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144
0001881428
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001377789
AVIAT NETWORKS INC
001-33278
200 Parker Drive, Suite C100A
Austin
TX
78728
4089417100
ERIN BOASE
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5936
130948.16
12692431
06/09/2025
NASDAQ
Common
06/09/2025
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
5936
06/09/2025
Cash
Y
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.
06/09/2025
03/07/2025
/s/ Erin Boase