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0001709867
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001531031
ESQUIRE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS INC
001-38131
100 Jericho Quadrangle
Jericho
NY
11753
(516) 535-2002
ANDREW SAGLIOCCA EXECEST OF CLAIRE SAGLIOCCA
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
12000
924530.40
8321308
11/29/2024
NASDAQ
Common
06/30/2017
Distribution from a Trust or an Estate
Clair sagliocca
N
12000
06/30/2017
Cash
Y
11/29/2024
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