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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001753926-26-000654"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RKLB"
cik: "0001819994"
company_name: "Rocket Lab Corp"
filed_at: "2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T06:25:51.727259+00:00"
event_type: "m_and_a"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rocket Lab completes $155.3M acquisition of Mynaric, adding laser optical communications

## Summary
- Consideration of $155.3M consists of nominal cash and 2,277,002 shares of RKLB common stock.
- Mynaric will remain headquartered in Munich, establishing Rocket Lab's first European footprint.
- Mynaric's CONDOR Mk3 terminals are used in Rocket Lab's $1.3B SDA satellite contract.
- Rocket Lab plans to scale Mynaric production to meet demand from commercial and government customers.
- The deal received approval from Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001753926-26-000654
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RKLB
- cik: 0001819994
- company_name: Rocket Lab Corp
- filed_at: 2026-04-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: m_and_a
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000175392626000654/0001753926-26-000654-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819994/000175392626000654/g085683_8k.htm

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