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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
2899
18611.58
791798076
05/08/2025
NYSE
Common
03/14/2025
RSU & PSU
Issuer
N
2899
03/14/2025
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales Plan for DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
04/09/2025
3132
18177.75
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
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SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
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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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333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
Common
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SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
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SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
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DIDIER PAPADOPOULOS
333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
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SANTA CRUZ
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95060
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333 Encinal Street
SANTA CRUZ
CA
95060
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The securities to be sold were acquired upon the vesting of restricted stock units and performance stock units during the period of 03/14/2025 through 04/07/2025.
05/08/2025
03/15/2024
/s/ Didier Papadopoulos