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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:21.6pt;min-height:41.75pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 30pt 0pt;"><a href="#TOC"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Table of Contents</span></a></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_f4d4401c_79dc_4199_9114_66879095081d"></a><a id="TOC"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">TABLE OF CONTENTS</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 7.2pt;"><span style="margin-left:0pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><a href="#Item502DepartureofDirectorsorCertainOffi"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Item 5.02.&#160;&#160;</span></a></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 7.2pt;"><a href="#Item502DepartureofDirectorsorCertainOffi"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</span></a></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><a href="#Item507SubmissionofMatterstoaVoteofSecur"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Item 5.07</span></a>.</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 7.2pt;"><a href="#Item507SubmissionofMatterstoaVoteofSecur"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</span></a></p></td></tr><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:12.93%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><a href="#SIGNATURES_670750"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">SIGNATURES</span></a></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:87.06%;margin:0pt;padding:0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt 0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:21.6pt;min-height:41.75pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 30pt 0pt;"><a href="#TOC"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Table of Contents</span></a></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_2dd589f8_f60d_47a1_b323_c05ddc4ba378"></a><a id="Item502DepartureofDirectorsorCertainOffi"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap;">On June 14, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of PDF Solutions, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), the stockholders of the Company approved the Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Seventh Amended 2011 Plan&#8221;), effective as of such date, to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan by 1,250,000 shares and to extend the term of the plan by 10 years from the date of stockholder approval.  A description of the material terms of the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan is set forth under the heading </span><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000155837022006129/tmb-20220614xdef14a.htm"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">&#8220;Proposal No. 3: Approval of the Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan&#8221; in the Company&#8217;s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2022 (the &#8220;Proxy Statement&#8221;)</span></a>, which description is hereby incorporated by reference. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference herein.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><a id="Item507SubmissionofMatterstoaVoteofSecur"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;">On June 14, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees and approved proposals 2, 3, and 4.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;">The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement, April 27, 2022.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Proposal No. 1 Election of Class III Directors:</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0.5pt;padding-right:0.5pt;width:100%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23.05%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23.05%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NOMINEES FOR</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">CLASS III</b><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;"><br /></b><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">DIRECTORS</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">BROKER</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23.05%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Nancy Erba</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">30,986,793</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">216,779</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">26,017</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,668,604</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23.05%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">Michael B. Gustafson</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">27,605,619</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">3,571,612</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">52,358</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,668,604</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:23.05%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">John K. Kibarian</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">31,063,634</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">164,406</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">1,549</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:19.23%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,668,604</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Proposal No. 2 Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022:</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0.5pt;padding-right:0.5pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.76%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="position:absolute;top:0pt;width:100%;"></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.76%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">35,860,054</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:32.11%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,837</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:35.76%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">33,302</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Proposal No. 3 Approval of the Company&#8217;s Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan:</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0.5pt;padding-right:0.5pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:25%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">BROKER</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">24,957,947</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">5,772,621</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">499,021</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,668,604</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12pt 0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;text-decoration-color:#000000;text-decoration-line:underline;text-decoration-style:solid;">Proposal No. 4 Approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2021 compensation awarded to Named Executive Officers:</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0.5pt;padding-right:0.5pt;width:80%;"><tr style="height:1pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:25%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.5pt 0pt 0.5pt;"><div style="height:1pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">FOR</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">AGAINST</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">ABSTAIN</b></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">BROKER</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-size:11pt;font-weight:bold;">NON-VOTES</b></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:25%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">31,157,427</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">46,519</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">25,643</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:24.99%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0.25pt 0pt 