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Entity Name: CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM, INC.
Jurisdiction: FLORIDA
Filing Type: Domestic Non-Profit
Status: Active

The business entity is active. This status indicates that the business is currently operating and compliant with state regulations, suggesting a lower risk profile for lenders and potentially better creditworthiness.

Date Filed: 23 Mar 1972 (53 years ago)
Last Event: NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT
Event Date Filed: 29 Feb 1996 (29 years ago)
Document Number: 722979
FEI/EIN Number 592086737

Federal Employer Identification (FEI) Number assigned by the IRS.

Address: 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767
Mail Address: 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767
ZIP code: 33767
City: Clearwater Beach
County: Pinellas
Place of Formation: FLORIDA

Key Officers & Management

Name Role Address
POWELL JAMES CZO 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767
Handy Joseph Chief Executive Officer 249 windward passage, clearwater, FL, 33767
Handy Joseph Agent 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767
PERROTT KATHY Chairman 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767
NOVAK MATT Vice Chairman 249 windward passage, clearwater, FL, 33767

Unique Entity ID

A UEI is a government-provided number, like a tax ID number, that’s used to identify businesses eligible for federal grants, awards and contracts.

Note: In April 2022, the federal government replaced its old identifier of choice, the Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number, with a government-issued UEI. Now all the federal government’s Integrated Award Environment systems use UEI numbers instead of DUNS numbers. So any entity doing business with the federal government must register for a UEI.

CAGE Code:
42GK4
UEI Expiration Date:
2020-07-30

Business Information

Activation Date:
2019-07-31
Initial Registration Date:
2005-07-26

Commercial and government entity program

The The Commercial And Government Entity Code (CAGE) is assigned by the Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) and represents your company's physical address for GSA's mailings, payments, and administrative records.

Note: A CAGE Code enables a company to contract with the U.S. government, allowing bid on government contracts and to receive government payments. Also for business this means that it's a Verified business entity and Has a validated physical address.

CAGE number:
42GK4
Status:
Active
Type:
Non-Manufacturer
CAGE Update Date:
2025-04-02
CAGE Expiration:
2030-04-02
SAM Expiration:
2026-03-31

Contact Information

POC:
JOE HANDY
Corporate URL:
http://www.cmaquarium.org

Legal Entity Identifier

LEI Number:
254900M2J7I9TH23H157

Registration Details:

Initial Registration Date:
2025-02-28
Next Renewal Date:
2026-02-28
Registration Status:
ISSUED
Validation Source:
FULLY_CORROBORATED

Form 5500 Series

Employer Identification Number (EIN):
592086737
Plan Year:
2015
Number Of Participants:
81
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2014
Number Of Participants:
96
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2013
Number Of Participants:
91
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2012
Number Of Participants:
49
Sponsors Telephone Number:
Plan Year:
2011
Number Of Participants:
36
Sponsors Telephone Number:

Fictitious Names

Registration Number Fictitious Name Status Filed Date Expiration Date Cancellation Date Mailing Address
G20000054952 WINTER THE DOLPHIN'S BEACH CLUB ACTIVE 2020-05-18 2025-12-31 - 9130 OAKHURST RD, SEMINOLE, FL, 33776
G19000061912 CLEARWATER MARINE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMRI) EXPIRED 2019-05-27 2024-12-31 - 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL, 33767

Events

Event Type Filed Date Value Description
REGISTERED AGENT NAME CHANGED 2023-04-19 Handy, Joseph -
REGISTERED AGENT ADDRESS CHANGED 2010-04-27 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL 33767 -
CHANGE OF MAILING ADDRESS 2009-04-27 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL 33767 -
CHANGE OF PRINCIPAL ADDRESS 2007-04-18 249 WINDWARD PASSAGE, CLEARWATER, FL 33767 -
NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT 1996-02-29 CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM, INC. -
NAME CHANGE AMENDMENT 1977-03-25 CLEARWATER MARINE SCIENCE CENTER, INC. -

