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        <issuerName>ALLIENT INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>ALNT</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>WARZALA RICHARD S</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>ALLIENT INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>495 COMMERCE DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>AMHERST</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>NY</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>14228</rptOwnerZipCode>
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            <officerTitle>Chief Executive Officer</officerTitle>
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                    <value>By ESOP Trust</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Grant of time-based restricted shares pursuant to the Company's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.  These restricted shares vest one-third each on April 1, 2025, 2026 and 2027.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Grant of performance-based restricted shares pursuant to the Company's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan.  All or a portion of these restricted shares will vest over a three-year period upon the satisfaction of certain performance goals established by the Compensation Committee for the year ending December 31, 2024.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Grant of restricted shares pursuant to the Company's 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan upon the satisfaction of the performance goals previously established by the Compensation Committee in connection with the Company's Long-Term Incentive Plan. These restricted shares vest over a two-year period.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Michael C. Donlon, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard S. Warzala</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2024-03-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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