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GRACO INC
001-09249
88 11TH AVENUE NE
MINNEAPOLIS
MN
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Ahlers David M
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common
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3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
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Common
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dividend payments
issuer
N
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05/03/2018
NA
Y
Table I acquisition - 5/3/2018-5/5/2022 - dividend payments
06/06/2023
David Ahlers