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144
0001817090
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000031667
EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CORP
000-04957
5402 SOUTH 122ND EAST AVE
TULSA
OK
74146
918-622-4522
Peters Joshua J
Officer
Common
Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
12184
18154.00
8575088
08/22/2023
Nasdaq
Common
05/28/2020
Open Market Purchase
Open Market
N
12184
05/28/2020
Cash
N
Joshua J Peters
17511 Galmiche Ct
Chesterfield
MO
63005
Common
07/21/2023
10917
17144.00
2 selling accounts under same CCC & CIK: JOSHUA J PETERS: acquisition and payment dates 05/28/2020 through 08/06/2020 JAIME ELIZABETH PETERS: acquisition and payment dates 06/03/2020 through 08/06/2020
08/22/2023
Joshua J Peters