Executive Summary
Profile
Australian-listed SaaS provider of logistics execution software; WiseTech Global Limited, incorporated in 1994, develops and delivers the CargoWise platform — a deeply integrated, cloud-based operating system for the global logistics industry. The company serves logistics service providers, freight forwarders, customs brokers, and third-party logistics operators across commercial and government sectors worldwide.
Scale & Footprint
- Market capitalization approximately A$15.2–15.4 billion (April 2026); FY26 full-year revenue guidance of $1.39–$1.44 billion; over 22,000 logistics customers across 193 countries
- Approximately 6,500–7,500 employees globally prior to the February 2026 announcement of approximately 2,000 role reductions
- Operations: Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia; Service Coverage: 193 countries across the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
What You Should Know
- Active regulatory investigation with controlling shareholder at center: ASIC and the Australian Federal Police are investigating alleged share trading by Executive Chair Richard White during late 2024 to early 2025; search warrants were executed in October 2025, no charges laid as of report date, and a Morningstar analyst estimated a potential White departure could erase as much as A$9.3 billion in market value.
- Governance crisis with structural concentration risk unresolved: An independent board review found White’s disclosures “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading”; four of six directors resigned in February 2025; White retains approximately 34–37% of issued capital and simultaneous roles as Executive Chair and Chief Innovation Officer, with a reconstituted but largely new board yet to be tested.
- Transformative acquisition materially elevated leverage: The $2.1 billion e2open acquisition completed August 2025, funded by $2.4 billion in drawn debt, compressed gross margin to 77% in 1H26 and reduced statutory NPAT 36%; management targets deleveraging to 2.5x by end of FY27, contingent on integration execution.
- Platform fundamentals remain structurally strong: Sub-1% annual attrition over 13+ consecutive years, 98% recurring revenue, coverage of approximately 80% of global manufactured trade flows through customs, and early achievement of the $50 million annualized e2open synergy target reflect durable competitive positioning despite near-term governance and financial stress.
Ownership & Governance
- Richard White controls approximately 34–37% of issued capital through Realwise Holdings Pty Ltd; no corporate parent; publicly listed independent entity
- Board of seven as of February 2026: White as Executive Chair, Maree Isaacs as Executive Director, and five independent non-executive directors, a majority of whom were appointed between March 2025 and January 2026 following the mass resignation of four directors in February 2025
- The CFO position remains interim as of early 2026; CEO was permanently appointed only in July 2025; General Counsel was permanently appointed November 2025 following interim engagement from November 2024
Business Environment
- Structurally dominant in logistics execution software with coverage of 46 of the top 50 global 3PLs and 23 of the top 25 global freight forwarders; S&P/ASX 200 constituent since 2017
- Revenue expanded from $377 million in FY21 to $778.7 million in FY25, with a step-change to $672 million in 1H26 alone following e2open consolidation; Rule of 40 score of 51% in FY25
- The CargoWise Value Pack transition launched December 2025, with approximately 95% customer adoption; price increases of up to 30% for certain users prompted trade press coverage of competitor targeting and a partial DSV migration, though CargoWise retained approximately 70% of DSV’s operations
- The AI-led restructuring announced February 2026, reducing approximately 2,000 roles, is framed as a margin recovery accelerant alongside post-e2open deleveraging
Specific Risk
- Active insider trading investigation: ASIC and Australian Federal Police investigation into alleged share trading by Executive Chair White during a blackout period; search warrants executed October 2025; no charges as of report date; represents the most material unresolved legal and governance risk
- Founder concentration and governance structural risk: White holds approximately 34–37% of shares and holds Executive Chair and Chief Innovation Officer roles simultaneously; independent review found his disclosures “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading”; board reconstitution is recent and untested
- E2open leverage and integration execution risk: Net leverage of 3.2x as of December 2025; statutory NPAT down 36% in 1H26; ACCC-mandated Expedient divestiture constrains integration scope; deleveraging to 2.5x by end of FY27 contingent on margin recovery from an early-stage integration
- Leadership transition concentration: Permanent CEO appointed July 2025; CFO role remains interim; General Counsel permanent only from November 2025; simultaneous with e2open integration, active ASIC investigation, and AI-led restructuring — creating compounded continuity risk at a critical juncture
- Pricing transition and LGFF customer retention risk: Value Pack rollout accompanied by price increases up to 30% for certain users; partial DSV migration reported; top-10 customers representing 27% of CargoWise revenue in FY25; attrition data post-transition has not been publicly updated
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1) Overview of the Company
WiseTech Global Limited is an Australian publicly listed technology company that develops and provides software solutions to the global logistics execution industry. Incorporated on August 2, 1994, and listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), the company is headquartered in Alexandria, New South Wales, Australia, with a fiscal year ending June 30. Its stated mission is to create breakthrough products that enable and empower those who own and operate the supply chains of the world, and its vision is to be the operating system for global trade and logistics.
The company’s primary commercial vehicle is CargoWise, a deeply integrated, cloud-based software platform for logistics service providers. The platform’s core capabilities span Forwarding and Customs, Landside Logistics, Digital Documents, Transportation Management Systems (TMS), Specialist Warehouse Management Systems (WMS), Carrier and Rates, and Enterprise functions. In December 2025, WiseTech launched CargoWise Value Packs — a per-transaction packaged pricing model replacing the seat and transaction license model that had been in place since 2014. The packs are tailored to forwarding, customs, warehousing, and land transport segments and include over 216 modules and functions. Approximately 95% of CargoWise customers had adopted this model as of early 2026. The company also operates CargoWise Neo, a web-based interface providing customers with live access to shipments, orders, declarations, and invoices. CargoWise AI features include an AI workflow engine, AI Classification Assistant, ComplianceWise, and the AI CargoWise Expert chatbot. The company’s business model is primarily SaaS, with customers accessing the platform via the cloud and paying for usage.
