[DEF 14A] GoHealth, Inc. Definitive Proxy Statement
GoHealth, Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on June 17, 2026. Investors will elect three Class III directors, ratify Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2026, and cast an advisory say‑on‑pay vote on named executive officer compensation.
As of April 22, 2026, voting securities included 50,000 shares of Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock, 16,686,419 shares of Class A common stock and 12,616,074 shares of Class B common stock. CEO Vijay Kotte received 2025 total compensation of $13,757,255, while Ernst & Young LLP billed 2025 audit and related fees of $3,824,769 and tax fees of $139,985.
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Routine proxy with notable control, debt‑linked governance features.
The filing outlines standard annual-meeting items: electing three Class III directors, ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as auditor, and holding an advisory say‑on‑pay vote. Director biographies emphasize restructuring, private equity, and transformation experience, reflecting the company’s current focus.
GoHealth is a controlled company under Nasdaq rules, with Centerbridge and NVX Holdings holding more than 50% of combined voting power. A Superpriority Senior Secured Credit Agreement signed on August 6, 2025 required adding three new directors and creating a Transformation Committee, which met 16 times in 2025.
CEO Vijay Kotte received total 2025 compensation of $13.76M, including a $1.0M salary, $2.0M in bonuses and stock awards valued at $10.73M. CFO and COO compensation was materially lower. Future disclosures in company filings may clarify how investors respond through the 2026 say‑on‑pay vote.
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Series A Convertible Perpetual Preferred Stock financial
Say-on-Pay Vote financial
controlled company regulatory
Superpriority Senior Secured Credit Agreement financial
Transformation Committee financial
Dodd-Frank Clawback Policy regulatory
Compensation Summary
| Name | Title | Total Compensation |
|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | ||
| Brendan Shanahan | ||
| Michael Hargis |
- Election of three Class III directors for terms expiring at the 2029 annual meeting
- Ratification of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2026
- Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the company’s named executive officers
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Clinton P. Jones | Brandon M. Cruz | ||
Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors | Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||
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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | ii | ||
PROXY STATEMENT INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
PROPOSALS TO BE VOTED ON | 3 | ||
Proposal 1: Election of Directors | 3 | ||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | 8 | ||
Proposal 3: Advisory Vote to Approve the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers | 11 | ||
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS | 12 | ||
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE | 13 | ||
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD | 19 | ||
EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION | 22 | ||
COMPENSATION TABLES | 25 | ||
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT | 33 | ||
CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PERSON TRANSACTIONS | 36 | ||
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT | 42 | ||
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ABOUT THE 2026 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS | 43 | ||
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS | 48 | ||
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1. | To elect Clinton P. Jones, Bao Truong, and William L. Transier as Class III Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified; |
2. | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
3. | To cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay Vote”); and |
4. | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
By Order of the Board of Directors, | |||
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Brad Burd | |||
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | |||
April 30, 2026 | |||
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• | To elect Clinton P. Jones, Bao Truong, and William L. Transier as Class III Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified; |
• | To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; |
• | To cast an advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (“Say-on-Pay Vote”); and |
• | To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. |
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• | FOR the election of Clinton P. Jones, Bao Truong, and William L. Transier; |
• | FOR the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026; and |
• | FOR the approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers. |
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Name | Age | Position with GoHealth | ||||
Clinton P. Jones | 48 | Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||
Bao Truong | 52 | Director | ||||
William L. Transier | 71 | Director | ||||
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Name | Age | Position with GoHealth | ||||
Timothy R. Pohl | 59 | Director | ||||
David Fisher | 57 | Director | ||||
Vijay Kotte | 48 | Director and Chief Executive Officer | ||||
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Name | Age | Position with GoHealth | ||||
Brandon M. Cruz | 48 | Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors | ||||
Alan J. Carr | 56 | Director | ||||
Mark Weinsten | 62 | Director | ||||
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Fee Category | 2025 | 2024 | ||||
Audit Fee | $3,824,769 | $3,113,185 | ||||
Audit-Related Fee | — | — | ||||
Tax Fee | $139,985 | $176,758 | ||||
All Other Fees | $— | $— | ||||
Total Fees | $3,964,754 | $3,289,943 | ||||
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Name | Age | Position | ||||
Vijay Kotte(1) | 48 | Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Brendan Shanahan(2) | 64 | Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Michael Hargis(3) | 54 | Chief Operating Officer | ||||
