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10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)


☒	QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2022


☐	TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from __________ to __________

Commission File Number: 001-40054

Bumble Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Delaware	85-3604367
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1105 West 41st Street Austin, Texas	78756
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (512) 696-1409

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share

BMBL

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

As of July 29, 2022, Bumble Inc. had 129,586,219 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding and 20 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, or this Quarterly Report, contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect the current views of management of Bumble Inc. with respect to, among other things, its operations, its financial performance, its industry, and its business. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical facts. In some cases, you can identify these forward-looking statements by the use of words such as “outlook,” “believe(s),” “expect(s),” “potential,” “continue(s),” “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “seek(s),” “predict(s),” “intend(s),” “trends,” “plan(s),” “estimate(s),” “anticipates,” “projection,” “will likely result” and or the negative version of these words or other comparable words of a future or forward-looking nature. Such forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties. Accordingly, there are or will be important factors that could cause actual outcomes or results to differ materially from those indicated in these statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, the following:

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our ability to retain existing users or attract new users and to convert users to paying users

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competition and changes in the competitive landscape of our market

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our ability to distribute our dating products through third parties, such as Apple App Store or Google Play Store, and offset related fees

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the impact of data security breaches or cyber attacks on our systems and the costs of remediation related to any such incidents

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the continued development and upgrading of our technology platform and our ability to adapt to rapid technological developments and changes in a timely and cost-effective manner

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our ability to obtain, maintain, protect and enforce intellectual property rights and successfully defend against claims of infringement, misappropriation or other violations of third-party intellectual property

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our ability to comply with complex and evolving U.S. and international laws and regulations relating to our business, including data privacy laws

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foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations

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risks relating to certain of our international operations, including geopolitical conditions and successful expansion into new markets

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the impact of current developments in Russia, Ukraine and surrounding countries on our business and users, including the impact of our decision to discontinue our operations in Russia and remove our apps from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store in Russia and Belarus

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control of us by Blackstone (as defined below) and our Founder

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the outsized voting rights of Blackstone (as defined below) and our Founder

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the inability to attract hire and retain a highly qualified and diverse workforce, or maintain our corporate culture

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changes in business or macroeconomic conditions, including the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) (and other widespread health emergencies or pandemics) and measures taken in response, lower consumer confidence in our business or in the online dating industry generally, recessionary conditions, increased unemployment rates, stagnant or declining wages, changes in inflation or interest rates, political unrest, armed conflicts or natural disasters

For more information regarding these and other risks and uncertainties that we face, see Part I, “Item 1A—Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 (“2021 Form 10-K”). These factors should not be construed as exhaustive and we caution you that the important factors referenced above may not contain all of the factors that are important to you. Bumble Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as required by law.

Website and Social Media Disclosure

We use our websites (www.bumble.com and ir.bumble.com) and at times our corporate Twitter account (@bumble) to distribute company information. The information we post through these channels may be deemed material. Accordingly, investors should monitor these channels, in addition to following our press releases, filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and public conference calls and webcasts. In addition, you may automatically receive e-mail alerts and other information about Bumble when you enroll your e-mail address by visiting the “E-mail Alerts” section of our website at ir.bumble.com. The contents of our website and social media channels are not, however, a part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Certain Definitions

As used in this Quarterly Report, unless otherwise noted or the context requires otherwise:

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“Badoo App and Other Average Revenue per Paying User” is a metric calculated based on Badoo App and Other Revenue in any measurement period, excluding any revenue generated from Fruitz, advertising and partnerships or affiliates, divided by Badoo App and Other Paying Users in such period divided by the number of months in the period.

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a “Badoo App and Other Paying User” is a user that has purchased or renewed a subscription plan and/or made an in-app purchase on Badoo app in a given month (or made a purchase on one of our other apps that we owned and operated in a given month (excluding Fruitz), or purchase on other third-party apps that used our technology in the relevant period). We calculate Badoo App and Other Paying Users as a monthly average, by counting the number of Badoo App and Other Paying Users in each month and then dividing by the number of months in the relevant measurement period.

