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  0001614719
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001601712
  Synchrony Financial
  001-36560
  777 LONG RIDGE ROAD
  STAMFORD
  CT
  06902-1250
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  DOUBLES BRIAN D
  Officer
  Director
  Common
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  Smithfield
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