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  12,200 shares from his joint account</remarks>
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  0001739481
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000806517
  PSYCHEMEDICS CORP
  001-13738
  125 NAGOG PARK
  ACTON
  MA
  01720
  978-206-8220
  Doucot Charles M
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  12700
  58928.00
  5742761
  08/17/2023
  NASDAQ
  Common
  06/05/2015
  Purchase
  Open Market
  N
  500
  06/05/2015
  Cash/ check
  Common
  08/04/2023
  Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  4025
  08/04/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  01/10/2023
  Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  3150
  01/10/2023
  Compensation
  Common
  06/03/2022
  Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  2100
  06/03/2022
  Compensation
  Common
  12/16/2021
  Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  2925
  12/16/2021
  Compensation
  Y
  500 shares sold from his IRA
  12,200 shares from his joint account
  08/17/2023
  /s/ Cristina Garcia, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Doucot Charles M