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“Badoo App and Other Revenue” is revenue derived from purchases or renewals of a Badoo app subscription plan and/or in-app purchases on Badoo app in the relevant period, purchases on one of our other apps that we owned and operated in the relevant period, purchases on other third party apps that used our technology in the relevant period and advertising, partnerships or affiliates revenue in the relevant period.

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“Blocker Companies” refer to certain entities that are taxable as corporations for U.S. federal income tax purposes in which the Pre-IPO Shareholders held interests.

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“Blocker Restructuring” refers to certain restructuring transactions that resulted in the acquisition by Pre-IPO Shareholders of shares of Class A common stock in exchange for their ownership interests in the Blocker Companies and Bumble Inc. acquiring an equal number of outstanding Common Units.

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“Bumble,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Bumble Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

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“Bumble App Average Revenue per Paying User” is a metric calculated based on Bumble App Revenue in any measurement period, divided by Bumble App Paying Users in such period divided by the number of months in the period.

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a “Bumble App Paying User” is a user that has purchased or renewed a Bumble app subscription plan and/or made an in-app purchase on Bumble app in a given month. We calculate Bumble App Paying Users as a monthly average, by counting the number of Bumble App Paying Users in each month and then dividing by the number of months in the relevant measurement period.

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"Bumble App Revenue” is revenue derived from purchases or renewals of a Bumble app subscription plan and/or in-app purchases on Bumble app in the relevant period.

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“Bumble Holdings” refers to Buzz Holdings L.P., a Delaware limited partnership.

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“Blackstone” or “our Sponsor” refer to investment funds associated with Blackstone Inc.

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“Class B Units” refers to the interests in Bumble Holdings called “Class B Units,” including the Class B units held by Buzz Management Aggregator L.P., that were outstanding prior to the Reclassification.

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“Common Units” refers to the new class of units of Bumble Holdings created by the Reclassification and does not include Incentive Units.

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“Founder” refers to Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble app, our Chief Executive Officer and member of our board of directors, together with entities beneficially owned by her.

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“Fruitz” refers to Flashgap SAS, which operates the Fruitz app.

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“Incentive Units” refers to the new class of units of Bumble Holdings created by the reclassification of the Class B Units in the Reclassification. The Incentive Units are “profit interests” having economic characteristics similar to stock appreciation rights and having the right to share in any equity value of Bumble Holdings above specified participation thresholds. Vested Incentive Units may be converted to Common Units and be subsequently exchanged for shares of Class A common stock.

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“IPO” refers to the initial public offering of Class A common stock, which was completed on February 16, 2021.

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“Offering Transactions” refers to the offering of Class A common stock in the IPO and certain related transactions, as defined in “Item 2―Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations―Factors Affecting the Comparability of Our Results of Operations―Initial Public Offering and Offering Transactions”.

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“Pre-IPO Common Unitholders” refer to pre-IPO owners that hold Common Units following the Reclassification.

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“pre-IPO owners” refer to our Founder, our Sponsor, an affiliate of Accel Partners LP and management and other equity holders who were the owners of Bumble Holdings immediately prior to the Offering Transactions.

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“Pre-IPO Shareholders” refer to pre-IPO owners that received shares of Class A common stock of Bumble Inc. pursuant to the Blocker Restructuring.

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“Principal Stockholders” refers collectively to our Founder and our Sponsor.

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“Reclassification” refers to the reclassification of the limited partnership interests of Bumble Holdings in connection with the IPO pursuant to which certain outstanding Class A units were reclassified into a new class of limited partnership interests that we refer to as “Common Units” and certain outstanding Class B Units were reclassified into a new class of limited partnership interests that we refer to as “Incentive Units.”

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“Reorganization Transactions” refer to certain transactions that occurred prior to the completion of the IPO which were accounted for as a reorganization of entities under common control.

