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SEKUNJALO - FINAL AUDITED ABRIDGED RESULTS

Release Date: 29/11/2000 16:51
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SEKUNJALO INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  (INCORPORATED IN THE REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA)
  (REGISTRATION NUMBER 1996/006093/06)
  ("SEKUNJALO")
  NOW IS THE TIME

FINAL AUDITED ABRIDGED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2000 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS * HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE OF 11,6 CENTS * OPERATING PROFIT OF R18,4 MILLION
* SUBSIDIARY SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE DELIVERED A STRONG PERFORMANCE WITH HEADLINE EARNINGS OF R13 MILLION
* SUBSIDIARY PREMIER FISHING ACHIEVED AN OPERATING PROFIT OF R16 MILLION AND REDUCED ITS DEBT TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY R10 MILLION FINAL AUDITED ABRIDGED RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2000 GROUP INCOME STATEMENT
ACTUAL
AUDITED 12 MONTHS
31 AUG 2000 31 AUG 1999
R000'S R000'S
TURNOVER 319 469 391 676
OPERATING PROFIT 18 426 28 579
LOSS ON INVESTMENT (155 468) (139)
NET INTEREST PAID (3 053) (14 276)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME BEFORE TAXATION (140 095) 14 164
TAXATION (6 207) (503)
NET (LOSS)/INCOME AFTER TAXATION (146 302) 13 661
INCOME FROM ASSOCIATES 2 353 7 810
NET (LOSS)/INCOME (143 949) 21 471
OUTSIDE SHAREHOLDER'S INTEREST 23 190 (9 085) NET (LOSS)/INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO
ORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS (120 759) 12 386
SHARES IN ISSUES (000'S) 88 689 88 689
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES 88 689 43 363
EARNINGS PER SHARE (CENTS) (137.2) 28.5
HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE (CENTS) 11.6 24.2 GROUP BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 AUGUST 2000
ACTUAL
AUDITED 12 MONTHS
31 AUG 2000 31 AUG 1999
R000'S R000'S CAPITAL EMPLOYED
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS 18 002 141 516
NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 74 188 69 704
DEFERRED TAX 5 580 4 706
OUTSIDE SHAREHOLDERS' INTEREST 80 109 134 063
177 879 349 989 EMPLOYMENT OF CAPITAL
FIXED ASSETS 64 833 79 807
GOODWILL AND INTANGIBLES 71 361 58 465
PHARMACEUTICAL DOSSIERS 34 000 -
INVESTMENTS AND LOANS 23 369 156 537
CURRENT ASSETS 132 483 183 158
INVENTORIES 51 001 56 806
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 72 568 81 858
BANK AND CASH ON HAND 8 914 44 494
CURRENT LIABILITIES 148 167 127 978
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 52 395 60 922
DEFERRED PURCHASE CONSIDERATIONS 48 790 24 500 CURRENT PORTION OF
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES 11 531 13 452
BANK OVERDRAFT 28 533 25 619
TAXATION 6 918 3 485
NET CURRENT (LIABILITIES)/ASSETS (15 684) 55 180
177 879 349 989 COMMENT
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SEKUNJALO INVESTMENT GROUP TAKES PLEASURE IN ANNOUNCING THE ANNUAL RESULTS FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2000. SEKUNJALO IS LISTED IN THE HOTELS AND LEISURE SECTOR OF THE JOHANNESBURG STOCK EXCHANGE.
FOR SEKUNJALO, A BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COMPANY, THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING YEAR OF OUR EXISTENCE. THE OVERALL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT HAS IMPACTED ADVERSELY UPON LISTED BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COMPANIES. THIS IS EVIDENCED BY THE MARKET CAPITALISATION OF BLACK COMPANIES ON THE JSE FALLING FROM A HIGH OF 7% IN NOVEMBER 1998 TO BELOW 3% BY APRIL 2000. THE NUMBER OF NEW BLACK COMPANIES LISTING IN 2000 HAS GROUND TO A HALT. IT APPEARS UNLIKELY THAT ANY NEW LISTINGS OF BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COMPANIES WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
IN THE LAST QUARTER OF 2000, SEKUNJALO WAS AFFECTED BY THE LIQUIDATION OF THE LISTED LEISURENET GROUP, AN INVESTMENT IN WHICH WE WERE A MAJOR SHAREHOLDER. LEISURENET'S AMBITIOUS OVERSEAS EXPANSION PROGRAMME RESULTED IN ITS INABILITY TO FUND THE AGGRESSIVE ROLLOUT OF THE HEALTHLAND CLUBS IN EUROPE AND AUSTRALIA. THIS CAUSED THE COLLAPSE OF THE OVERSEAS OPERATION AND CONSEQUENTLY LEISURENET AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES IN SOUTH AFRICA.
