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  0001486632
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001261654
  UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INC
  001-31923
  4225 EAST WINDROSE DRIVE
  SUITE 200
  PHOENIX
  AZ
  85032
  623-445-9500
  Kevane Christopher E.
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  29400
  1003384.82
  54406215
  05/12/2025
  NYSE
  Common
  12/10/2021
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  12/10/2021
  Compensation
  Common
  03/02/2022
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  12/08/2023
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Christopher Kevane