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0001999930
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LIVE
0001966494
CARGO THERAPEUTICS INC
001-41859
835 Industrial Road Suite 400.
San Carlos
CA
94070
6504998950
ANUP RADHAKRISHNAN
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
14000
326620.00
45904634
09/18/2024
NASDAQ
Common
09/18/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
14000
09/18/2024
Cash
Y
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
09/18/2024
03/28/2024
/s/ Anup Radhakrishnan