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  0001782445
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000049071
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  500 W MAIN ST
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  Diamond Susan M
  Officer
  Humana Common
  Charles Schwab & Co. Inc.
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  Lone Tree
  CO
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  2210104.28
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  NYSE
  Humana Common
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  Issuer
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  Cashless
  Humana Common
  05/04/2023
  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
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  Cashless
  Humana Common
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  Issuer
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  Y
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