Brad Burd(4) | 48 | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | ||||
(1) | See biography on page 6 of this Proxy Statement. |
(2) | Brendan Shanahan has served as GoHealth’s Chief Financial Officer since October 14, 2024. Mr. Shanahan has over thirty years of financial leadership experience and over twenty years of expertise in the Medicare Advance industry. Prior to joining GoHealth, Mr. Shanahan served from March 2022 to February 2024 as Chief Financial Officer of UpStream Care Company, a primary care services and technology company. From July 2015 to June 2021, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cedar Gate Technologies, a care performance management company. Mr. Shanahan currently serves on the Executive Advisory Board of Guidehealth, an advanced technology-driven health services platform that partners with health systems and clinical networks to bring scale and predictable performance to value-based care. Mr. Shanahan holds an MBA in Banking and Finance from Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Administrative from The Citadel. He is also a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. |
(3) | Michael Hargis joined GoHealth in 2022 as Chief Customer Experience Officer and began his role as Chief Operating Officer in July 2023. As Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Hargis leads our efforts to deliver a best-in-class customer experience across enterprise and Medicare sales, telecare, member retention, product, compliance, and business operations. Before GoHealth, Mr. Hargis served as Chief Experience Officer at The Key, the nation’s leading senior memory and specialized care provider from 2019 to 2021. Additionally, he was the Senior Vice President of Global Customer Success and Inside Sales at NortonLifeLock from 2017 to 2019, with over 50 million worldwide members and revenue of over $2.5 billion. Hargis joined NortonLifelock after serving as Senior Vice President of Member Services, Consumer Sales and Business Operations at LifeLock. Mr. Hargis has a track record of leading teams that improve the efficiency and effectiveness of complex global sales, operations, and customer success organizations. He started his career at GE Capital Financial Services and CareerBuilder and earned his MBA from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, and BBA from Thomas More University. |
(4) | Brad Burd brings more than a decade of accomplishments as a leader at GoHealth to his role as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. In this role as Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, which he began in February 2024, Mr. Burd oversees the Company’s legal affairs, including compliance, government relations, commercial, and corporate governance matters. Mr. Burd has been with GoHealth since 2011, serving as General Counsel from 2011 to February 2024, during which he directed the legal department through the Company’s different phases, including the IPO in 2020. Mr. Burd further served as the Company’s Interim Corporate Secretary from 2019 until July 2020. His extensive experience in the healthcare industry and as an in-house leader has earned him many recognitions, and at GoHealth, he has long been valued as a trusted advisor to the management team and Board of Directors. Mr. Burd currently also serves as the President of the Alliance of Licensed Medicare Insurance Agencies (ALMIA), a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to protect Medicare beneficiaries by ensuring access to licensed insurance agents and to further the education and improvement of its members by promoting best practices. Prior to joining GoHealth, Brad worked in the Chicago office of two national law firms and formally represented GoHealth as outside counsel. Brad graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He later attended the University of Cincinnati College of Law, where he earned his Juris Doctor degree. |
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Name | Audit | Compensation | Nominating and Corporate Governance | Transformation | ||||||||
Brandon M. Cruz | Chairperson | |||||||||||
David Fisher | Chairperson | X | ||||||||||
Bao Truong | X | X | X | |||||||||
Alan J. Carr | X | Chairperson | ||||||||||
Clinton P. Jones | X | |||||||||||
William L. Transier | X | Chairperson | X | |||||||||
Timothy R. Pohl | X | |||||||||||
• | appointing, approving the fees of, retaining and overseeing our independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm their independence from management; |
• | discussing with our independent registered public accounting firm any audit problems or difficulties and management’s response; |
• | approving all audit and permissible non-audit services to be performed by our independent registered public accounting firm; |
• | overseeing the financial reporting process and discussing with management and our independent registered public accounting firm the interim and annual financial statements that we file with the SEC; |
• | reviewing our policies on risk assessment and risk management; |
• | reviewing, and if appropriate, approving related person transactions; |
• | establishing procedures for the confidential and anonymous submission of complaints regarding questionable accounting, internal controls or auditing matters; and |
• | preparing the audit committee report required by SEC rules (which is included on page 9 of this Proxy Statement). |
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• | reviewing and recommending for approval by the Board, the compensation of our Chief Executive Officer, and reviewing and approving the compensation of our other executive officers; |
• | overseeing and administering our cash and equity incentive plans; |
• | reviewing and making recommendations to the Board with respect to director compensation; |
• | reviewing and discussing annually with management our “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” to the extent required by SEC rules; and |
• | preparing the annual compensation committee report, to the extent required by SEC rules. |
• | identifying individuals qualified to become board members; |
• | recommending to the Board of Directors the persons to be nominated for election as directors and to each board committee; |
• | developing and recommending to the Board of Directors corporate governance guidelines; and |
