interest Rate Sensitivity

    Interest Rate Sensitivity Deposits Have Repriced Quicker Than Loans During Most Recent Easing Cycle • 87% of loan portfolio consists of commercial loans and 69% of FHLB/Other $630,147 commercial loans are tied to variable 13% interest rates • Approximately $772.9 million of fixed Fixed Rate rate com

  17. Slide 17: Projected Impact of Rising/Falling Rates

    Projected Impact of Rising/Falling Rates Historically Asset Sensitive Balance Sheet Maintains Neutral Shift 1.00% 0.24% 0.31% 0.31% 0.09% 0.16% -0.03% -0.20% -1.00% -0.66% -1.95% -3.00% -3.55% -5.00% Dn 300 Dn 200 Dn 100 Dn 50 Dn 25 Up 25 Up 50 Up 100 Up 200 Up 300 Graph presents 12 month projected

  18. Slide 18: Diversified Deposit Base

    Diversified Deposit Base Deposit Franchise Consists of Broad-based, Tenured and Deep Relationships • Deposit composition is stable and commercial deposits account for 33% of total deposits • Since 2019 the number of checking accounts have grown by: Commercial +25%, Retail +14% and Public Funds +33%

  19. Slide 19: Deposit Mix Reflects Strength of Franchise

    Deposit Mix Reflects Strength of Franchise Core Deposit Growth Consistently Funds Loan Growth Brokered Deposits $299,155 5% Total Commercial $2,113,784 33% Total Retail $1,769,029 28% Total Public Fund $2,147,600 34% June 30, 2026 Total Deposits - $6.3 billion DDA $1.3 billion DDA % of Total Deposit

  20. Slide 20: Checking Account Trends by Deposit Sector

    Checking Accounting Trends by Deposit Sector Number of Commercial Accounts Grow by 25% since December 2019 (000) Checking Account Average Balances $2,500,000 by Deposit Type (000) Public Commercial Retail Funds 6/30/26 $120 $15 $7,765 $2,129,952 $2,000,000 $2,112,162 $2,105,411 $2,027,196 12/31/25 $

  21. Slide 21: Shareholder Value Strategy

    Shareholder Value Strategy 1. Commercial Banking Focus 2. High Quality Team Members 3. Proven Organic Growth Experience 4. Focus on Core Deposit Funding 5. Commitment to Technology 21

  22. Slide 22: Commercial Banking Focus

    Commercial Banking Focus Experienced Relationship Driven Team • 52 credit “smart” commercial bankers • Average 23 years in banking & 13 years at Lake City Bank • We live where we lend • Face to face calling matters and is a team effort • Deep organizational structure provides credit and administrati

  23. Slide 23: Credit Process

    Credit Process Commercial Banking Focus • Our credit discipline has never changed • We have a centralized committee structure • We are in-market lender to in-market clients • Character matters – we lend to people first • We focus on management/cash flow • Structure is important and is disciplined •

  24. Slide 24: Lake City Bank Culture

    Lake City Bank Culture High Quality Team Members • Our culture is our greatest asset and we will preserve it • Lake City University drives our culture • Every employee attends on average, 20 hours of instructor- led training annually • Our community involvement is real and critical to our strategy •

  25. Slide 25: Mature Market Deposit Performance

    Mature1 Market Deposit Performance Organic Growth 2015 – 2025 $3,500 $3,000 $2,821 $2,689 Lake City Bank has grown $2,500 deposits by 103% over the $2,000 last ten-year period. $1,500 $1,324 $1,000 $494 $457 $428 $500 $287 $283 $201 $0 -$500 -$1,000 -$1,500 -$1,186 Lake City Bank 1st Source JPM Chas

  26. Slide 26: Commitment to Technology

    Commitment to Technology Innovation and Competitive Technology is a Focus • Fintech partnerships play a significant role in our technology stack and enable delivery of innovative solutions to our customers • Investments in Lake City Bank Digital, a Q2 product implemented in 2021 with ongoing user an

  27. Slide 27: Artificial Intelligence Initiatives

    Artificial Intelligence Initiatives AI Task Force Brings Bank-Wide Focus to Initiatives Revenue Risk Management & Operating Efficiency Enhancement Fraud Detection Service Agent Sales Agents BSA/AML Solution Automation Customer Dark Web Deposit Account Segmentation Monitoring Onboarding Agents AI BOT

  28. Slide 28: Channel Utilization Today versus Pre-Pandemic

    Channel Utilization Today versus Pre-Pandemic Mobile Adoption Significantly Outpacing All Other Delivery Channels Total Total Channel Transactions % of Transactions % of Period Type 2019(1) Total 2026(1) Total Change Branch Transactions 2,279,975 18% 2,004,473 13% (12)% ATM/ITM 944,785 7% 694,378 4%

