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0001381749
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000876167
Progress Software Corporation
000-19417
15 Wayside Road
Suite 400
Burlington
MA
01803
1-781-280-4000
Charles Kane
Director
Common
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC
200 West Street
New York
NY
10282
5000
289650
43880206
02/02/2024
NASD
Common
04/27/2010
Acquired upon option exercise
Issuer
N
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Option exercise
Common
04/28/2011
Acquired upon option exercise
Issuer
N
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Option exercise
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10/14/2011
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Issuer
N
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02/02/2024
Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC on behalf of Charles Kane