IT WAS REPORTED WIDELY THAT SEKUNJALO, THROUGH ITS BOARD REPRESENTATIVES, WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN ALERTING INSTITUTIONAL SHAREHOLDERS TO THE EMERGING CRISIS AT LEISURENET. REGRETTABLY, DESPITE THE INITIATIVE OF SEKUNJALO IN RESTRUCTURING THE BOARD OF LEISURENET, IT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE LIQUIDATION.
SEKUNJALO'S COMMITMENT TO ITS EMPOWERMENT PHILOSOPHY HAS RESULTED IN THE MAJORITY OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF COMING FROM PREVIOUSLY DISADVANTAGED GROUPS. OUR SUPPORT OF MICRO ENTREPRENEURS IS DEMONSTRATED BY OUR PROCUREMENT POLICIES THAT FAVOUR MICRO ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL, MEDIUM AND MICRO ENTERPRISES. A KEY OBJECTIVE OF SEKUNJALO IS JOB AND WEALTH CREATION AND WE TAKE TO HEART THE CALL BY OUR PRESIDENT, THABO MBEKI, TO SUPPORT THE AFRICAN RENAISSANCE BY PROMOTING BLACK PARTICIPATION IN THE ECONOMY. WE REGARD IT AS OUR NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO CREATE JOBS TO ADDRESS THE UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS IN THE COUNTRY. SEKUNJALO'S INVOLVEMENT IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR IN HEALTH, FISHING AND ENGINEERING IS TESTIMONY TO ITS COMMITMENT TO JOB AND WEALTH CREATION. GROUP FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
THE GROUP RESULTS FOR THIS FINANCIAL YEAR ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO THE PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL LOSS ARISING OUT OF THE COLLAPSE OF LEISURENET. DESPITE THIS SETBACK, THE OTHER BUSINESSES OF THE GROUP HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARDS THE GROUP ACHIEVING THE FOLLOWING RESULTS. THE GROUP ACHIEVED A TURNOVER OF R319 MILLION. AN OPERATING PROFIT OF R18,4 MILLION WAS ACHIEVED FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW. HEADLINE EARNINGS FOR THE GROUP WAS R10,3 MILLION. HEADLINE EARNINGS PER SHARE OF 11.6 CENTS WAS ACHIEVED FOR THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW REVIEW OF INVESTMENTS
THE PAST YEAR SAW THE GROUP ACHIEVING A SATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE FROM ITS HEALTHCARE, INDUSTRIAL AND IT INVESTMENTS. THE EMPHASIS IN STRENGTHENING THE MANAGEMENT TEAMS WITH EXPERIENCED INDUSTRY EXPERTS, GENERATING CASH IN SUBSIDIARIES, ACHIEVING GREATER BRAND AWARENESS AND EXPORT EARNINGS WAS A CORNERSTONE ACHIEVEMENT FOR THE GROUP IN THE PAST YEAR. SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE
SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE HAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE LARGEST HEALTH CARE COMPANIES AND CERTAINLY THE LARGEST BLACK HEALTH CARE COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA. THE BOARD HAS SERIOUSLY CONSIDERED A LISTING FOR SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE BUT DUE TO AN UNFAVOURABLE LISTING ENVIRONMENT FOR BOTH THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR AND BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT, A DECISION HAS BEEN TAKEN TO KEEP THE COMPANY UNLISTED UNTIL THE ENVIRONMENT IMPROVES. TESTIMONY TO THE STRENGTH OF SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE AS A SIGNIFICANT HEALTH ENTITY IS THEIR FINE ACHIEVEMENT OF CONCLUDING TWO MAJOR HEALTH TRANSACTIONS IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR. IN A MAJOR AND STRATEGIC COUP FOR SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE, SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE ANNOUNCED A STRATEGIC CO-OPERATION AND SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH US COMPANY, BECTON DICKINSON, ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST AND MOST PRESTIGIOUS MEDICAL DEVICE MANUFACTURERS, LISTED ON THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. THIS TRANSACTION WAS THE FIRST BETWEEN A US COMPANY AND A BLACK SOUTH AFRICAN HEALTH CARE COMPANY. THE AGREEMENT ENABLES SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE TO HAVE ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES AND GIVES US ACCESS TO THE BECTON DICKINSON PRODUCT LINES.
