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0001186680
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001162461
CUTERA INC
000-50644
3240 BAYSHORE BOULEVARD
BRISBANE
CA
94005
415-657-5500
WHITTERS JOSEPH E
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
31500
549045.00
19835472
06/06/2023
Nasdaq
Common
08/09/2021
Open Market Purchase
Market
N
31500
08/09/2021
Cash
Y
Open market purchases from 1-7-2019 to 8-9-2021
06/06/2023
Joseph Whitters