• | overseeing an annual evaluation of the Board of Directors. |
• | reviewing, formulating, negotiating and recommending to the Board for approval, various strategic alternatives, including, among others, refinancings, securitizations, mergers, acquisitions or restructurings; |
• | working together with the Compensation Committee of the Board to review and recommend to the Board, as necessary, any future employee incentive plans designed to retain employees and certain other compensation arrangements; and |
• | overseeing risks associated with current and future liquidity and compliance with the Company’s debt covenants. |
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• | Vijay Kotte, Chief Executive Officer |
• | Brendan Shanahan, Chief Financial Officer |
• | Michael Hargis, Chief Operating Officer |
• | Attract, engage, motivate, retain and appropriately reward executives for their contributions to our business, our customers, our partners and our stockholders |
• | Closely align executive interests and rewards with the interests of our stockholders |
• | Drive the achievement of the Company’s purpose, mission, values and strategy |
• | Provide competitive compensation compared to the external market |
• | Base Salary |
• | Annual Cash Incentive |
• | Long-Term Equity Grant |
• | Benefits |
• | Perquisites |
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• | medical, dental and vision benefits; |
• | medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts; |
• | health savings account (HSA); |
• | short-term and long-term disability insurance; |
• | life insurance; |
• | commuter benefits; and |
• | an employee assistance program. |
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2025 Summary Compensation Table | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name and Principal Position(1) | Year | Salary(2) ($) | Bonus(3) ($) | Stock Awards(4) ($) | Option Awards(5) ($) | Non-equity Incentive Plan Compensation ($) | All Other Compensation(6) ($) | Total ($) | ||||||||||||||||
Vijay Kotte Chief Executive Officer | 2025 | $969,231 | $2,000,000 | $10,734,997 | $— | $— | $53,027 | $13,757,255 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | $900,000 | $500,000 | $2,862,187 | $664,164 | $1,305,000 | $31,421 | $6,262,772 | |||||||||||||||||
Brendan Shanahan. Chief Financial Officer | 2025 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $1,239,000 | $— | $— | $119,938 | $2,058,938 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | $86,538 | $50,000 | $1,755,000 | $— | $126,183 | $37,095 | $2,054,816 | |||||||||||||||||
Michael Hargis Chief Operating Officer | 2025 | $500,000 | $200,000 | $1,239,000 | $— | $— | $253,562 | $2,192,562 | ||||||||||||||||
2024 | $500,000 | $150,000 | $1,065,000 | $— | $580,000 | $161,224 | $2,456,224 | |||||||||||||||||
(1) | Mr. Shanahan was appointed our Chief Financial Officer effective as of October 14, 2024. |
(2) | Reflects actual base salary paid with respect to the applicable fiscal year. |
(3) | The amount reported in this column for 2025 represents the cash bonus amount earned by Mr. Kotte pursuant to the Kotte Letter Agreement, and the first installment of the Company Retention Bonus earned by each NEO based on service through November 21, 2025. The second installment of each Company Retention Bonus was earned based on service through March 13, 2026 and, thus, is excluded from this table. For further detail, see the Executive Compensation section. |
(4) | The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value of RSUs granted in the fiscal year, calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. The grant date fair value of the time-based RSUs is calculated based on the number of RSUs granted multiplied by the grant date closing stock price. |
(5) | The amounts reported in this column represent the grant date fair value of stock option awards calculated in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 718. See Note 7 to the Audited Financial Statements for a discussion of the relevant assumptions used in calculating these amounts. |
(6) | The amounts in this column consist of the sum of all other compensation as reported in the table below of All Other Compensation. |
Name | 401(k) Match(a) | Life Insurance(b) | Executive Health Care(c) | Perquisites(d) | Total | ||||||||||
Vijay Kotte | $11,750 | $489 | $40,428 | $360 | $53,027 | ||||||||||
Brendan Shanahan | $10,785 | $489 | $40,428 | $68,236 | $119,938 | ||||||||||
Michael Hargis | $15,500 | $489 | $40,428 | $197,145 | $253,562 | ||||||||||
(a) | The GoHealth, Inc. 401(k) is available to all eligible salaried and hourly employees, including senior management. Participants contribute by making pre-tax employee contributions that are then matched by the Company. For the fiscal year ended Dec. 31, 2025, the Company match was 50% of the first 4% of employee contributions. |
(b) | The amounts in this column represent life and accidental death and dismemberment, or AD&D, insurance premiums. |
(c) | The Company provides certain senior officers with access to executive health benefits. |
(d) | Mr. Hargis and Mr. Shanahan received a housing and travel stipend in the amount of $196,785 and $67,876, respectively. All Company employees, including the NEOs, receive a cell phone allowance in the amount of $360 per year (prorated to date of hire). |
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2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table | |||||||||||||||||||||
Option Awards | Stock Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||
Name | Grant Date | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Exercisable(1) (#) | Number of Securities Underlying Unexercised Options Unexercisable(1) (#) | Option Exercise Price ($) | Option Expiration Date | Number of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(2) (#) | Market Value of Shares or Units of Stock That Have Not Vested(3) ($) | ||||||||||||||
Vijay Kotte | 6/6/2022 | 141,666 | 47,222 | $11.85 | 6/6/2032 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
4/10/2023 | 55,555 | 27,778 | $14.10 | 4/10/2033 | — | — | |||||||||||||||
4/10/2023 | — | — | — | — | 55,556 | $119,445 | |||||||||||||||
4/1/2024 | 27,777 | 55,556 | $10.65 | 4/1/2034 | 111,112 | $238,891 | |||||||||||||||
4/1/2025 | — | — | — | — | 185,000 | $397,750 | |||||||||||||||
8/7/2025 | — | — | — | — | 218,551 | $469,885 | |||||||||||||||
