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LIVE
0001000228
HENRY SCHEIN INC
000-27078
135 DURYEA RD
MELVILLE
NY
11747
6318435500
SHEARES BRADLEY T
Director
Common Stock
Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
900 Salem Street
Smithfield
RI
02917
11243
922802.36
131283515
02/22/2023
NASDAQ
Common Stock
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
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03/06/2018
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Common Stock
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
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Common Stock
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Restricted Stock Vesting
Issuer
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Common Stock
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