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0001883662
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001645070
STERLING CHECK CORP
001-40829
6150 Oak Tree Boulevard, Suite 490
Independence
OH
44131
18008533228
LOUIS PAGLIA
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
100000
1540000.00
97751383
06/05/2024
NASDAQ
Common
06/05/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
100000
06/05/2024
Cash
Y
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months.
The date of acquisition and payment was and will be the date of exercise/sale.
06/05/2024
06/13/2023
/s/ Louis Paglia