Brendan Shanahan | 11/1/2024 | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | $215,000 | ||||||||||||||
4/1/2025 | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | $215,000 | |||||||||||||||
Michael Hargis | 8/9/2023 | — | — | — | — | 16,667 | $35,834 | ||||||||||||||
4/1/2024 | — | — | — | — | 66,667 | $143,334 | |||||||||||||||
4/1/2025 | — | — | — | — | 100,000 | $215,000 | |||||||||||||||
(1) | Stock options granted in 2024 and 2023 vest in three equal annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service with the Company. Stock options granted in 2022 vest in four equal annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date, subject to continued service with the Company. |
(2) | Reflects outstanding time-based RSUs that remain unvested as of December 31, 2025. Time-based RSUs vest in three equal annual installments on the anniversary of the grant date. |
(3) | Market value of stock units is determined by multiplying the number of units by the closing share price of $2.15 on December 31, 2025 (the last trading day of 2025). |
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Name | Fees earned or paid in cash ($) | Stock Awards(1) ($) | Total ($) | ||||||
Brandon Cruz | $150,000 | $ — | $150,000 | ||||||
David Fisher | $150,000 | $ — | $150,000 | ||||||
Jeremy W. Gelber(3) | $— | $— | $— | ||||||
Karoline Hilu(5) | $127,419 | $— | $127,419 | ||||||
Clinton P. Jones | $150,000 | $— | $150,000 | ||||||
Vijay Kotte(4) | $— | $— | $— | ||||||
Abhiraj Modi(3) | $— | $— | $— | ||||||
Alexander E. Timm(5) | $127,419 | $— | $127,419 | ||||||
Alan Wheatley(5) | $127,419 | $— | $127,419 | ||||||
William L. Transier(2) | $262,742 | $— | $262,742 | ||||||
Alan Carr(2) | $262,742 | $— | $262,742 | ||||||
Timothy Pohl(2) | $262,742 | $— | $262,742 | ||||||
Mark Weinsten(6) | $135,484 | $— | $135,484 | ||||||
Bao Truong(3) | $— | $— | $— | ||||||
(1) | No stock awards were granted during the year ended December 31, 2025. As discussed above, continuing directors are expected to be provided an annual grant of RSUs with respect to 2025 in 2026 and, in accordance with SEC disclosure rules, such grants have been excluded from this table. As of December 31, 2025, none of our non-employee Directors had shares subject to outstanding RSU awards. As of December 31, 2025, two of our non-employee Directors who founded the Company and were previously employees had the following number of awards outstanding: Mr. Cruz 7,525 options (all of which are vested) and Mr. Jones 7,525 options (all of which are vested). |
(2) | Mr. Transier, Mr. Carr and Mr. Pohl were appointed to the Board effective August 6, 2025 |
(3) | As Centerbridge director nominees, Mr. Gelber, Mr. Modi, and Mr. Truong did not receive any compensation for their Board service. Mr. Gelber and Mr. Modi resigned from the Board effective August 19, 2025. Mr. Truong was appointed to the Board on August 19, 2025. |
(4) | As an employee of the Company, Mr. Kotte receives no additional compensation for his Board service. Please see the 2025 Summary Compensation Table for the compensation received by Mr. Kotte with respect to 2025. |
(5) | Ms. Hilu, Mr. Carr and Mr. Wheatley resigned from the Board effective August 6, 2025. |
(6) | Mr. Weinsten was appointed to the Board on August 19, 2025. |
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Year | Summary Compensation Table Total for Kotte(1) | Compensation Actually Paid to Kotte(1)(2)(3) | Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-CEO NEOs (4) | Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-CEO NEOs(2)(3)(4) | Value of Initial Fixed $100 Investment Based On Total Shareholder Return(5) | Net Income (in millions) | ||||||||||||
(a) | (d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | (i) | ||||||||||||
2025 | $ | $ | $ | $( | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
2024 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
2023 | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $( | ||||||||||||
(1) |
(2) | Deductions from, and additions to, total compensation in the Summary Compensation Table by year to calculate Compensation Actually Paid consist of: |
2025 | 2024 | 2023 | ||||||||||||||||
Vijay Kotte - CEO | Average Non- CEO NEOs | Vijay Kotte - CEO | Average Non- CEO NEOs | Vijay Kotte - CEO | Average Non- CEO NEOs | |||||||||||||
Total Compensation from Summary Compensation Table | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Total Adjustments for Pension | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Adjustments for Equity Awards | ||||||||||||||||||
Adjustment for grant date values in the Summary Compensation Table | ($ | ($ | ($ | ($ | ($ | ($ | ||||||||||||
Year-end fair value of unvested awards granted in the current year | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Year-over-year difference of year-end fair values for unvested awards granted in prior years | ($ | ($ | ($ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Fair values at vest date for awards granted and vested in current year | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Difference in fair values between prior year-end fair values and vest date fair values for awards granted in prior years | ($ | ($ | ($ | ($ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Fair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Stock Option and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year | ($ | $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Total Adjustments for Equity Awards | ($ | ($ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
Compensation Actually Paid (as calculated) | $ | ($ | $ | $ | $ | $ | ||||||||||||
(3) | The assumptions used to calculate compensation actually paid are consistent with the methodology used for financial reporting purposes and, in the case of awards subject to performance-based vesting conditions, are valued based on the probable achievement of the underlying performance goal as of the last day of the applicable year. |
(4) | Non-CEO NEOs reflect the average Summary Compensation Table total compensation and average Compensation Actually Paid for the following executives by year: |
(5) | Pursuant to the rules of the SEC, the comparison assumes $100 was invested on December 31, 2022. Historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance. |
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• | the Company’s Net Income |


