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  0001754463
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000721371
  CARDINAL HEALTH INC
  001-11373
  7000 CARDINAL PLACE
  DUBLIN
  OH
  43017
  6147575000
  Snow Ola M
  Officer
  Common Shares
  Robert W. Baird & Co.
  777 East Wisconsin
  Milwaukee
  WI
  53202
  3350
  291014.50
  250681620
  08/17/2023
  NYSE
  Common Shares
  Merrill Lynch
  8890 Lyra Drive, Fifth Floor
  Columbus
  OH
  43240
  22974
  2010037.49
  250681620
  08/17/2023
  NYSE
  Common Shares
  08/15/2023
  Restricted and Performance Share Unit Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  19067
  08/15/2023
  NA
  Common Shares
  08/17/2023
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
  3907
  08/17/2023
  Cash
  Common Shares
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  Restricted and Performance Share Unit Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  3350
  08/15/2022
  NA
  Y
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