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144
0001877438
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001868778
INFORMATICA INC
001-40936
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
6503855000
MARK A. PELLOWSKI
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
30087
804827.25
258888613
10/15/2024
NYSE
Common
10/15/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
30087
10/15/2024
Cash
N
10b5-1 Sales for MARK A. PELLOWSKI
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
Common
09/16/2024
10026
257656.18
10b5-1 Sales for MARK A. PELLOWSKI
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
Common
08/15/2024
10026
238141.56
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.
10/15/2024
12/07/2023
/s/ Mark A. Pellowski