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XXXXXXXX
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AGILYSYS INC
000-05734
1000 WINDWARD CONCOURSE
SUITE 250
ALPHARETTA
GA
30005
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Badger Kyle C
Officer
Common
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
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06/12/2023
NASDAQ
Common
06/12/2023
SAR
Issuer
N
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06/12/2023
Compensation
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/s/ Ryan Riviere, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Kyle C. Badger