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144
0001771467
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001527166
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC
001-35538
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington
DC
20004
(202) 729-5626
CHRISTOPHER FINN
Former Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
488072
19644898.00
356375196
08/23/2024
NASDAQ
Common
08/01/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
41296
08/01/2021
Not Applicable
Common
02/09/2021
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
37992
02/09/2021
Not Applicable
Common
02/01/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
12020
02/01/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/06/2024
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
29950
02/06/2024
Not Applicable
Common
02/01/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
12245
02/01/2022
Not Applicable
Common
02/07/2023
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
21829
02/07/2023
Not Applicable
Common
02/08/2022
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
78182
02/08/2022
Not Applicable
Common
08/01/2022
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
34471
08/01/2022
Not Applicable
Common
02/01/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
12105
02/01/2023
Not Applicable
Common
08/01/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
24687
08/01/2023
Not Applicable
Common
02/10/2020
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
79236
02/10/2020
Not Applicable
Common
08/01/2020
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
61911
08/01/2020
Not Applicable
Common
08/01/2024
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
42148
08/01/2024
Not Applicable
Y
The sale of these shares is part of a broader financial diversification strategy by the reporting person, who continues to have a significant financial interest in the issuer, in order for the reporting person to diversify assets and facilitate enhanced charitable contributions.
08/23/2024
/s/ Christopher Finn