As of December 31, 2025, WiseTech employed approximately 6,500–7,500 people globally across 40 countries. The company serves over 17,000 customers in 193 countries, including 47 of the top 50 global third-party logistics providers and 24 of the top 25 global freight forwarders. Reported clients include DHL, Sinotrans, Nippon Express, and APL Logistics. The company operates 40 product development centers, with centers of excellence in Sydney, Australia; Bengaluru, India; and Nanjing, China. Office locations verified from the company website span the Americas (including Chicago, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, North Carolina, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and São Paulo), the Asia-Pacific region (including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Auckland, Fuzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Taipei, Bengaluru, Kobe, Seoul, and Singapore), and Europe, Africa, and the Middle East (including Hamburg, Dublin, Milan, Utrecht, Oslo, Madrid, Stockholm, Basel, Manchester, London, York, Johannesburg, Istanbul, and Dubai).
The company completed the acquisition of U.S.-based supply chain software provider E2open on August 4, 2025, materially expanding its scale and product scope. Mark Hall serves as Chief Acquisition and Integration Officer and CEO of e2open per the company’s leadership page.
WiseTech has undergone significant C-suite turnover in the past 24 months. Richard White stepped down as CEO in October 2024 and was appointed Executive Chair in February 2025. Andrew Cartledge served as Interim CEO from October 2024 before retiring at the end of calendar 2025. Zubin Appoo was appointed permanent Chief Executive Officer effective July 27, 2025. Caroline Pham serves as Interim Chief Financial Officer as of early 2026, per the company’s leadership page. In February 2025, four of six directors resigned citing governance disagreements regarding the founder’s role.
As part of an AI-led transformation announced in February 2026, the company disclosed plans to reduce approximately 2,000 roles — representing approximately 29% of its global workforce — primarily affecting product and development and customer service teams, phased across the second half of FY26 and into FY27. The independent auditor is KPMG. WiseTech’s information security management system is ISO 27001 certified and has achieved SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations. The company has also been accredited by the Joint Accreditation System of Australia and New Zealand (JASANZ) to issue Preferential Certificates of Origin for Australian exports.
2) History
WiseTech Global was founded in 1994 by Richard White and Maree Isaacs, initially writing software code for Australian freight forwarders. The company was incorporated on August 2, 1994, operating under several predecessor names including Eagle Developments International, Eagle Datamation International, CargoWise EDI, and CargoWise before adopting its current name. Its founding premise was that global logistics service providers were underserved by fragmented, non-integrated software, creating an opportunity to build a centralised operating system for supply chain execution.
The company’s first acquisitions to expand product capability and customer base in Australia occurred in 1999. In 2004, WiseTech developed ediEnterprise, its second-generation platform, explicitly designed for global scale and multi-regional logistics operators. Offshore expansion commenced in 2006, shifting focus toward multi-regional providers. In 2008, the company introduced an on-demand, per-user Module User License (MUL) model — a move to accelerate market share capture. A further technology transition came in 2012, when WiseTech migrated to a cloud-based architecture and simultaneously acquired TransLogix, a domestic transport and logistics software vendor.
In March 2014, the company rebranded to WiseTech Global and released CargoWise One, its third-generation integrated logistics platform, accompanied by a new Seat plus Transaction License (STL) model. This licensing structure remained in place until 2025. Ahead of its planned IPO, WiseTech raised A$80 million in April 2015, comprising A$35 million in new equity from Fidelity Worldwide Investment and Smallco, and a A$45 million three-year debt facility from Westpac Institutional Bank.
WiseTech listed on the Australian Securities Exchange on April 11, 2016, raising approximately A$168 million by offering shares at A$3.35 each, with an initial market capitalisation of approximately A$974 million. The IPO provided capital to accelerate an aggressive global acquisition strategy. In 2017, the company entered the S&P/ASX 200 index and launched BorderWise, a border compliance engine integrating tariff and legislative data for customs professionals, initially in Australia with planned rollout across multiple jurisdictions. Also in 2017, WiseTech acquired Netherlands-based air freight rate management provider Cargoguide and U.S.-based ocean freight rate management provider CargoSphere.
During 2018, WiseTech raised A$100 million through share placement to Capital Group’s SmallCap World Fund to fund further acquisition activity and R&D. That year, the company completed 15 acquisitions across Asia Pacific, Europe, and the Americas, including entry into the European customs market via acquisitions in Germany and Italy. Across FY18–FY20, the company executed 34 acquisitions in total, expanding into new geographies and adjacencies. In October 2019, WiseTech publicly contested a short-seller report by J Capital Research that questioned its financials and organic growth trajectory.
From 2022 onwards, the acquisition cadence continued with strategic additions: Shipamax (AI-driven document data extraction, November 2022), Bolero International (electronic Bills of Lading, July 2022), Envase Technologies (North American landside logistics, January 2023), and Blume Global (intermodal rail solutions, February 2023). In FY24, the company added Sistemas Casa (Mexico customs), Aktiv Data (Finland customs), and MatchBox Exchange (container reuse marketplace). In August 2024, WiseTech announced three breakthrough product releases: CargoWise Next, Container Transport Optimization, and ComplianceWise. Later acquisitions included Singeste (Portugal customs, July 2024), BSM Global (December 2024), ImpexDocs (January 2025), Opentecnología S.A. (Colombia, March 2025), Editrade S.A. (Chile, Ecuador, Panama, and Mexico customs, March 2025), and the Centre for Customs and Excise Studies (January 2026).
In October 2024, a series of personal conduct allegations against founder Richard White led to his departure as CEO — a transition that erased approximately A$7.7 billion in market capitalisation around the time of the announcement. The board engaged law firms Herbert Smith Freehills and Seyfarth Shaw LLP to investigate. Andrew Cartledge was appointed Interim CEO. In February 2025, four of the six directors resigned citing governance disagreements, and ASIC initiated preliminary inquiries into the company. Richard White was appointed Executive Chair and Chief Innovation Officer in February 2025. Zubin Appoo was appointed permanent CEO effective July 27, 2025. In October 2025, ASIC and the Australian Federal Police executed search warrants at WiseTech’s Sydney office relating to alleged share trading by White and three employees during late 2024 to early 2025, with WiseTech shares falling approximately 15.6% on that day.