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Plan Category | Number of Securities to be Issued Upon Exercise of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights (in thousands) | Weighted-Average Exercise Price of Outstanding Options, Warrants and Rights(2) | Number of Securities Remaining Available for Future Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans(3) (in thousands) | ||||||
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders(4) | 2,815 | 26.72 | 263 | ||||||
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders(1) | 341 | $11.85 | 578 | ||||||
Total | 3,156 | 20.05 | 841 | ||||||
(1) | Includes non-voting Profit Units issued by Blizzard Management Feeder, LLC, to employees on behalf of the Company, effective September 13, 2019 in conjunction with the Centerbridge Acquisition. This number also includes shares available for future issuance under the Inducement Plan. See Note 7 of the Audited Financial Statements for a brief description of the material features of the Profits Units and the Inducement Plan. |
(2) | The weighted-average exercise price does not include shares to be issued in connection with the settlement of RSUs, performance stock units, or employee stock purchase plan (“ESPP”), as such awards do not have an exercise price. |
(3) | Includes shares available for future issuance under our 2020 Plan, the Inducement Plan, and our ESPP. |
(4) | Includes shares available for issuance under the 2020 Plan and our ESPP. See Note 7 of the Audited Financial Statements for a brief description of the material features of the 2020 Plan and our ESPP. |
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Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Shares of Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1) | Shares of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned | Combined Voting Power(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||||||||||||||||
5% Stockholders | |||||||||||||||||||||
Centerbridge(3) | — | — | 4,179,850 | 25.0% | 5,386,178 | 42.7% | 27.6% | ||||||||||||||
NVX Holdings(4) | — | — | 53,820 | * | 6,178,532 | 49.0% | 18.0% | ||||||||||||||
Blizzard Management Feeder, LLC(5)(6) | — | — | — | — | 1,001,685 | 7.9% | 2.9% | ||||||||||||||
Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc.(7) | 35,000 | 70.0% | — | — | — | — | 10.8% | ||||||||||||||
Public Sector Pension Investment Board(8) | — | — | 1,680,526 | 10.10% | — | — | 4.8% | ||||||||||||||
Blue Torch Capital LP(9) | — | — | 1,445,181 | 8.7% | — | — | 4.2% | ||||||||||||||
Redwood Capital Management, LLC(10) | — | — | 924,244 | 5.5% | — | — | 2.7% | ||||||||||||||
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Shares of Series A Preferred Stock Beneficially Owned | Shares of Class A Common Stock Beneficially Owned(1) | Shares of Class B Common Stock Beneficially Owned | Combined Voting Power(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | Number | Percentage | ||||||||||||||||
NEOs and Directors | |||||||||||||||||||||
Vijay Kotte(11) | — | — | 1,277,731 | 7.5% | — | — | 3.7% | ||||||||||||||
Brendan Shanahan | — | — | 70,608 | * | — | — | * | ||||||||||||||
Michael Hargis | — | — | 208,325 | 1.2% | — | — | * | ||||||||||||||
Clinton P. Jones(4)(6)(12) | — | — | 80,136 | * | 6,389,620 | 50.6% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||
Brandon Cruz(4)(6)(13) | — | — | 80,136 | * | 6,389,620 | 50.6% | 18.7% | ||||||||||||||
William L. Transier | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
David Fisher | — | — | 96,223 | * | — | — | * | ||||||||||||||
Bao Truong | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Timothy R. Pohl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Alan J. Carr | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Mark Weinsten | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
All directors and executive officers as a group (12 individuals) | — | — | 1,886,895 | 11.1% | 6,646,513 | 52.7% | 24.4% | ||||||||||||||
(1) | Does not include beneficial ownership of LLC Interests or Class B shares that may be redeemed for shares of our Class A common stock on a one-for-one basis or cash, as described above. When an LLC Interest is exchanged by a continuing equity owner who holds our Class B common stock, a corresponding share of Class B common stock will be cancelled. |
(2) | Represents the percentage of voting power of our preferred stock, Class A common stock and Class B common stock voting as a single class. The holders of our preferred stock are able to vote along with the Class A common stockholders on an as-converted basis. Each share of Class A common stock entitles the registered holder to one vote per share and each share of Class B common stock entitles the registered holder thereof to one vote per share on all matters presented to stockholders for a vote generally, including the election of directors. The Class A common stock and Class B common stock will vote as a single class on all matters except as required by law or our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. |
(3) | Based solely on information obtained from a Schedule 13D/A filed on August 8, 2025 reporting beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2025: consists of (i) 2,712,197 shares of Class A common stock held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings A, L.P., (ii) 1,467,653 shares of Class A common stock held by CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P., and (iii) 5,386,178 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings B, L.P. CCP GP is the general partner of CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. and may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities held of record by CB Blizzard Holdings C, L.P. CCP GP is also the general partner of Centerbridge Associates, which is the general partner of each of CCP III and CB Blizzard, which are the owners of CB Blizzard Lower Holdings GP A, LLC, which is the general partner of CB Blizzard Lower Holdings A, L.P. As a result, each of CCP GP, Centerbridge Associates, CCP III, CB Blizzard and CB Blizzard Lower Holdings GP A, LLC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the Class A Common Stock held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings A, L.P. CCP GP is also the sole manager of Blizzard Aggregator, which is the owner of CB Blizzard Lower Holdings