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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis

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and other factors detailed from time to time in the reports that NewMarket files with the SEC, including the risk factors in Item 1A.

“Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is available to shareholders upon request.

“Risk Factors” of our 2022 Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 2022, which is available to shareholders upon request.

You should keep in mind that any forward-looking statement made by us in this report or elsewhere speaks only as of the date on which we make it.

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In light of these risks and uncertainties, any forward-looking statement made in this report or elsewhere, might not occur.

When comparing the results of the petroleum additives segment for the first three months of 2023 with the first three months of 2022, net sales increased 6.0% primarily due to significantly higher selling prices, partially offset by decreases in product shipments and an unfavorable foreign currency impact.

Petroleum additives operating profit was 51.9% higher when comparing the first three months of 2023 with the first three months of 2022, reflecting the higher selling prices that favorably impacted net sales, partially offset by significantly higher raw material costs, as well as higher operating and conversion costs and lower product shipments.

Shipments have been lower than our expectations over the last few quarters due primarily to a general economic slowdown and customer destocking.

When comparing the results of the petroleum additives segment for the first six months of 2023 with the first six months of 2022, net sales were substantially unchanged, but included significantly higher selling prices, offset by decreases in product shipments and an unfavorable foreign currency impact.

Petroleum additives operating profit was 48.3% higher when comparing the first six months of 2023 with the first six months of 2022, reflecting the higher selling prices that favorably impacted net sales, partially offset by lower product shipments, as well as higher operating costs and raw material costs.

Shipments have been lower than our expectations over the last few quarters, as we continue to experience the effects of customer destocking and global economic weakness.

We continue to operate in a general inflationary environment.

While we have experienced some improvement in the supply chain disruptions which have impacted the petrochemicals industry and our company over the past several years, we expect to continue to be challenged by high costs during 2023.

While we have experienced some improvement in the supply chain disruptions which have impacted the petrochemicals industry over the past several years, we expect to continue to be challenged by high costs during 2023.

Despite the challenging economic environment, our financial position remains strong.

We have sufficient access to capital, if needed, and do not anticipate any issues with meeting the covenants for all our debt agreements for the foreseeable future.

Our major capital projects are continuing to progress substantially as planned.

Our operations generate cash that is in excess of the needs of the business.

We continue to invest in and manage our business for the long-term with the goal of helping our customers succeed in their marketplaces.

Our investments continue to be in organizational talent, technology development and processes, and global infrastructure, consisting of technical centers, production capability, and geographic expansion.

During the first three months of 2023, we repurchased 82,486 shares of our common stock for a total of $28.5 million.

Our investments continue to be in organizational talent, technology development and processes, and global infrastructure.

The chemical industry and our products are essential for transportation of people, goods and services.

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Results of Operations

Consolidated net sales for the first three months of 2023 totaled $702.8 million, representing an increase of $40.2 million, or 6.1%, from the first three months of 2022.

Consolidated net sales for the second quarter of 2023 totaled $685.1 million, representing a decrease of $38.5 million, or 5.3%, from the second quarter of 2022.

Consolidated net sales for the first six months of both 2023 and 2022 totaled $1.4 billion.

The following table shows net sales by segment and product line.

Three Months Ended March 31,

Second Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

(in millions) 2023 2022 2023 2022

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The regions in which we operate include North America, Latin America, Asia Pacific, and the EMEAI region.

While there is some fluctuation, the percentage of net sales generated by region remained fairly consistent when comparing the three months of 2023 with the same period in 2022, as well as with the full year 2022.

Petroleum additives net sales for the first three months of 2023 were $700.0 million compared to $660.3 million for the first three months of 2022, an increase of 6.0%.

The increase was across all regions except for the Asia Pacific region, which reported a decrease in petroleum additives net sales when comparing the first three months periods of 2023 and 2022.

The North America region represented around 80% of the increase for the three months comparison, while the EMEAI region represented about 20%.

The increase in the Latin America region was offset by the decrease in the Asia Pacific region.

The following table details the approximate components of the increase in petroleum additives net sales between the first three months of 2023 and 2022.

(in millions) Three Months

Period ended March 31, 2022 $ 660.3

While there is some fluctuation, the percentage of net sales generated by region remained fairly consistent when comparing the first six months of 2023 with the same period in 2022, as well as with the full year 2022.

Petroleum additives net sales for the second quarter of 2023 were $684.0 million compared to $721.0 million for the second quarter of 2022, a decrease of 5.1%.

The decrease for the second quarter comparison was across all regions with Asia Pacific representing about 60%, North America about 20%, Latin America about 15%, and the remainder of the decrease from EMEAI.

