Jordan Hirsch

Jordan’s practice covers general corporate and securities matters with a particular emphasis on the energy industry.

Jordan has represented some of the largest energy companies in the world and has assisted clients with more than:

  • 155 public and private offerings of debt and equity securities with a combined transaction value in excess of $120 billion; and
  • 60 M&A transactions to completion with a combined deal value of more than $35 billion.

In 2017, Jordan was recognized as one of the top 20 lawyers in Texas M&A, by deal count (The Texas Lawbook). Jordan has also been recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” by Super Lawyers for the past 8 years (2014-2021), as a lawyer “On the Rise” by Texas Lawyer (2019), and as one of the leading Mergers & Acquisitions (2016, 2018), Capital Markets: High Yield Debt Offerings (2019), Debt Capital Markets (2018) and Equity Capital Markets (2017, 2018) lawyers in the U.S. by the US Legal 500. Jordan also regularly advises public companies in connection with periodic reporting, insider/ownership reporting, corporate governance issues and other requirements of the federal securities laws, the New York Stock Exchange, the NASDAQ Stock Market and other securities markets. In addition, he has provided assistance in connection with forming and financing joint venture companies and partnerships, and represented numerous conflicts committees in connection with the approval of special transactions. Jordan has worked with exploration and production oil and gas companies, midstream oil and gas companies, chemical manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, energy service providers (oil and gas), as well as private equity funds in complex private placements, including multiple PIPE transactions, and public equity and debt issuances.

Representative Experience

Recently, Jordan represented the underwriters in connection with an offering by a midstream company of $4.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes.

Jordan’s deal experience also includes:

  • Represented the underwriters in connection with an NYSE-listed pipeline company’s public offering of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.550% Senior Notes due 2028 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.750% Senior Notes due 2033 (2022)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with an NYSE-listed pipeline company’s $765 million secondary public offering of up to 100,000,000 common units (2021)
  • Representation of the underwriters in an NYSE-listed pipeline company’s public offering of $900 million of fixed-rate reset cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred units (2021)
  • Representation of a midstream client in connection with its sale of approximately $700 million of equity interests in various pipeline companies (2021)
  • Representation of client in connection with an approximately $15 million sale of certain real estate entities (2021)
  • Representation of client in connection with an approximately $5 million acquisition of real estate interests (2021)
  • Representation of client in connection with sale of its equity interests in a direct wholesale liquidator (2021)
  • Representation of client in connection with an approximately $5 million investment in a privately-held stem cell company (2021)
  • Representation of client in connection with a debt facility for certain financing for a privately-held disinfectant company (2021)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with an offering of $300 million aggregate principal amount of 3.950% senior notes due 2050 by an NYSE-listed midstream company (2020)
  • Representation of the initial purchasers in connection with $500 million private placement of senior notes of a joint venture limited liability company indirectly owned by certain NYSE-listed midstream companies (2020)
  • Represented client in $1.4 billion Rule 144A Private Placement of Senior Notes (2020)
  • Representation of the underwriters in an offering by an NYSE-listed midstream company of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 3.250% Senior Notes due 2030 (2020)
  • Representation of the initial purchasers in an offering by a private midstream company of $500 million aggregate principal amount of its 2.55% Senior Notes due 2030 (2020)
  • Representation of the underwriters in a midstream pipeline partnership’s public offering of $1.6 billion of preferred units was comprised of 500,000 of its 6.750% Series F Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, liquidation preference $1,000 per unit, and 1,100,000 of its 7.125% Series G Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units, liquidation preference $1,000 per unit (2020)
  • Representation of a private limited liability company in connection with its sale of its JV interests in a private real estate joint venture (2020)
  • Representation of the underwriters in a private pipeline partnership’s public offering of $4.5 billion senior notes comprised of $1.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 2.900% senior notes due 2025, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of 3.750% senior notes due 2030, and $2.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.000% senior notes due 2050 (2020)
  • Representation of private equity client in connection with its purchase in a $80 million PIPE offering by a public REIT of preferred securities and warrants (2020)
  • Representation of private equity client in connection with its purchase in an approximately $30 million PIPE offering by a public REIT of preferred securities and warrants (2020)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $500 million offering of senior notes by an NYSE-listed, midstream company (2019)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $700 million offering by a midstream company of its 7.600% Series E fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred units (2019)
  • Representation of seller in connection with its approximate $65MM sale of its equity interests in a pipeline company (2019)
  • Representation of seller in connection with an approximately $17MM sale of certain assets to a third party buyer (2019)
  • Representation of the dealer managers and consent solicitation agents in connection with an approximately $4.3 billion registered exchange offer and corresponding consent solicitation for outstanding senior notes of an NYSE-listed, midstream company (2019)
  • Representation of the initial purchasers in connection with a $3.0 billion private placement of senior notes by a midstream company (2019)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $300 million offering of senior notes by an NYSE-listed, midstream company (2019)
  • Representation of an investor in connection with its purchase of a convertible promissory note from an SEC-reporting life sciences company focused on stem cell-based therapies (2019)
  • Representation of purchaser in connection with investment in and employment with a cannabis-related consumer packaged goods company (2019)
  • Representation of private company in connection with its sale of all of its interests in certain terminal assets (2019)
  • Representation of private company in connection with its transfer of all of its interests in certain pipeline and terminal assets (2019)
  • Representation of seller in connection with the sale of their interests in an aircraft hangar and related equipment to a third party buyer (2019)
  • Representation of buyer in connection with its approximate $10MM interest in an aircraft from third party seller (2019)
  • Representation of a creditor in connection with an approximately $12 million debt restructuring by a services company (2019)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with an approximately $1.0 billion bought deal by an NYSE-listed, midstream company (2018)
  • Representation of the sellers in connection with the sale of their respective equity interests in certain midstream joint venture companies to an NYSE-listed midstream company for approximately $470 million (2018)