GP B, LLC, which is the general partner of CB Blizzard Lower Holdings B, L.P. As a result, each of CCP GP, Blizzard Aggregator and CB Blizzard Lower Holdings GP B, LLC may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the LLC Interests held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings B, L.P. Jeffrey H. Aronson is the sole director of CCP GP and, as a result, may be deemed to beneficially own the securities held by each of CB Blizzard Lower Holdings A, L.P. and CB Blizzard Lower Holdings B, L.P. However, none of the foregoing should be construed in and of itself as an admission by Mr. Aronson or by any Reporting Person as to beneficial ownership of securities owned by another Reporting Person. In addition, Mr. Aronson expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Class A Common Stock held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings A, L.P., as well as the LLC Interests held by CB Blizzard Lower Holdings B, L.P., except to the extent of any proportionate pecuniary interest therein. The business address of each of the foregoing entities and individuals is c/o Centerbridge Partners, L.P., 375 Park Avenue, 11th Floor, New York, New York 10152. |
(4) | Based solely on information obtained from a Schedule 13D/A filed on August 25, 2023: consists of (i) 6,178,532 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) held by NVX Holdings, Inc., (ii) 53,820 shares of Class A common stock held by NVX Holdings, Inc., (iii) 2,921 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) held by BCCJ, LLC and (iv) 11,866 shares of Class A common stock held by BCCJ, LLC. Clinton P. Jones and Brandon M. Cruz are the Chief Executive Officer and President of NVX Holdings, respectively, are members of the Board of Managers of BCCJ, LLC, and share voting and investment control over the shares held by NVX Holdings, Inc. and BCCJ, LLC. The business address of each of NVX Holdings, Inc. and BCCJ, LLC are c/o NVX Holdings, Inc., 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1750, Chicago, Illinois 60654. |
(5) | Consists of 1,001,685 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock), held by Blizzard Management Feeder, LLC (“Feeder”) and directly held by Feeder for the benefit of Feeder’s members. |
(6) | Each of the members of Feeder directly hold common units of Feeder that correspond to the LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) directly held by Feeder for each such member’s benefit and are entitled to (subject to time-based vesting requirements) direct Feeder to (i) initiate a redemption of the LLC Interests as described above and (ii) vote the associated shares of Class B common stock held by Feeder for such member’s benefit on all matters presented to stockholders for a vote generally, including the election of directors. The business address of Feeder is c/o NVX Holdings, Inc., 222 West Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 1750, Chicago, Illinois 60654. |
(7) | Anthem Insurance Companies, Inc. (“Anthem”) currently holds 35,000 shares of preferred stock (“Anthem’s Preferred Stock”) which is convertible into Class A common stock of the Company. As of the Record Date, Anthem’s Preferred Stock would be convertible into |
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(8) | Based solely on information obtained from a Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC on August 13, 2025 by filed by Public Sector Pension Investment Board (“PSP”) and PSP Investments Credit USA LLC (“PSP USA”) reporting beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2025. PSP reported that it possessed sole power to vote or direct the vote with respect to 1,680,526 shares and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,680,526 shares. PSP USA reported that it possessed sole power to vote or direct the vote with respect to 1,680,444 shares and sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,680,444 shares. The business address of PSP and PSP USA is 1250 Rene-Levesque Boulevard West, Suite 1400, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3B 5E9. |
(9) | Based solely on information obtained from a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 12, 2025 by Blue Torch Capital LP and Kevin Genda reporting beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2025. Blue Torch Capital LP and Kevin Genda reported that they each possessed shared power to vote or direct the vote with respect to 1,445,181 shares and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,445,181 of these shares. The business address of Blue Torch Capital LP and Kevin Genda is 150 East 58th Street, 39th Floor, New York, NY 10155. |
(10) | Based solely on information obtained from a Schedule 13D filed with the SEC on August 13, 2025 by Redwood Capital Management, LLC, Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP, Double Twins K, LLC, and Ruben Kliksberg reporting beneficial ownership as of August 6, 2025. Redwood Capital Management, LLC, Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP, Double Twins K, LLC, and Ruben Kliksberg each reported that they possessed shared power to vote or direct the vote with respect to 924,244 shares and shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 924,244 of these shares. The business address of Redwood Capital Management, LLC, Redwood Capital Management Holdings, LP, Double Twins K, LLC, and Ruben Kliksberg is 250 West 55th St., 26th Floor, New York, NY 10019. |
(11) | Consists of (i) 949,955 shares of Class A common stock, (ii) 280,554 stock options, and (iii) 47,222 stock options vesting within 60 days of April 22, 2026, each directly owned by Mr. Kotte. |
(12) | Includes 208,167 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) directly held by Feeder for the benefit of Mr. Jones. Also includes (i) 6,925 Class A common shares and (ii) 7,525 stock options, each directly owned by Mr. Jones. Also includes the numbers discussed in Footnote 4 for NVX Holdings, Inc. and BCCJ, LLC due to Mr. Jones’ affiliation with such entities. |
(13) | Includes 208,167 LLC Interests (and associated shares of Class B common stock) directly held by Feeder for the benefit of Mr. Cruz. Also includes (i) 6,925 shares of Class A common stock and (ii) 7,525 stock options, each directly owned by Mr. Cruz. Also includes the numbers discussed in Footnote 4 for NVX Holdings, Inc. and BCCJ, LLC due to Mr. Cruz’s affiliation with such entities. |