WiseTech’s largest transaction to date — the acquisition of e2open (E2open Parent Holdings, Inc.) for an enterprise value of $2.1 billion — was announced in May 2025 and completed on August 4, 2025, funded through a $3.0 billion syndicated debt facility of which $2.4 billion was drawn at close. The company achieved its $50 million annualised e2open cost synergy target in January 2026, ahead of the original FY27 schedule. In December 2025, the company transitioned its presentation currency from Australian dollars to U.S. dollars. Also in December 2025, WiseTech launched CargoWise Value Packs, a pure transactional licensing model representing the fourth generation of its commercial structure, moving away from the seat-based STL model. In December 2025, the ACCC accepted a court-enforceable undertaking requiring WiseTech to divest Expedient, a logistics software business held through its BluJay Solutions subsidiary. In February 2026, WiseTech announced plans to reduce approximately 2,000 roles — framed explicitly as an AI-led transformation — with the company’s stock rallying approximately 11.1% on the day of the announcement.
3) Key Executives
Richard White serves as Co-Founder, Executive Chair, and Chief Innovation Officer, having assumed the executive chair role in February 2025 after stepping down as CEO in October 2024. White co-founded WiseTech in 1994 and held the CEO position for approximately 30 years before his departure following a board investigation into personal conduct allegations. He holds a Master of Business in Information Technology Management from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Technology by UTS in 2023, where he also holds the distinctions of UTS Luminary and Fellow. Prior to founding WiseTech, White operated ventures in computer consulting and IT distribution and previously worked as a refrigeration engineer and musician.
Zubin Appoo was appointed permanent Chief Executive Officer effective July 27, 2025, succeeding Interim CEO Andrew Cartledge following an internal and external search process. Appoo holds a Bachelor of Information Technology (with Distinction, on scholarship) from UTS and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He originally joined WiseTech in 2004 and spent close to 15 years at the company through 2018, playing a foundational role in the development of the CargoWise platform; following his initial departure, he served as CTO at InLoop, Flexischools, and HICAPS (an NAB business), and as CEO at Find a Carer, before rejoining WiseTech in 2025 as Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief Innovation Officer. Appoo has been a shareholder in WiseTech since 2005 and reports directly to the board with responsibility spanning operations, people, culture, and product delivery.
Caroline Pham serves as Interim Chief Financial Officer, having joined WiseTech in August 2016. She is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting & Finance) from the University of New South Wales. Pham brings approximately 15 years of experience across finance functions, with prior roles at PwC and Accolade Wines, and previously served as Head of Risk and Internal Audit at WiseTech before assuming the interim CFO role. She was named Financial Analyst of the Year at the 2025 Accounting Times Corporate Accountant Awards.
Vlad Bilanovsky holds the title of Chief Execution Officer at WiseTech Global, having joined the company close to 19 years ago. He holds a Master of Science in IT from the National Technical University of Ukraine, a Master of Science in Economics from the National University ‘Kyiv-Mohyla Academy,’ and an MBA from kmbs. In his tenure, he has led corporate development including mergers and acquisitions and strategic partnerships, and previously held roles spanning product development, sales, global marketing, and establishment of global partner programs. He brings more than 25 years of global experience in logistics.
Mark Hall serves as Chief Acquisition and Integration Officer at WiseTech Global, as well as Chief Executive Officer of e2open, the subsidiary acquired in August 2025. Hall joined WiseTech in 2015 initially as an advisor on the company’s IPO before joining permanently, and holds the designation of Chartered Accountant along with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Leeds. Prior to WiseTech, he spent close to 20 years in M&A-focused roles at PwC. He is responsible for the end-to-end acquisition and integration process across the group.
Brett Shearer serves as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Architect at WiseTech Global, having worked with the company since its founding year of 1994. He holds a Master of Business in IT Management from UTS and has been instrumental in implementing customs compliance solutions across Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and the United Kingdom throughout his tenure.
Maree Isaacs serves as Executive Director, Co-Founder, and Head of License Management, and also holds the role of Company Secretary at WiseTech Global. She co-founded WiseTech in 1994 and has served in a formal executive director capacity since 1996, bringing more than 30 years of senior executive experience in logistics, supply chain, and technology. Prior to WiseTech, she worked at Real Tech Systems Integration and Clear Group.
Damien Sullivan was appointed General Counsel in November 2025, having initially joined the company as Interim General Counsel in November 2024. He brings nearly 30 years of legal and commercial leadership experience and previously served as General Counsel of Boral and Panavision.
Katrina Johnson serves as Group Company Secretary and Head of Regulatory Affairs, appointed to that role on September 1, 2024, having joined WiseTech in March 2020 as General Counsel. She holds a BA LLB (Hons), a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice, and holds the designations MAICD and FGIA. Prior to WiseTech, she spent five years at Uber as Associate General Counsel and Head of Legal for Uber Asia Pacific. Johnson holds non-executive directorships at Trade Me Group Limited and Straker Limited, and has been a member of Chief Executive Women since July 2025.
4) Ownership
WiseTech Global Limited is a publicly listed company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) under the ticker symbol WTC. The company also trades on U.S. over-the-counter markets under the ticker WTCHF. As of February 27, 2026, there were 336,092,380 ordinary shares on issue. There is no parent company; WiseTech operates as an independent publicly listed entity with no controlling corporate parent.
The dominant shareholder is Realwise Holdings Pty Ltd, a private company through which co-founder Richard White holds his interest. Per a company-sourced AGM notice, following White’s buyout of co-founder Maree Isaacs’ stake in Realwise Holdings in December 2024, White controls approximately 37.4% of WiseTech’s issued capital. Third-party data (Simplywall.st) reports Realwise Holdings held approximately 34.6% of shares as of April 2026, with the difference likely reflecting subsequent share sales. White sold shares worth approximately A$440 million in late 2024 and an additional approximately A$200 million in early 2025, per third-party sources that have not been independently verified through primary disclosure.
Institutional shareholders represent a significant portion of the remaining float. Per third-party data (Simplywall.st, Investing.com), which has not been independently verified through primary disclosure, major institutional holders include The Vanguard Group, Inc. (approximately 6.04%), State Street Global Advisors, Inc. (approximately 5.1%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (approximately 4.97%), Macquarie Group Limited (approximately 3.91%), and BlackRock, Inc. (approximately 2.03%). AustralianSuper exited its approximately 1.9% position in WiseTech over a two-week period ending March 26, 2025. As of June 30, 2025, Charles Gibbon held approximately 4.7% and Michael Gregg held approximately 3.0% of issued capital, per the company’s corporate governance statement; both subsequently ceased board service. As of June 30, 2025, over 90% of WiseTech team members (excluding e2open) held shares or share rights.