    Representation of a Texas non-profit corporation in connection with its merger with another non-profit corporation (2018)

  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $445 million offering by an NYSE-listed midstream MLP of its 7.625% Series D Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (2018)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with an offering by an NYSE-listed midstream company of $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of its senior notes (2018)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $450 million offering by an NYSE-listed midstream company of its 7.375% Series C Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (2018)
  • Representation of a private company in its purchase of certain assets from a publicly-traded third-party seller (2018)
  • Representation of managing member in its formation and investment in a multi-million dollar real estate joint venture (2018)
  • Representation of a seller in its $10 million sale of certain transportation assets to a third-party buyer (2018)
  • Representation of the underwriters in an offering by a NASDAQ-listed commercial real estate company of 2,000,000 of its Series C Floating-to-Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Redeemable Convertible Preferred Units (2018)
  • Representation of the initial purchasers in a private placement by an NYSE-listed company and its corporate subsidiary (the Issuers) of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 4.875% senior notes due 2023, $800 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.500% senior notes due 2026, and $400 million aggregate principal amount of the Issuers’ 5.875% senior notes due 2028 (2018)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed midstream MLP in its acquisition of all the general partner interests of one of its subsidiaries from third party owners (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in an NYSE-listed midstream MLP’s $1.5 billion offering of 950,000 6.250% Series A Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units and 550,000 6.625% Series B Fixed-to-Floating Rate Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Units (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in an offering of $1 billion aggregate principal amount of 4.25% senior notes due 2023 by a midstream MLP (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in an offering by a midstream MLP of $750 million aggregate principal amount of its 4.000% senior notes due 2027 and $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its 5.400% senior notes due 2047 (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with $2.25 billion offering of senior notes by an operating subsidiary of an NYSE-listed MLP (2017)
  • Representation of seller in connection with its sale of an interest in a pipeline company and subsequent formation of a joint venture with the buyer (2017)
  • Representation of seller in connection with its sale of equity interests in an offshore pipeline system (2017)
  • Representation of a buyer in its approximately $150 million acquisition of all the seller’s interest in a pipeline company (2017)
  • Represented the conflicts committee of an NYSE-listed MLP in connection with the acquisition by the company’s corporate sponsor of all of the outstanding MLP common units that the corporate sponsor did not already own for $9.3 billion (2017)
  • Representation of the sales agents in the commencement of an at-the-market equity program for common units representing limited partner interests in an NYSE-listed MLP having an aggregate offering price of up to $1 billion (2017)
  • Representation an NYSE-listed energy company in connection with its $300 million acquisition of preferred units representing limited partner interests in an NYSE-listed, MLP (2017)
  • Representation of a downstream energy company in connection with the commencement of a $50 million at-the-market equity program for fixed-to-floating rate cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred stock (2017)
  • Representation of Seller in the sale of two Pacific Northeast terminals to a joint venture formed to hold the terminals (2017)
  • Representation of a Texas limited liability company in connection with its acquisition of conventional oil and gas assets in Texas (2017)
  • Representation of the sales agents in the commencement of an at-the-market equity program for common units representing limited partner interests in a midstream MLP having an aggregate offering price of up to $1 billion (2017)
  • Representation of placement agents in connection with a $580 million PIPE transaction by one of the world’s largest midstream companies (2017)
  • Representation of buyer in its acquisition of commercial office building (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection a $1.5 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, energy company (2017)
  • Representation of sales agents in connection with at-the-market equity program for common units representing limited partner interests in an NYSE-listed MLP (2017)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $46 million offering of redeemable preferred units by a NASDAQ-listed, real estate MLP (2016)
  • Representation of one of the world’s largest energy companies in connection with an approximately $350 million transaction involving the sale of 15 of its U.S. refined products terminals (2016)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $300 million common unit offering by an NYSE-listed company (2016)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed company in connection with its $200 million offering of redeemable perpetual preferred units (2016)
  • Representation of managers in connection with a $1.5 billion at-the-market offering program by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2016)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed energy company in connection with the sale of its interest in certain natural gas and NGL pipelines (2016)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $122 million equity offering by an NYSE-listed, exploration and production company (2016)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed energy company in connection with the sale of its interest in a natural gas processing plant (2016)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $137 million offering by an NYSE-listed, exploration and production company (2016)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $56 million offering by an MLP (2016)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed MLP in its registered offering of $800 million of senior notes (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with a $300 million Euro bond offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream company (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in a $1.0 billion senior secured notes offering by one of North America’s largest midstream companies (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in the registered offering of $350 million of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, energy company (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in the $50 million follow-on offering of common units representing limited partner interests in a NASDAQ-listed, real estate MLP (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in a $1.0 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2015)