IN THE FIRST MAJOR TRANSACTION FOR A BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT COMPANY IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR, SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE CONCLUDED AN AGREEMENT WITH GLAXO WELLCOME THAT INVOLVED THE PURCHASE OF A RANGE OF TRADEMARKS AND DOSSIERS FROM THE PHARMACEUTICAL MULTINATIONAL. R34 MILLION OF THE DEFERRED PURCHASE CONSIDERATION OF R48,7 MILLION, ATTRIBUTABLE TO GLAXO WELLCOME, WAS PAID IN SEPTEMBER 2000. THE PRODUCT LINES PURCHASED INCLUDE WELL ESTABLISHED BRANDS USED TO TREAT SEVERAL DERMATOLOGICAL CONDITIONS INCLUDING PSORIASIS AND ECZEMA AS WELL AS PRODUCTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF ASTHMA. THESE TRANSACTIONS GIVE SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO INTERNATIONAL BRANDS AND MARKETS, WILL ENHANCE OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES AND FURTHER POSITION SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE AS A SIGNIFICANT PLAYER IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR.
PROMEX CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN ITS NICHE CATEGORIES AND IS RAPIDLY EXPANDING INTO THE PRIVATE SECTOR. RAPIMED, WITH ITS BRANDED URICHECK PRODUCT HAS EXPANDED INTO OFFSHORE MARKETS WITH 60% OF THIS BRAND BEING EXPORTED.
SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE BUSINESSES ARE NOW CASH GENERATIVE SINCE THE SALE OF PATHNET AND ISOSTER IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR. SEKUNJALO INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS PREMIER FISHING
PREMIER FISHING, THE ONLY MAJOR BLACK-CONTROLLED FISHING COMPANY, EXCEEDED BUDGET, DESPITE THE CONTINUED DELAYS WITH THE ALLOCATION OF FISHING RIGHTS. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THESE DELAYS ARE COMING TO AN END AS THE MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT (MCM) PREPARE TO ISSUE LONG-TERM RIGHTS IN 2001. DURING THIS FINANCIAL YEAR STRONG EXPORT SALES INTO THE USA, EUROPE AND THE FAR EAST CONTINUED WHILST WE EXPLORED NEW MARKETS FOR SOME OF OUR BRANDED PRODUCTS. AGGRESSIVE ADVERTISING HAS RESULTED IN THE STRENGTHENING OF OUR BRANDED PECKS ANCHOVETTE AND REDRO PRODUCTS WITH EXPORT SALES INCREASING RAPIDLY. DURING THIS PERIOD, PREMIER FISHING PIONEERED THE WEST COAST "SUBSISTENCE FISHING PROJECT WITH THE MCM WHEREBY PERMITS WERE ALLOCATED TO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN COMMUNITIES. THIS HAS ENABLED THESE COMMUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE DIRECTLY IN CATCHING THEIR ALLOCATIONS WHICH ARE MARKETED BY PREMIER FISHING. DUE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROJECT, MCM HAS NOW IDENTIFIED A NUMBER OF COMMUNITIES WHO WILL PARTICIPATE AND BENEFIT FROM THE 2000/2001 SEASON. PREMIER FISHING IS WELL POSITIONED TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NEW SECTOR OF FISHING. AGRID
SEKUNJALO'S JOINT VENTURE WITH AGRID INTERNATIONAL IN THE MANUFACTURING OF ENGINE COMPONENTS FOR THE EXPORT MARKET IS TESTIMONY TO SEKUNJALO'S EMPHASIS ON JOB CREATION ESPECIALLY IN AREAS SUCH AS ATLANTIS WHERE THE AGRID FACILITY IS BASED AND WHERE UNEMPLOYMENT LEVELS ARE HIGH.
