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XXXXXXXX
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0001502377
Contango Ore, Inc.
001-35770
700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
SUITE 925
Houston
TX
77098
713-877-1311
RICHARD A SHORTZ
Board of Directors
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
1084
23035.00
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NASDAQ
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
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700 BUFFALO SPEEDWAY
SUITE 925
Houston
TX
77098
Common
03/18/2024
4584
101939.45
03/19/2024
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