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  0001884896
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  HENRY SCHEIN INC
  000-27078
  135 DURYEA RD
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  Connett Bradford C
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
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  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  6430
  477620.57
  128505719
  03/20/2024
  NASDAQ
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  4492
  03/03/2023
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  1938
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  Compensation
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  135 Duryea Road
  Melville
  NY
  11747
  Common
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