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Leapfrog Enterprises Inc.

(LF) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$113.9M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$459.0M
  • Public
  • US
Dow Jones Description

We design, develop and market a family of innovative technology-based learning platforms and related proprietary content for children of all ages at home and in schools around the world. We have created more than 150 interactive software titles, covering important subjects such as phonics, reading, writing and math. In addition, we have a broad line of stand-alone educational products, or toys, that do not require the separate purchase of software and are generally targeted at infants through five year olds. Our products are available in six languages and are sold globally through retailers, distributors and directly to schools. Our goal is to create educational products that kids love, parents trust and teachers value. We generate revenue from developing, manufacturing, and selling platform hardware including: our Tag reading system, our classic Leapster, Leapster2 and Didj educational gaming platforms, and Clickstart: My First Computer learning system, along with a range of learning toys. We also generate revenue from developing and licensing a wide range of content for our platforms.

Chairman, President & CEO
Jeffrey G Katz
Number of Employees 626
Contact Information

6401 Hollis St Ste 100

Emeryville, California 94608

leapfrog.com

(510) 420-5000

NAICS Code Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing: 339932

Recent Events

  • LeapFrog net profit down as sales decline

    11/02/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Innovative Human Resource Leader Sarah Shin Joins LeapFrog Leadership Team Former Apple Executive Joins World-class...

    10/26/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Vice President - View Story

  • LeapFrog Announces Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results

    8/03/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Mark Flowers CTO & Executive Vice President
Robert L. Moon Chief Information Officer
Suzanne Barchers Vice President & Editor-in-Chief-Content
William B Chiasson Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer
L James Marggraff Executive Vice President, Content
Nancy C Macintyre Executive Vice President, Product, Innovation and Marketing
Nancy G. Macintyre Executive Vice President, Prod & Marketing
Hilda S. West Senior Vice President, Human Resources
Michael J. Dodd Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations
Peter M.O. Wong General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President
Christopher Miller Vice President, Marketing
David Schwartz Vice President, Game Dev
Eileen M. Vaness Treasurer & Vice President, Ir
Karen Luey Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Mark A. Etnyre Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer
Teresa Ceballos Vice President of Marketing for Leapfrog Uk
Zachary Fisher Vice President of Strategy and Business Development
Caden Wang Independent Director
Eugene Ciurana Director of Systems Infrastructure
Ralph R. Smith Independent Director
Stanley E. Maron Independent Director
Isabelle Stahl
Peter M O Wong General Counsel
Tiraporn Olsen Web Developer

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Jeffrey G Katz Chairman, President & CEO
Anne E. Cunningham Board of Directors
Cathie Norris Board of Directors
Dan Schwartz Board of Directors
Elliot Soloway Board of Directors
Jeni Leta Riley Board of Directors
Paul T. Marinelli Board of Directors
Philip B. Simon Board of Directors
Scott G. Paris Board of Directors
Thomas J Kalinske Vice Chairman

Jeffrey G. Katz has served as Chief Executive Officer and President since July 2006. During his time at LeapFrog he has overseen a global restructuring of the company and has lead its transition towards developing Web-integrated products that focus on core business areas in reading and educational gaming. Prior, Mr. Katz served as the Chairman and Founding Chief Executive Officer of Orbitz, Inc. from 2000 to 2004. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Katz was President and Chief Executive Officer of Swissair. From 1980 to 1997, he served in a variety of roles at American Airlines, including Vice President of American Airlines and President of the Computerized Reservation System Division of SABRE. Prior to their recent merger with Delta Airlines, Mr. Katz served on the board of directors of Northwest Airlines, and previously served on the boards Friendster.com and City of Hope National Cancer Research Institute. Mr. Katz received a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Davis, and holds M.S. degrees from both Stanford University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Chairman, President & CEO Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
The Orbitz Chief Executive Officer Former
The Orbitz Chairman Former
Stanford University M.S. Degrees Former
University of California, Davis B.S. In Mechanical Engineering Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. CTO & Executive Vice President Current

