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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): October 31, 2007
PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
000-31311
(Commission File Number)
     
     
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
  25-1701361
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 700
San Jose, CA 95110

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)
(408) 280-7900
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o   Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
o   Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
o   Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 
 
 

 


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1
EXHIBIT 99.2


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
          On October 31, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release regarding its financial results and certain other information related to the third fiscal quarter of 2007 ended September 30, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
          On October 31, 2007, the Registrant issued a press release regarding the financial outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.2, is furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated October 31, 2007 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the third fiscal quarter of 2007 ended September 30, 2007.
 
   
99.2
  Press Release dated October 31, 2007 regarding the financial outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007.
 

 


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SIGNATURES
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.
         
     

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
(Registrant)
 
 
  By:   /s/ Keith A. Jones    
    Keith A. Jones   
    Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
Dated: October 31, 2007
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
     
Exhibit No.   Description
99.1
  Press Release dated October 31, 2007 regarding financial results and certain other information related to the third fiscal quarter of 2007 ended September 30, 2007.
 
   
99.2
  Press Release dated October 31, 2007 regarding the financial outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007.

 

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Exhibit 99.1
News Release
     
Investor Relations Contact:
  Investor Relations Contact:
Steven Melman, VP, Investor Relations
  Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
PDF Solutions, Inc.
  PDF Solutions, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6445
  Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email: steve.melman@pdf.com
  Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com
PDF Solutions® Reports Third Quarter
2007 Results
Quarterly Gain Share A Strong Contributor to Overall Revenue Growth
     SAN JOSE, Calif.—October 31, 2007—PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process lifecycle, today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2007.
     Revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 totaled $24.1 million, an increase of 24%, compared with revenue of $19.4 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2006. Gain share revenue for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 totaled $6.8 million, an increase of 55%, compared to $4.4 million for the third fiscal quarter of 2006. On a GAAP basis, net loss for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 totaled approximately $939,000, or $0.03 per basic share, compared with net income of approximately $570,000, or $0.02 per basic and diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2006.
     In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, management also believes it is useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and their related income tax effects. Using this non-GAAP measure, net income for the third fiscal quarter of 2007 totaled approximately $5.3 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared with non-GAAP net income of approximately $3.6 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, for the third fiscal quarter of 2006.
     Additionally, during the third quarter ended September 30, 2007, PDF Solutions utilized the remaining balance available under the $10 million share repurchase plan previously
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authorized by its Board of Directors. During the quarter, PDF Solutions repurchased 437,287 of its shares on the open market at a weighted average cost of $10.18, for a total repurchase value of approximately $4.5 million. On October 29, 2007, PDF Solutions’ Board of Directors authorized an additional $10.0 million share repurchase, to be utilized over the upcoming three years.
     As previously announced, PDF will discuss these results on a live conference call beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/6:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The call will be simultaneously web cast on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/medialist.cfm. A replay of the web cast will be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. Further, a copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP measure, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will be available on PDF Solutions’ website at http://www.pdf.com/news_archive.phtml following the date of this release.
Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
In addition to providing results that are determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and their related income tax effects. PDF Solutions’ management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding PDF’s operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the company’s profitability and performance. PDF’s management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, and their related income tax effects, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that neither category of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash nor do they have use with regards to the generation of current or future revenues. These non-GAAP results should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the company’s financial results as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the comparable GAAP financial measure is provided at the end of the company’s financial statements presented below.
About PDF Solutions
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process lifecycle.  PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. 
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PDF Solutions’ Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by -more- leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry.  PDF Solutions’ industry leading yield management system software, dataPOWER®, and fault detection and classification software, maestria®, enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan and Korea. For the company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.
Characterization Vehicle, CV, dataPOWER, Maestria, PDF Solutions, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc.
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006  
ASSETS
               
Current assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 38,461     $ 36,451  
Short-term investments
    11,500       16,402  
Accounts receivable
    32,609       27,575  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,825       2,796  
Deferred tax assets
    2,644       2,581  
 
