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144
0001878051
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001868778
INFORMATICA INC
001-40936
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
6503855000
JOHN SCHWEITZER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
64501
1804737.98
255584319
07/15/2024
NYSE
Common
05/15/2024
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
4744
05/15/2024
N/A
Common
07/15/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
56000
07/15/2024
Cash
Common
02/15/2024
Performance Stock Units
Issuer
N
3757
02/15/2024
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for JOHN SCHWEITZER
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
Common
06/17/2024
64358
1918435.63
10b5-1 Sales for JOHN SCHWEITZER
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
Common
05/16/2024
8358
250452.15
10b5-1 Sales for JOHN SCHWEITZER
2100 Seaport Boulevard
Redwood City
CA
94063
Common
05/15/2024
56000
1696206.40
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
07/15/2024
12/07/2023
/s/ John Schweitzer