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1 RULES OF THE MOSMAN FOOTBALL CLUB INC August 2009 MFC Constitution 2009 v4

2 RULES OF THE MOSMAN FOOTBALL CLUB INC PART I PRELIMINARY 1. NAME: 1.1. The name of the club is the Mosman Football Club Inc. (ABN ) 2. OBJECTS: 2.1. The objects of the club are: 2.2. To foster and develop the game of Football (Association Football) generally and in the Mosman Municipality in particular, with special reference to the encouragement of participation in community activity and good sportsmanship. 3. LAWS OF THE GAME: 3.1. The Club adopts the laws of the game as contained in the Referees Chart and Players Guide to the Laws of the Game, current edition, as published by the Football Association, England, as modified in accordance with the local rules published from time to time by the regional association with which the Club is currently affiliated. 4. COLOURS AND EMBLEM: 4.1. The representative colours of the Club shall be predominantly sky blue Alternative strips can be worn, as endorsed by the Association the Club is affiliated with The emblem of the Club shall be a spouting whale carrying a Football ball on its back. The emblem (registered) may only be used with the express permission of the Committee. Such permission, having been granted, may be withdrawn at any time. 5. AFFILIATION: 5.1. The Club shall be affiliated with Football New South Wales through a regional association and shall pay affiliation fees and send representatives and /or delegates to that body as specified by the rules Football NSW and the regional association with which the Mosman Football Club is currently affiliated. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 2 of 20

3 6. INTERPRETATION: In these rules, except in so far as the context or subject matter otherwise indicates or requires:- Football shall mean the game otherwise known as Association Football, as defined by the laws referred to in Part 3. Football year shall mean the period from 1 January to 31 December both inclusive, in any year. Ordinary Member means a member of the MFC Committee who is not an office bearer of the association, as referred to in Rule 13(2). Secretary means the person holding office under these rules as secretary of the association or, where no such person holds that office, the public officer of the association. Special General Meeting means a general meeting of the association other than an annual general meeting. The Act means the Associations Incorporation Act, The Regulation means the Associations Incorporation Regulation, The Club means the Mosman Football Club. MFC means Mosman Football Club. Senior Member shall mean a member of the Club whose qualification for membership does NOT arise under clause of these Rules. Junior Member shall mean a member of the Club whose qualification for membership arises under clause of these Rules and whose child is registered to play in a Club competition in the Under 10 to Under 16 age range. Sub-junior member shall mean a member of the Club whose qualification for membership arises under clause of these Rules and whose child is registered to play in a Club team in competition in the Under 6 to Under 9 age range. Senior Player shall mean a player registered with the Club who is not a junior or a Sub-junior player. Junior Player shall mean a player registered with the Club to play in competition in the Under 10 to Under 16 age range. Sub-Junior Player shall mean a player registered with the club to play in competition in the Under 6 to Under 9 age range. in writing shall mean correspondence by letter, , fax or other electronic means. In these rules: A reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 3 of 20

4 6.2. A reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty The provisions of the Interpretation act, 1897, apply to and in respect of these Rules in the same manner as those provisions would so apply if these Rules were an instrument made under the Act. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 4 of 20

5 PART II - MEMBERSHIP: 7. MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS: 7.1. A person is qualified to be a member of the Club if, but only if: the person is a person referred to in Section 15 (1) (a), (b) or (c) of the Act and has not ceased to be a member of the Club at any time after incorporation of the association under the Act; or The person is a natural person who: is the parent or legal guardian of a child, under 18, who is registered as a player with the Club for that football year or has been nominated for membership of the Club as provided by Rule 8 and has been approved for membership of the Club by the MFC committee 7.2. A person who qualifies as a member in more than one way shall be counted as one member 8. NOMINATION FOR MEMBERSHIP: 8.1. Any person who, by virtue of his/her interest in the furtherance of the objects of the Club may apply orally or in writing to the MFC Committee for membership An Application to play as a member of the Club shall, if accepted by the Club, automatically confirm membership As soon as practicable after receiving a nomination for membership, the secretary shall refer the nomination to the MFC committee, which shall determine whether to approve or reject the nomination Where the MFC committee determine to approve a nomination for membership, the secretary shall, as soon as practicable after that determination, notify the nominee of that approval and request the nominee to pay within the period of 28 days after receipt by the nominee of the notification the sum payable under these Rules by a member as entrance fee and annual subscription to be determined from time to time The secretary shall, on payment by the nominee of the amounts referred to in clause 8.4 within the period referred to in that clause, enter the nominee s name in the register of members and, upon the name being so entered, the nominee becomes a member of the Club. 9. CESSATION OF MEMBERSHIP: 9.1. A person ceases to be a member of the Club if the person: - does not renew membership by 30 th June each year MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 5 of 20