As of February 25, 2026, the board comprises seven directors: Richard White (Executive Chair), Andrew Harrison (Lead Independent Non-Executive Director), Roberto Castaneda (Independent Non-Executive Director), Christopher Charlton (Independent Non-Executive Director), Sandra Hook (Independent Non-Executive Director), Raelene Murphy (Independent Non-Executive Director), and Maree Isaacs (Executive Director). This represents five independent non-executive directors, one executive chair, and one additional executive director — a majority-independent composition consistent with the board charter. The board has undergone substantial reconstitution since February 2025: Richard Dammery, Lisa Brock, Michael Malone, and Fiona Pak-Poy resigned on February 26, 2025; Charles Gibbon retired on June 30, 2025; and Michael Gregg retired on November 20, 2025. Andrew Harrison and Christopher Charlton joined on March 31, 2025; Sandra Hook and Roberto Castaneda were appointed effective July 1, 2025; and Raelene Murphy joined on January 1, 2026.
The board has three standing committees. The Audit & Risk Committee is chaired by Andrew Harrison and includes Roberto Castaneda, Sandra Hook, and Raelene Murphy as members. The Nomination Committee is chaired by Andrew Harrison (as of November 20, 2025), with all directors serving as members per the Nomination Committee Charter. The People & Remuneration Committee is chaired by Sandra Hook. The Nomination Committee is required to meet at least twice annually per its charter.
In March 2019, WiseTech completed an underwritten institutional placement raising A$300 million. In FY26, the company raised $85.2 million in new share capital primarily to fund employee equity programs. The company maintains a dividend policy targeting a payout ratio of up to 20% of annual Underlying Net Profit After Tax.
5) Financial Position
WiseTech Global Limited trades on the Australian Securities Exchange under the ticker WTC. As of April 21–22, 2026, the stock was priced at approximately A$45.59–A$45.83, with a market capitalization of approximately A$15.2–15.4 billion. The 52-week trading range of A$35.54 to A$121.31 reflects a year-over-year decline of approximately 44%, driven principally by governance disruptions, executive turnover, and regulatory scrutiny. The 5-year total return remained positive at approximately 47.6% as of April 2026, illustrating the durability of the longer-term growth trajectory despite near-term volatility. Valuation multiples as of April 22, 2026 (per third-party aggregator data, unverified through primary disclosure) include a trailing P/E of approximately 62.7x, a forward P/E of approximately 36.2x, and an EV/EBITDA of approximately 27.9x.
Revenue grew from USD $377.0 million in FY21 to USD $778.7 million in FY25 — a compound expansion reflecting both organic CargoWise growth and the acquisition program. In FY25, revenue grew 14% year-over-year to USD $778.7 million. The e2open consolidation then produced a step-change in scale: 1H26 revenue reached $672.0 million (a 76% increase versus 1H25), consistent with management’s full-year FY26 guidance of $1.39–$1.44 billion, implying approximately 79%–85% growth. The gross profit margin expanded from 85% in FY23 and FY24 to 87% in FY25, before compressing to 77% in 1H26 as e2open’s lower-margin revenue profile was consolidated. The reported EBITDA margin (excluding e2open M&A costs) was 53% in FY25, up from 47% in FY23, but EBITDA margin fell to 38% in 1H26, reflecting both the e2open integration and restructuring costs. FY26 guidance targets an EBITDA margin of 40%–41%. Underlying NPAT grew 30% to USD $241.8 million in FY25; underlying EPS on a statutory basis was 60.4 cents (USD), up 16% from FY24. The Rule of 40 score stood at 51% in FY25. Return on equity was approximately 9.6%–12.9% and return on assets approximately 6.7%–9.9% as of fiscal 2025, per third-party aggregator data, though these ratios will be materially affected by the substantial goodwill and intangibles added via e2open.
Operating cash flow improved from $229.9 million in FY21 to $433.3 million in FY23 and $436.5 million in FY25 (up 25% year-over-year). Free cash flow reached USD $287.0 million in FY25, a 31% increase with a conversion rate of 75% — up from 67% in FY21 and 76% in FY23. In 1H26, free cash flow grew 24% to $153.6 million, though the conversion rate eased to 61% from 65% in 1H25, reflecting acquisition integration costs. Recurring revenue, at 98% of total revenue in FY25 (up from 90% in FY21 and 96% in FY23), provides high cash flow predictability. Annual gross customer retention on the CargoWise platform has exceeded 99%, with attrition below 1% annually for each year since FY13 through at least FY23. Revenue is geographically diversified, with FY21 distribution across EMEA (41%), Asia Pacific (31%), and the Americas (28%). No single customer represented a material concentration, with the top 10 customers accounting for 20% of FY21 revenue. R&D investment has consistently consumed approximately one-third of revenue — USD $263.8 million or 34% in FY25 — reflecting management’s stated priority of organic platform investment.
The balance sheet was materially transformed by the e2open acquisition. The prior AUD 500 million unsecured debt facility was replaced by a $3.0 billion syndicated facility, of which $2.4 billion was drawn at close. As of December 31, 2025, total bank borrowings stood at $2.36 billion, with a net leverage ratio of 3.2x. Management targets deleveraging to approximately 3.0x by end of FY26 and 2.5x by end of FY27. Liquidity as of December 31, 2025 was over $950 million, comprising $358.4 million cash and $600.0 million in undrawn revolving credit facility. Net finance costs rose sharply to $66.4 million in 1H26 from $2.0 million in 1H25. Per third-party data (stockanalysis.com, unverified through primary disclosure), the interest coverage ratio was approximately 4.87x and the debt-to-equity ratio approximately 1.33x as of April 2026. Statutory NPAT fell 36% in 1H26 to $68.1 million, owing to elevated amortization and interest charges from the e2open debt.
Management’s cash deployment priorities encompass continued R&D investment (approximately one-third of revenue), strategic acquisitions structured via earn-outs aligned to product development milestones, and shareholder returns. The dividend policy targets a payout ratio of up to 20% of underlying NPAT. Dividends for FY25 totaled 14.4 cents per share (USD), and the 1H26 interim dividend was 6.8 cents per share. Balance sheet flexibility goals center on deleveraging the post-e2open capital structure toward below 2.0x within three years of the acquisition. The AI-led restructuring announced in February 2026, involving the elimination of approximately 2,000 roles, is expected to accelerate margin recovery alongside the already-achieved $50 million annualized cost synergy target from e2open integration.
