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144
0001636178
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001082554
UNITED THERAPEUTICS CORPORATION
000-26301
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
(301) 608-9292
JAMES EDGEMOND
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7792
2773016.96
44491176
10/14/2024
NASDAQ
Common
10/14/2024
Stock Option Exercise
Issuer
N
7792
10/14/2024
Cash
N
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
10/07/2024
7794
2771078.76
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
09/30/2024
7792
2794367.04
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
09/23/2024
7796
2760095.84
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
09/16/2024
7810
2648527.20
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
09/09/2024
7802
2694888.82
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
09/03/2024
7785
2821050.45
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
08/26/2024
7799
2710932.40
JAMES EDGEMOND
1000 SPRING STREET
SILVER SPRING
MD
20910
Common
08/19/2024
7828
2575568.56
Sales that were executed on October 14, 2024 are being reported on this Form 144 filed on October 15, 2024 given the EDGAR system was not accepting filings on October 14, 2024 in observance of the federal holiday.
10/15/2024
05/17/2024
/s/ James C. Edgemond