           
Total current assets
    88,039       85,805  
Property and equipment, net
    3,761       3,916  
Goodwill
    64,593       60,034  
Intangible assets, net
    13,855       13,605  
Deferred tax assets
    6,265       4,994  
Other assets
    472       503  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 176,985     $ 168,857  
 
           
 
               
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current liabilities:
               
Current portion of long-term debt
  $ 403     $ 302  
Accounts payable
    2,424       3,182  
Accrued compensation and related benefits
    5,430       3,325  
Other accrued liabilities
    2,541       3,843  
Taxes payable
    2,919       4,767  
Deferred revenue
    4,221       3,705  
Billings in excess of recognized revenue
    301       95  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    18,239       19,219  
Long-term debt
    946       1,198  
Long-term taxes payable
    5,355        
Other liabilities
    78       221  
 
           
Total liabilities
    24,618       20,638  
 
           
Stockholders’ equity:
               
Common stock
    4       4  
Additional paid-in-capital
    177,992       167,323  
Treasury stock at cost
    (10,001 )     (5,549 )
Accumulated deficit
    (18,423 )     (13,890 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,795       331  
 
           
Total stockholders’ equity
    152,367       148,219  
 
           
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 176,985     $ 168,857  
 
           
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                 
    Three Months Ended     Nine Months Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,     September 30,     September 30,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006  
Revenue:
                               
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions
                               
Integrated solutions
  $ 16,294     $ 11,153     $ 46,090     $ 33,859  
Software licenses
    967       3,811       6,228       8,217  
Gain share
    6,807       4,400       17,590       15,155  
 
                       
Total revenue
    24,068       19,364       69,908       57,231  
 
                       
 
                               
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                               
Direct costs of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
                               
Integrated solutions
    8,052       6,734       22,842       19,808  
Software licenses
    48       58       134       98  
Amortization of acquired core technology
    1,331       1,266       4,516       3,798  
 
                       
Total cost of design-to silicon-yield solutions
    9,431       8,058       27,492       23,704  
 
                       
Gross margin
    14,637       11,306       42,416       33,527  
 
                               
Operating expenses:
                               
Research and development
    9,008       6,416       26,175       19,543  
Selling, general and administrative
    5,789       5,028       18,278       14,850  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    985       235       3,029       705  
 
                       
Total operating expenses
    15,782       11,679       47,482       35,098  
 
                       
 
                               
Loss from operations
    (1,145 )     (373 )     (5,066 )     (1,571 )
Interest and other income, net
    322       892       1,347       2,338  
 
                       
Income (loss) before taxes
    (823 )     519       (3,719 )     767  
 
                               
Tax provision (benefit)
    116       (51 )     276       776  
 
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ (939 )   $ 570     $ (3,995 )   $ (9 )
 
                       
 
                               
Net income (loss) per share:
                               
Basic
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.14 )   $ (0.00 )
 
                       
Diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.02     $ (0.14 )   $ (0.00 )
 
                       
 
                               
Weighted average common shares:
                               
Basic
    28,223       26,860       28,127       26,694  
 
                       
Diluted
    28,223       27,621       28,127       26,694  
 
                       
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
IMPACT OF NON-GAAP ADJUSTMENTS ON REPORTED NET INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(In thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                 
    Three Months Ended     Three Months Ended  
    September 30, 2007     September 30, 2006  
    As reported     Adjustment     Non-GAAP     As reported     Adjustment     Non-GAAP  
Revenue:
                                               
Design-to-silicon-yield solutions
                                               
Integrated solutions
  $ 16,294     $     $ 16,294     $ 11,153     $     $ 11,153  
Software licenses
    967             967       3,811             3,811  
Gain share
    6,807             6,807       4,400             4,400  
 
                                   
Total revenue
    24,068             24,068       19,364             19,364  
 
                                               
Cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions:
                                               
Direct costs of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
                                               
Integrated solutions
    8,052       (435) (a)     7,617       6,734       (443) (a)     6,291  
Software licenses
    48             48       58             58  
Amortization of acquired core technology
    1,331       (1,331) (b)           1,266       (1,266) (b)      
 
