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0001958061
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001824920
IONQ INC
001-39694
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
3012987997
RIMA  ALAMEDDINE & ZIAD ALAMEDDINE
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
12000
180120.00
214076151
10/23/2024
NYSE
Common
12/10/2023
Restricted Stock Units
Issuer
N
12000
12/10/2023
N/A
N
10b5-1 Sales for RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
10/18/2024
11375
156065.00
10b5-1 Sales for RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
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9875
115735.00
10b5-1 Sales for RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
10/14/2024
9159
98184.48
10b5-1 Sales for RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
10/11/2024
716
7675.52
RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
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8268
60421.72
RIMA IBRAHIM ALAMEDDINE &ZIAD ALAMEDDINE JT TEN495 BRICKELL AVENUE
4505 Campus Drive
College Park
MD
20740
Common
09/11/2024
10349
72947.00
10/23/2024
03/07/2024
/s/ Rima Alameddine