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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001811414
QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION
001-39345
1730 Technology Drive
San Jose
CA
95110
408-452-2000
MICHAEL MCCARTHY
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
222476
1463758.59
451447940
07/31/2024
NYSE
Common
07/31/2024
Exercise of options under a registered plan
Issuer
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Cash
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1730 Technology Drive
San Jose
CA
95110
Common
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MICHAEL MCCARTHY
1730 Technology Drive
San Jose
CA
95110
Common
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1730 Technology Drive
San Jose
CA
95110
Common
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