6 dies; resigns that membership; or is expelled from the Club. 10. MEMBERSHIP ENTITLEMENTS NOT TRANSFERABLE: A right, privilege or obligation which a person has by reason of being a member of the Club: - is not capable of being transferred or transmitted to another person; and terminates upon cessation of the person s membership. 11. RESIGNATION OF MEMBERSHIP: A member of the Club is not entitled to resign that membership except in accordance with this rule A member of the Club who has paid all amounts payable by the member to the Club in respect of the member s membership may resign from membership of the Club by first giving notice (being not less than 1 month or not less than such other period as the MFC committee may determine) in writing to the secretary of the member s intention to resign and, upon the expiration of the period of notice, the member cease to be a member Where a member of the Club ceases to be a member pursuant to clause 11.2, and in every other case where a member ceases to hold membership, the secretary shall make an appropriate entry in the register of members recording the date on which the member ceased to be a member. 12. REGISTER OF MEMBERS The public officer of the Club shall establish and maintain a register of members of the Club specifying the name and address of each person who is a member of the Club together with the date on which the person became a member The register of members shall be kept at the principal place of administration of the association and shall be open for inspection, free of charge, by any member of the Club at any reasonable hour. 13. REGISTRATION FEES Fees payable by each player to the association, upon registration, shall be determined prior to the commencement of the playing year by the incoming MFC committee. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 6 of 20

7 14. MEMBERS LIABILITIES: The liability of a member of the Club to contribute towards the payment of the debts and liabilities of the Club or the costs, charges and expenses of the winding up of the Club is limited to the amount, if any, unpaid by the member in respect of membership of the club as required by rule Any member of the Executive Committee of the Club shall be absolved from and indemnified against and from any claim, demand or demands which might at any time be made by any persons for, or in respect of, injury sustained from any cause whatsoever or for or in respect of any property lost or damaged from any cause whatsoever whilst in attendance at any Club matches or activities or during any journey to or from the place where such activity is taking place. 15. DISCIPLINING OF MEMBERS: Where the MFC committee is of the opinion that a member of the Club: - has persistently refused or neglected to comply with a provision or provisions of these rules or has persistently and willfully acted in a manner prejudicial to the interests of the Club or the game of Football, including breaching the Club, MWFA or FFA code of conduct The MFC committee may, by resolution: expel the member from the Club or suspend the member from membership of the Club for a specified period For clarity, members who are the parent or legal guardian of a player under 18, clause 15.1 applies to behaviour by both the member and the player A resolution of the MFC committee under clause 15.1 is of no effect unless the MFC committee, at a meeting held not earlier than 14 days and not later than 28 days after service on the member of a notice under clause 15.3, confirms the resolution in accordance with this rule Where the MFC committee passes a resolution under clause 15.1 the secretary shall, as soon as practicable, cause a notice in writing to be served on the member: - setting out the resolution of the committee and the grounds on which it is based; stating that the member may address the MFC committee at a meeting to be held not earlier than 14 days and not later than 28 days after service of the notice; MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 7 of 20

8 stating the date, place and time of that meeting; and informing the member that the member may do either or both of the following: - attend and speak at that meeting submit to the committee at or prior to the date of that meeting written representations relating to the resolution At a meeting of the MFC committee held as referred to in clause 15.3 the committee shall: give to the member an opportunity to make oral representations; give due consideration to any written representations submitted to the committee by the member at or prior to the meeting; and by resolution determine whether to confirm or to revoke the resolution The MFC committee s decision made pursuant to clause 15.4 shall be final. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 8 of 20

