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0001855572
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001616533
SMART GLOBAL HOLDINGS INC
001-38102
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town, Grand Cayman
E9
KY1-9008
5106231231
THIERRY PELLEGRINO
Officer
COMMON
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Fl.
New York
NY
10004
372
9672.00
50067897
07/20/2023
NASDAQ
Common
07/20/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
372
07/20/2023
N/A
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for THIERRY PELLEGRINO
190 Elgin Avenue
George Town, Grand Cayman
E9
KY1-9008
Common
06/13/2023
3029
75725.00
07/20/2023
10/11/2022
/s/ Thierry Pellegrino