SEKUNJALO'S INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BUSINESSES WERE DEVELOPED DUE TO SYNERGIES WITH ITS HEALTH CARE AND ITS INDUSTRIAL SUBSIDIARIES. SEMTECH, OUR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SUBSIDIARY, HAS DEVELOPED EXCITING NICHE PRODUCTS INCLUDING SYSTEMS FOR EFFICIENT MANAGEMENT; GRAPHICAL WAREHOUSING, MANUFACTURING AND PROCESS CONTROL. A NUMBER OF THESE PROGRAMMES HAVE BEEN SOLD NATIONALLY AS ADDITIONS TO EXISTING SOFTWARE PACKAGES. THE SOFTWARE SYSTEMS DEVELOPED WILL CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TOWARDS MAXIMISING BUSINESS EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVITY AND WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE APPROPRIATE MARKETS IN THE COMING YEAR. OUR EXPERIENCE IN THE LAST YEAR GIVES US CONFIDENCE THAT THESE SYSTEMS WILL FULFILL THE REQUIREMENTS OF OUR CLIENTS IN THESE NICHE MARKETS. PROSPECTS
THE GROUP'S PROSPECTS FOR THE COMING YEAR REMAIN POSITIVE. THE GROUP'S INVESTMENT STRATEGY TO FOCUS ON BRANDED PRODUCTS, EXPORTS AND INCREASE OUR MARKET SHARE WILL CONTINUE IN 2001.
SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE IS IDEALLY POSITIONED TO MAINTAIN AND WIN NEW CONTRACTS IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN ITS NICHE CATEGORIES. THE AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED WITH BECTON DICKINSON AND GLAXO WELLCOME HAVE ADDED TO OUR PRODUCT LINES WHICH, COMBINED WITH OUR BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT STATUS, LOCAL MANUFACTURING CONTENT AND QUALITY, GEAR US WELL FOR THIS MARKET. AS IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH HAVE EMERGED IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL CONTINUE TO BE EXPLORED AND WE ARE CONFIDENT OF INCREASING OUR MARKET SHARE.
PREMIER FISHING, AS AN ESTABLISHED EXPORTER WITH STRONG LOCALLY BRANDED PRODUCTS, WILL CONTINUE TO PURSUE ITS INITIATIVES OF COST CONTAINMENT AND ALLIANCES WITH OTHER INDUSTRY PLAYERS AND IS THEREFORE WELL POSITIONED TO DELIVER IMPROVED RESULTS IN THE COMING FINANCIAL YEAR.
WE CAN LOOK FORWARD TO SEKUNJALO BEING AN EVEN STRONGER ENTITY IN THE FUTURE. THIS WILL BE ENHANCED BY OUR SHARPENED FOCUS, ABILITY TO LEVERAGE OFF OUR BLACK ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT BRANDING AND UNDERLYING BUSINESSES, COMPLEMENTED WITH SOUND MANAGEMENT. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
ADV WA MGOQI DR MI SURVE'
CHAIRMAN CHIEF EXECUTIVE CAPE TOWN 29 NOVEMBER 2000 DIRECTORS
ADV WA MGOQI* (CHAIRMAN), DR MI SURVE' (CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER),
MY KAJEE CA (SA) (COMPANY SECRETARY), RA SERIA*, AJ SNYDERS*, KC PATEL*, Z KOTA*, D CASE* *NON- EXECUTIVE
TRANSFER SECRETARIES REGISTERED ADDRESS
COMPUTERSHARE SERVICES LIMITED SEKUNJALO HOUSE
EDURA HOUSE 70 ROSMEAD AVENUE 41 FOX STREET KENILWORTH JOHANNESBURG 2001 7708 PRESS RELEASE
SEKUNJALO TODAY RELEASED ITS ANNUAL FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2000. COMMENTING ON THE RESULTS DR IQBAL SURVE, CEO OF SEKUNJALO INVESTMENTS SAID THAT HE WAS VERY PLEASED WITH THE RESULTS ESPECIALLY GIVEN THE COLLAPSE OF LEISURENET IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. "THE FINANCIAL RESULTS THIS YEAR ARE NOT COMPARABLE TO THOSE OF LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE DEMISE OF LEISURENET BUT DUE TO THE PERFORMANCE OF OUR SUBSIDIARIES WE HAVE ACHIEVED A SATISFACTORY SET OF RESULTS. SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE ACHIEVED HEADLINE EARNINGS OF R 13 MILLION AND CONCLUDED TRANSACTIONS WITH TWO OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST MULTINATIONALS, BECTON DICKINSON AND GLAXO WELLCOME".
