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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October&nbsp;30, 2003</FONT>

<P align="right"><FONT size="2">File No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT>

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<P align="center"><FONT size="3">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Washington, D.C. 20549</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B></FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">ANDRX CORPORATION<BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)</FONT>

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65-1013859</FONT></TD>
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I.R.S. Employer Identification No.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">4955 Orange Drive, Davie, FL 33314</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Andrx Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Full Title of the Plan)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Richard J. Lane<BR>
Andrx Corporation<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
4955 Orange Drive<BR>
Davie, FL 33314</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Name and Address of Agent for Service)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">(954)&nbsp;584-0300</FONT>

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<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)</FONT></DIV>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Copies to:<BR>
Robert A. Cantone<BR>
Proskauer Rose LLP<BR>
1585 Broadway<BR>
New York, New York 10036-8299<BR>
(212)&nbsp;969-3000</FONT>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></FONT>

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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Andrx Corporation &#150; Andrx
Group Common Stock, $.001
par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminate number of
securities to be offered as a result of any adjustment from stock splits, stock
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        <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h), promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high and
low sales price of the Andrx Corporation &#151; Andrx Group common stock as reported
on the Nasdaq National Market on October&nbsp;27, 2003. This Registration Statement
serves as a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-84672) relating to the
Registrant&#146;s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II<BR>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B></FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The contents of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) on March&nbsp;21,
2002 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-84672) by the Registrant are incorporated herein by
reference. In addition, the following new documents filed with the Commission
by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference:
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarters ended
March&nbsp;31, 2003 and June&nbsp;30, 2003.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K dated March&nbsp;6, 2003, Form
8-K dated March&nbsp;21, 2003, Form&nbsp;8-K dated April&nbsp;30,
2003, Form&nbsp;8-K dated July
30, 2003 and Form&nbsp;8-K dated October&nbsp;30, 2003.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Andrx Corporation &#151; Andrx Group common stock
contained in the Registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed with the
Commission on September&nbsp;6, 2000, as such description is updated in any
amendment to the Form&nbsp;8-A.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in a subsequently
filed document incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration
Statement.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant was unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP (&#147;Arthur Andersen&#148;) with respect to their report for the year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2000, as included in the Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002, and as incorporated by reference herein to such
Form&nbsp;10-K. The Registrant has not included Arthur Andersen&#146;s consent in
reliance on Commission Rule&nbsp;437a, as promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). As a result, stockholders of the
Registrant will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen under the
Securities Act for any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registrant&#146;s financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen
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<P><FONT size="2">incorporated by reference in this registration statement or any omission to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</B></FONT>

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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Proskauer Rose LLP (contained in its opinion filed
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Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP omitted, in reliance on
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Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Davie, State of Florida on this 30th day of October,
2003.
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<B>ANDRX CORPORATION</B></FONT></TD>
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By: /s/ Richard J. Lane</FONT></TD>
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Richard J. Lane<br>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B></FONT>

