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0001759504
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001768267
CERENCE INC.
001-39030
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
(857) 362-7300
STEFAN ORTMANNS
Officer
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
9542
31434.35
41777242
06/24/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
10/01/2023
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
9542
10/01/2023
Not Applicable
N
STEFAN ORTMANNS
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
05/22/2024
5249
20313.63
STEFAN ORTMANNS
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
04/22/2024
10762
108045.10
06/24/2024
12/14/2023
/s/ Stefan Ortmanns