THESE TRANSACTIONS REPRESENT THE FIRST MAJOR BLACK EMPOWERMENT DEALS IN THE HEALTH CARE SECTOR AND HAVE ENSURED THAT SEKUNJALO HEALTH CARE IS NOW THE LARGEST BLACK HEALTH CARE COMPANY IN THE COUNTRY.
PREMIER FISHING HAS HAD AN EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE AND HAS EXCEEDED BUDGET DESPITE DELAYS WITH THE QUOTA ALLOCATIONS. A RENOWNED EXPORTER OF WEST AND SOUTH COAST ROCK LOBSTER TO THE OVERSEAS MARKET, THE LATTER HAS BECOME A MARKET LEADER IN THE USA. PREMIER FISHING HAS ALSO SEEN A RAPID RISE IN THE EXPORT OF THEIR BRANDED PRODUCTS, REDRO AND PECKS ANCHOVETTE, WHICH IS SET TO CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE. ACCORDING TO DR SURVE, AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THE INCREASING PROFITABILITY OF PREMIER FISHING HAS BEEN THE REDUCTION OF ITS DEBT TO THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. A CAPITAL AMOUNT OF R 10 MILLION HAS BEEN PAID. "WE MADE IT VERY CLEAR WHEN SEKUNJALO ACQUIRED PREMIER FISHING IN 1998, THAT WE WOULD PAY OUR DEBT THE IDC BEFORE THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD AND WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. IT APPEARS THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE ALLOCATION OF QUOTAS ARE COMING TO AN END AND WE ARE WELL POSITIONED, AS THE ONLY MAJOR BLACK CONTROLLED FISHING COMPANY, TO BENEFIT FROM THE ALLOCATIONS".
LOOKING AHEAD, SEKUNJALO WILL CONTINUE THE GROUP STRATEGY OF FOCUSSING ON BRANDED PRODUCTS, INCREASING OUR SHARE OF THE NATIONAL MARKET IN OUR NICHE CATEGORIES AND INCREASING THE EXPORT OF THESE PRODUCTS. SEKUNJALO WILL BE MAKING FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS IN THE NEW YEAR ABOUT PROSPECTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL DIVISION AROUND WHICH THERE IS SOME EXCITEMENT. DR SURVE CONCLUDED BY SAYING " WE HAVE TO BE PHILOSOPHICAL TO SOME DEGREE ABOUT THE PAST AND ALTHOUGH WE ARE PURSUING OPTIONS AROUND THE RECOVERY OF OUR FUNDS FROM LEISURENET THROUGH OUR LEGAL ADVISORS, WE HAVE TO LOOK TO THE FUTURE AND THE PLANS WE HAVE FOR STRENGTHENING OUR SUBSIDIARIES. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN A TOUGH ONE BUT WE HAVE WEATHERED THE STORM VERY WELL AND THE GROUP WILL EMERGE AS A STRONGER ENTITY AS A RESULT OF OUR EXPERIENCE". ENDS
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ZENARIAH BARENDS: GROUP COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER: SEKUNJALO INVESTMENTS LTD.
TEL: 021 683 91000 FAX: 021 683 0417 EMAIL: ZENARIAH@SEKUNJALO.COM SEKUNJALO INVESTMENTS LTD (REG NO. 96/03093/06)
70 ROSMEAD AVE P.O. BOX 2679 TELEPHONE:
KENILWORTH CLAREINCH 27 21 683 9100 7700 7740
CAPE TOWN CAPE TOWN FACSIMILE:
SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA 27 21 683 0417
DIRECTORS: *DR M. I. SURVE (CHIEF EXECUTIVE) * M.Y KAJEE CA (SA) ADV. W. MGOQI (CHAIRPERSON) K PATEL R. SERIA A. SNYDERS D. CASE (ALT) Z. KOTA (ALT) *EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS

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