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0001428396
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000077543
TUTOR PERINI CORPORATION
001-06314
15901 Olden Street
Sylmar
CA
91342
818-362-8391
GARY SMALLEY
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
20304
256425.31
52025497
03/15/2024
NYSE
Common
03/15/2019
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
2256
03/15/2019
Services Rendered
Common
11/15/2021
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
18048
11/15/2021
Services Rendered
N
GARY SMALLEY
15901 Olden Street
Sylmar
CA
91342
Common
03/14/2024
20303
251850.59
03/15/2024
/s/ Gary Gene Smalley