Organization Position Status
ViewSonic Corporation Chief Information Officer Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Chief Information Officer Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Senior Vice President Current
MICROS Systems, Inc. Chief Information Officer Former
Unibex Senior Vice President of Operations Former
ViewSonic Corporation Vice President of Global Corporate Information Systems Former
MICROS Systems, Inc. Vice President Former
ViewSonic Corporation Data Processing Executive Former
The George Washington University Graduate Former
The George Washington University B.S. from the United States Navel Academy and Pursued Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President & Editor-in-Chief-Content Current

William B. Chiasson has served as our Chief Financial Officer since November 2004. Prior to joining us, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Levi Strauss & Co., a marketer of apparel, from August 1998 to December 2003. From January 1988 to August 1998, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Kraft Foods, Inc., a division of Phillip Morris Companies and a manufacturer and seller of branded foods and beverages, most recently as Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology for Kraft Foods, Inc. From June 1979 to January 1988, Mr. Chiasson served in varying capacities with Baxter Healthcare, most recently as its Vice President and Controller for the Hospital Group. Mr. Chiasson is a certified public accountant and received his B.A. from the University of Arizona and his M.B.A. from the University of Southern California.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial Officer Current
Levi Strauss & Co. Chief Financial Officer Former
Levi Strauss & Co. Senior Vice President Former
Kraft Foods Inc. Senior Vice President, Finance and Information Technology Former
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Principal Accounting Officer Former
University of Southern California M.B.A Former
The University of Arizona B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Executive Vice President, Content Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Executive Vice President, Product, Innovation and Marketing Current
Drexel University B.S. In Finance Former

Nancy G. MacIntyre has served as our Executive Vice President, Product, Innovation, and Marketing since February 2007. From May 2005 through January 2007, Ms. MacIntyre served on the executive team at LucasArts, a LucasFilm company, most recently as Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing and prior to that as Senior Director, Online Gaming. Previously, Ms. MacIntyre had been with Atari, Inc as Vice President, Marketing from 2001 through 2005 and with Atari, Inc.’s predecessor Hasbro Interactive from 1998 to 2001 in senior sales and marketing positions. Between 1988 and 1998 Ms. MacIntyre held sales and marketing positions at Broderbund Software and Lotus Development Corp. Ms. MacIntyre received her B.S. in finance and accounting from Drexel University.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Executive Vice President, Prod & Marketing Current
Atari, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Former
Drexel University B.S. In Finance Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Senior Vice President, Human Resources Current
Autodesk, Inc. Senior Director, Talent Management Former
University of California M.B.A Former
Boston University B.S. Former

Michael J. Dodd has served as our Senior Vice President, Supply Chain and Operations since April 2005. Prior to joining us, he co-founded Executive Technology, Inc., a value-added reseller and system integrator of information technology products, and served as its Chief Operating Officer from September 2003 through April 2005. From May 2002 to September 2003, Mr. Dodd served as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer and Chief Operating Officer at Targus Group International, Inc., a provider of mobile personal computers and wireless accessories. Mr. Dodd was a Vice President, Operations at Juniper Networks, Inc., a manufacturer of internal protocol, or IP, routers from September 2000 to May 2002. From November 1989 to September 2000, Mr. Dodd served in various capacities at Compaq Computer Corporation, a manufacturer of personal computers, most recently as Managing Director of operations and strategic procurement for the Presario personal computer business. Mr. Dodd received his B.B.A. from Texas A&M University.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Senior Vice President, Supply Chain & Operations Current
Executive Technology Chief Operating Officer Former
Targus Group International, Inc. Chief Operating Officer Former
Targus Group International, Inc. Executive Vice President Former
Executive Technology Co-Founder Former
Texas A&M University B.B.A. Former

