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0001187367
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001768267
CERENCE INC.
001-39030
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
(857) 362-7300
THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
14050.00
41777242
07/01/2024
NASDAQ
Common
10/16/2021
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
4730
10/16/2021
Not Applicable
Common
02/20/2021
Restricted Stock
Issuer
N
270
02/20/2021
Not Applicable
N
THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
06/03/2024
5000
17350.00
THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
05/07/2024
5464
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THOMAS L. BEAUDOIN
25 Mall Road
Suite 416
Burlington
MA
01803
Common
05/01/2024
5000
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07/01/2024
12/21/2023
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