Rocket Lab Corp

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis provides information regarding the 2024 compensation for our principal executive officer, our principal financial officer, and the two most highly compensated executive officers (other than our principal executive officer and principal financial officer) who were serving as an executive officer at the end of the last completed fiscal year (together, our “Named Executive Officers”). We did not have any other executive officers during 2024. For 2024, our Named Executive Officers were:

•Peter Beck, our Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer (our “CEO”);

•Adam C. Spice, our Chief Financial Officer (our “CFO”);

•Arjun Kampani, our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary; and,

•Frank Klein, our Chief Operations Officer (our “COO”).

This Compensation Discussion and Analysis describes the material elements of our executive compensation during 2024. It also provides an overview of our executive compensation philosophy, including our principal compensation policies and practices. Finally, it analyzes how and why the Compensation Committee and our Board arrived at the specific compensation decisions for our Named Executive Officers in 2024 and discusses the key factors that were considered in determining their compensation.