Petroleum additives net sales for the first six months of 2023, as well as the first six months of 2022, were $1.4 billion.

While petroleum additives net sales were substantially unchanged between the two six months periods, the North America and EMEAI regions reported significant increases for the first six months of 2023 compared to the first six months of 2022, but these increases were substantially offset by similar decreases in the Asia Pacific and Latin America regions.

The following table details the approximate components of the changes in petroleum additives net sales between the second quarter and first six months of 2023 and 2022.

(in millions) Second Quarter Six Months

Period ended June 30, 2022 $ 721.0 $ 1,381.3

Lubricant additives shipments (110.5) (192.9)

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Foreign currency impact, net (4.6) (14.4)

Period ended March 31, 2023 $ 700.0

When comparing the first three months of 2023 and 2022, higher selling prices drove the increase in petroleum additives net sales.

Higher selling prices were partially offset by lower shipments, as well as an unfavorable impact from foreign currency exchange rates for the three months comparative periods.

The United States Dollar strengthened against all of the major currencies in which we transact when comparing the first three months periods of 2023 and 2022, resulting in an unfavorable impact to petroleum additives net sales for the comparative periods.

The unfavorable foreign currency impacts for the three months comparison were predominantly due to changes in the Euro, Japanese Yen, and Chinese Renminbi exchange rates.

On a worldwide basis, the volume of product shipments for petroleum additives decreased 15.4% when comparing the first three months of 2023 and 2022.

The worldwide decrease in petroleum additives shipments for the three months comparative periods included lower lubricant additives shipments, as well as lower fuel additives shipments.

The decrease in lubricant additives shipments when comparing the first three months of 2023 with the same period of 2022 was across all regions with around 30% of the decrease in each of the North America, EMEAI, and Asia Pacific regions and the remaining decrease in the Latin America region.

The three months comparison for fuel additives shipments reflected decreases in all regions except for North America, which reflected a small increase.

Period ended June 30, 2023 $ 684.0 $ 1,384.0

When comparing the second quarter of 2023 and 2022, the decrease in petroleum additives net sales was primarily due to lower lubricant additives shipments, as well as smaller impacts from lower fuel additives shipments and an unfavorable foreign currency impact.

These factors were partially offset by increased selling prices in the second quarter comparison.

When comparing petroleum additives net sales for the first six months of 2023 and 2022, both lubricant additives and fuel additives shipments were lower, along with an unfavorable foreign currency impact, but all were offset by higher selling prices.

Comparing the second quarter of 2023 and 2022, the United States Dollar strengthened against all of the major currencies in which we transact, except for the Euro, resulting in the unfavorable impact to net sales for the comparative periods.

The United States Dollar strengthened against all of the major currencies in which we transact for the six months comparison of 2023 with 2022.

The unfavorable impact for both the second quarter and six months comparison was predominantly from the Chinese Renminbi, Indian Rupee, and Japanese Yen, while the Euro also unfavorably impacted the six months comparison.

On a worldwide basis, the volume of product shipments for petroleum additives decreased 16.7% when comparing the two second quarter periods and 16.1% when comparing the first six months of 2023 and 2022.

Petroleum additives shipments for the second quarter comparison reflected decreases in both lubricant additives and fuel additives with all regions contributing to the decrease in lubricant additives shipments, while North America was the primary contributor to the decrease in fuel additives

For the six months comparison, both lubricant additives and fuel additives shipments were lower in 2023 than in 2022.

The decrease in lubricant additives shipments when comparing the first six months of 2023 with the same period of 2022 was across all regions with around 30% of the decrease in each of the North America, EMEAI, and Asia Pacific regions and the remaining decrease in the Latin America region.

The six months comparison for fuel additives shipments reflected decreases in all regions with about 60% of the decrease in North America, 20% in Latin America, and the remainder about evenly split between Asia Pacific and EMEAI.

The “All other” category includes the operations of the antiknock compounds business and certain contracted manufacturing and related services.

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Depreciation on segment property, plant, and equipment, as well as amortization of segment intangible assets and lease right-of-use assets, is included in segment operating profit.

The following table reports segment operating profit for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022.

Three Months Ended March 31,

The following table reports segment operating profit for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2023 and June 30, 2022.

Second Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

(in millions) 2023 2022 2023 2022

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Petroleum Additives Segment

Petroleum additives segment gross profit increased $36.2 million and operating profit increased $45.2 million when comparing the first three months of 2023 to the first three months of 2022.

Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales was 71.7% for the first three months of 2023 and 76.6% for the first three months of 2022.

The operating profit margin was 18.9% for the first three months of 2023 and 13.2% for the first three months of 2022.