                                   
Total cost of design-to-silicon-yield solutions
    9,431       (1,766 )     7,665       8,058       (1,709 )     6,349  
 
                                   
Gross margin
    14,637       1,766       16,403       11,306       1,709       13,015  
 
                                               
Operating expenses:
                                               
Research and development
    9,008       (553) (a)     8,455       6,416       (443) (a)     5,973  
Selling, general and administrative
    5,789       (682) (a)     5,107       5,028       (621) (a)     4,407  
Amortization of other acquired intangible assets
    985       (985) (b)           235       (235) (b)      
 
                                   
Total operating expenses
    15,782       (2,220 )     13,562       11,679       (1,299 )     10,380  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Income (loss) from operations
    (1,145 )     3,986       2,841       (373 )     3,008       2,635  
Interest and other income, net
    322             322       892             892  
 
                                   
Income (loss) before taxes
    (823 )     3,986       3,163       519       3,008       3,527  
 
                                               
Tax provision (benefit)
    116       (2,280) (c)     (2,164 )     (51 )     (51) (c)     (102 )
 
                                   
Net income (loss)
  $ (939 )   $ 6,266     $ 5,327     $ 570     $ 3,059     $ 3,629  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Net income (loss) per share – diluted
  $ (0.03 )   $ 0.22     $ 0.19     $ 0.02     $ 0.11     $ 0.13  
 
                                   
 
                                               
Weighted average common shares – diluted
    28,223       28,713 (d)     28,713       27,621       27,621 (d)     27,621  
 
                                   
 
Notes:
(a)   The non-GAAP adjustments represent the reversal of stock-based compensation.
 
(b)   The non-GAAP adjustments represent the reversal of amortization of intangible assets.
 
(c)   The non-GAAP adjustments represent the tax impact from the reversal of stock-based compensation and amortization of intangible assets.
 
(d)   The shares used in computing non-GAAP net income for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006 include the dilutive impact of common stock options.
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Exhibit 99.2
News Release
     
