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  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001731289
  Nikola Corp
  001-38495
  4141 E BROADWAY ROAD
  PHOENIX
  AZ
  85040
  (480) 666-1038
  Hoefelmann Dirk Ole
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  352
  2174.17
  50597172
  09/04/2024
  NASDAQ
  Common
  09/03/2024
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  352
  09/03/2024
  Compensation
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  Dirk Hoefelmann
  4141 E Broadway Road
  Phoenix
  AZ
  85040
  Common
  06/04/2024
  17030
  8709.14
  Sale includes an amount necessary to cover a tax obligation resulting from the settlement of a vested equity award distribution.
  09/04/2024
  /s/ Eric Janiak, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Dirk Hoefelmann