For the rolling four quarters ended March 31, 2023, the operating profit margin for petroleum additives was 15.2%.

When comparing the first three months of 2023 and 2022, both gross profit and operating profit included the favorable impact of significantly higher selling prices.

The favorable impact from higher selling prices was partially offset by significantly higher raw material costs, as well as higher operating and conversion costs and lower product shipments.

While raw material costs, along with other operating costs, increased throughout 2022, we were able to make adjustments to selling prices, which are reflected in our results for the first three months comparisons between 2023 and 2022.

We have experienced some stabilization of raw material costs during the first quarter of 2023, but nonetheless remain challenged by the ongoing inflationary environment impacting raw material and other operating costs, along with a decrease in demand on a global basis.

In this uncertain economic environment of increased costs and lower demand, operating profit margins remain a priority for us.

The operating profit margin of 15.2% for the rolling four quarters ended March 31, 2023 is at the lower end of the range of our long-term expectations.

As a result, we intend to continue to focus on cost control and margin recovery throughout this year.

Petroleum additives segment gross profit increased $9.8 million and operating profit increased $40.9 million when comparing the second quarter of 2023 to the second quarter of 2022.

For the first six months of 2023 compared to the first six months of 2022, petroleum additives segment gross profit increased $46.0 million and operating profit increased $86.1 million.

The following table presents petroleum additives cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales and the operating profit margin.

Second Quarter Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,

2023 2022 2023 2022

Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales 71.3 % 78.2 % 71.5 % 77.4 %

Operating profit margin 19.3 % 12.7 % 19.1 % 12.9 %

For the rolling four quarters ended June 30, 2023, the operating profit margin for petroleum additives was 16.8%, which is within our historical range of operating profit margin.

While operating margins will fluctuate from quarter to quarter due to multiple factors, we believe the fundamentals of our business and industry as a whole are unchanged.

Petroleum additives selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) for the first three months of 2023 were $1.6 million higher than the first three months of 2022.

SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 4.7% for both the first three months of 2023 and 2022.

When comparing both the second quarter and first six months of 2023 and 2022, both gross profit and operating profit included the favorable impact of significantly higher selling prices, partially offset by lower shipments and higher operating costs.

The comparison for the six months periods also included the impact of higher raw material costs during 2023.

While raw material costs, along with other operating costs, increased throughout 2022, we were able to make adjustments to selling prices, which are reflected in our results for the second quarter and first six months comparisons between 2023 and 2022.

We have experienced some stabilization of raw material costs during 2023, but nonetheless remain challenged by the ongoing inflationary environment impacting our operations.

Cost control and margin management remain high priorities for us.

Petroleum additives selling, general, and administrative expenses (SG&A) for the second quarter of 2023 were $0.6 million lower than the second quarter of 2022.

SG&A expenses for the first six months of 2023 were $1.0 million higher than the first six months of 2022.

SG&A as a percentage of net sales was 4.4% for the second quarter of 2023, 4.2% for the second quarter of 2022, and 4.5% for both the first six months of 2023 and 2022.

Our SG&A costs are primarily personnel-related and include salaries, benefits, and other costs associated with our workforce, including travel-related expenses.

While personnel-related costs fluctuate from period to period, there were no significant changes in the drivers of these costs when comparing the periods.

Our investment in petroleum additives research, development, and testing (R&D) decreased approximately $3.2 million when comparing the first three months periods of 2023 and 2022.

As a percentage of net sales, R&D was 4.7% for the first three months of 2023 and 5.5% for the first three months of 2022.

Our investment in petroleum additives research, development, and testing (R&D) decreased approximately $1.4 million when comparing the second quarter periods of 2023 and 2022 and $4.5 million when comparing the first six months periods of 2023 and 2022.

As a percentage of net sales, R&D was 5.0% for the second quarter of 2023, 4.9% for the second quarter of 2022, 4.9% for the first six months of 2023, and 5.2% for the first six months of 2022.

Our R&D investments reflect our efforts to support the development of solutions that meet our customers' needs, meet new and evolving standards, and support our expansion into new product areas.

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Interest and Financing Expenses, Net

Interest and financing expenses were $10.8 million for the first three months of 2023 and $9.4 million for the first three months of 2022.

The increase for the three months comparison resulted primarily from a higher average interest rate during the 2023 period, which was partially offset by lower average outstanding debt, along with lower amortization and fees.

Interest and financing expenses were $10.3 million for the second quarter of 2023, $7.1 million for the second quarter of 2022, $21.0 million for the first six months of 2023, and $16.5 million for the first six months of 2022.

