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0001856601
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001496963
SQUARESPACE INC CL A
001-40393
225 Varick Street, 12th Floor
New York
NY
10014
6465803456
PAUL GUBBAY
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
10124
310300.60
87295014
06/15/2023
NYSE
Common
08/20/2021
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
5439
08/20/2021
N/A
Common
02/20/2022
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
4685
02/20/2022
N/A
Y
06/15/2023
03/16/2023
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