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“Sponsor Acquisition” refers to the acquisition on January 29, 2020 by our Sponsor of a majority stake in Worldwide Vision Limited and certain transactions related thereto.

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“Total Average Revenue per Paying User” is a metric calculated based on Total Revenue in any measurement period, excluding any revenue generated from Fruitz, advertising and partnerships or affiliates, divided by the Total Paying Users in such period divided by the number of months in the period.

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“Total Paying Users” is the sum of Bumble App Paying Users and Badoo App and Other Paying Users.

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“Total Revenue” is the sum of Bumble App Revenue and Badoo App and Other Revenue.

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“user” is a user ID, a unique identifier assigned during registration.

Table of Contents


		Page
PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	5
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	5
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	6
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	12
	Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	13
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	37
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	53
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	53
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	54
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	54
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	54
Item 6.	Exhibits	55
	Signatures	56

PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).

Bumble Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands, except share and per share information)

(Unaudited)


	June 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	334,645		$	369,175
Accounts receivable		54,729			47,538
Other current assets		28,319			52,751
Total current assets		417,693			469,464
Right-of-use assets		20,469			26,410
Property and equipment, net		13,501			14,627
Goodwill		1,579,050			1,540,112
Intangible assets, net		1,691,881			1,696,798
Deferred tax assets, net		22,365			19,090
Other noncurrent assets		22,860			9,319
Total assets	$	3,767,819		$	3,775,820
LIABILITIES AND BUMBLE INC. SHAREHOLDERS’ / BUZZ HOLDINGS L.P. OWNERS’ EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	10,125		$	19,169
Deferred revenue		44,470			39,924
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities		154,676			111,482
Current portion of long-term debt, net		2,588			2,588
Total current liabilities		211,859			173,163
Long-term debt, net		619,057			620,351
Deferred tax liabilities, net		10,127			—
Payable to related parties pursuant to a tax receivable agreement		388,980			388,780
Other liabilities		21,282			119,246
Total liabilities		1,251,305			1,301,540
Commitments and contingencies (Note 17)
Bumble Inc. Shareholders’ / Buzz Holdings L.P. Owners’ Equity:
Class A common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 6,000,000,000 shares authorized; 129,559,112 and 129,212,949 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)		1,296			1,292
Class B common stock (par value $0.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized; 20 shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)		—			—
Preferred stock (par value $0.01; authorized 600,000,000 shares; no shares issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively)		—			—
Additional paid-in capital		1,621,917			1,586,781
Accumulated deficit		(40,853	)		(52,856	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income		73,667			80,629
Total Bumble Inc. shareholders’ / Buzz Holdings L.P. owners’ equity		1,656,027			1,615,846
Noncontrolling interests		860,487			858,434
Total shareholders’ / owners’ equity		2,516,514			2,474,280
Total liabilities and shareholders’ / owners’ equity	$	3,767,819		$	3,775,820

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bumble Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

(In thousands, except per share / unit information)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021			Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Revenue	$	220,454		$	186,217		$	431,653		$	356,930
Operating costs and expenses:
Cost of revenue		62,757			50,797			119,538			98,544
Selling and marketing expense		59,483			49,711			116,312			96,549
General and administrative expense		51,375			43,381			77,821			169,905
Product development expense		22,456			24,921			47,651			59,966
Depreciation and amortization expense		27,151			26,905			54,080			53,860
Total operating costs and expenses		223,222			195,715			415,402			478,824
Operating earnings (loss)		(2,768	)		(9,498	)		16,251			(121,894	)
Interest income (expense)		(6,281	)		(5,921	)		(12,164	)		(13,650	)
Other income (expense), net		4,954			4,731			18,184			11,722
Income (loss) before income taxes		(4,095	)		(10,688	)		22,271			(123,822	)
Income tax benefit (provision)		(2,328	)		(459	)		(4,756	)		436,117
Net earnings (loss)		(6,423	)		(11,147	)		17,515			312,295
Net earnings (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(2,031	)		(4,064	)		5,512			(22,412	)
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Bumble Inc. shareholders / Buzz Holdings L.P. owners	$	(4,392	)	$	(7,083	)	$	12,003		$	334,707
Net earnings (loss) per share / unit attributable to Bumble Inc. shareholders / Buzz Holdings L.P. owners
Basic earnings (loss) per share / unit	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.06	)	$	0.09		$	1.67
Diluted earnings (loss) per share / unit	$	(0.03	)	$	(0.06	)	$	0.09		$	1.62

