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144
0001542687
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001699838
CONFLUENT INC
001-40526
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
8004393207
ERICA SCHULTZ
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
277458
10446293.70
258085656
02/13/2025
NASDAQ
Common
02/13/2025
Exercise of Stock Options
Issuer
N
277458
02/13/2025
Cash
N
10b5-1 Sales Plan for ERICA SCHULTZ
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
12/10/2024
63729
2019521.03
10b5-1 Sales Plan for ERICA SCHULTZ
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
12/03/2024
63729
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for ERICA SCHULTZ
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
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63729
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for ERICA SCHULTZ
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
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75000
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899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for ERICA SCHULTZ
899 W. EVELYN AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
CA
94041
Common
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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.
02/13/2025
08/15/2024
/s/ Erica Schultz