  29. Slide 29: Customer Composition and Digital Adoption

    Customer Composition and Digital Adoption Digital Adoption Across All Generations Is Strong and Increasing Customer Composition and Digital Adoption Over Three Years Customer Generation(1) Breakdown 6/30/26 6/30/25 6/30/24 Gen Alpha (2010 - Current) 4% 10% 4% 1% Gen Z (1996 - 2009) 16% 75% 72% 68% M

  30. Slide 30: Financial Performance

    Qoake City Bank Financial Performance

  31. Slide 31: Income Performance Metrics

    Income Performance Metrics LKFN Performance Exceeds National Peers and Contributes to Strong Capital Levels ROAE and ROATE LTM Peer Average Data1 22.00% National Indiana ROAE 10.0% 10.9% 2.70% ROATE 11.6% 12.2% 20.00% 17.52% 18.00% 16.03% 2.20% 17.40% 14.52% 16.00% 14.27% 14.20% 14.47% ROAE and ROAT

  32. Slide 32: Net Income and EPS

    Net Income and EPS Net Income Improves by 17% in First Half of 2026 $5.00 $120,000 $103,817 $103,361 $4.50 $100,000 $95,733 $93,767 $93,478 $4.00 $4.04 $4.01 Net Income $3.74 $3.50 $80,000 $3.65 $3.63 EPS $3.00 $60,000 $54,918 $2.50 $47,051 $40,000 $2.00 $2.17 $1.82 $1.50 $20,000 $1.00 $0 $0.50 2021

  33. Slide 33: Pretax Pre-Provision Earnings

    Pretax Pre-Provision Earnings Pretax Pre-Provision Earnings Improves by 6% in 2026 $160,000 6.00% $134,539 $137,383 $140,000 $128,439 Pretax Pre-Provision Earnings/Average Assets 5.00% $118,521 $116,183 $120,000 Pretax Pre-Provision Earnings 4.00% $100,000 $80,000 $70,971 3.00% $66,970 $60,000 2.00%

  34. Slide 34: Average Loans

    Average Loans Average YTD Loan Growth of $278 million or 5% Compared to Prior Year $6,000,000 $5,486,359 120% $5,223,458 $5,039,406 $5,000,000 $4,813,678 $4,421,094 $4,427,166 110% $4,000,000 100% Loans to Deposit Ratio 90% $3,000,000 Loans 89% 86% 86% 86% 80% 83% $2,000,000 77% 70% $1,000,000 60% $

  35. Slide 35: Line of Credit Utilization

    25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% 55% 60% 70% 75% 65% $1,696 $1,737 $3,433 49% $1,593 $1,835 $3,428 PPP 46% $1,499 $2,044 $3,543 42% $1,410 $2,190 $3,600 39% $1,494 $2,206 $3,700 $1,553 $2,243 $3,796 40% 41% $1,690 $2,321 $4,011 42% $1,746 $2,353 $4,099 $1,805 $2,398 $4,203 $1,824 $2,517 $4,341 $1,966 $2,696

  36. Slide 36: Commercial & Industrial Line of Credit Utilization

    25% 35% 40% 45% 55% 60% 65% 70% 75% 30% 50% $812 $816 $1,628 50% $789 $877 $1,666 PPP 47% $720 $1,054 $1,774 41% $707 $1,112 $1,819 39% $761 $1,083 $1,844 41% $792 $1,049 $1,841 $811 $1,090 $1,901 43% 43% $865 $1,076 $1,941 $863 $1,052 $1,915 45% 45% $843 $1,137 $1,980 43% $798 $1,211 $2,009 40% $77

  37. Slide 37: Loan Portfolio Breakdown

    Loan Portfolio Breakdown C&I Drives Lending Business Agri-business - Other Residential Commercial RE - Mortgage Agriculture Commercial Construction $302,799 $339,393 $121,060 $439,987 6% 6% 2% 8% Home Equity $283,099 5% Commercial RE - Multifamily $578,151 Installment - Other 10% Consumer $130,857 2

  38. Slide 38: Top Industry Concentrations

    Top 10 Industry Concentrations Loan Portfolio is Diversified Commercial Office Real Estate Restaurants Automobile Dealers $104,892 $109,883 Lessor of Residential $134,778 2% 2% Buildings & Dwellings 2% $101,050 Hotels 2% $160,543 3% RV & Marine Senior Living Industry $105,217 $230,332 2% 4% Industri

  39. Slide 39: Average Deposits

    Average Deposits Average YTD Deposit Growth of $199 million or 3% Compared to Prior Year (000’s) $6,039,821 $6,184,817 150% $6,000,000 $5,717,358 $5,836,025 $5,357,284 $5,604,228 140% 130% Deposits as a Percent of Total Funding $5,000,000 120% $4,000,000 110% Deposits 100% $3,000,000 99% 100% 99% 99

