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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001038357
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES CO
001-13245
777 HIDDEN RIDGE
IRVING
TX
75038
9724449001
GOBE PHILLIP A
Director
Common
Charles Schwab & Co., Inc.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
1000
242671.00
233623121
03/08/2024
NYSE
Common
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Restricted Stock Lapse
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
N
389
05/25/2022
Equity Compensation
Common
08/25/2022
Restricted Stock Lapse
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
N
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08/25/2022
Equity Compensation
Common
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Restricted Stock Lapse
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
N
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11/25/2022
Equity Compensation
Common
11/25/2023
Restricted Stock Lapse
PIONEER NATURAL RESOURCES COMPANY
N
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