rklb-20260520
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 20, 2026
ROCKET LAB CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-39560 | 39-2182599 | ||||||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||
| 3881 McGowen Street | ||||||||
Long Beach, California | 90808 | |||||||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||||||
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 714 465-5737
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||||||||
| Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | RKLB | Nasdaq Global Select Market | ||||||||||||
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a)-(b) On May 20, 2026, the Company held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders considered four proposals at the Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 6, 2026. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.
Proposal 1. The stockholders elected one Class II director to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, by the following vote:
Name of Directors Elected | For | Withhold | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
Edward H. Frank | 297,673,425 | 55,896,708 | 116,546,800 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2. The stockholders ratified the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, by the following vote:
For | Against | Abstain | ||||||||||||
467,440,986 | 1,737,306 | 938,641 | ||||||||||||
Proposal 3. The stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our named executive officers disclosed in the Company’s definitive proxy statement, based upon the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
319,120,480 | 33,477,640 | 972,013 | 116,546,800 | |||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4. The stockholders approved a subsidiary merger to eliminate the recently added pass-through voting provision that requires approval by both the Company and the Company’s stockholders prior to certain actions being taken by or at Rocket Lab USA, Inc., the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, based upon the votes set forth in the table below:
For | Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
351,162,616 | 1,863,925 | 543,592 | 116,546,800 | |||||||||||||||||
There were no broker non-votes with respect to Proposal 2.
No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Meeting.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ROCKET LAB CORPORATION | |||||||||||
| Date: | May 21, 2026 | By: | /s/ Arjun Kampani | ||||||||
| Arjun Kampani Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||||||||||