Key business risks disclosed in public filings include the ability to attract and retain critical personnel during a period of substantial workforce reduction and leadership transition, execution risk in integrating e2open, regulatory and compliance complexity across 193 countries of operation, competitive pressures in the logistics software sector, and technology system reliability. Macroeconomic risks include exposure to global trade volumes, industrial production cycles, and sovereign and geopolitical risk, given that CargoWise revenue is transaction-linked and therefore partially cyclical. The ASIC and Australian Federal Police investigations represent ongoing legal and reputational risk not reflected in historical financial metrics.
6) Market Position
WiseTech Global occupies a structurally dominant position in logistics execution software, with its CargoWise platform serving more than 22,000 logistics companies across 193 countries as of February 2026 — up from approximately 16,500 customers across 195 countries as of May 2025 (the increase reflects e2open network consolidation). The company’s penetration of the largest global operators is particularly notable: per company disclosures, CargoWise serves 46 of the top 50 global third-party logistics providers and 23 of the top 25 global freight forwarders as of October 2025, with 59 Large Global Freight Forwarder rollouts contracted, in progress, or in production as of February 2026. Named LGFF clients include DHL, DSV/DB Schenker, CEVA, and Kuehne + Nagel. LGFF rollouts delivered a 36% compound annual revenue growth rate from FY16 to FY25, per company disclosures.
The competitive landscape for WiseTech spans two tiers. Per company disclosures, the primary competitive dynamic remains displacement of in-house software and analogue processes — reflecting that the market is still largely in transition from fragmented, non-integrated tools to purpose-built platforms. Per industry databases (PitchBook), named specialist competitors include Made4net, Magaya, Kale Logistics Solutions, and Riege Software. Prior to its acquisition by WiseTech, e2open was itself a direct competitor in supply chain and transportation management software. Per the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Transportation Management Systems (2026), e2open — now a WiseTech subsidiary — was named a Leader for the fourth consecutive year, providing external third-party validation of competitive positioning in TMS specifically.
The CargoWise customs platform now covers approximately 80% of global manufactured trade flows, per company disclosures as of June 30, 2025, underpinned by a multi-year foothold acquisition program spanning Portugal, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Colombia, Finland, South Korea, Turkey, Spain, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, Italy, Ireland, and Brazil, among others. A strategic contract with the New Zealand Customs Service to digitize the working tariff and provide the BorderWise NZ Community Edition represents a government-level endorsement of the platform’s compliance capabilities.
Network effects and platform scale distinguish WiseTech’s competitive position materially. The CargoWise ecosystem — expanded through e2open — encompasses connectivity with more than 400 airlines, 150 ocean carriers, and all Class 1 North American railroads as of December 31, 2025, per company disclosures. The combined network covers over 500,000 connected enterprises, tracks 90 million ocean containers within the CargoWise ecosystem, and e2open manages 18.5% of global ocean bookings, tracking 67 million containers annually, per company representations at the time of the acquisition announcement. These network metrics create structural switching costs and re-entry barriers for competitors.
Customer retention further reinforces competitive entrenchment. Per company disclosures, the CargoWise attrition rate has remained below 1% annually for over 13 consecutive years from FY13 through at least February 2026. Customer concentration has evolved: the top 10 customers accounted for 27% of CargoWise revenue in FY25 (up from 25% in FY24), while the top 300 customers delivered approximately 70% of CargoWise revenue in FY24. Revenue is geographically balanced, shifting in 1H26 to 46% Americas, 33% EMEA, and 21% Asia Pacific — a change from the FY25 distribution of 36%/36%/28% — driven by the Americas-weighted e2open revenue base.
WiseTech maintains 735 partner agreements across its software solutions as of December 31, 2025, per company disclosures. The strategic partnership with ACFS Port Logistics, announced in August 2025, targets commercialization and volume rollout of Container Transport Optimization (CTO). In February 2026, WiseTech launched a pilot with Hapag-Lloyd to deliver supply chain visibility by connecting IoT devices on 2 million containers to its ecosystem. The CargoWise Value Packs (CVP) commercial model, live with approximately 95% of CargoWise customers as of early 2026, is explicitly designed to expand penetration into SME segments — addressing a historically underpenetrated market tier.
On the technology infrastructure side, CargoWise operates on a single-instance, multi-tenant architecture in which all customers share the same platform rather than receiving customized builds, per company disclosures. The platform runs from data centers across three geographies — Australia, Europe, and the United States — providing regional resilience. Development has been conducted entirely in-house (as of 2018) to preserve security and integrity. The CargoWise Next modernization program introduced a web-based interface, modernized core architecture, and Linux server support. The company’s patent portfolio comprises 97 total patent documents including 14 granted patents, per PitchBook data (unverified through primary disclosure), covering domains including vessel tracking, vessel movement prediction, coastal path interpolation, database optimization, and executable content delivery systems — the most recent being US Patent No. 12,313,755 (granted May 27, 2025) for a data-driven vessel tracking system.
Human capital metrics reflect a research-intensive orientation. As of June 30, 2025 — prior to the e2open consolidation and the February 2026 restructuring — 64% of employees were focused on product design and development, per company disclosures, consistent with the 62% reported in FY24. WiseTech reported a voluntary employee turnover rate of 7% in FY25, below the stated industry average, per third-party sources. The education ecosystem encompasses over 42,000 CargoWise Certified Professionals and more than 380 WiseTech Academy courses as of December 31, 2025, per company disclosures, with approximately 41,000 CargoWise Certified Practitioners as of June 30, 2025. The Earn & Learn Scholarship Program, launched in 2023, had grown to 127 Associate Software Engineers by the end of FY25. The February 2026 restructuring — reducing approximately 2,000 roles primarily in product development and customer service — represents a material realignment of the human capital profile toward AI-augmented delivery, though the effect on future talent metrics has not yet been publicly quantified.
