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0001566737
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000876167
PROGRESS SOFTWARE CORPORATION
000-19417
15 WAYSIDE ROAD, SUITE 400
BURLINGTON
MA
01803
(781) 280-4000
ANTHONY FOLGER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7500
429839.25
43880206
01/31/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
01/31/2024
Stock Option Exercise
ISSUER
N
7500
01/31/2024
Cash
Y
01/31/2024
10/17/2023
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