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144
0001783302
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001699838
CONFLUENT INC
001-40526
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
8004393207
YING LIU
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
80000
2510400.00
244657840
05/09/2024
NASDAQ
Common
05/09/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
80000
05/09/2024
Cash
Y
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months.
The date of acquisition and payment were and will be the date of exercise/sale.
05/09/2024
11/29/2023
/s/ Ying Liu