<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard
J. Lane and Angelo C. Malahias, or any one of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any
and all capacities to execute in the name of each such person who is then an
officer or director of the registrant any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and any registration
statement relating to the offering hereunder pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462 under the
Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing required or necessary
to be done in and about the premises as fully as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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<P><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard J. Lane
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Richard J. Lane</FONT></TD>
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Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Angelo C. Malahias
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Angelo C. Malahias</FONT></TD>
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D.
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Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D.</FONT></TD>
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Chairman Emeritus and Director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Tamara A. Baum
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Tamara A. Baum</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Joseph E. Breslin
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Joseph E. Breslin</FONT></TD>
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Director
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Lawrence J. DuBow
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Lawrence J. DuBow</FONT></TD>
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP</FONT></TD>
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ANDRX CORPORATION
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 30, 2003
File No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ANDRX CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
65-1013859
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
I.R.S. Employer Identification No.
4955 Orange Drive, Davie, FL 33314
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip code)
Andrx Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
Richard J. Lane
Andrx Corporation
Chief Executive Officer
4955 Orange Drive
Davie, FL 33314
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(954) 584-0300
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copies to:
Robert A. Cantone
Proskauer Rose LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
(212) 969-3000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount To Be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Securities To Be Registered
Registered(1)
Unit(2)
Price(2)
Registration Fee
Andrx Corporation – Andrx
Group Common Stock, $.001
par value
250,000
$
17.93
$
4,482,500
$
363
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416, promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, this Registration Statement covers an indeterminate number of
securities to be offered as a result of any adjustment from stock splits, stock
dividends or similar events.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h), promulgated under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and based upon the average of the high and
low sales price of the Andrx Corporation — Andrx Group common stock as reported
on the Nasdaq National Market on October 27, 2003. This Registration Statement
serves as a Post-Effective Amendment to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-84672) relating to the
Registrant's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 previously filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 21,
2002 (Registration No. 333-84672) by the Registrant are incorporated herein by
reference. In addition, the following new documents filed with the Commission
by the Registrant are incorporated herein by reference:
1.     The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002.
2.     The Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2003 and June 30, 2003.
3.     The Registrant's current reports on Form 8-K dated March 6, 2003, Form
8-K dated March 21, 2003, Form 8-K dated April 30,
2003, Form 8-K dated July
30, 2003 and Form 8-K dated October 30, 2003.
4.     The description of the Andrx Corporation — Andrx Group common stock
contained in the Registrant's registration statement on Form 8-A filed with the
Commission on September 6, 2000, as such description is updated in any
amendment to the Form 8-A.
5.     In addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, after the
date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities registered hereby have been sold or which
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Commission.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in a subsequently
filed document incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute part of this Registration
Statement.
The Registrant was unable to obtain the written consent of Arthur Andersen
LLP ("Arthur Andersen") with respect to their report for the year ended
December 31, 2000, as included in the Registrant's Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2002, and as incorporated by reference herein to such
Form 10-K. The Registrant has not included Arthur Andersen's consent in
reliance on Commission Rule 437a, as promulgated under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). As a result, stockholders of the
Registrant will not be able to recover against Arthur Andersen under the
Securities Act for any untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Registrant's financial statements audited by Arthur Andersen
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incorporated by reference in this registration statement or any omission to
state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading.
Item 8. Exhibits
4.1
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
5.1
Opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP
23.1
Consent of Proskauer Rose LLP (contained in its opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP omitted, in reliance on
Commission Rule 437a.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this
Registration Statement)
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Davie, State of Florida on this 30th day of October,
2003.
ANDRX CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard J. Lane
Richard J. Lane
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Richard
J. Lane and Angelo C. Malahias, or any one of them, as his or her true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and
resubstitution for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead in any
and all capacities to execute in the name of each such person who is then an
officer or director of the registrant any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and any registration
statement relating to the offering hereunder pursuant to Rule 462 under the
Securities Act of 1933 and to file the same with all exhibits thereto and other
documents in connection therewith with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents and each of them full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing required or necessary
to be done in and about the premises as fully as he might or could do in
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, or any of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully
do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Richard J. Lane
Richard J. Lane
Chief Executive Officer and
Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
October 30, 2003
/s/ Angelo C. Malahias
Angelo C. Malahias
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
October 30, 2003
/s/ Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D.
Elliot F. Hahn, Ph.D.
Chairman Emeritus and Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Tamara A. Baum
Tamara A. Baum
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Joseph E. Breslin
Joseph E. Breslin
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Lawrence J. DuBow
Lawrence J. DuBow
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Carter H. Eckert
Carter H. Eckert
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Irwin C. Gerson
Irwin C. Gerson
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Timothy E. Nolan
Timothy E. Nolan
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Thomas P. Rice
Thomas P. Rice
Director
October 30, 2003
/s/ Melvin Sharoky, M.D.
Melvin Sharoky, M.D.
Director
October 30, 2003
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Exhibit
Description
4.1
Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended
5.1
Opinion of Proskauer Rose LLP
23.1
Consent of Proskauer Rose LLP (contained in its opinion filed
as Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement)
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3
Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP omitted, in reliance on Commission Rule 437a.
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this Registration Statement)
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