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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000062996
  MASCO CORP /DE/
  001-05794
  17450 COLLEGE PARKWAY
  LIVONIA
  MI
  48152
  3132747400
  Allman Keith J.
  Officer
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  1260508
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  Issuer
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