9 PART III THE MFC COMMITTEE: 16. POWERS & RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE COMMITTEE The MFC committee shall be called the MFC Executive Committee (Exco) and, subject to the Act, the Regulation and these Rules and to any resolution passed by the Club in general meeting: - shall control and manage the affairs of the Club may exercise all such functions as may be exercised by the association other than those functions that are required by these rules to be exercised by a general meeting of members of the Club and has power to perform all such acts and do all such things as appear to the committee to be necessary or desirable for the proper management of the affairs of the Club. 17. CONSTITUTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF MFC EXCO Subject in the case of the first members of the MFC Exco to Section 21 of the Act, the MFC Exco shall consist of the office bearers of the Club The office bearers of the Club shall be: The President The Secretary The Vice-President for Senior Football The Vice-President for Ladies Football The Vice President for Junior Football The Vice President for Junior Ladies Football The Vice President for Sub-Junior Football The Competition Secretary Up to 3 other office bearers appointed by the President Each elected member of the MFC Exco shall, subject to these rules, hold office until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting following the date of the member s election but is eligible for re-election In the event of a casual vacancy occurring in the membership of the MFC Exco, The President may appoint a member of the club to fill the vacancy and the member so appointed shall hold office until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting next following the date of that appointment. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 9 of 20

10 18. ELECTION OF MEMBERS: Nomination of candidates for election as members of the MFC Exco: - If made in writing, should be seconded by a member of the Club and accompanied by the written consent of the candidate (which may be endorsed on the form of the nomination) and delivered to the secretary of the Club not less than 7 days before the date fixed for the holding of the General Meeting at which the election is to take place; or If made verbally must be seconded by a member and consented to be the candidate at a General Meeting The President may appoint members to any office bearer positions that remain vacant at the conclusion of a General Meeting 19. SECRETARY: The secretary of the club shall, as soon as practicable after being appointed as secretary, lodge notice with the Club of his/her address It is the duty of the secretary to maintain the records of the club required by the Act or deemed necessary by the Exco, including keeping minutes of: - all appointments of office bearers; the names of Exco members present at a committee meeting or a general meeting; all proceedings at Exco meetings and general meetings; and maintain liaison with the Manly-Warringah Football Association or the relevant affiliated association Minutes of proceedings at a general meeting shall be signed by the chairperson of the meeting or by the chairperson of the next succeeding meeting. 20. TREASURER: It is the duty of the treasurer of the Club to ensure that: - all money due to the Club is collected and received and that all payments authorized by the Club are made. correct books and accounts are kept showing the financial affairs including insurance and investments of the Club and full details of all receipts and expenditure connected with the activities of the Club. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 10 of 20

11 21. CASUAL VACANCIES: For the purposes of these rules, a casual vacancy in the office of a member of the Exco occurs if the member: - dies ceases to be a member of the Club becomes an insolvent under administration within the meaning of the Companies (New South Wales) code resigns office by notice in writing given to the secretary is removed from office under Rule 22 because of unsound mind or a person whose person or estate is liable to be dealt with in any way under the law relating to mental health is absent without the consent of the committee from all meetings of the committee held during a period of 6 months. 22. REMOVAL OF EXCO MEMBER: The Club in a General Meeting may by resolution remove any elected member of the committee from the office of member before the expiration of the member s term of office and may by resolution appoint another person to hold office until the expiration of the term of office of the member so removed Where a member of the committee to whom a proposed resolution referred to in rule 22.1 relates makes representations in writing to the secretary or president (not exceeding 2 A4 pages) and requests that the representation be notified to the members of the Club, the secretary or the president may send a copy of the representation to each member of the Club or, if they are not so sent, the member is entitled to require that the representations be read out at the meeting at which the resolution is considered. 23. MEETINGS AND QUORUM: The Exco shall meet not less than once in every 2 months during the football year, or as often as deemed necessary by the President for the proper management of the Club Additional meetings of the Exco may be convened by the president or by any member of the Exco Oral or written notice of a meeting of the Exco shall be given by the secretary to each member of the Exco at least 48 hours (or such other period as may be unanimously agreed upon by the members of the Exco) before the time appointed for the holding of the meeting. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 11 of 20

