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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001178879
AMICUS THERAPEUTICS INC
001-33497
47 Hulfish Street
Princeton
NJ
08542
6096622000
JOHN F CROWLEY
Director
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
29183
311674.44
295382614
04/15/2024
NASDAQ
Common
01/04/2024
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47 Hulfish Street
Princeton
NJ
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