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  0001206129
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000073124
  NORTHERN TRUST CORP
  001-36609
  50 S LASALLE ST
  CHICAGO
  IL
  60603
  3126306000
  BYNOE LINDA
  Director
  Common
  Northern Trust Securities Inc
  50 South LA Salle ST
  Chicago
  IL
  60603
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  1022092.80
  194538575
  06/27/2025
  NASDAQ
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  05/06/2025
  Stock transfer
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  05/06/2025
  Stock Transfer
  Common
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  Stock Transfer
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  Stock Transfer
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  NTRS
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  Stock Transfer
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  RSU
  NTRS
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  Stock Transfer
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  Carmen Zamores as a duly authorized representative of National Financial Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for BYNOE LINDA