  40. Slide 40: Deposit Breakdown

    Deposit Breakdown Deposit Costs Are Repricing Downward with Federal Funds Rate Cuts Brokered Deposits Annual Cost of Deposits $299,155 3.00% 5% 2.00% 1.00% 0.00% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026 Total Retail Total $1,769,029 Commercial 28% $2,113,784 33%

  41. Slide 41: Net Interest Income

    Net Interest Income Loan Growth and Net Interest Margin Expansion Contribute to Growth (000’s) $250,000 $221,017 4.50% $202,887 Net Interest Margin, fully tax equivalent $197,035 $196,679 $200,000 $178,088 Net Interest Income 4.00% $150,000 $115,074 $107,751 3.50% $100,000 3.45% 3.49% 3.40% 3.41% 3.

  42. Slide 42: Asset Quality: Nonperforming Assets

    Asset Quality Total Individually Analyzed and Watchlist Loans Remain at Historic Lows 6.00% 14.00% 5.00% Watch List Loans to Total Loans excluding PPP Nonperforming Assets to Total Assets 12.00% 4.00% 10.00% 8.86% 8.17% 8.06% 3.00% 7.46% 8.00% 6.64% 6.75% 2.00% 5.75% 5.50% 6.00% 4.64% 4.77% 4.28%4.5

  43. Slide 43: Asset Quality: Allowance Levels

    Asset Quality Allowance Levels Remain at Historical Levels 2.70% 1.40% 2.39% 2.28% 2.40% ACL to Total Loans, excluding PPP 2.15% 1.20% 2.10% Net Chargeoffs to Average Loans 1.92% 1.00% 1.67% 1.68% 1.80% 1.59% 1.59% 1.54% 0.80% 1.42% 1.45% 1.46% 1.50% 1.26% 1.23% 1.24% 1.25% 1.28% 1.27% 0.60% 1.20% 0

  44. Slide 44: Noninterest Income

    Noninterest Income Fee-Based Revenue Contributes to Double Digit Growth (000’s) $60,000 $56,844 60% Non-Interest Income as % of Total Revenue $49,858 $50,000 $47,971 50% $44,720 $41,862 Non-Interest Income $40,000 40% $30,000 $25,505 30% $22,414 $20,000 20% 22% 20% 20% 17% 18% 17% 18% $10,000 10% $0

  45. Slide 45: Total Revenue

    Total Revenue Revenue Benefits from Growth in Net Interest Income and Noninterest Income (000’s) $300,000 $268,988 $246,893 $253,523 $250,000 $244,749 $222,808 $200,000 $150,000 $140,579 $130,165 $100,000 $50,000 $0 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2025 YTD 2026 Compound annual growth rate “CAGR” is bas

  46. Slide 46: Noninterest Expense

    Noninterest Expense Disciplined Investment in People, Strategic Branch Expansion and Technology Continues (000’s) $140,000 $130,710 $131,605 $125,084 $120,000 $110,210 $104,287 $100,000 $80,000 $69,608 $63,195 $60,000 $40,000 $20,000 $0 2021 2022 2023 2024(1) 2025 YTD 2025 YTD 2026 (1) Noninterest E

  47. Slide 47: Efficiency Ratio

    Efficiency Ratio Efficiency Ratio is Stable 70% Constant investment in human capital, technology and facilities 60% 53% 51% 52% 50% 50% 48% 49% 49% 50% 50% 46% 45% 45% 47% 45% 43% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 YTD 2026 Efficiency Ratio 47

  48. Slide 48: Stable Healthy Dividend

    Stable Healthy Dividend Growth in Dividend Reflects Strength of Capital 8.00% $2.10 $2.00 $1.92 7.00% $1.84 $1.60 6.00% $1.60 Dividend per Share $1.36 5.00% Dividend Yield 3.51% $1.04 4.00% $1.10 $1.00 2.82% 2.79% 3.40% 3.00% 2.19% 3.28% 1.70% $0.60 2.00% 1.00% $0.10 0.00% 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Y

  49. Slide 49: LKFN Shareholder Value

    LKFN Shareholder Value Total Return Performance from 12/31/00 to 6/30/26 3,000.00 2,799.83% 2,500.00 2,000.00 1,500.00 1,000.00 812.94% 500.00 456.82% 283.69% 0.00 (500.00) 2009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20

  50. Slide 50: Investment Highlights

    Investment Highlights • Proven History of Organic Growth • Disciplined and Focused Strategy • Strong Internal Culture • Consistent Execution and Financial Results • Service Excellence Drives Shareholder Value • Unwavering Focus on Core Business Strategy • Dedication to Long-term Shareholder Value Cr

