8-K
filed May 21, 2026, 4:17 PM ET
ticker RKLB
CIK 0001819994
other material
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.15
Rocket Lab stockholders elect Edward H. Frank as Class II director and approve all four proposals at 2026 annual meeting
Rocket Lab Corp
- Edward H. Frank was elected as Class II director with 297,673,425 votes for and 55,896,708 withheld, effective until 2029.
- Stockholders ratified Deloitte & Touche as independent auditor for fiscal 2026 with 467,440,986 votes in favor.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 319,120,480 for, 33,477,640 against, and 972,013 abstentions.
- Subsidiary merger to eliminate pass-through voting provision approved with 351,162,616 for, 1,863,925 against.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
Rocket Lab Corp shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote on compensation of named executive officers. at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
Rocket Lab Corp shareholders approved Approval of a subsidiary merger to eliminate the pass-through voting provision requiring approval by both the Company and Rocket Lab USA, Inc. prior to certain actions. at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- merger approval
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
Rocket Lab Corp shareholders approved Ratification of appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
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
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 1.0
Rocket Lab Corp shareholders approved Election of one Class II director to hold office for a three-year term expiring at the 2029 annual meeting of stockholders. at the 2026-05-20 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-05-20
Exact text from the filing
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
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