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0001543670
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001527166
THE CARLYLE GROUP INC
001-35538
1001 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington
DC
20004
(202) 729-5626
JEFFREY WILLIAM FERGUSON REV TRUST
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
102342
5444225.97
357681261
02/18/2025
NASDAQ
Common
02/01/2024
Restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
8491
02/01/2024
Services Rendered
Common
02/08/2022
Performance-based restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
38656
02/08/2022
Services Rendered
Common
02/01/2022
Restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
8647
02/01/2022
Services Rendered
Common
08/01/2022
Restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
9791
08/01/2022
Services Rendered
Common
02/06/2024
Performance-based restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
20016
02/06/2024
Services Rendered
Common
08/01/2021
Restricted stock units vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
16741
08/01/2021
Services Rendered
Y
02/18/2025
/s/ Jeffrey William Ferguson, Trustee