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A top engaging carrier for packaging one or more articles comprising a main panel which comprises at least one aperture for receiving a portion of an article, the main panel further comprising an annular series of tabs formed around the at least one aperture, the at least one aperture defining a first edge of each of the annular series of tabs, the annular series of tabs being hingedly connected to the main panel such that the annular series of tabs yield out of the plane of the main panel when an article is received in the at least one aperture so as to bear against the article, wherein at least one first tab of the annular series of tabs is defined at least in part by a first cutline extending from the at least one aperture into the main panel, the first cutline separating at least a portion of the at least one first tab from a first adjacent tab of the annular series of tabs, the main panel further comprising a second cutline, the second cutline defining a portion of a second edge of each of the at least one first tab and the first adjacent tab, wherein the second edge opposes the first edge of each of the at least one first tab and the first adjacent tab, wherein the second cutline is spaced apart from the first cutline, wherein the second cutline is arcuate in shape.