12 23.4. Notice of a meeting given under rule 23.3 shall specify the general nature of the business to be transacted at that meeting. Items for that agenda are to be submitted to the secretary and then published at least 1 working day before the Exco meets. No business other than that business shall be transacted at that meeting, except business which the Exco members present at the meeting unanimously agree to treat as urgent business. Any such business can be discussed but will not be voted on at that meeting Any four members of the MFC Exco constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a meeting of the MFC Exco No business shall be transacted by the Exco unless a quorum is present and if within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting a quorum is not present the meeting stands adjourned to the same place and at the same hour of the same day in the following week If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour of the time appointed for the meeting, the meeting shall be dissolved At a meeting of the Exco or General Meeting: - the president shall chair the meeting or if the president is absent or unwilling to act, one of the remaining members of the Exco as may be chosen by simple majority by the members present at the meeting shall preside. 24. DELEGATION BY MFC EXCO TO SUB- COMMITTEE The MFC Exco may, by instrument in writing, delegate to one or more sub-committees (consisting of such of the functions of the committee as are specified in the instrument, other than: - this power of delegation and a function which is a duty imposed on the Exco by the Act or by any other law The president and secretary shall be ex-officio members of all sub-committees A function the exercise of which has been delegated to a sub-committee under this rule may, while the delegation remains unrevoked, be exercised from time to time by the subcommittee in accordance with the terms of the delegation A delegation under this section may be made subject to such condition or limitations as to the exercise of any function the subject thereof, or as to time or circumstances, as may be specified in the instrument of delegation The Exco may continue to exercise any function delegated. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 12 of 20

13 24.6. Any act or thing done or suffered by a sub-committee acting in the exercise of a delegation under this rule has the same force and effect as it would have if it had been done or suffered by the Exco The MFC committee may, by instrument in writing, revoke wholly or in part any delegation under this rule A sub-committee may meet and adjourn as it thinks proper The quorum for a sub-committee will be all members or another number determined by the President 25. VOTING AND DECISIONS: Questions arising at a meeting of the MFC Exco or of any sub-committee appointed by the MFC Exco shall be determined by a majority of the votes of members of the Exco or subcommittee present at the meeting Each member present at a meeting of the MFC Exco or of any sub-committee appointed by the Exco (including the person presiding at the meeting) is entitled to one vote but, in the event of an equality of votes on any question, the Chair may exercise a second or casting vote Subject to rule 23.5 the MFC Exco may act notwithstanding any vacancy on the Exco Any act or thing done or suffered, or purporting to have been done or suffered by the MFC Exco or by a sub-committee appointed by the Exco, is valid and effectual notwithstanding any defect that may afterwards be discovered in the appointment or qualification of any member of the MFC Exco or sub-committee. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 13 of 20

14 PART IV GENERAL MEETINGS: 26. GENERAL MEETINGS: With the exception of the first annual general meeting of the club, the club shall as soon as practical each year, hold its AGM to consider the financial reports from the treasurer The club shall hold its first AGM: within the first 18 months after its incorporation under the Act and within the period of 2 months after the expiration of the first financial year of the club Clauses 26.1.and 26.2 have effect subject to an extension or permission granted by the Commission under Section 26(3) of the Act The AGM of the Club shall, subject to the Act and rule 26, be convened on such date and at such place and time as the MFC committee thinks fit The club shall not later than 30 September of each year, hold a General Meeting to review the state of the club and appoint office bearers for the following year In addition to any other business which may be transacted at a GM the business of an AGM shall be: to confirm the minutes of the last preceding GM / AGM and of any special meeting held since that meeting; to receive from the secretary of the MFC Exco reports upon the activities of the club during the last preceding financial year; if appropriate, to elect members of the Exco; and to receive and consider the statement which is required to be submitted to members pursuant to Section 26 (6) of the Act An AGM or GM shall be specified as such in the notice convening it. 27. SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING-CALLING OF: The MFC Exco may, whenever it thinks fit, convene a special general meeting of the Club The MFC Exco shall, on the requisition in writing of the lower of 50 members or 5 per cent of the total number of members, convene a special general meeting of the Club A requisition of members for a special general meeting: shall state the purpose or purposes of the meeting; shall be signed by the members making the requisition; shall be lodged with the secretary; and MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 14 of 20

