---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-052895"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RIVN"
cik: "0001874178"
company_name: "Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:08:27.945822+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rivian amends DOE loan, increasing total commitment to ~$4.0B plus capitalized interest of ~$494M

## Summary
- Note A Loan: up to $3.355B principal plus $315.4M capitalized interest, 15-year term maturing March 2045.
- Note B Loan: up to $650.9M principal plus $178.3M capitalized interest, 10-year term maturing June 2041.
- Proceeds used for first phase of 300,000 units/year EV production facility in Stanton Springs North, Georgia.
- Conditions precedent include maintaining positive gross margin and achieving certain vehicle sales metrics before first advance.
- Equity contributions required from Rivian for project costs overruns up to a specified cap.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-052895
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RIVN
- cik: 0001874178
- company_name: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000110465926052895/0001104659-26-052895-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000110465926052895/tm2613102d1_8k.htm

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## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: a4496eb749584a6e687a176a7cec6970968db851
  claim: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE amended term loan of aggregate principal amount of up to $3,355,410,861.67 (Note A Loan) and up to $650,902,306.53 (Note B Loan), plus capita with United States Department of Energy at equal to the United States Treasury-equivalent yield curve with 0% credit spread maturing Note A Loan will mature on March 15, 2045; Note B Loan will mature on June 15, 2041.
  evidence_excerpt: A&R LARSSA. The amended facility is comprised of two tranches, with the first tranche consisting of an approximate 15-year term loan in an aggregate principal amount of up to $3,355,410,861.67, plus capitalized interest in an aggregate amount of up to $315,352,641.39 (the “ Note A Loan ”), and with a second tranche consisting of an approximate 10-year term loan in an
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000110465926052895/0001104659-26-052895-index.htm
- claim_id: d11f0e1bf4274dbaa430c8d4aee95a768b041e19
  claim: Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE entered into Amended and Restated Loan Arrangement and Reimbursement and Sponsor Support Agreement with United States Department of Energy valued at multi-draw term loan facility with aggregate principal amount up to $4,006,313,168.20 plus capitaliz (effective 2026-04-30).
  evidence_excerpt: On April 30, 2026, (the “ Amendment and Restatement Date ”), Rivian New Horizon, LLC (the “ Borrower ”) and Rivian Automotive, Inc. (the “ Sponsor ” or the “ Company ”) entered into an Amended and Restated Loan Arrangement and Reimbursement and Sponsor Support Agreement (the “ A&R LARSSA ”) with the United States Department of Energy (“ DOE ”), pursuant to which DOE has agreed to certain amendments in respect of a multi-draw term loan initially arranged under the original Loan Arrangement and Reimbursement and Sponsor Support Agreement dated January 16, 2025 (the “ Original LARSSA ”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000110465926052895/0001104659-26-052895-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.