  • Representation of the sole underwriter in the $663 million follow-on equity offering of common stock of an NYSE-listed, energy company (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in a $1.0 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2015)
  • Representation of the underwriters in connection with an $800 million senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, energy company (2015)
  • Representation of certain private equity investors in connection with a $500 million preferred equity investment in an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed, midstream company in connection with its $800 million acquisition of NGL assets from one of the world’s largest oil and gas companies (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $6.0 billion senior notes offering by one of North America’s largest energy companies (2014)
  • Representation of a midstream MLP in connection with its $150 million acquisition of a heavy crude unloading rack from its corporate parent (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with an IPO by a NASDAQ-listed, real estate MLP (2014)
  • Representation of sales agents in connection a $1.5 billion at-the-market offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP issuer in connection with its $650 million follow-on equity offering (2014)
  • Representation of selling unitholders in connection with a $550 million “bought deal” secondary offering (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $250 million reopening of a new issuance of senior notes that formed part of a previously issued series of same debt securities (2014)
  • Representation of managers in connection with a $1.0 billion at-the-market offering program by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $650 million overnight debt offering by a NYSE-listed, midstream MLP. (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $250 million reopening of a new issuance of senior notes that formed part of a previously issued series of same debt securities (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $650 million follow-on equity offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.2 billion senior notes offering by an  NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2014)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $1.5 billion private placement of senior secured notes by one of North America’s largest energy companies (2013)
  • Representation of the conflicts committee of one of the country’s largest fee-based MLPs in connection with its approval of an approximately $12.0 billion acquisition consisting of U.S. transmission, storage and liquids assets, which was recognized by the Houston Business Journal as the 2013 Energy Deal of the Year
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $1.0 billion 144A private placement of high-yield notes by an NYSE-listed, upstream company (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $315 million IPO by an NYSE-listed, downstream, variable distribution MLP (2013)
  • Representation of the sole underwriter in connection with a $660 million bought-deal by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP that was the largest overnight bought deal by an MLP to date (2013)
  • Representation of the sole underwriter in connection with a $318 million overnight, bought deal of shares of common stock by an NYSE-listed oil and gas exploration and production company (2013)
  • Representation of dealer managers in connection with three separate exchange offers (two being for senior notes and the other being for junior subordinated notes) with an aggregate principal amount of approximately $1.3 billion (2013)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $1.9 billion at-the-market offering program by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.75 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of managers in connection with an $800 million at-the-market offering program by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $335 million follow-on equity offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $200 million at-the-market offering program by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.0 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $300 million senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2013)
  • Representation of an investment banking client in connection with a $2.0 billion bought deal, secondary offering by certain selling stockholders of shares of common stock of one of North America’s largest energy companies (2013)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.25 billion senior notes offering by an NYSE-listed, MLP (2013)
  • Representation of underwriter in connection with a $2.4 billion bought deal, secondary offering by certain selling stockholders of a large, publicly-traded, diversified oil and gas corporation (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with the $190 million IPO of an issuer engaged in wholesale fuel distribution and related businesses (2012)
  • Representation of conflicts committee of the board of the general partner of an NYSE-listed MLP in connection with the $375 million purchase of an ownership interest in an interstate pipeline from its publicly traded parent (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $2.1 billion secondary offering by certain stockholders of shares of common stock of one of North America’s largest energy companies (2012)
  • Representation of manager in connection with its $200 million at-the-market offering for a publicly-traded, limited liability company (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $743 million offering of i-units representing limited liability company interests in the manager of one of the largest publicly-traded, pipeline limited partnerships in North America (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $691 million offering of common units representing limited partner interests in a NYSE-listed, MLP (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with $1.25 billion senior notes offering for a NYSE-listed, MLP (2012)
  • Representation of an investment banking client in connection with assignment of membership interests in a limited liability company to affiliated party (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $2 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, midstream publicly traded partnership (2012)
