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      <issuerName>Cadre Holdings, Inc.</issuerName>
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        <com:city>JACKSONVILLE</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>FL</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>32218</com:zipCode>
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      <issuerContactPhone>9047415400</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Warren B Kanders</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Director</relationshipToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>10% Stockholder</relationshipToIssuer>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
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        <name>Merrill Lynch</name>
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          <com:street1>225 Liberty St</com:street1>
          <com:street2>39th Floor</com:street2>
          <com:city>New York</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>NY</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>10281</com:zipCode>
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      <aggregateMarketValue>6280000</aggregateMarketValue>
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      <approxSaleDate>03/20/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NYSE</securitiesExchangeName>
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    <remarks>The Reporting Person is the sole manager and member of Kanders SAF, LLC</remarks>
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      <noticeDate>03/20/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>Warren B Kanders</signature>
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