* | Represents beneficial ownership of less than 1% |
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• | Appointment as Managing Member. Under the GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement, we became a member and the sole manager of GoHealth Holdings, LLC. As the sole manager, we are able to control all of the day-to-day business affairs and decision-making of GoHealth Holdings, LLC without the approval of any other member. As such, we, through our officers and directors, are responsible for all operational and administrative decisions of GoHealth Holdings, LLC and daily management of GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s business. Pursuant to the terms of the GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement, we cannot be removed or replaced as the sole manager of GoHealth Holdings, LLC except by our resignation, which may be given at any time by written notice to the members. |
• | Compensation, Fees and Expenses. We are not entitled to compensation for our services as the manager of GoHealth Holdings, LLC. We are entitled to reimbursement by GoHealth Holdings, LLC for reasonable fees and expenses incurred on behalf of GoHealth Holdings, LLC, including all expenses associated with the Transactions, any subsequent offering of our Class A common stock, being a public company and maintaining our corporate existence. |
• | Distributions. The GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement requires “tax distributions,” as that term is used in the agreement, to be made by GoHealth Holdings, LLC to its members on a pro rata basis, except to the extent such distributions would render GoHealth Holdings, LLC insolvent or are otherwise prohibited by law, our Credit Facilities or any of our future debt agreements. Tax distributions will be made on a quarterly basis, to each member of GoHealth Holdings, LLC, including us, based on such member’s allocable share of the taxable income of GoHealth Holdings, LLC and an assumed tax rate that will be determined by us, as described below. For this purpose, GoHealth, Inc.’s allocable share of GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s taxable income shall be net of its share of taxable losses of GoHealth Holdings, LLC and shall be determined |
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• | Transfer Restrictions. The GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement generally does not permit transfers of LLC Interests by members, except for transfers to permitted transferees, transfers pursuant to the participation right described below and other limited exceptions. The GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement may impose additional restrictions on transfers (including redemptions described below with respect to each common unit) that are necessary or advisable so that GoHealth Holdings, LLC is not treated as a “publicly-traded partnership” for U.S. federal income tax purposes. In the event of a permitted transfer under the GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement, such member will be required to simultaneously transfer shares of Class B common stock to such transferee equal to the number of LLC Interests that were transferred to such transferee in such permitted transfer. |
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• | any transaction or series of related transactions, in which any “person” or “group” acquires, directly or indirectly, in excess of fifty percent (50%) of then outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company, GoHealth Holdings, LLC or any of their respective subsidiaries or has the direct or indirect power to elect a majority of the members of our Board; |
• | the sale, lease, or exchange of all or substantially all of the property and assets of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole; |
• | any acquisition or disposition by the Company or any of its subsidiaries of assets, persons, equity interests or businesses, or entry into any joint venture by the Company, where the aggregate consideration is greater than $50.0 million in any single transaction or series of related transactions; |
• | the creation of a new class or series of capital stock or equity securities of the Company, GoHealth Holdings, LLC, or any of their respective subsidiaries; |
• | any issuance of additional shares of Class A common stock, Class B common stock, Class C common stock, preferred stock or other equity securities of the Company, GoHealth Holdings, LLC, or any of their respective subsidiaries; |
• | any amendment or modification of the organizational documents of the Company, GoHealth Holdings, LLC, or any of their respective subsidiaries; |
• | other than as contemplated by the LLC Agreement, any repurchase, redemption or other acquisition of any equity interests or other securities of, or other ownership interests in the Company or any of its subsidiaries; |
• | any incurrence of new indebtedness or refinancing of existing indebtedness by us, any guarantee made by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any grant of any security interest in any of the assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, in each case with a value in excess of $25.0 million; |
• | settlement of any material litigation or similar action to which the Company or any subsidiary is a party or could otherwise be bound; |
• | any engagement of, or change to, our independent auditor; |
• | the hiring or termination (other than a termination for cause) of our Chief Executive Officer; provided, with respect to the hiring of the Chief Executive Officer, such approval shall not be unreasonably withheld if the candidate for Chief Executive Officer has been approved by the Board; |
• | (i) any increase, decrease or change in compensation (including equity compensation or other employment terms) with respect to our Chief Executive Officer, President, Chief Financial Officer, |
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• | any agreement, authorization or commitment to do any of the foregoing. |
• | the reorganization, recapitalization, voluntary bankruptcy, liquidation, dissolution, or winding-up of the Company, GoHealth Holdings, LLC, or any of their respective subsidiaries; |
• | the (i) resignation, replacement, or removal of the Company as the sole manager of GoHealth Holdings, LLC or (ii) appointment of any additional person as a manager of GoHealth Holdings, LLC; |