  51. Slide 51: Supplemental Information

    Supplemental Information Qoake City Bank

  52. Slide 52: Lake City Bank Capital Adequacy

    Lake City Bank Capital Adequacy Capital Strength Contributes to Fortress Balance Sheet Non-GAAP Non-GAAP Non-GAAP Adjusted June 30, Well- Capital AOCI and Excess Capital Regulatory Ratio 2026 Capitalized Cushion HTM Capital Ratios with Description * Actual Threshold (in 000’s) Losses- after AOCI AOC

  53. Slide 53: Robust Liquidity Sources

    Robust Liquidity Sources • Available liquidity is stable at $3.4 billion, an increase from $3.3 billion at March 31, 2026 • Sources of liquidity are varied and represent wholesale funding and brokered deposits • Brokered deposits represent 5% of total deposits down from 6% at March 31, 2026 • Noncor

  54. Slide 54: Liquidity Preparedness

    Liquidity Preparedness June 30, 2026 Additional Loan Collateral Liquidity Available for (000) Availability Used Unused/ Available Pledge Secured/Committed Borrowings: Federal Home Loan Bank-Indianapolis(1) $ 687,104 $ 71,200 $ 615,904 $ -- Federal Reserve Bank Discount Window 1,122,575 -- 1,122,575

  55. Slide 55: Public Fund Deposit Trends

    Public Fund Deposit Trends 86% of Public Fund Large Depositors include Operating Relationships (000) $2,147,600 $1,979,327 $2,000,000 $1,809,631 $1,563,015 $1,429,873 $1,500,000 $1,284,641 $1,127,111 $1,162,457 $1,000,000 $500,000 $0 Dec-19 Dec-20 Dec-21 Dec-22 Dec-23 Dec-24 Dec-25 Jun-26 Checking a

  56. Slide 56: Commercial Loans by County

    Commercial Loans by County Commercial Customers in 57 Indiana Counties and 21 Other States Other IN Marshall Counties (1) 3% 16% Outside IN 9% Marion 15% Allen 15% Hamilton 11% Commercial Loans Outstanding as of Elkhart 6/30/2026 Kosciusko 13% $4.9 billion 9% St. Joseph 9% (1) All other counties ind

  57. Slide 57: Investment Portfolio

    Investment Portfolio Recurring Cash Flows Used to Fund Organic Loan Growth 25% 20% 21% MV Investments as a % of Assets 20% US Govt Remics US Govt 15% 18% 17% 17% 7% 16% Pools US Govt 14% Agencies 30% 10% 12% 12% 12% 10% 5% HTM Municipals 10% AFS 0% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 M

  58. Slide 58: Investment Security Portfolio Cashflows

    Investment Security Portfolio Cashflows Cash Flows of $435 million Expected Through June 2030 (000,000) Investment Portfolio Expected to 40,000 Generate $102 million in Cash Flows over the next Twelve Months 35,000 8,468 30,000 7,770 9,053 8,760 7,018 8,095 25,000 6,576 6,177 6,750 7,502 9,443 7,584

  59. Slide 59: Investment Portfolio Analysis

    Investment Portfolio Analysis Portfolio Shrinking as a Percentage of Total Assets 6/30/2026 12/31/2025 Weighted Market % of Weighted Market % of Maturity Value Total Maturity Value Total US Govt REMICS 5.52 81,290 7% 5.21 90,111 8% US Govt Pools 6.06 348,605 30% 6.17 364,052 31% US Agencies 7.15 111

  60. Slide 60: Larger Market Organic Expansion

    Larger Market Organic Expansion Organic Growth State LCB LCB Deposit Rank County Primary City Population* Entry Market Share** # of Branches 22. Kosciusko Warsaw 80,669 1872 67% 12 6. Elkhart Elkhart 207,436 1990 24% 11 5. St. Joseph South Bend 273,744 1997 8% 4 3. Allen Fort Wayne 399,295 1999 16%

  61. Slide 61: Branch Expansion Strategy for Growth

    Branch Expansion Strategy for Growth Lake City Bank Deposits in Indianapolis Total $606 Million at June 30, 2025 Lake City Bank Lake City 2025 2050 25- year 2025 Deposits Bank 2025 Deposit Lake City Indiana 2025 Projected projected in Market Deposits Market Bank County Population Population % growth

  62. Slide 62: Mature Market Strength and Growth

    Mature Market Strength and Growth Organic Growth (millions)1 2025 2015 2025 # of Deposits Share Deposits Share Increase Offices 1. Lake City Bank $5,573 19.68% $2,752 15.53% 102.51% 55 2. 1st Source $5,539 19.56% $2,850 16.09% 94.35% 51 3. JPM Chase $3,242 11.45% $1,918 10.83% 69.03% 20 4. PNC $1,56

  63. Slide 63: Lake City Bank

    Qiake City Bank LAKECITYBANK.COM

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