0.25pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-align:center;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;">4,668,604</span></p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;text-indent:20.15pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New 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<div style="background-color:#000000;clear:both;height:2pt;page-break-after:always;width:79.3%;border:0;margin:30pt 10.35% 30pt 10.35%;"></div><div style="max-width:100%;padding-left:10.35%;padding-right:10.35%;position:relative;"><div style="margin-top:21.6pt;min-height:41.75pt;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 30pt 0pt;"><a href="#TOC"><span style="font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">Table of Contents</span></a></p></div><div style="clear:both;max-width:100%;position:relative;"><a id="_c6736b46_921c_499f_9fe0_15559885c4db"></a><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;white-space:pre-wrap;">Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-weight:bold;">(d) Exhibits</b></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;width:100%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.43%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 7.2pt;">10.1</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.08%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">&#160;&#160;</p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:92.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 6pt 0pt;"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;font-family:&quot;'Times New Roman','Times','serif'&quot;;" href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1120914/000155837022006129/tmb-20220614xdef14a.htm#APPENDIXA_870098"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;">PDF Solutions, Inc.&#8217;s Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company&#8217;s Proxy Statement filed on April 27, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference.&#8224;</span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;width:6.43%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 7.2pt;">104</p></td><td style="vertical-align:top;width:1.08%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-left:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:92.48%;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;border-right:1px solid #000000;border-top:1px solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</p></td></tr></table><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-size:1pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">&#8224; Management contract or compensatory plan arrangement.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div>
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Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</p><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p><table style="border-collapse:collapse;font-size:16pt;height:max-content;padding-left:0pt;padding-right:0pt;table-layout:auto;width:100%;"><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;"><span style="visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></td><td colspan="2" style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt;"><p style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;margin:0pt;">PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.<br />(Registrant)</p></td></tr><tr><td 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported):
June 14, 2022
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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000-31311
(Commission File Number)
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Delaware
25-1701361
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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2858 De La Cruz Boulevard
Santa Clara
,
CA
95050
(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
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Common Stock, $0.00015 par value
PDFS
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Item 5.02.
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Item 5.07
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Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
SIGNATURES
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Item 5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On June 14, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of the Stockholders of PDF Solutions, Inc. (the "Company"), the stockholders of the Company approved the Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Seventh Amended 2011 Plan"), effective as of such date, to increase the number of shares reserved for issuance under the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan by 1,250,000 shares and to extend the term of the plan by 10 years from the date of stockholder approval.  A description of the material terms of the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan is set forth under the heading
"Proposal No. 3: Approval of the Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan" in the Company's definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2022 (the "Proxy Statement")
, which description is hereby incorporated by reference. The foregoing summary is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Seventh Amended 2011 Plan, a copy of which is filed as Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement and incorporated by reference herein.
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Item 5.07.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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On June 14, 2022, at the 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the stockholders of the Company elected each of the director nominees and approved proposals 2, 3, and 4.
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The final results for the votes regarding each proposal are set forth below. The proposals are described in detail in the Company's Proxy Statement, April 27, 2022.
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Proposal No. 1 Election of Class III Directors:
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NOMINEES FOR
CLASS III
DIRECTORS
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Nancy Erba
30,986,793
216,779
26,017
4,668,604
Michael B. Gustafson
27,605,619
3,571,612
52,358
4,668,604
John K. Kibarian
31,063,634
164,406
1,549
4,668,604
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Proposal No. 2 Ratification of the appointment of BPM LLP as the Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Company for the year ending December 31, 2022:
FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
35,860,054
4,837
33,302
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Proposal No. 3 Approval of the Company's Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan:
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FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
24,957,947
5,772,621
499,021
4,668,604
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Proposal No. 4 Approval, by non-binding vote, of the 2021 compensation awarded to Named Executive Officers:
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FOR
AGAINST
ABSTAIN
BROKER
NON-VOTES
31,157,427
46,519
25,643
4,668,604
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Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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10.1
PDF Solutions, Inc.'s Seventh Amended and Restated 2011 Stock Incentive Plan, filed as Appendix A to the Company's Proxy Statement filed on April 27, 2022, and incorporated herein by reference.†
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)
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† Management contract or compensatory plan arrangement.
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SIGNATURES
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Registrant)
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By:
/s/ Adnan Raza
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Adnan Raza
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EVP, Finance, and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
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Dated: June 16, 2022
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