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144
0001747223
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000863436
BENCHMARK ELECTRONICS
001-10560
56 South Rockford Drive
Tempe
AZ
85288
6233007000
STEPHEN BEAVER
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
5000
256350.00
35996919
11/12/2024
NYSE
Common
02/20/2020
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
5000
02/20/2020
N/A
Y
The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units on 02/20/2020 and 02/20/2021.
11/12/2024
08/13/2024
/s/ Stephen Beaver