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bumble Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Operations

(In thousands)

(Unaudited)



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2022			Three Months Ended June 30, 2021			Six Months Ended June 30, 2022			Six Months Ended June 30, 2021
Net earnings (loss)	$	(6,423	)	$	(11,147	)	$	17,515		$	312,295
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Change in foreign currency translation adjustment		(8,973	)		(5,467	)		(10,178	)		(9,034	)
Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(8,973	)		(5,467	)		(10,178	)		(9,034	)
Comprehensive income (loss)		(15,396	)		(16,614	)		7,337			303,261
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests		(4,866	)		(6,057	)		2,296			(25,792	)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Bumble Inc. shareholders / Buzz Holdings L.P. owners	$	(10,530	)	$	(10,557	)	$	5,041		$	329,053

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bumble Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Three months ended June 30, 2022

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Class A Common Stock					Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Accumulated			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Total Bumble Inc. Owners'/ Shareholders'			Noncontrolling			Total Shareholders’ / Owners'
	Shares			Amount		Shares		Amount		Capital			Deficit			Income (Deficit)			Equity			Interests			Equity
Balance as of March 31, 2022		129,519,804		$	1,296		20	$	—	$	1,598,567		$	(36,461	)	$	79,805		$	1,643,207		$	865,938		$	2,509,145
Net earnings (loss)		—			—		—		—		—			(4,392	)		—			(4,392	)		(2,031	)		(6,423	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—			—		—		—		23,251			—			—			23,251			—			23,251
Cancellation of restricted shares		(5,758	)		—		—		—		(86	)		—			—			(86	)		86			—
Restricted stock units issued, net of shares withheld for taxes		45,066			—		—		—		185			—			—			185			(671	)		(486	)
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		—			—		—		—		—			—			(6,138	)		(6,138	)		(2,835	)		(8,973	)
Balance as of June 30, 2022		129,559,112		$	1,296		20	$	—	$	1,621,917		$	(40,853	)	$	73,667		$	1,656,027		$	860,487		$	2,516,514

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

Bumble Inc.

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

Three months ended June 30, 2021

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

(Unaudited)


	Class A Common Stock						Class B Common Stock				Additional Paid-in			Treasury Stock						Accumulated			Accumulated Other Comprehensive			Total Bumble Inc. Owners'/ Shareholders'			Noncontrolling			Total Owners’ / Shareholders’
	Shares			Amount			Shares		Amount		Capital			Shares			Amount			Deficit			Income (Deficit)			Equity			Interests			Equity
Balance as of March 31, 2021		140,142,374		$	1,401			20	$	—	$	2,355,125			24,798,848			(1,018,365	)	$	(28,845	)	$	82,928		$	1,392,244		$	1,081,962		$	2,474,206
Net loss		—			—			—		—		—			—			—			(7,083	)		—			(7,083	)		(4,064	)		(11,147	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—			—			—		—		29,916			—			—			—			—			29,916			—			29,916
Retirement of treasury stock and restored to authorized but unissued		(24,798,848	)		(248	)		—		—		(1,018,117	)		(24,798,848	)		1,018,365			—			—			—			—			—
Exchange of Common Units for Class A common stock		4,455,510			45			—		—		68,403			—			—			—			—			68,448			(68,448	)		—
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax		—			—			—		—		—			—						—			(3,474	)		(3,474	)		(1,993	)