Rocket Lab Corp
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Feb 26, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Feb 26, 2026
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Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules
(a)(1) See the Index to Financial Statements at page F-1 of this report.
(2) All schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.
(b)Exhibits
| ExhibitNumber | Description |
| 3.1 | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rocket Lab Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 3.2 | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rocket Lab Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 3.3 | Certificate of Designations of Series A Convertible Participating Preferred Stock of Rocket Lab Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 4.1 | Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 4.2 | Indenture, dated February 6, 2024, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2024). |
| 4.3 | Supplemental Indenture, dated as of May 23, 2025, among Rocket Lab Corporation, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company's Form 8-K12B filed on May 23, 2025). |
| 4.4 | Form of 4.250% Convertible Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated by reference as an exhibit to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2024). |
| 10.1‡ | Form of Indemnification Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.2 | Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of August 25, 2021, by and among Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (formerly known as Vector Acquisition Delaware Corporation), Vector Acquisition Partners, L.P. and certain other parties thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. on August 31, 2021). |
| 10.3‡ | Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex H to the proxy statement/prospectus filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on July 21, 2021). |
| 10.4‡ | Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Annex I to the proxy statement/prospectus filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on July 21, 2021). |
| 10.5‡ | Employment Agreement, dated August 12, 2014, between Rocket Lab Limited and Peter Beck (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.6‡ | Employee Offer Letter, dated March 8, 2018, between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and Adam Spice (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.7‡ | Second Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Option and Grant Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 to the Form 8-K filed by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. on August 31, 2021). |
| 10.8 | Deed of Lease between Rocket Lab Limited and Kawatiri Properties Ltd., dated March 8, 2018, for the premises located at 25 Levene Place, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060, New Zealand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.9 | Standard Industrial Lease between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and Douglas Park Associates III, LLC, dated October 4, 2019, for the premises located at 3881 McGowen Street, Long Beach, CA 90808 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.10 | Amended and Restated Deed of Lease of Rural Land between Rocket Lab Limited and the Proprietors of Tawapata South, dated November 15, 2019, for the premises located at Onenui Station, Mahia 4198, New Zealand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.11 | Launch Site Access and Operations Support Agreement for LC-2 between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, dated September 28, 2018, for the premises located at Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.15 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.12 | Deed of Lease between Rocket Lab Limited and Class One Services Ltd., dated November 15, 2019, for the premises located at 387 Coalfields Road, Kopuku 2471, New Zealand (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.16 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed by Vector Acquisition Corporation on June 25, 2021). |
| 10.13+ | Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Executive Severance Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.14‡ | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.15‡ | Form of Restricted Stock Unit Award Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.16‡ | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement for Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.17‡ | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.18‡ | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Employees (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.19‡ | Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on November 9, 2021). |
| 10.20‡ | Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 11, 2022). |
| 10.21‡ | Employment Agreement, dated April 11, 2022, between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and Arjun Kampani (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.28 to the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. on May 2, 2022). |
| 10.22 | Form of Capped Call Confirmation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2024). |
| 10.23 | Employment Agreement, dated September 6, 2024, between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and Frank Klein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed on September 10, 2024). |
| 10.24 | Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated December 3, 2024, between Rocket Lab Limited and Sir Peter Beck (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. on December 5, 2024). |
| 10.25 | Exchange Agreement, dated December 3, 2024, between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and The Equatorial Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed by Rocket Lab USA, Inc. on December 5, 2024). |
| 10.26 | Assignment and Assumption Agreement, dated as of May 23, 2025, between Rocket Lab USA, Inc. and Rocket Lab Corporation. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 10.27 | Omnibus Amendment to the Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 2021 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, the Second Amended and Restated 2013 Stock Option and Grant Plan and the Rocket Lab USA, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K12B filed by the Company on May 23, 2025). |
| 10.28 | Rocket Lab Corporation Senior Executive Cash Incentive Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 8-K filed on August 29, 2025). |
| 10.29^ | Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 22, 2025, by and among Rocket Lab USA, Inc., LightRidge Solutions Holdings LP, and LightRidge Interco Solutions Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2025). |
| 10.30 | Joinder to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated May 23, 2025, by and among Rocket Lab Corporation, Rocket Lab USA, Inc., LightRidge Solutions Holdings LP, and LightRidge Interco Solutions Holdings, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Form 10-Q filed on August 7, 2025). |
| 19* | Rocket Lab Corporation Insider Trading and Disclosure Policy. |
| 21.1* | Subsidiaries of the Registrant. |
| 23.1* | Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
| 31.1* | Certification of Principal Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14 or 15d-14. |
| 31.2* | Certification of Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14 or 15d-14. |
| 32.1*† | Certification of Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rules 13a-14(b) or 15d-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. Section 1350. |
| 97* | Rocket Lab Corporation Compensation Recovery Policy. |
| 101.INS* | Inline XBRL Instance Document (the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
| 101.SCH* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document. |
| 101.CAL* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document. |
| 101.DEF* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document. |
| 101.LAB* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document. |
| 101.PRE* | Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document. |
| 104* | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101). |
*Filed herewith.
†The certification furnished in Exhibit 32.1 hereto is deemed to be furnished with this Annual Report on Form 10-K and will not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, except to the extent that the Registrant specifically incorporates it by reference.
+Certain schedules, exhibits and similar attachments have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule or exhibit will be furnished supplementally to the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request.
‡Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
^ Certain portions of this exhibit (indicated by “[***]”) have been omitted in compliance with Regulation S-K Item 601(b)(10)(iv) as the Company determined the omitted information (i) is not material and (ii) is the type that the Company customarily and actually treats as private or confidential.
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