WiseTech’s inclusion in the S&P/ASX 200 (first entered in 2017) provides a benchmark of institutional scale and visibility within the Australian equities universe, driving index-linked passive fund participation. The governance disruptions documented in prior sections represent a near-term reputational constraint on market perception, notwithstanding the platform’s demonstrated operational resilience.
7) Legal Claims and Actions
The legal and regulatory profile of WiseTech Global has been materially active over the review period, concentrated across four distinct areas: founder conduct and governance disclosures, securities and insider trading investigations, competition law compliance, and employment litigation inherited through subsidiary acquisitions.
The most consequential ongoing matter is the ASIC and Australian Federal Police investigation into alleged share trading by Executive Chair Richard White and three employees during late 2024 to early 2025. Search warrants were executed at WiseTech’s Sydney office on October 27, 2025, with authorities seeking documents relating to alleged trading during a prohibited blackout period. As of the report date, no charges have been laid against any individual or the company; the investigation remains active. This action follows ASIC’s initiation of preliminary inquiries in February 2025, triggered by the mass director resignations and White’s reappointment as chair.
Preceding the securities investigation, an independent board review — conducted with the assistance of Herbert Smith Freehills and Seyfarth Shaw LLP, engaged in October 2024 — concluded that White’s statements regarding personal relationships with an employee and an associate of a supplier were “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading,” and that undisclosed conflicts of interest existed in certain commercial arrangements. White publicly acknowledged these deficiencies in March 2025. A separate external investigation cleared White of bullying allegations in November 2024. The original trigger for board scrutiny was a lawsuit filed by Linda Rogan, an alleged former acquaintance, which was settled and discontinued on October 21, 2024. These governance failures contributed to significant market capitalisation erosion and prompted AustralianSuper’s exit from its approximately 1.9% position, as noted in the Ownership section.
Following the February 26, 2025 resignation of four directors, the board was temporarily out of compliance with ASX listing requirements regarding independent director representation; remediation was completed by March 31, 2025, through the appointment of new independent directors.
In December 2025, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from WiseTech Global Limited and its subsidiary BluJay Solutions (Australia) Pty Ltd, pursuant to section 87B of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), requiring divestiture of Expedient — a logistics software business held through the BluJay Solutions subsidiary — as a condition of clearing the e2open acquisition. This matter, announced by the ACCC on January 5, 2026, does not carry a monetary penalty but represents a substantive regulatory intervention that constrained the scope of the e2open integration.
Two employment-related matters attach to the BluJay Solutions and e2open subsidiary chain. In Tooker and Hahn v. BluJay Solutions, Inc. and e2open, LLC, a collective action filed in the Western District of Michigan, the court granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs on February 2, 2024, ruling that Logistics Coordinator employees were misclassified as exempt from federal overtime requirements under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Damages have not been determined and a trial on the damages calculation remains pending. Separately, a fraud lawsuit filed in 2020 by Vanguard Logistics (USA), Inc. against BluJay Solutions Ltd (formerly Kewill Inc.) in the Southern District of New York was stayed pending arbitration in March 2021 and voluntarily dismissed in September 2023. An arbitration proceeding relating to breach of a software licensing and services agreement resulted in a Final Award on August 25, 2023, and a subsequent settlement agreement under which BluJay Solutions paid $17,750,000, with mutual releases; this matter is fully resolved.
Following the announcement of approximately 2,000 role reductions in February 2026, Professionals Australia — a union representing technology and engineering workers — sought urgent consultation with the company, alleging failure to consult staff and the union in advance of major workplace changes as required under applicable labor standards. No formal legal proceedings arising from this dispute have been documented as of the report date.
The cumulative financial exposure across the review period consists primarily of the $17.75 million BluJay arbitration settlement (resolved), the FLSA collective action damages (quantum undetermined), and the ACCC-mandated Expedient divestiture (non-monetary). The ASIC/AFP insider trading investigation represents the most material unresolved risk, with no public record of resolution as of the report date. No criminal convictions involving current or former executives during their tenure at WiseTech have been documented in available public records. No bankruptcy filings, sanctions violations, or AML-related matters involving WiseTech or its subsidiaries have been identified in available records.
8) Recent Media Coverage
Media coverage of WiseTech Global across the 2024–2026 period has been dominated by governance and regulatory narratives, with substantially negative tone across financial press, business media, and industry trade publications. Coverage has been extensive and sustained, with relatively limited positive framing outside of product and strategic announcements.
The October 2024 conduct allegations against founder Richard White generated immediate and intensive coverage across major Australian business media, with outlets characterizing the episode as a corporate governance failure rather than a routine personnel matter. The framing consistently emphasized the scale of market capitalization erosion — figures ranging from approximately A$4 billion to nearly A$5 billion in initial coverage — and the governance disclosure failures identified in the board’s independent review. Coverage in this period highlighted leaked board correspondence and undisclosed commercial arrangements as evidence of structural oversight weaknesses, amplifying reputational damage beyond the personal conduct dimension.
The February 2025 mass board resignations deepened the negative narrative. Business and financial press characterized the four-director departure as an escalation from a personal conduct matter to a full governance crisis, with some outlets framing the reconstitution of the board — and White’s appointment as Executive Chair — as governance regression rather than remediation. Australian financial media reported cumulative market capitalization losses from 2024 highs at approximately A$13 billion, framing this as the cost of founder concentration risk and inadequate board independence. Academic and analytical commentary in general business media examined the episode as illustrative of systemic governance risks associated with founder-dominated structures.
The October 27, 2025 search warrant execution by ASIC and the Australian Federal Police at WiseTech’s Sydney office generated a second wave of sustained negative coverage. Financial press and legal/regulatory publications reported the event prominently, with the roughly 15.6% single-session share price decline — as reported across multiple financial outlets — treated as a market confirmation of the investigation’s materiality. A Morningstar analyst’s October 2025 estimate — as reported by Bloomberg — that a potential White departure could erode as much as A$9.3 billion from WiseTech’s valuation framed key-man risk as a distinct and quantifiable concern, a narrative that gained broad financial press traction.
