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      <issuerName>PAR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>001-09720</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>8383 Seneca Turnpike</com:street1>
        <com:city>New Hartford</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>13413</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>3157380600</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Savneet Singh</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
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        <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
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          <com:street1>1 New York Plaza</com:street1>
          <com:street2>8th Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10004</com:zipCode>
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      <aggregateMarketValue>1268405.71</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>41152632</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>03/03/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <acquiredDate>03/03/2026</acquiredDate>
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      <paymentDate>03/03/2026</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Equity Compensation</natureOfPayment>
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        <name>Savneet Singh</name>
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          <com:street1>8383 Seneca Turnpike</com:street1>
          <com:city>New Hartford</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>13413</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>01/05/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>3608</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>128908.06</grossProceeds>
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    <remarks>Represents an estimate of the shares to be sold pursuant to an automatic "sell to cover" transaction in connection with the settlement of restricted stock units that vested on 03/01/2026, based on an estimated price per share of $16.39, which was the closing price of a share of the Company's common stock on February 27, 2026. The sales do not represent discretionary transactions by the reporting person.</remarks>
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      <noticeDate>03/03/2026</noticeDate>
      <planAdoptionDates>
        <planAdoptionDate>06/03/2025</planAdoptionDate>
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      <signature>/s/ Jennifer L Karinen, Attorney-in-fact</signature>
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