Documents

Name Date
ANNUAL REPORT 2024-03-07
ANNUAL REPORT 2023-04-19
AMENDED ANNUAL REPORT 2022-08-19
ANNUAL REPORT 2022-03-02
AMENDED ANNUAL REPORT 2021-06-04
ANNUAL REPORT 2021-02-02
ANNUAL REPORT 2020-04-16
ANNUAL REPORT 2019-04-24
ANNUAL REPORT 2018-04-23
ANNUAL REPORT 2017-04-18

USAspending Awards / Financial Assistance

Date:
2024-11-26
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Commerce
Transaction Description:
THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL USES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING RIGHT WHALES AND THEIR HABITAT. FESTIVAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT RIGHT WHALES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. CALVING AREA WHILE CELEBRATING THEIR SEASONAL RETURN, 2) PROVIDE ATTENDEES WITH PRACTICAL INFORMATION ON WAYS TO HELP PROTECT THESE WHALES, AND 3) COMMUNICATE THE IMPORTANCE OF COLLECTIVE ACTIONS/EFFORTS TO PROTECT AND RECOVER ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALES.
Obligated Amount:
45000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2024-08-14
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of the Interior
Transaction Description:
FLORIDA MANATEES ARE VULNERABLE TO COLD STRESS SYNDROME WHEN EXPOSED TO WATER TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 DEGREES C FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME BOSSART ET AL 2022. TO SURVIVE FLORIDA WINTERS MANATEE AGGREGATE AT NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL WARM WATER SITES WHERE WATER TEMPERATURES REMAIN APPROXIMATELY 22 DEGREES C LAIST ET AL 2013. NATURAL WARM WATER SITES ARE CRUCIAL FOR MANATEE SURVIVAL AS THE STATUS OF ARTIFICIAL WARM WATER SITES IS LARGELY UNCERTAIN WITH MANY POWERPLANTS PROPOSING TO SHUT DOWN IN THE NEAR FUTURE. KINGS BAY SUPPORTS THE LARGEST WINTERING MANATEE AGGREGATION IN A NATURAL SYSTEM KLEEN AND BRELAND 2014 AND HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST ECOTOURISM INDUSTRY ALLOWING PEOPLE TO SWIM WITH MANATEES. CONSEQUENTLY THE UNITED STATES FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE CRYSTAL RIVER NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE USFWS CRNWF WAS ESTABLISHED WITHIN THE BAY TO PROTECT MANATEES. USFWS CRNWR MANAGES SEVEN SEASONAL MANATEE SANCTUARIES THAT PROHIBIT PUBLIC ACCESS FROM 15 NOVEMBER TO 31 MARCH EACH YEAR AND FOUR TEMPORARY MANATEE SANCTUARIES THAT PROHIBIT PUBLIC ACCESS DURING EXTREME COLD EVENTS. WHILE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES DRIVE LOCAL MANATEE MIGRATIONS TO KINGS BAY ANNUALLY THEIR HABITAT USE AND PREFERENCES FOR WARM WATER SITES MANAGED BY USFWS CRNWR DEPEND ON A COMBINATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND HUMAN PRESENCE AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES SLONE ET AL. 2023. UNDERSTANDING HOW THESE FACTORS INFLUENCE MANATEE HABITAT USE AND PREFERENCES FOR WARM WATER SITES MANAGED BY USFWS CRNWR CAN HELP TO INFORM ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES SLONE ET AL. 2023 INVESTIGATED HABITAT USE BETWEEN WARM WATER SITES WITHIN KINGS BAY USING TELEMETRY DATA FROM 2006 TO 2018 AND MANATEE COUNTS AT THREE SISTERS SPRINGS A WARM WATER SEASONAL MANATEE SANCTUARY MANAGED BY USFWS CRNWR FROM 2014 TO 2017. THE STUDY FOUND A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HABITAT USE AND TIDAL CHANGES AND TIME OF DAY AND AMBIENT GULF WATER TEMPERATURES AND THE PRESENCE OF VISITORS. THE RESULTS WERE SUBSEQUENTLY USED TO ESTABLISH A TEMPERATURE THRESHOLD 17 DEGREES C THAT TRIGGERS TEMPORARY CLOSURES AND OR EXPANSIONS OF WARM WATER SITES MANAGED BY USFWS CRNWR. HOWEVER THE DATA IS OUTDATED AND NEW DATA IS NEEDED TO SUPPORT CURRENT MANAGEMENT EFFORTS. ADDITIONALLY ACQUIRING A DATA SET THAT IS MORE ROBUST AND REFLECTIVE OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION RATHER THAN ONLY A SUBSET OF TAGGED INDIVIDUALS WILL HELP TO ENSURE MANAGEMENT DECISIONS ARE MORE COMPREHENSIVE AND EFFECTIVE.