  • Representation of dealer managers in connection with two separate tender offers (one being an “Any and All Offer” and the other being a “Maximum Tender Offer”) for $750 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes of a public company (2012)
  • Representation of a private exploration and production company in connection with a $500 million private placement of high yield senior notes (2012)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $1.9 billion at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.0 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2012)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $500 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2012)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.5 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2011)
  • Representation of an NYSE-listed energy service provider in the fixed price tender offer and consent solicitation for one series of its senior notes and the registered offering of $450 million of senior notes (2011)
  • Representation of NASDAQ-listed upstream company in connection with its acquisition of 13 separate exploration and production limited partnerships (2011)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $681 million of common units of an NYSE-listed, midstream publicly traded partnership (2011)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $250 million reopening of a new issuance of senior notes that formed part of a previously issued series of same debt securities (2011)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $550 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2011)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $718 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed MLP (2011)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $400 million private placement of high-yield notes by an NYSE-listed upstream company (2011)
  • Representation of NASDAQ-listed acquirer in connection with "going private" transaction (2011)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $600 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2011)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1.8 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed midstream MLP (2010)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $750 million private placement of senior notes of a natural gas pipeline company (2010)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $200 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2010)
  • Representation of upstream oil and gas company in connection with a $143 million registered public offering of common stock and a concurrent private placement of $115 million of convertible senior notes (2010)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $260 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed MLP (2010)
  • Representation of private equity fund in connection with a private placement of $84 million of equity securities (2010)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $676 million initial public offering of an oil and gas exploration and production company (2010)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2010)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $1.7 billion private placement of senior notes of a natural gas pipeline company (2010)
  • Representation of private equity firm in connection with its acquisition of 100% of the convertible preferred common units in a NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2010)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $437 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2010)
  • Representation of midstream limited partnership in connection with its acquisition of the general partner of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2010)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $300 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, midstream MLP (2010)
  • Representation of seller in connection with the contribution of all its equity interests in a natural gas compression equipment business in exchange for publicly-traded common units of an NYSE-listed publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $600 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of initial purchasers in connection with a $800 million private placement of senior notes of a natural gas pipeline company (2009)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $300 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $62 million offering of common units of a NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of an issuer in connection with a $221 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $135 million offering of common units of an E&P MLP (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $340 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $1 billion offering of senior notes of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of manager in connection with a $300 million at-the-market offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $367 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $275 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with an $84 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $235 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2009)
  • Representation of seller in connection with an asset sale by a commercial soup manufacturing, processing and packaging company (2008)
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $352 million offering of common units of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded limited partnership (2008)
  • Representation of issuer in connection with a $115 million convertible senior notes offering (2008)
  • Representation of issuer in connection with a $54 million offering of common stock of an NYSE-listed, publicly traded company (2008) 
  • Representation of underwriters in connection with a $267 million equity offering by selling unitholders of midstream MLP (2007)

Awards & Recognition

  • Selected as a Rising Star for Securities & Corporate Finance, Texas Monthly and Texas Super Lawyers Magazine, 2014-2021
  • Recognized as a lawyer “On the Rise,” Texas Lawyer Professional Excellence Awards, 2019
  • Recognized as one of the top 20 lawyers in Texas M&A, by deal count, Full Year 2017, The Texas Lawbook
  • Recognized in IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms, 2018–2019
  • Profiled as one of the leading Mergers & Acquisitions (2016, 2018), Capital Markets Debt Offerings (2018), Capital Markets: High-Yield Debt Offerings (2019) and Capital Markets Equity Offerings (2017, 2018) lawyers in the United States, The US Legal 500

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