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0001701397
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000351834
SUNOPTA INC.
001-34198
7078 Shady Oak Road
Eden Prairie
MN
55344
(952) 820-2518
ROBERT K DUCHSCHER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
50000
366685.00
116923545
11/08/2024
NASDAQ
Common
05/24/2019
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2539
05/24/2019
Services Rendered
Common
08/19/2019
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
19310
08/19/2019
Services Rendered
Common
03/05/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2500
03/05/2020
Services Rendered
Common
04/12/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
19076
04/12/2020
Services Rendered
Common
05/24/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2784
05/24/2020
Services Rendered
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
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N
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Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
N
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Services Rendered
Y
11/08/2024
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