Obligated Amount:
41228.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2024-07-24
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of the Interior
Transaction Description:
AT THE END OF EACH WINTER SEASON AN INCREASING NUMBER OF FLORIDA MANATEES MIGRATE NORTH OUT OF STATE INTO GEORGIA SEEKING ALTERNATE FORAGING SITES. SINCE 2015 RESEARCHERS FROM CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING HEALTH AND HABITAT DATA ON THESE MIGRANT MANATEES WHICH HAS BECOME AN INVALUABLE DATASET SINCE THE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT HAS IMPACTED THE SPECIES. CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE HAS INFORMATION ON THE HEALTH AND HABITAT USE OF MANATEES PRIOR TO THE START OF AND DURING THE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT AND NOW SEEKS FUNDS TO CONTINUE DATA COLLECTION AS THE CATASTROPHE SLOWS TO DETERMINE IF ANY LONG TERM HEALTH IMPACTS CAN BE DETERMINED TO LINGER AND WHETHER HABITAT SHIFTS ARE CONTINUING TO OCCUR OR IF THEY ARE RETURNING TO HISTORIC USAGES.DATA COLLECTION WILL INCLUDE THE HEALTH ASSESSMENT OF BETWEEN TEN TO FIFTEEN MANATEES WITHIN TWO CRITICAL HABITATS IN GEORGIA. BIOLOGICAL SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED FOR ROUTINE ANALYSIS AND SAMPLES WILL ALSO BE SUBMITTED TO THE STATE AND FEDERAL AUTHORITIES WORKING TO INVESTIGATE THE IMPACTS OF THE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT. UP TO TEN MANATEES WILL BE EQUIPPED WITH SATELLITE TAGS AND TRACKED TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEIR HABITAT USE WITHIN GEORGIA AND THROUGHOUT THE ATLANTIC COAST. SUCH DATA WILL ALSO HELP FURTHER IDENTIFY MANATEE USE OF INDUSTRIAL DISCHARGE SITES IN HABITATS OUTSIDE OF FLORIDA TO ASSIST FEDERAL AND STATE AGENCY MANAGEMENT OF THESE SITE TO REDUCE THEIR ATTRACTION EFFECTS ON MANATEE MIGRATION. WITH THE INCREASED NUMBER OF MANATEES UTILIZING HABITATS NORTH OF FLORIDA IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT DATA CONTINUES TO BE COLLECTED TO ENHANCE OUR KNOWLEDGE OF THE SPECIES USE OF AREAS DURING PERIODS OF HABITAT LOSS. A MORE ROBUST UNDERSTANDING OF LONG TERM SURVIVAL STRATEGIES AS THEY RELATE TO MANATEE THERMOREGULATION AND NOURISHMENT DURING STARVATION EVENTS CAN PROVIDE MANAGERS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO HELP REDUCE UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT MORTALITY NUMBERS IN THE FUTURE. SUCH KNOWLEDGE GAPS WILL BE FILLED THROUGH THE CURRENT HEALTH COMPARISON OF WILD MANATEES AND THE SATELLITE TELEMETRY OF INDIVIDUAL MANATEE MIGRATION PATTERNS.
Obligated Amount:
98129.98
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2023-09-08
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of Commerce
Transaction Description:
EACH YEAR, CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMARI), ALONG WITH FESTIVAL PARTNERS, HOSTS THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THE SEASONAL RETURN OF THE ENDANGERED NORTH ATLANTIC RIGHT WHALE AND BUILD PUBLIC AWARENESS FOR THE SPECIES. THE 2023 RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL WILL ONCE AGAIN BE HELD ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH & SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH AT THE MAIN BEACH PARK IN FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA, WITH AN AFTERNOON EDUCATIONAL EVENT ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD. THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL DRAWS OVER 12,000 ATTENDEES AND OVER 80 EXHIBITORS, THUS EXTENSIVE PLANNING AND OUTREACH IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO THE FESTIVAL. THE RIGHT WHALE FESTIVAL USES EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ENTERTAINMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS AND INSPIRE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PROTECTING RIGHT WHALES AND THEIR HABITAT. FESTIVAL OBJECTIVES ARE TO: 1) INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT RIGHT WHALES AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. CALVING AREA WHILE CELEBRATING THEIR SEASONAL RETURN, 2) PROVIDE ATTENDEES PRACTICAL
Obligated Amount:
15000.00
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Date:
2023-07-21
Awarding Agency Name:
Department of the Interior
Transaction Description:
THE RECENT AND ONGOING COLLAPSE OF FORAGING RESOURCES ON THE ATLANTIC COAST OF FLORIDA HAS LED TO AN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF FLORIDA MANATEE (TRICHECHUS MANATUS LATIROSTRIS) MORTALITIES AND AN OVERCROWDING OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES FOR RESCUED INDIVIDUALS. WHILE ORIGINALLY DECLARED IN 2021, THE IMPACTS OF THIS UNUSUAL MORTALITY EVENT (UME) OF MANATEES ARE STILL ONGOING AND STAFF FROM THE CLEARWATER MARINE AQUARIUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CMARI) SERVES A UNIQUE ROLE AS THE FIRST-RESPONDERS IN THE FIELD FOR MANATEE RESCUE NEEDS. OUR ORGANIZATION S FIELD EXPERTISE ENABLES OUR RESEARCHERS TO ASSESS AND VERIFY MANATEES IN NEED OF RESCUE AND ASSIST FEDERAL PARTNERS WITH RESCUE EFFORTS.ONCE THESE INDIVIDUALS COMPLETE THEIR REHABILITATION PERIODS, CMARI MONITORS THE NAIVE MANATEES RELEASED THROUGH THE MANATEE RESCUE AND REHABILITATION PARTNERSHIP. CMARI IS ALSO STRIVING TO TAG AS MANY RECOVERED ADULTS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE UME UPON THEIR RELEASE AS STAFFING AND RESOURCES WILL ENABLE. TRACKING WILL HELP ENHANCE THE SURVIVAL CHANCES OF THESE INDIVIDUALS, BETTER UNDERSTAND THE LONG-TERM HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF THE UME ON MANATEES, AND DETERMINE ANY HABITAT USE CHANGES THROUGHOUT THEIR SOUTHEASTERN RANGE.THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO INCREASE CMARI S RESOURCE AVAILABILITY TO RESPOND, ASSESS, RESCUE, AND MONITOR POST-RELEASE MANATEES, AS WELL AS EVALUATE THE HEALTH AND ADAPTATION OF MANATEES AS A RESULT OF THE UME OF MANATEES ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST. KEY ACTIVITIES OF THIS PROJECT INCLUDE RESPONDING FOR RESCUE ASSESSMENTS, RESCUE PARTICIPATION, VIGILANT MONITORING OF POST-RELEASE MANATEES, WITH INTERVENTIONS MADE WHEN NECESSARY. ACCOMPLISHMENTS WOULD INCLUDE THE SUCCESSFUL ACCLIMATION AND SURVIVAL OF POST-RELEASE MANATEES INTO THE WILD. DATA COLLECTED THROUGH THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE INSIGHTS INTO THE LONGER-TERM EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON THE WEST INDIAN MANATEE, HOW THAT MAY IMPACT ASSIMILATION BACK INTO THE WILD, AND AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHETHER ANIMALS ARE ALTERING THEIR BEHAVIOR DUE TO THE IMPACTS OF THE UME.
Obligated Amount:
139906.20
Face Value Of Loan:
0.00
Total Face Value Of Loan:
0.00

