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0001379848
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000091576
KEYCORP /NEW/
001-11302
127 PUBLIC SQ
CLEVELAND
OH
44114-1306
2166896300
Highsmith Carlton L
Director
Common
Wells Fargo Advisors
1 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis
MO
63103
7500
112562.59
933841692
03/08/2024
NYSE
Common
11/11/2014
Open Market purchase
Open Market
N
7500
11/11/2014
cash
Y
03/08/2024
Carlton L. Highsmith