Peter M. O. Wong has served as a Senior Vice President since October 2007, as our General Counsel since April 2006 and as our Corporate Secretary since February 2005. Mr. Wong served as our Vice President, Legal Affairs from August 2004 to March 2006 and as our Corporate Counsel from November 2001 to July 2004. From 1999 to 2001, he worked at Quokka Sports, Inc., a digital sports entertainment company, most recently as Associate General Counsel and Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to that, he was a business attorney at Cooley Godward Kronish LLP (formerly Cooley Godward LLP) and Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady Falk & Rabkin. Mr. Wong received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley, and his J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. General Counsel, Secretary & Senior Vice President Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. General Counsel & Secretary Former
Cooley Godward Kronish Llp Business Attorney Former
University of California J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President, Marketing Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President, Game Dev Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Treasurer & Vice President, Ir Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Treasurer Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Current
Sharper Image Corporation Vice President Finance and Corporate Controller Former
California State University B.S. Former

Mark A. Etnyre has served as our Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer since December 2007. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Etnyre served in various financial-related capacities with Microsoft Corporation, a publicly held software company, including most recently as the Senior Controller of the OEM Division from 2001 to 2007 and from 1997 to 2001 as Financial Controller and Compliance Manager of Microsoft Licensing, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. Prior to joining Microsoft Corporation, Mr. Etnyre was a senior audit manager with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Etnyre is a certified public accountant and received his B.S. from Indiana University.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President, Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer Current
Leapfrog Corporation Current
Indiana University B.S. Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President of Marketing for Leapfrog Uk Current

Zachary Fisher is Vice President of Strategy and Business Development for LeapFrog Enterprises. LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc. is the world's leading developer, and marketer of innovative, technology-based learning toys and related content, dedicated to making learning fun, effective and engaging for children of all ages. Before joining LeapFrog, Zac consulted for 20 years on matters of business strategy both independently and as a Vice President at Mars & Co for some of the world's largest and most respected corporations internationally. Zac earned his MBA from MIT's Sloan School of Management and a BA in Economics from the University of Maryland. In his spare time he enjoys long distance road, spending time with his family and vintage toy collecting. Hopelessly lost in the music of the 60s and 70s, Zac is an active player and performer on almost all woodwind instruments.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice President of Strategy and Business Development Current
Little Kids Rock Board of Directors Current

Caden Wang was appointed to our board of directors in April 2005. From June 1999 until his retirement in December 2001, Mr. Wang served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LVMH Selective Retailing Group, which included various international retail holdings such as DFS, Sephora and Miami Cruiseline Services. He also served as the Chief Financial Officer for DFS, Gump’s and Cost Plus. Since October 2003, Mr. Wang has served on the board of directors of bebe stores, inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops and produces women’s apparel and accessories, and chairs its audit committee, is a member of its nominating and corporate governance committee and chairs a special committee advising on executive equity matters. From August 2005 through August 2007, Mr. Wang served on the board of directors of Fossil, Inc., a publicly held company that designs, develops, markets and distributes fashion related consumer products, and was a member of its audit committee, nominating and corporate governance committee and a special committee advising on option backdating. Mr. Wang is a Certified Public Accountant. He earned a B.A. and an M.B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles. Mr. Wang has served as a member of our audit committee since April 2005, as a member of our nominating and corporate governance committee since November 2006, and as a member of our strategy committee from April 2006 until it was dissolved in July 2007.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Independent Director Current
The Limited Stores Board of Directors Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Bebe Stores, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Cost Plus, Inc. Chief Financial Officer Former
Gump's Corp. Chief Financial Officer Former
Dfs Cfo Former
Bebe Stores, Inc. Chairman, Audit Committee Former
Fossil Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of California, Los Angeles M.B.A. Degrees Former
University of California M.B.A Former

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Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Director of Systems Infrastructure Current

Organization Position Status
Foundation Center Executive Vice President, the Annie E. Casey Foundation Baltimore, MD Current
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Executive Vice President Current
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Senior Vice President Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Independent Director Current
Houston Learning Academy (Hla) Board of Directors Current
Venture Philanthropy Partners Board of Directors Current
Nobel Learning Communities, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Foundation Center Board of Directors Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Pennsylvania Chief of Staff Former
The Annie E. Casey Foundation Marketing Executive Former
University of Pennsylvania Special Counsel Former
Center for Responsible Lending Board Member Former
University of California J.D Former
Harvard University S.J.D Former
University of California, Los Angeles J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley J.D. Former
Loyola Marymount University Undergraduate Degree Former
Loyola University Undergraduate Former
Harvard University L.L.M Former

Mr. Maron, 59, currently serves as a director and Secretary of Nextera, positions he has held since February 1997. Mr. Maron serves on Nextera s Compensation Committee. Mr. Maron is also a director of LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Secretary of Mounte LLC and an officer or director of various public and privately held affiliates of Mounte LLC and subsidiaries of Nextera. Mr. Maron is a senior partner in the law firm of Maron & Sandler, a position he has held since September 1994.