• | any increase or decrease of the size of our Board; |
• | any material change to the primary nature of the Company and its subsidiaries’ business; and |
• | any transaction with any affiliate, director, or officer of the Company or any of its subsidiaries (other than employment arrangements with any such director or officer) involving an amount in excess of $3.0 million. |
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• | by Internet before the Annual Meeting—You can vote over the Internet at www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions on the Internet Notice or proxy card; |
• | by Telephone before the Annual Meeting—You can vote by telephone by calling 1-800-690-6903 and following the instructions on the proxy card; |
• | by Mail before the Annual Meeting—You can vote by mail by signing, dating and mailing the proxy card, which you may have received by mail; or |
• | by Internet at the Annual Meeting—If you attend the Annual Meeting online, you will need the 16-digit control number included in your Internet Notice, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials to vote electronically during the Annual Meeting. |
• | by submitting a duly executed proxy bearing a later date; |
• | by granting a subsequent proxy via the Internet or by telephone; |
• | by giving written notice of revocation to the Corporate Secretary of GoHealth prior to the Annual Meeting; or |
• | by voting online at the Annual Meeting. |
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• | irrelevant to the business of the Company or to the business of the Annual Meeting; |
• | related to material non-public information of the Company, including the status or results of our business since our last Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q; |
• | related to any pending, threatened or ongoing litigation; |
• | related to personal grievances; |
• | derogatory references to individuals or that are otherwise in bad taste; |
• | substantially repetitious of questions already made by another stockholder; |
• | in excess of the two-question limit; |
• | in furtherance of the stockholder’s personal or business interests; or |
• | out of order or not otherwise suitable for the conduct of the Annual Meeting as determined by the Chairperson of the Annual Meeting or Corporate Secretary in their reasonable judgment. |
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Proposal | Votes Required | Effect of Votes Withheld / Abstentions and Broker Non-Votes | ||||
Proposal 1: Election of Directors | The plurality of the votes cast. This means that the three (3) nominees receiving the highest number of affirmative “FOR” votes will be elected as Class III Directors. | Votes withheld and broker non-votes will have no effect. | ||||
Proposal 2: Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast. | Abstentions will have no effect. We do not expect any broker non-votes on this proposal since brokers can vote with discretion on this proposal. | ||||
Proposal 3: Advisory vote to approve the compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers (Say-on-Pay Vote) | The affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the votes cast. | Abstentions and broker non-votes will have no effect. | ||||
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• | “we,” “us,” “our,” the “Company,” “GoHealth” and similar references refer: (1) following the consummation of the Transactions, including our IPO, to GoHealth, Inc., and, unless otherwise stated, all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including GoHealth Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Blizzard Parent, LLC), and (2) prior to the completion of the Transactions, including our IPO, to GoHealth Holdings, LLC and, unless otherwise stated, all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, or, as applicable, Norvax. |
• | “Blocker Company” refers to an entity affiliated with Centerbridge that was an indirect owner of LLC Interests in GoHealth Holdings, LLC prior to the Transactions and is taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. |
• | “Blocker Shareholders” refers to entities affiliated with Centerbridge, the owners of the Blocker Company prior to the Transactions, who exchanged their interests in the Blocker Company for shares of our Class A common stock and cash in connection with the consummation of the Transactions. |
• | “Centerbridge” refers to Centerbridge Capital Partners III, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, certain funds affiliated with Centerbridge Capital Partners III, L.P. and other entities over which Centerbridge Capital Partners III, L.P. has voting control (including any such fund or entity formed to hold shares of Class A common stock for the Blocker Shareholders). |
• | “Centerbridge Acquisition” refers to the acquisition, on September 13, 2019, by Centerbridge, indirectly through a subsidiary of GoHealth Holdings, LLC (formerly known as Blizzard Parent, LLC), an entity formed in contemplation of the acquisition, of a 100% interest in Norvax. |
• | “Founders” refers, collectively, to Brandon M. Cruz and Clinton P. Jones, our Co-Chairmen of the Board. |
• | “GoHealth Holdings, LLC Agreement” refers to GoHealth Holdings, LLC’s amended and restated limited liability company agreement, dated July 15, 2020, and pursuant to which, among other things, holders of any shares of Class B common stock corresponding to common units which remain subject to vesting conditions in accordance with any applicable equity plan or individual award agreement agreed to abstain from voting any such shares of Class B common stock at any annual or special meeting of stockholders. |
• | “LLC Interests” refers to the common units of GoHealth Holdings, LLC, including those that we purchased with a portion of the net proceeds from our IPO. |
• | “Norvax” refers to Norvax, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a subsidiary of GoHealth Holdings, LLC. |
• | “NVX Holdings” refers to NVX Holdings, Inc., a Delaware corporation that is controlled by the Founders. |
• | “Transactions” refers to our IPO and certain organizational transactions that were effected in connection with our IPO, and the application of the net proceeds therefrom. |
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