The December 2025 rollout of CargoWise Value Packs attracted negative coverage across industry trade publications, specifically logistics and freight-focused outlets. The coverage framing centered on the timing of system upgrades near the peak shipping season and customer pricing grievances — with price increases reported as reaching up to 30% for certain users — rather than on the commercial rationale for the transition. Trade publications noted competitor activity targeting disgruntled customers, reinforcing a narrative of competitive exposure arising from the pricing change. Separately, February 2026 reporting by industry trade outlets on a partial migration by DSV to DB Schenker’s Tango platform was covered in moderately negative terms, though the coverage acknowledged that CargoWise retained approximately 70% of DSV’s operations.
The February 2026 announcement of approximately 2,000 role reductions was covered across financial press and technology media in mixed terms. Bloomberg and similar financial outlets framed the announcement as an AI-led efficiency program, with CEO Zubin Appoo’s statements regarding AI-driven productivity gains across all business functions receiving neutral-to-positive reception from technology press. The stock rally on the day of the announcement, as noted across financial media, reflected market approval of the margin recovery rationale. However, labor-focused and sector publications covered the workforce reduction in more cautionary terms, emphasizing scale and pace. The AI deepfake extortion incident reported in May 2024 received brief, moderately negative coverage in business media, primarily treated as an emerging threat example rather than a reflection of systemic security failures.
Overall, WiseTech’s recent media profile has been materially shaped by governance and regulatory events that have overshadowed operational and product achievements. Positive coverage — principally around the e2open acquisition scale, CargoWise platform capabilities, and the AI transformation narrative — has been comparatively limited in volume and duration relative to the sustained negative coverage driven by regulatory scrutiny and governance instability.
9) Strengths
Deeply Embedded Platform With Structurally Low Customer Attrition
CargoWise’s sustained sub-1% annual attrition across more than 13 consecutive years — maintained through multiple macroeconomic cycles and the December 2025 pricing transition — reflects the operational cost of switching away from a deeply integrated, single-instance platform. For customers running customs, forwarding, warehousing, and landside logistics on one system, displacement requires re-implementation across multiple functions simultaneously, creating structural inertia that functions as a durable competitive moat.
Dominant Penetration of the Largest Global Operators
CargoWise’s penetration of 46 of the top 50 global third-party logistics providers and 23 of the top 25 global freight forwarders — with 59 LGFF rollouts contracted, in progress, or in production — means that new enterprise-tier competitors must displace an incumbent already embedded across the workflows of operators that define global trade volumes. The 36% compound annual revenue growth rate from LGFF rollouts demonstrates that this penetration translates directly into expanding revenue, not merely customer count.
Network Scale and Connectivity as a Re-Entry Barrier
The combined CargoWise and e2open ecosystem’s connectivity across more than 400 airlines, 150 ocean carriers, all Class 1 North American railroads, and over 500,000 connected enterprises creates a multi-sided network in which each additional participant increases the platform’s value to existing participants. E2open’s management of 18.5% of global ocean bookings adds a liquidity dynamic — an advantage that point solutions and new entrants cannot replicate without a comparable installed base and years of bilateral integration investment.
Customs Coverage Across 80% of Global Manufactured Trade Flows
Coverage of approximately 80% of global manufactured trade flows through the CargoWise customs platform, underpinned by a multi-decade foothold acquisition program spanning jurisdictions across multiple continents, creates a self-reinforcing advantage: logistics operators managing multi-jurisdiction shipments are incentivized to consolidate onto a single customs system rather than maintain separate country-specific tools. A government-level mandate from the New Zealand Customs Service provides external validation beyond commercial customer adoption.
Recurring Revenue Model With High Cash Flow Predictability
The transition to a purely transactional licensing model adopted by approximately 95% of customers structurally ties revenue to trade volumes processed through the platform rather than seat counts, enabling revenue expansion as customers grow without requiring active upsell cycles. The 98% recurring revenue share and consistent free cash flow conversion reflect a model that generates predictable capital for R&D reinvestment and debt reduction simultaneously — particularly relevant given the post-e2open leverage position.
Publicly Listed Status and Institutional Credibility
Operating under ASX continuous disclosure obligations, KPMG-audited financial statements, and mandatory corporate governance standards provides a transparency and accountability framework that private competitors are not required to meet. This public status supports institutional credibility with large enterprise customers and government counterparties for whom vendor financial health and reporting standards are part of procurement evaluation criteria, while index inclusion drives institutional shareholder participation.
ISO 27001 Certification and SOC Attestations
For a platform handling customs declarations, financial transactions, and supply chain data across more than 22,000 customers in 193 countries, ISO 27001 certification and SOC 1 and SOC 2 attestations function as operative commercial requirements rather than merely reputational markers. Many large enterprise customers and government agencies contractually require certified security frameworks from their software vendors, meaning this certification portfolio directly supports customer retention and enterprise sales conversion.
R&D Intensity Supporting Platform Longevity
Consistent allocation of approximately one-third of revenue to in-house R&D — maintained across economic cycles and now through a major integration — has enabled successive platform generations and produced a 97-patent portfolio covering vessel tracking, movement prediction, database optimization, and executable content delivery systems. Conducting development entirely in-house since 2018 preserves platform security and architectural integrity in a way that outsourced or acquired codebases cannot replicate.
Certified Professional Ecosystem Creating Customer Stickiness
An ecosystem of over 42,000 CargoWise Certified Professionals creates human capital lock-in at the customer level: logistics professionals trained and certified on CargoWise represent an organizational asset that reinforces platform adoption within their employers and raises the effective cost of migration to alternative systems. This credentialing network extends the switching cost dynamic beyond software integration into the workforce itself.
Founding-Era Technical Leadership With Platform Continuity
Continuous involvement of founding-era technical and operational leadership — with the CTO having worked with WiseTech since 1994, the Chief Execution Officer for close to 19 years, and the Executive Director and co-founder since 1996 — means that architectural decisions, integration philosophy, and product roadmap have been stewarded by executives with direct institutional memory of every platform generation. This depth of institutional knowledge cannot be replicated by external hires or acquirers on a short timeline.
Demonstrated Acquisition Integration and Synergy Execution
Achievement of the $50 million annualized e2open cost synergy target in January 2026 — within approximately five months of the August 2025 close — on a transaction funded by $2.4 billion in drawn debt demonstrates that the company’s in-house M&A capability can execute at scale under financial pressure. This outcome, following a 34-acquisition program across FY18–FY20 and continued additions through FY25 across multiple geographies and technology domains, reflects a repeatable organizational capability underpinning the company’s strategy of geographic customs coverage expansion and product adjacency capture.
