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0001204034
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000866706
ESCO TECHNOLOGIES INC
001-10596
9900 A CLAYTON RD
ST LOUIS
MO
63124
3142137200
KHILNANI VINOD M
Director
Common Stock
Charles Schwab & Co.
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
4000
484320.00
25752712
08/19/2024
NYSE
Common Stock
01/10/2022
Equity Compensation
Issuer
N
4000
01/10/2022
Services Rendered
Y
Shares to be sold were acquired between 01/10/2022-2/7/2024
08/19/2024
Vinod Khilnani