The increase for both the second quarter and six months comparisons resulted primarily from a higher average interest rate.

Average debt was also higher for the second quarter comparison, while the six months comparison reflected slightly lower average debt.

Both comparison periods included a favorable impact from lower amortization and fees, as well as higher capitalized interest.

Other Income (Expense), Net

Other income (expense), net was income of $10.9 million for the first three months of 2023 and $7.2 million for the first three months of 2022.

The amounts for both 2023 and 2022 primarily reflect the components of net periodic benefit cost (income), except for service cost, from defined benefit pension and postretirement plans.

Other income (expense), net was income of $10.7 million for the second quarter of 2023, $9.1 million for the second quarter of 2022, $21.6 million for the first six months of 2023, and $16.3 million for the first six months of 2022.

The amounts for both the 2023 and 2022 second quarter and six months periods primarily reflect the components of net periodic benefit cost (income), except for service cost, from defined benefit pension and postretirement plans.

See Note 4 for further information on total periodic benefit cost (income).

The first three months of 2022 also included a loss on marketable securities of $3.0 million.

The first six months of 2022 also included a loss on marketable securities of $3.0 million.

Income Tax Expense

Income tax expense was $27.6 million for the first three months of 2023 and $14.2 million for the first three months of 2022.

The effective tax rate was 22.0% for the first three months of 2023 and 19.3% for the first three months of 2022.

Income tax expense was $25.1 million for the second quarter of 2023 and $19.1 million for the second quarter of 2022.

The effective tax rate was 20.1% for the second quarter of 2023 and 22.4% for the second quarter of 2022.

Income tax expense increased $8.8 million due to higher income before income tax expense and decreased $2.8 million due to the lower effective tax rate.

Income tax expense was $52.7 million for the first six months of 2023 and $33.3 million for the first six months of 2022.

The effective tax rate was 21.1% for the first six months of 2023 and 20.9% for the first six months of 2022.

Income tax expense increased $19.0 million due to higher income before income tax expense with the remaining $0.4 million of the difference caused by the higher effective tax rate.

The increase in the effective tax rate for the three months comparison was primarily the result of an increase in the U.S.

tax on foreign earnings and a decreased benefit of the research and development tax credit.

The decrease in the effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2023 as compared to the second quarter of 2022 was primarily caused by a tax benefit applicable to prior years.

The slight increase in the effective tax rate for the six months comparison was primarily the result of an increase in the U.S.

tax on foreign earnings and a reduction in the foreign-derived intangible tax benefit, which was partially offset by a tax benefit applicable to prior years.

On October 8, 2021, almost all members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) reached an agreement on a two-pillar approach to international tax reform, including the establishment of a 15% global minimum tax for large multinational entities.

Several jurisdictions in which we operate have adopted or are in the process of adopting this global minimum tax, with planned effective dates in 2024 or 2025.

We are continuing to monitor the legislation in these jurisdictions and any potential impact to our effective tax rate and related income tax liabilities in future years.

Cash Flows, Financial Condition, and Liquidity

Cash and cash equivalents at March 31, 2023 were $70.1 million, an increase of $1.4 million since December 31, 2022.

Cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries amounted to $67.9 million at March 31, 2023 and $65.3 million at December 31, 2022.

Cash and cash equivalents at June 30, 2023 were $130.9 million, an increase of $62.2 million since December 31, 2022.

Cash and cash equivalents held by our foreign subsidiaries amounted to $127.5 million at June 30, 2023 and $65.3 million at December 31, 2022.

Periodically, we repatriate cash from our foreign subsidiaries to the United States through intercompany dividends and loans.

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Cash Flows – Operating Activities

Cash flows provided from operating activities for the first three months of 2023 were $109.9 million, including $9.8 million to reflect lower working capital requirements.

Cash provided from operating activities for the first six months of 2023 were $262.4 million, including $52.5 million reflecting lower working capital requirements.

The $52.5 million excluded an unfavorable foreign currency impact to the components of working capital on the balance sheet.

The most significant changes in working capital included decreases in inventories, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, as well as an increase in income taxes payable.

The most significant changes in working capital included decreases in trade and other accounts receivable, inventories, accounts payable, and accrued expenses.

The decrease in trade and other accounts receivable primarily represents the refund of value added taxes at some of our foreign subsidiaries.

The decrease in inventories reflects our planned destocking in response to lower demand and destocking by our customers.

The decrease in accounts payable is primarily the result of destocking and lower production levels.

The change in accrued expenses reflects normal rebate payments to customers, as well as payments of accrued interest on our debt agreements.

The increase in income taxes payable is primarily caused by the timing of some first quarter estimated tax payments.