15 may consist of several documents in a similar form, each signed by one or more of the members making the requisition If the MFC committee fails to convene a special meeting to be held within 1 month after that date on which a requisition of members for the meeting is lodged with the secretary, any one or more of the members who made the requisition may convene a special general meeting to be held not later than 3 months after that date A special general meeting convened by a member or members as referred to in clause 28.4 shall be convened as nearly as is practicable in the same manner as general meetings are convened by the committee and any member who thereby incurs expense is entitled to be reimbursed by the club for any expense so incurred. 28. NOTICE: Except where the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general meeting requires a special resolution of the club, the secretary shall, at least 14 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting, cause to be sent by and via the website to each member at the member s address appearing in the register of members, a notice specifying the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business proposed to be transacted at the meeting Where the nature of the business proposed to be dealt with at a general meeting does require a special resolution of the club, the secretary shall, at least 21 days before the date fixed for the holding of the general meeting, cause notice to be sent to each member in the manner provided in clause 1 specifying, in addition to the matter required under clause 1, the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution No business other than that specified in the notice convening a general meeting shall be transacted at the meeting except, in the case of an AGM, business which may be transacted pursuant to rule A member desiring to bring any business before a general meeting may give notice in writing of that business to the secretary who shall include that business in the next notice calling a general meeting after receipt of the notice from the member. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 15 of 20

16 29. PROCEDURE: No item of business shall be transacted at a general meeting unless a quorum of members entitled under these rules to vote is present during the time the meeting is considering the item Five members present in person (being members entitled under these rules to vote at a general meeting) constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of a general meeting If within half an hour after the appointed time for the commencement of a general meeting a quorum is not present, the meeting if convened upon the requisition of members shall be dissolved and in any other case shall stand adjourned to the same day in the following week at the same time and at the same place (unless another place is specified at the time of the adjournment by the person presiding at the meeting or communicated by written notice to members before the day to which the meeting is adjourned) If at the adjourned meeting a quorum is not present within half an hour after the time appointed for the commencement of the meeting, the members present (being not less than 3) shall constitute a quorum. 30. PRESIDING MEMBER: The president or, in the president s absence, the most senior vice president in attendance, shall preside as chair at each general meeting of the club If the president and a vice-president are absent from a general meeting or are unwilling to act, the members shall elect one of their number to preside as chairperson at the meeting. 31. ADJOURNMENT: The chairperson of a general meeting at which a quorum is present may, with the consent of the majority of members present at the meeting, adjourn the meeting from time to time and place to place, but no business shall be transacted at an adjournment meeting other than the business left unfinished at the meeting at which the adjournment took place Where a general meeting is adjourned for 14 days or more, the secretary shall give written or oral notice of the adjourned meeting to each member of the club stating the place, date and time of the meeting and the nature of the business to be transacted at the meeting Except as provided in clause 1 and 2, notice of an adjournment of a general meeting or of the business to be transacted at an adjourned meeting is not required to be given. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 16 of 20