10) Potential Risks and Areas for Further Due Diligence
ASIC and Australian Federal Police Insider Trading Investigation
This is the most material unresolved legal risk facing WiseTech. The investigation relates to alleged share trading by Executive Chair Richard White and three employees during a prohibited blackout period in late 2024 to early 2025, with search warrants executed at the Sydney office in October 2025. No charges have been laid as of the report date; the investigation remains active. The gravity of this matter is amplified by the identity of the subject — the controlling shareholder, Executive Chair, and Chief Innovation Officer — and by the market’s own assessment: a Morningstar analyst estimated in October 2025 that a potential White departure could erode as much as A$9.3 billion from WiseTech’s valuation. Due diligence should include requesting an update on investigation status directly from the company’s General Counsel, reviewing the company’s insider trading policy and blackout period controls, and confirming whether any indemnity arrangements exist for executives subject to the investigation.
Founder Concentration, Key Person, and Governance Structural Risk
Richard White controls approximately 34–37% of issued capital through Realwise Holdings Pty Ltd and holds simultaneous roles as Executive Chair and Chief Innovation Officer — a governance structure that concentrates decision-making authority and investor risk in a single individual who has already demonstrated willingness to maintain influence following a board-level conduct investigation. The independent board review found White’s disclosures to be “inaccurate, incomplete and misleading,” and four of six directors resigned in February 2025 citing governance disagreements with the founder’s role. The board has been substantially reconstituted with a majority of recently appointed independent directors; whether this reconstitution has produced genuine independence from White remains to be tested. Due diligence should assess the robustness of the new board’s governance protocols, examine whether any related party transaction policies have been updated, and evaluate whether the CEO reports functionally to the board or operationally to White given overlapping roles.
Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest in Commercial Arrangements
The independent review concluded that undisclosed conflicts of interest existed in certain commercial arrangements involving White — specifically, relationships with a supplier associate that were not disclosed to the board. White acknowledged these deficiencies publicly in March 2025. The nature, quantum, and commercial terms of these arrangements have not been fully disclosed in available public records. Due diligence should request a complete schedule of all related party transactions and supplier arrangements reviewed by the independent investigation, confirm that updated conflict-of-interest policies are in force and actively monitored by the Audit & Risk Committee, and verify whether any commercial arrangements identified as conflicted have been renegotiated or terminated at arms-length terms.
E2open Integration Execution and Leverage Risk
The $2.1 billion e2open acquisition, funded through $2.4 billion drawn on a $3.0 billion syndicated facility, increased net leverage to 3.2x as of December 31, 2025. While the $50 million annualized synergy target was achieved ahead of schedule, statutory NPAT fell 36% in 1H26 due to elevated amortization and interest charges, and gross margin compressed from 87% in FY25 to 77% in 1H26 reflecting e2open’s lower-margin revenue profile. Management targets deleveraging to 2.5x by end of FY27, but this trajectory is contingent on revenue conversion and margin recovery from an integration that remains in early stages. The ACCC-mandated divestiture of Expedient further constrains the integration scope. Due diligence should model downside scenarios on deleveraging timelines, review covenant terms and headroom under the $3.0 billion syndicated facility, and assess the pipeline of remaining e2open integration milestones and associated cost exposure.
AI-Led Workforce Reduction and Operational Continuity Risk
The February 2026 announcement of approximately 2,000 role reductions concentrated in product development and customer service teams creates near-term execution risk across multiple dimensions. The reductions coincide with the e2open integration, the CargoWise Value Pack transition, and an active regulatory investigation. Professionals Australia raised urgent consultation concerns alleging failure to comply with applicable labor consultation requirements. Loss of institutional knowledge in product development — where 64% of the pre-restructuring workforce was concentrated — could impair platform delivery velocity during a period of heightened competitive attention. Due diligence should request the workforce reduction implementation plan and timeline, assess whether statutory consultation obligations have been met in each jurisdiction affected, and evaluate retention arrangements for critical technical personnel.
CargoWise Value Pack Pricing Transition and Customer Concentration Risk
The December 2025 launch of CargoWise Value Packs was accompanied by price increases reportedly reaching up to 30% for certain users, generating customer grievances and trade publication coverage of competitor activity targeting disgruntled customers. A partial migration by DSV — a named top-10 customer — to DB Schenker’s Tango platform was reported in early 2026, though CargoWise retained approximately 70% of DSV’s operations. Top-10 customers accounted for 27% of CargoWise revenue in FY25, increasing concentration sensitivity to LGFF churn. While attrition has historically remained below 1%, the pricing transition represents the most significant commercial stress test of that metric since the current model’s inception. Due diligence should request updated customer retention data post-Value Pack rollout, obtain the current status of LGFF contract renewals, and assess the competitive response pipeline from named competitors targeting migration opportunities.
Leadership Succession Depth and Interim CFO Risk
The Chief Financial Officer position remains filled on an interim basis as of early 2026. The CEO was appointed permanently only in July 2025 following approximately nine months of interim leadership, and the General Counsel was appointed permanently only in November 2025 after an initial interim engagement from November 2024. This pattern of interim appointments across C-suite roles — simultaneously with the e2open integration, the ASIC investigation, and the AI restructuring — reflects a meaningful depth-of-leadership gap at a strategically critical juncture. Due diligence should confirm the timeline and process for permanently filling the CFO role, assess whether the Audit & Risk Committee has sufficient direct access to financial management given the interim status, and review succession plans for the Executive Chair and CTO — both of whom have been with the company since its founding.
AI Deepfake Extortion and Cybersecurity Incident Exposure
A deepfake-enabled extortion incident was reported in May 2024, confirming that WiseTech has been a target of socially engineered cyberattacks. A platform handling customs declarations, financial transactions, and trade compliance data for more than 22,000 customers across 193 countries represents a high-value target. The AI-led restructuring’s impact on cybersecurity staffing has not been publicly quantified. Due diligence should request current SOC 2 Type II reports, confirm that cybersecurity headcount has been ring-fenced from the workforce reduction, review the incident response protocol updated following the 2024 deepfake event, and assess third-party penetration testing cadence and scope.
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