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0001877717
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001819848
JOBY AVIATION INC
001-39524
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
8312016700
DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
9488
49242.72
708440711
07/11/2024
NYSE
Common
10/01/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
9488
10/01/2023
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales Plan for DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
07/03/2024
7262
37383.76
10b5-1 Sales Plan for DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
07/01/2024
23188
112631.07
10b5-1 Sales Plan for DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
COMMON
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DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
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10b5-1 Sales Plan for DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
COMMON
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DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
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6091
28262.24
The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units during the period of 10/01/2023 through 07/01/2024.
07/11/2024
03/15/2024
/s/ Didier Papadopoulos