17 32. MAKING OF DECISIONS: A question arising at a general meeting of the club shall be determined by a show of hands and, unless before or on the declaration of the show of hands a poll is demanded, a declaration by the chairperson that a resolution has, on a show of hands, been carried unanimously or carried by a particular majority or lost, or an entry to that effect in the minute book of the club, is evidence of the fact without proof of the number or proportion of the votes recorded in favour of or against that resolution At a general meeting of the club, a poll may be demanded by the chairperson or by not less than three members present in person or by proxy at the meeting Where the poll is demanded at a general meeting, the poll shall be taken Immediately in the case of a poll which relates to the election of the chairperson of the meeting or to the question of an adjournment ;or in any case, in such manner and at such time before the close of the meeting as the chairperson directs; and the resolution of the poll on the matter shall be deemed to be the resolution of the meeting on that matter. 33. SPECIAL RESOLUTION: A resolution of the club is a special resolution if: it is passed by a majority which comprises not less than three quarters of such members of the club as, being entitled under these rules so to do, vote in person or by proxy at a general meeting of which not less than 21 day s written notice specifying the intention to propose the resolution as a special resolution was given in accordance with these rules and approved by the committee of the club within one month at which it was passed; or where it is made to appear to the committee that it is not possible or practicable for the resolution to be passed in the manner specified in rule the resolution is passed in a manner specified by the committee. 34. VOTING: Upon any question arising at a general meeting of the club a member has one vote only, or in the case of a parent or guardian, one vote per registered player MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 17 of 20

18 34.2. All votes shall be given personally or by proxy but no member, other than the President, may hold more than 5 proxies In the case of an equality of votes on a question at a general meeting, the chairperson of the meeting is entitled to exercise a second or casting vote A member or proxy is not entitled to vote at a general meeting of the club unless all money due and payable by the member or proxy to the club has been paid other than the amount of the annual subscription payable in respect of the then current year. 35. APPOINTMENT OF PROXIES: Each member shall be entitled to appoint another member as proxy by notice given to the secretary no later than 24 hours before the time of the meeting in respect of which the proxy is appointed The notice appointing the proxy shall be in the form agreed by the Exco MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 18 of 20

19 PART V- MISCELLANEOUS 36. INSURANCE: The club shall effect and maintain insurance pursuant to section 44 of the Act In addition to the insurance required under clause 1 the club may effect and maintain other insurance. 37. FUNDS- SOURCE: The funds of the club shall be derived from entrance fees and annual registration fees of players, donations and, subject to any resolution passed by the club in general meeting, such other sources as the committee determines All money received by the club shall be deposited as soon as practicable and without deduction to the credit of the club s bank account The club shall, as soon as practicable after receiving any money, issue an appropriate receipt. 38. FUNDS- MANAGEMENT: Subject to any resolution passed by the club in general meeting, the funds of the club shall be used in pursuance of the objects of the club in such manner as the Exco determines All cheques, drafts, bills of exchange, promissory notes and other negotiable instruments shall be signed by any two of the following: President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer or other member of the committee as the Exco shall by resolution determine. 39. ALTERATION OF OBJECTS AND RULES: The statement of objects and these rules may be altered, rescinded or added to only by a special resolution of the club. 40. COMMON SEAL: The common seal of the club shall be kept in the custody of the Secretary The common seal shall not be affixed to any instrument except by the authority of the Exco and the affixing of the common seal shall be attested by the signatures either of two members of the Exco or of one member of the Exco and of the Secretary. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 19 of 20

20 41. CUSTODY OF BOOKS ETC: Except as otherwise provided by these rules, the Secretary shall keep in his / her custody or under his /her control all records, books and other documents relating to the club. 42. INSPECTION OF BOOKS ETC: The records, books and other documents of the club shall be open to inspection, free of charge, by a member of the club at any reasonable hour. 43. SERVICE OF NOTICES: For the purpose of these rules, a notice may be served by or on behalf of the club upon any member either personally or by sending it by post or to the member at the member s address shown in the register of members Where a document is sent to a person by properly addressing, prepaying and posting to the person a letter containing the document, the document shall, unless the contrary is proved, be deemed for the purposes of these rules to have been served on the person at the time at which the letter would have been delivered in the ordinary course of post. 44. SURPLUS PROPERTY At the first general meeting of the club, the club shall pass a special resolution nominating an incorporated club as the club in which to vest its surplus property pursuant to section 53(2) of the Act in the event of the winding up or the cancellation of the incorporation of the club The incorporated club so nominated shall be one which fulfills the requirements specified in section 53(2) (a)-(c) of the Act. MFC Constitution 2009 v4 Page 20 of 20

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