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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-041402"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKLB"
cik: "0001819994"
company_name: "Rocket Lab Corp"
filed_at: "2025-08-29T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-17T09:17:34.727220+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocket Lab shareholders reject pass-through voting provision elimination; bonus plan adopted

## Summary
- Senior Executive Cash Incentive Bonus Plan adopted by Compensation Committee on Aug 25, 2025; performance-based cash bonuses tied to financial/operational goals.
- Three Class I directors elected: Jon Olson (274.97M for), Merline Saintil (246.05M), Alex Slusky (299.92M).
- Proposal to remove pass-through voting provision failed: 298.08M for (56.7% of outstanding), needed 66-2/3%.
- Deloitte & Touche ratification passed with 406.03M for (99.8% of votes cast).
- Advisory say-on-pay approved: 240.34M for, 58.53M against, 2.12M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-041402
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKLB
- cik: 0001819994
- company_name: Rocket Lab Corp
- filed_at: 2025-08-29T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025041402/0001628280-25-041402-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000162828025041402/rklb-20250825.htm

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