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0001673275
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001468328
ADDUS HOMECARE CORPORATION
001-34504
6303 Cowboys Way
Suite 600
Frisco
TX
75034
(469) 535-8200
BRIAN POFF
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
6839
879633.55
18100285
09/12/2024
NASDAQ
COMMON
02/24/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
5047
02/24/2024
Not Applicable
COMMON
02/23/2024
Restricted Stock
ISSUER
N
1792
02/23/2024
Not Applicable
Y
09/12/2024
06/13/2024
/s/ Brian Wayne Poff