Investor Relations Contact:
  Investor Relations Contact:
Steven Melman, VP, Investor Relations
  Sonia Segovia, IR Coordinator
PDF Solutions, Inc.
  PDF Solutions, Inc.
Tel: (408) 938-6445
  Tel: (408) 938-6491
Email: steve.melman@pdf.com
  Email: sonia.segovia@pdf.com
PDF Solutions® Provides Financial Outlook For
The Fourth Fiscal Quarter of 2007
     SAN JOSE, Calif.—October 31, 2007—PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS), the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the integrated circuit (IC) manufacturing process lifecycle, today provided its financial outlook for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007.
     PDF Solutions expects total revenue in the range of $24.5 million to $26.0 million for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007. Gain share revenue for the fourth quarter is expected to be in the range of $6.0 million to $6.5 million. On a GAAP basis, net income for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2007 is projected in a range of $1.8 million to $2.4 million, or $0.06 to $0.08 per diluted share.
     In addition to using GAAP results in evaluating PDF Solutions’ business, management also believes it useful to measure results using a non-GAAP measure of net income, which excludes stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets and their related income tax effects. Non-GAAP net income for the fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007 is projected in a range of $5.9 million to $6.5 million, or $0.20 to $0.22 per diluted share.
     As previously announced, PDF will discuss its third quarter 2007 results and financial outlook for the fourth quarter ending December 31, 2007 on a live conference call beginning at 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time/6:00 p.m. Eastern Time today. The call will be simultaneously be web cast on PDF Solutions’ website at http://ir.pdf.com/medialist.cfm. A replay of the web cast will
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be available at the same website address beginning approximately two hours after completion of the live call. Further, a copy of this press release, including the disclosure and reconciliation of certain non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, which non-GAAP measures may be used periodically by PDF Solutions’ management when discussing financial results with investors and analysts, will be available on the company’s website at http://www.pdf.com/news_archive.phtml following the date of this release.
Effectiveness of Guidance:
The outlook set forth above represents PDF Solutions’ expectations only as of the date of this release, and should not be viewed as a statement about PDF Solutions’ expectations after this date. Although this release will remain available on PDF Solutions’ website, its continued availability does not indicate that PDF Solutions is reaffirming or confirming its continued validity. PDF Solutions does not intend to report on its progress, or provide comments to analysts or investors on, or otherwise update, such guidance until it releases its quarterly results.
Information Regarding Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures:
In addition to providing guidance that is determined in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the United States of America (GAAP), PDF Solutions also provides certain non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, the write-off of in-process research and development and their related income tax effects. PDF Solutions’ management believes that the presentation of these measures provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding PDF’s operating results. These non-GAAP financial measures are used by management internally to measure the company’s profitability and performance. PDF’s management believes that excluding the effects of stock-based compensation expense, amortization of acquired intangible assets, the write-off of in-process research and development and their income tax effects, provides a useful supplemental measure of the company’s ongoing operations in light of the fact that neither category of expense has a current effect on the future uses of cash nor do they have use with regards to the generation of current or future revenues. This non-GAAP guidance should not be considered an alternative to, or a substitute for, GAAP financial information, and may be different from similarly titled non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In particular, these non-GAAP financial measures are not a substitute for GAAP measures of income as a measure of performance, or to cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities as a measure of liquidity. Since management uses these non-GAAP financial measures internally to measure profitability and performance, PDF has included these non-GAAP measures to give investors an opportunity to see the company as viewed by management. A reconciliation of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure is provided at the end of this press release.
About PDF Solutions:
PDF Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDFS) is the leading provider of yield improvement technologies and services for the IC manufacturing process lifecycle. PDF Solutions offers solutions that are designed to enable clients to lower costs of IC design and manufacture, enhance time to market, and improve profitability by addressing design and manufacturing
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interactions from product design to initial process ramps to mature manufacturing operations. PDF Solutions’ Characterization Vehicle® (CV®) test chips provide the core modeling capabilities, and are used by more leading manufacturers than any other test chips in the industry. PDF Solutions’ industry leading yield management system software, dataPOWER®, and fault detection and classification software, maestria®, enhance yield improvement and production control activities at leading fabs around the world. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., PDF Solutions operates worldwide with additional offices in China, Europe, Japan and Korea. For the company’s latest news and information, visit http://www.pdf.com/.
Characterization Vehicle, CV, dataPOWER, Maestria, PDF Solutions, and the PDF Solutions logo are registered trademarks of PDF Solutions, Inc.
Forward-Looking Statements:
The statements in this press release regarding PDF Solutions’ outlook for its fourth fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2007, including expected revenue, net income, and net income per share, are forward looking. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially include risks associated with: any unforeseen industry changes; difficulties in modifying PDF’s solutions on a timely basis; and changes in the marketplace for such solutions, including the introduction of products or services competitive with PDF Solutions’ products and services and other risks set forth in PDF Solutions’ periodic public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, without limitation, its annual report on Form 10-K, most recently filed on March 16, 2007, and its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, most recently filed on August 9, 2007. The forward-looking statements contained in this release are made as of the date hereof, and PDF Solutions does not assume any obligation to update such statements nor the reasons why actual results could differ materially from those projected in such statements.
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PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.
RECONCILIATION OF PROJECTED GAAP NET INCOME TO PROJECTED
NON-GAAP NET INCOME
(In thousands, except per share data)
                         
    Three Months Ending  
PROJECTED RESULTS   December 31, 2007  
GAAP net income per share diluted
  $ 0.06     to   $ 0.08  
 
                   
 
                       
GAAP net income
  $ 1,760     to   $ 2,360  
 
                       
Amortization of stock-based compensation, net of taxes
    2,450               2,450  
 
                       
Amortization of acquired intangible assets, net of taxes
    1,740               1,740  
 
                       
 
                   
Non-GAAP net income
  $ 5,950     to   $ 6,550  
 
                   
 
                       
Non-GAAP net income per share — diluted
  $ 0.20     to   $ 0.22  
 
                   
 
                       
Weighted average common shares — diluted
    29,250               29,250  
 
                   
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