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  0001777759
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000726958
  CASEYS GENERAL STORES INC
  001-34700
  PO BOX 3001
  ANKENY
  IA
  50021
  515-965-6100
  Koschel Williams Ena
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  5500
  2068028.50
  37115982
  09/10/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  06/15/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  5500
  06/15/2024
  Compensation
  Y
  Ena Koschel and Ena Koschel Williams are one and the same person.
  09/10/2024
  /s/ Joshua Schmitt, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Ena Koschel.