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0000930249
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000900075
COPART INC
000-23255
14185 DALLAS PARKWAY
SUITE 300
DALLAS
TX
75254
972-391-5000
JOHNSON WILLIS J
Officer
Director
10% Stockholder
Common
Wells Fargo Clearing Services
1 N. Jefferson Ave.
St. Louis
MO
63103
100765
5000492.15
960231442
12/01/2023
Nasdaq
Common
01/01/1994
Founders Shares
Issuer
N
100765
01/01/1994
N/A
N
Willis & Reba Johnson's Foundation Trust
14185 DALLAS PARKWAY
SUITE 300
DALLAS
TX
75254
Copart, Inc.
10/10/2023
44155
2000648.76
12/01/2023
Willis J. Johnson