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144
0001845164
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001527166
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC
001-35538
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington
DC
20004
(202) 729-5626
BRUCE M LARSON
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
13413
434044.68
362114917
08/02/2023
NASDAQ
Common
08/01/2023
Restricted Stock Units Vested under Issuer S-8 Registered Plan
Issuer
N
13413
08/01/2023
Services Rendered
Y
These shares of common stock were sold on behalf of the reporting person solely to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from the vesting of restricted stock units pursuant to pre-arranged trading arrangements entered into by the reporting person during an open trading window.
08/02/2023
/s/ Bruce McNeil Larson