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0001950531
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000936468
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
001-11437
6801 ROCKLEDGE DR
BETHESDA
MD
20817
(301) 897-6000
TIMOTHY S CAHILL
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
3975
2048562.76
238358003
07/24/2024
NYSE
Common
01/28/2016
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Iissuer
N
579
01/28/2016
Services Rendered
Common
02/21/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
922
02/21/2022
Services Rendered
Common
03/29/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
16
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Services Rendered
Common
06/27/2016
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Issuer
N
10
06/27/2016
Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
N
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Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
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Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
N
1146
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Services Rendered
Y
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