Organization Position Status
Nextera Enterprises, Inc. Senior Partner, Maron & Sandler Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Independent Director Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Director Current
Nextera Enterprises, Inc. Director Current
Fields Company LLC Senior Partner Former
Krest Officer Former
University of California J.D Former
University of California, Los Angeles J.D. Former
University of California B.A Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. Former

Isabelle Stahl has over 10 years experience helping teams ideate and design. As a trained facilitator of creative processes, Isabelle has led hundreds of effective brainstorms and exploratory focus groups, resulting in new strategies, products, services, features, and partnerships. In addition to working with LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Isabelle has supported teams from Disney, Masterpieces Puzzles, Ravensburger Games, Brandgenuity, and Microsoft. Isabelle's strong grasp on the creative process is accompanied by a long track record in product development. Throughout her tenure at LeapFrog Enterprises, Inc., Isabelle played many roles, including VP of New Product Development where she developed relationships with other kid-focused partners, including the Seuss Estate, Nickelodeon, Pixar, National Geographic, SETI, the San Francisco Opera, and the MIT Media Lab. Isabelle is a graduate of the Creative Problem Solving Institute and has received additional training from Innovation Focus and IDEO. She has developed her own applied creativity and user insight tools. Previous to joining the toy industry, Isabelle taught English as a Second Language and Drama in both the US and abroad. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Georgetown University with a degree in Mandarin Chinese and Theatre Arts in 1992.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Current
Mighty Playtm, LLC Current
Georgetown University Degree In Mandarin Chinese and Theatre Arts Former

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. General Counsel Current
University of California J.D. Former
University of California, Berkeley B.A. Former

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Organization Position Status
Thailinguist Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Web Developer Current
Charityfocus Technical Volunteer Former
Golden Gate University Bachelor of Business Administration Former
Boston University Certificate In Web Design Former

Anne E. Cunningham, Ph.D., is an associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley, Graduate School of Education. She is a former classroom teacher and a distinguished university professor in the area of cognitive development. Recently, Dr. Cunningham was selected to be a review panelist for Reading First. In addition, she serves on the board of the Society for Scientific Study of Reading, on the editorial board of The Reading Teacher and as an appointed officer for the American Educational Research Association. Dr. Cunningham has also served on the California Language Arts Standards Content Review Committee and on the California State Commission on Teacher Credentialing. She has published more than 35 articles in journals such as Developmental Psychology, Journal of Educational Psychology, Reading and Writing and American Educator.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Cathie Norris, Ph.D. Dr. Norris is a Regents Professor in the Department of Learning Technologies, College of Education at the University of North Texas, in Denton, TX. Dr. Norris' efforts in research, teaching and service all have a common focus: integrate learning technologies more effectively into classrooms, in K-12 as well as post-secondary education. Dr. Norris was a President of the National Educational Computer Association (NECA) the organizing body for the country's leading education and technology conference, the National Educational Computing Conference, and she was a President of ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education. Dr. Norris is chief technology officer at GoKnow, Inc., where she directs the development of next-generation educational technologies. She also brings to the table direct classroom experience in developing and using math and science curricula. Dr. Norris has published widely in publications such as Intelligent Tutoring Systems, ICALT, and JCDL.

