Prothena Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results, and Provides Financial Guidance and Business Highlights
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Net cash used in operating and investing activities was
$23.3 million and$163.7 million for the fourth quarter and full year of 2025, respectively; quarter-end cash and restricted cash position was$308.4 million -
Prothena expects the full year 2026 net cash used in operating and investing activities to be$50 to$55 million and expects to end the year with approximately$255 million in cash (midpoint). Financial guidance does not include the potential to earn up to$105 million in aggregate clinical milestone payments from strategic partners in 2026 - Roche initiated the Phase 3 PARAISO trial evaluating prasinezumab in early-stage Parkinson’s disease in 4Q 2025; primary completion expected in 2029
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Novo Nordisk initiated the Phase 3 CLEOPATTRA trial evaluating coramitug in ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy in 4Q 2025; primary completion expected in 2029 -
Bristol Myers Squibb fully enrolled the Phase 2 TargetTau-1 trial evaluating BMS-986446 in early Alzheimer’s disease with primary completion expected in 1H 2027, completed a Phase 1 trial evaluating a subcutaneous formulation of BMS-986446 and obtained
Fast Track designation from theU.S. FDA for BMS-986446 for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease -
Prothena presented preclinical data on its TDP-43 CYTOPE® program at Neuroscience 2025 (SfN) and at the International Symposium on ALS/MND demonstrating the potential of Prothena’s CYTOPE® technology to target intracellular disease pathways -
At the Extraordinary General Meeting on
November 19, 2025 Prothena obtained shareholder approval to reduce share capital to create distributable reserves to support a share redemption program to be conducted in 2026 if deemed appropriate -
Potential to earn up to
$105 million in aggregate clinical milestone payments by end of 2026 related to the advancement of both coramitug for ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy byNovo Nordisk and PRX019 for neurodegenerative diseases by Bristol Myers Squibb
“In 2025, our partner Roche initiated the Phase 3 PARAISO clinical trial evaluating prasinezumab in early Parkinson’s disease and
2025 Business Highlights and Upcoming Milestones
Updates on Active Clinical Development Portfolio
Prasinezumab, a potential first-in-class antibody for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease that is designed to target a key epitope within the C-terminus of alpha-synuclein and is the focus of a worldwide collaboration with Roche.
- Roche is evaluating prasinezumab in the ongoing Phase 3 PARAISO clinical trial in ~900 participants with early-stage Parkinson's disease; primary completion expected in 2029 (NCT07174310)
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Roche has stated that prasinezumab has peak sales potential greater than
$3.5 billion (unadjusted) and could be the first disease-modifying treatment for a condition that affects 10 million people worldwide
Coramitug (formerly PRX004), a potential first-in-class amyloid depleter antibody for the treatment of ATTR amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy (ATTR-CM) designed to deplete the pathogenic, non-native forms of the transthyretin (TTR) protein, is being developed by
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Novo Nordisk is evaluating coramitug in the ongoing Phase 3 CLEOPATTRA clinical trial in ~1280 participants with ATTR-CM; primary completion expected in 2029 (NCT07207811) -
Novo Nordisk presented Phase 2 results during a late-breaking session at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions onNovember 10, 2025 -
Potential to earn a clinical milestone in 1H 2026 when prespecified enrollment criteria are met in ongoing Phase 3 clinical trial by
Novo Nordisk
BMS-986446 (formerly PRX005), a potential best-in-class antibody for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease that specifically targets a key epitope within the microtubule binding region (MTBR) of tau, a protein implicated in the causal pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s disease.
- Bristol Myers Squibb is conducting the Phase 2 TargetTau-1 clinical trial in approximately 310 patients with early Alzheimer’s disease; primary completion expected in 1H 2027 (NCT06268886)
- Bristol Myers Squibb conducted a Phase 1 open-label single-dose clinical trial to assess a subcutaneous administration (NCT06955741)
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BMS-986446 granted
Fast Track designation byU.S. FDA as a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease
PRX019, a potential treatment of neurodegenerative diseases in development in collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb.
- Bristol Myers Squibb obtained the exclusive global license for PRX019 in 2024
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Prothena is conducting a Phase 1 first-in-human clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, and pharmacokinetics of single ascending and multiple doses in healthy adults with completion expected in 2026 - Potential to earn a clinical milestone by end of 2026 should Bristol Myers Squibb decide to further develop PRX019
Updates on Active Preclinical Development Portfolio
TDP-43 CYTOPE, a proprietary preclinical program enabling precision intracellular targeting of TDP-43 pathology, a defining pathogenic feature of ALS and other TDP-43 proteinopathies. TDP-43 CYTOPE preclinical data demonstrates the potential of Prothena’s CYTOPE technology to target intracellular disease pathways.
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Prothena presented a poster at Neuroscience 2025 (Society for Neuroscience ) and the International Symposium of ALS/MND demonstrating the potential of TDP-43 CYTOPE in multiple preclinical models
PRX012-TfR, a preclinical program combining PRX012, our wholly-owned, single-injection, once-monthly antibody delivered subcutaneously with transferrin receptor technology to potentially improve its product profile.
