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0001772607
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001761312
PALOMAR HLDGS INC
001-38873
7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 500
La Jolla
CA
92037
6195675290
JON MARCUS CHRISTIANSON
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
14000
1345120.00
25010856
09/06/2024
NASDAQ
Common
09/06/2024
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
14000
09/06/2024
Cash
N
10b5-1 Sales for JON MARCUS CHRISTIANSON
7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 500
La Jolla
CA
92037
COMMON
07/17/2024
2000
182701.00
10b5-1 Sales for JON MARCUS CHRISTIANSON
7979 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 500
La Jolla
CA
92037
COMMON
06/20/2024
2000
162425.20
The securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
09/06/2024
06/07/2024
/s/ Jon Marcus Christianson