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0001187367
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001768267
CERENCE INC.
001-39030
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
(857) 362-7300
MR THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
Former Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
16073
149503.01
43258066
05/08/2025
NASDAQ
Common
12/02/2022
Compensation for Past Services
Issuer
N
16073
12/02/2022
Services Rendered
N
MR THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
04/28/2025
7000
65771.30
MR THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
04/28/2025
3000
28187.70
05/08/2025
/s/ Thomas Linwood Beaudoin