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  0002041357
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000078749
  AGILYSYS INC
  000-05734
  3655 BROOKSIDE PARKWAY
  SUITE 300
  ALPHARETTA
  GA
  30022
  7708107800
  Kaufman 2012 Descendants Trust, David N. Smith, Trustee
  Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  112692
  14967751.44
  27950510
  01/02/2025
  NASDAQ
  Common
  02/01/2019
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  112692
  02/01/2019
  Compensation
  Y
  The sale today took place in the Kaufman 2012 Descendants Trust account, which is for the dependents of Michael Kaufman, who is a director of the company. Michael Kaufman does not have trading authority over this account.
  01/02/2025
  09/10/2024
  /s/ Gary Redman, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for the Kaufman 2012 Descendants Trust