Organization Position Status
Goknow, Inc. Chief Technology Officer Current
University of North Texas Regents Prof Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Leapfrog Schoolhouse Board of Directors Current

Dan Schwartz, Ph.D. A member of the Stanford University School of Education faculty since 2000, Dr. Schwartz studies student understanding and representation and the ways that technology can facilitate learning. He works at the intersection of cognitive science, computer science, and education, examining cognition and instruction in individual, cross-cultural, and technological settings. A theme throughout Dr. Schwartz's research is how people's facility for spatial thinking can inform and influence processes of learning, instruction, assessment and problem solving. He finds that new media make it possible to exploit spatial representations and activities in fundamentally new ways, offering an exciting complement to the verbal approaches that dominate educational research and practice. Dr. Schwartz's current interest is in the creation and use of web-based tools for instruction.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Elliot Soloway, Ph.D. Dr. Soloway is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan and professor in the School of Information, the School of Education, and the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dr. Soloway is affiliated with the Center for Highly Interactive Computing in Education; he is also a principal investigator of the Center for Learning Technologies in Urban Schools grant, which was created with four partners: Detroit Public Schools, Chicago Public Schools, the University of Michigan, and Northwestern University. Dr. Soloway holds M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer and Information Science from the University of Massachusetts, and his research interests are the use of technology in education and developing software that takes into consideration the unique needs of learners. Founder and CEO of GoKnow, Inc., Dr. Soloway has published over 80 articles in publications such as IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, Journal of Systems and Software, Intelligent Tutoring Systems, and Journal of Intelligent Information Systems.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jeni Leta Riley, Ph.D. is the Director of the Consultancy Network for Early Childhood and Primary Education at the Institute of Education, University of London. Dr. Riley has been active in early childhood literacy development as a teacher, lecturer, examiner and researcher for nearly 30 years and received her prestigious conferment of title of Reader in Literacy in Primary Education in 2000. Among her research projects was a study of literacy development in the first year of school and a funded project called Storytalk investigating how to support spoken language development most effectively in multi-cultural early years classrooms. Dr. Riley has served on many educational committees including four years as the Deputy Chair of the National Association of Primary Teacher Education Conference (NaPTEC), and as a former member of the Committee of the Heads of School, Institute of Education, University of London. Most recent publications include an authored book Language and Literacy: 3-7, an edited book Learning in the Early Years: 3-7 and research journal articles entitled The National Literacy Strategy : Success with Literacy for all? and Developing young children's thinking through learning to write argument. Currently Dr. Riley is working with 3 colleagues on a commissioned Handbook of Research into Writing Development.

Organization Position Status
Institute of Education Director of The Consultancy Network Current
Leapfrog Schoolhouse Board of Directors Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Scott G. Paris, Ph.D. is a professor of psychology and education at the University of Michigan, where he served as Chair of the graduate program in Psychology for 6 years. He was a principal investigator in the Center for the Improvement of Early Reading Achievement and a member of the board of directors of the National Reading Conference. Dr. Paris's research has focused on cognitive development, reading, metacognition, and self-regulated learning. He has created educational materials to help children acquire reading and learning strategies and has worked extensively with teachers to design instruction and assessment that promote literacy learning. Dr. Paris has published 12 books and written more than 150 book chapters and research articles. Dr. Paris twice received the Dean's Award for Outstanding Undergraduate teaching, and in 1995 he received the University of Michigan Amoco Foundation Faculty award for Distinguished Teaching. In 2007 he received the Albert Harris research award from the International Reading Association.

Organization Position Status
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Cfares Inc. CEO Current
Keys School Vice President Current
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Vice Chairman Current
Knowledge Universe, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Sega of America Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Knowledge Universe, Inc. CEO Former
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Chief Executive Officer Former
Mattel, Inc. Co-Chief Executive Officer Former
Sega of America Inc. President Former
Krest President Former
Mattel, Inc. President Former
Knowledge Universe, Inc. President Former
Leapfrog Enterprises, Inc. Corporate Officer Former
Spring Group Plc Chairman of the Board Former
The University of Arizona M.B.A. Former
University of Wisconsin B.S. Former
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     LF $3.16 +0.07 (2.27% )
Average Volume 237,704
Shares Outstanding 64.02M
Market Cap 202.3M
Year High 5.32
Year Low 0.57
Earnings Per Share -1.20
P/E Ratio -2.63
Dividend N/A
Yield N/A
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