Including cash and cash equivalents, as well as the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the balance sheet, we had total working capital of $773.1 million at March 31, 2023 and $768.2 million at December 31, 2022.

The current ratio was 3.16 at March 31, 2023 and 2.81 at December 31, 2022.

The change in accrued expenses reflects normal rebate payments to customers.

Including cash and cash equivalents, as well as the impact of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on the balance sheet, we had total working capital of $791.1 million at June 30, 2023 and $768.2 million at December 31, 2022.

The current ratio was 3.27 at June 30, 2023 and 2.81 at December 31, 2022.

Cash Flows – Investing Activities

Cash used in investing activities totaled $11.9 million during the first three months of 2023 for capital expenditures.

Cash used in investing activities totaled $26.0 million during the first six months of 2023 for capital expenditures.

We expect that our total capital spending during 2023 will be in the $50 million to $60 million range and will include several improvements to our manufacturing and R&D infrastructure around the world.

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Cash Flows – Financing Activities

Cash used in financing activities during the first three months of 2023 amounted to $97.1 million.

These cash flows included net payments of $46.0 million on the revolving credit facility, $28.5 million for repurchases of our common stock, and cash dividends of $20.3 million.

Our long-term debt was $958.0 million at March 31, 2023 compared to $1.0 billion at December 31, 2022.

Cash used in financing activities during the first six months of 2023 amounted to $175.7 million.

These cash flows included net payments of $88.0 million on the revolving credit facility, $42.9 million for repurchases of 119,075 shares of our common stock, and cash dividends of $41.9 million.

Our long-term debt was $916.2 million at June 30, 2023 compared to $1.0 billion at December 31, 2022.

See Note 8 for additional information on the 2.70% senior notes, 3.78% senior notes, and revolving credit facility, including the unused portion of our revolving credit facility.

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The revolving credit facility contains financial covenants that require NewMarket to maintain a consolidated Leverage Ratio (as defined in the agreement) of no more than 3.75 to 1.00, except during an Increased Leverage Period (as defined in the agreement) at the end of each quarter.

At March 31, 2023, the Leverage Ratio was 1.91 under the revolving credit facility.

At March 31, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 3.78% senior notes, 2.70% senior notes, and revolving credit facility.

As a percentage of total capitalization (total long-term debt and shareholders’ equity), our total long-term debt decreased from 56.8% at December 31, 2022 to 53.8% at March 31, 2023.

At June 30, 2023, the Leverage Ratio was 1.70 under the revolving credit facility.

At June 30, 2023, we were in compliance with all covenants under the 3.78% senior notes, 2.70% senior notes, and revolving credit facility.

As a percentage of total capitalization (total long-term debt and shareholders’ equity), our total long-term debt decreased from 56.8% at December 31, 2022 to 50.6% at June 30, 2023.

The change resulted primarily from the decrease in outstanding revolving credit facility borrowings, along with the increase in shareholders' equity.

The increase in shareholders’ equity primarily reflects our earnings offset by dividend payments, the repurchases of our common stock, and the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments.

The increase in shareholders’ equity primarily reflects our earnings and the impact of foreign currency translation adjustments, partially offset by dividend payments and the repurchases of our common stock.

Generally, we repay any outstanding long-term debt with cash from operations or refinancing activities.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

This Form 10-Q and our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K include discussions of our accounting policies, as well as methods and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

We also provided a discussion of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those reported in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

This Form 10-Q and our 2022 Annual Report include discussions of our accounting policies, as well as methods and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.

We also provided a discussion of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates in our 2022 Annual Report.

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates from those reported in our 2022 Annual Report.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

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We believe the fundamentals of how we run our business - a long-term view, safety-first culture, customer-focused solutions, technology-driven product offerings, and world-class supply chain capability - will continue to be beneficial for all of our stakeholders over the long term.

We expect our petroleum additives segment to experience impacts to its operating performance during 2023 due to the uncertain economic environment in which we operate, as we continue to see challenges with inflationary trends and raw material price volatility.

As a result, we will continue to focus on cost control and operating profit margin recovery throughout the year.

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It is our view that this industry segment will provide the greatest opportunity for solid returns on our investments while minimizing risk.

We remain focused on this strategy and will evaluate

any future opportunities.

We remain focused on this strategy and will evaluate any future opportunities.

We will continue to evaluate all alternative uses of cash to enhance shareholder value, including stock repurchases and dividends.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

At March 31, 2023, there were no material changes in our market risk from the information provided in the 2022 Annual Report .

At June 30, 2023, there were no material changes in our market risk from the information provided in the 2022 Annual Report .

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