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XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001759509
LYFT INC
001-38846
185 Berry Street Suite 400
San Francisco
CA
94107
8442502773
JOHN ZIMMER
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
2424
27512.40
401626774
09/16/2024
NASDAQ
Common
08/20/2024
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
2424
08/20/2024
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JOHN ZIMMER
185 Berry Street Suite 400
San Francisco
CA
94107
Common
08/20/2024
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81943.20
09/16/2024
05/31/2024
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