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Issuer:     Rocket Lab Corp (RKLB)
CIK:        0001819994
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-11-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000950170-23-057537
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rocket Lab appoints retired U.S. Space Force Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno to Board of Directors
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- Board expanded from 8 to 9 directors; Armagno appointed as Class III director until 2024 annual meeting.
- Armagno qualifies as independent; expected to serve on Government Security Committee.
- Receives initial RSU grant worth $360,000 vesting over 3 years, plus annual RSU grant of $180,000.
- 35+ year military career; first Lt Gen appointed to Space Force; served as Director of Staff and of Plans & Policy.
- CEO Peter Beck says addition strengthens board as Rocket Lab scales launch and space systems businesses.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000095017023057537/0000950170-23-057537-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000095017023057537/rklb-20231030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000950170-23-057537

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