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0001264554
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000914156
UFP TECHNOLOGIES INC
001-12648
100 HALE STREET
NEWBURYPORT
MA
01950
978-352-2200
FELDMANN CYNTHIA L
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
1724
369435.00
7638812
02/22/2024
NASDAQ
Common
02/22/2024
Stock Option Exercise
Issuer
N
1724
02/22/2024
Broker's Check
Y
Client and exercised and sold 1,724 stock options.
02/22/2024
Cynthia L Feldmann