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0001878325
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000876167
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
000-19417
15 Wayside Road, Suite 400
Burlington
MA
01803
781-280-4000
IAN PITT
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2186
139379.36
43025995
06/30/2025
NASDAQ
Common
04/01/2025
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
704
04/01/2025
N/A
Common
02/01/2025
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
1482
02/01/2025
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for IAN PITT
15 Wayside Road, Suite 400
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
04/04/2025
703
39571.87
06/30/2025
07/24/2024
/s/ Ian Pitt