Trademarks

Serial Number:
97284472
Mark:
WINTER THE DOLPHIN'S BEACH CLUB
Status:
REGISTERED
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2022-02-25
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
WINTER THE DOLPHIN'S BEACH CLUB

Goods And Services

For:
Hotel accommodation services
First Use:
2020-07-01
International Classes:
043 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
Serial Number:
97284427
Mark:
WINTER THE DOLPHIN'S BEACH CLUB
Status:
REGISTERED
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2022-02-25
Mark Drawing Type:
Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/letter(s)/number(s)
Mark Literal Elements:
WINTER THE DOLPHIN'S BEACH CLUB

Goods And Services

For:
Hotel accommodation services
First Use:
2020-07-01
International Classes:
043 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
Serial Number:
88977026
Mark:
PJ
Status:
REGISTERED
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2019-02-08
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
PJ

Goods And Services

For:
Conducting educational and entertainment exhibitions in the nature of marine aquarium and marine exhibitions, educational demonstrations, live performance by aquatic mammals, and shows involving dolphins, trainers, music and/or audience participation
First Use:
2019-03-15
International Classes:
041 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
Serial Number:
88810840
Mark:
CMA
Status:
REGISTERED
Mark Type:
SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2020-02-26
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
CMA

Goods And Services

For:
Educational and entertainment services, namely, providing aquarium facilities to the public
First Use:
2013-09-01
International Classes:
041 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
Serial Number:
88661722
Mark:
MARINE LIFE RESCUE PROJECT
Status:
REGISTERED
Mark Type:
TRADEMARK, SERVICE MARK
Application Filing Date:
2019-10-21
Mark Drawing Type:
Standard character mark
Mark Literal Elements:
MARINE LIFE RESCUE PROJECT

Goods And Services

For:
Inflatable toys, modeled plastic toy figurines; plush toys, squeeze toys; water squirting toys
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
028 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
decals, stickers, posters, writing tablets, bookmarks, postcards, pens, pencils, pictures, prints
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
016 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Sunscreen preparations
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
003 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Jewelry
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
014 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Headware, infantware, shirts, sweat shirts, t-shirts
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
025 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Ocean and marine life conservation outreach services, namely, charitable fundraising services by means of organizing and conducting projects to promote awareness of ongoing efforts to save ocean and marine life for ocean and marine life conservation
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
036 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Charitable services, namely, organizing and developing projects to promote awareness of ocean and marine life conservation; ocean and marine life conservation services, namely, promoting public interest and awareness of ongoing efforts to save ocean and marine life for ocean and marine life conserva...
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
035 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active
For:
Kitchen utensils, namely, drinking straws
First Use:
2019-06-25
International Classes:
021 - Primary Class
Class Status:
Active

Tax Exempt

Employer Identification Number (EIN) :
59-2086737
Classification:
Educational Organization, Local Association of Employees, Horticultural Organization, Business League, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (Govt. Emps.), Mutual Ditch or Irrigation Co., Cemetery Company, Other Mutual Corp. or Assoc.
Ruling Date:
1973-11
Deductibility:
Type of organization and use of contribution: A public charity. Deductibility Limitation: 50% (60% for cash contributions)

Paycheck Protection Program

Jobs Reported:
219
Initial Approval Amount:
$1,606,026
Date Approved:
2021-03-12
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Current Approval Amount:
$1,606,026
Race:
Unanswered
Ethnicity:
Unknown/NotStated
Gender:
Unanswered
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
$1,625,833.65
Servicing Lender:
Truist Bank
Use of Proceeds:
Payroll: $1,606,020
Utilities: $1
Jobs Reported:
321
Initial Approval Amount:
$1,627,900
Date Approved:
2020-04-10
Loan Status:
Paid in Full
SBA Guaranty Percentage:
100
Current Approval Amount:
$1,627,900
Race:
Unanswered
Ethnicity:
Unknown/NotStated
Gender:
Unanswered
Veteran:
Unanswered
Forgiveness Amount:
$1,650,102.75
Servicing Lender:
Truist Bank
Use of Proceeds:
Payroll: $1,627,900

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Date of last update: 03 Jul 2025

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