- Phase 1 ASCENT clinical program preliminary results demonstrated that patients on the 400 mg dose level of PRX012 for 18 months reached a mean centiloid (CL) level of ~16.0 CL and 9 of 12 achieved amyloid negativity (defined as <24.1 CL). However, the robust plaque clearance was associated with non-competitive rates of ARIA-E.
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Based on the totality of the results,
Prothena is developing PRX012-TfR (transferrin receptor) in preclinical studies while exploring potential partnership opportunities
Members of the senior management team will present and participate in investor meetings at the following upcoming investor conference:
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The Citizens Life Sciences Conference onWednesday, March 11, 2026 ; fireside chat at10:10 a.m. ET inMiami, FL
Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2025 Financial Results
For the fourth quarter and full year of 2025,
Research and development (R&D) expenses totaled
General and administrative (G&A) expenses totaled
Total non-cash share-based compensation expense was
As of
As of
2026 Financial Guidance
The Company expects its full year net cash used in operating and investing activities to be
Share Redemption Program
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About
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements. These statements relate to, among other things, the sufficiency of our cash position to fund advancement of our pipeline and completion of our ongoing clinical trials; the continued advancement of our preclinical and clinical pipeline, including the potential and advancement of our CYTOPE technology and expected milestones in 2026, 2027, and beyond; the treatment potential, designs, proposed mechanisms of action, and potential administration of prasinezumab, coramitug, BMS-986446, PRX019, TDP-43 CYTOPE, and PRX012-TfR; plans for ongoing and future clinical trials of prasinezumab, coramitug, BMS-986446, and PRX019; the expected timing of reporting data from preclinical studies and clinical trials; projections regarding peak sales and patient population for prasinezumab; timing of and amounts we may receive under our collaborations with
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited - amounts in thousands except per share data) |
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Three Months Ended
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Year Ended
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2025 |
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2024 |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Collaboration revenue |
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$ |
21 |
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$ |
2,123 |
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$ |
9,634 |
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$ |
135,107 |
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Revenue from license and intellectual property |
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— |
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— |
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50 |
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50 |
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Total revenue |
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21 |
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2,123 |
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9,684 |
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135,157 |
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Operating expenses: |
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Research and development |
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14,586 |
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50,172 |
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134,852 |
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222,519 |
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General and administrative |
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12,646 |
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16,848 |
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59,392 |
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67,199 |
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Restructuring costs |
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(3,008 |
) |
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— |
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30,080 |
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— |
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Total operating expenses |
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24,224 |
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67,020 |
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224,324 |
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289,718 |
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Loss from operations |
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(24,203 |
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(64,897 |
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(214,640 |
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(154,561 |
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Other income, net |
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2,624 |
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5,396 |
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13,811 |
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25,631 |
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Loss before income taxes |
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(21,579 |
) |
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(59,501 |
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(200,829 |
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(128,930 |
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Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |
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10 |
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(1,545 |
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43,263 |
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(6,620 |
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Net loss |
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$ |
(21,589 |
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$ |
(57,956 |
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$ |
(244,092 |
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$ |
(122,310 |
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Basic and diluted net loss per ordinary share |
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$ |
(0.40 |
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$ |
(1.08 |
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$ |
(4.53 |
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$ |
(2.27 |
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Shares used to compute basic and diluted net loss per share |
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53,831 |
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53,815 |
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53,829 |
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53,772 |
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (unaudited - amounts in thousands) |
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2025 |
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2024 |
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Assets |
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Cash and cash equivalents |
$ |
307,531 |
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$ |
471,388 |
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Prepaid expenses and other current assets |
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7,662 |
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14,024 |
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Total current assets |
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315,193 |
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485,412 |
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Property and equipment, net |
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2,144 |
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3,081 |
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Operating lease right-of-use assets |
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8,125 |
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10,708 |
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Restricted cash, non-current |
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860 |
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860 |
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Other non-current assets |
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482 |
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47,047 |
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Total non-current assets |
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11,611 |
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61,696 |
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Total assets |
$ |
326,804 |
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$ |
547,108 |
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Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity |
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Accrued research and development |
$ |
4,329 |
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$ |
13,428 |
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Deferred revenue, current |
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2,664 |
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8,850 |
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Restructuring liability |
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13,303 |
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— |
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Lease liability, current |
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2,886 |
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2,610 |
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Other current liabilities |
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17,661 |
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23,613 |
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Total current liabilities |
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40,843 |
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48,501 |
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Deferred revenue, non-current |
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— |
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3,448 |
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Lease liability, non-current |
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5,487 |
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8,233 |
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Total non-current liabilities |
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5,487 |
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11,681 |
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Total liabilities |
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46,330 |
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60,182 |
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Total shareholders’ equity |
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280,474 |
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486,926 |
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Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity |
$ |
326,804 |
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$ |
547,108 |
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