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      <own:issuerName>Core &amp; Main, Inc.</own:issuerName>
      <own:secFileNumber>001-40650</own:secFileNumber>
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      <own:nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Robyn L. Bradbury</own:nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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      <own:securitiesClassTitle>Class A Common Stock</own:securitiesClassTitle>
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        <own:name>J.P. Morgan Securities LLC</own:name>
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          <com:street1>270 Park Avenue, 10th Floor</com:street1>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10017</com:zipCode>
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      <own:aggregateMarketValue>1818950</own:aggregateMarketValue>
      <own:noOfUnitsOutstanding>188072306</own:noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <own:approxSaleDate>04/17/2026</own:approxSaleDate>
      <own:securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</own:securitiesExchangeName>
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      <own:securitiesClassTitle>Class B Common Stock; Partnership Interests (C&amp;M Holdings, LP)</own:securitiesClassTitle>
      <own:acquiredDate>03/31/2021</own:acquiredDate>
      <own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Equity incentive award through Core &amp; Main Management Feeder LLC</own:natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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    <own:remarks>The shares covered by this filing are Class B Common Stock that will be exchanged for Class A Common Stock on 04/17/26 or within three months from the date of this filing.</own:remarks>
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      <own:noticeDate>04/17/2026</own:noticeDate>
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      <own:signature>/s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Robyn L. Bradbury</own:signature>
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