## Filing Overview
**Filing Date**: 2025-05-23
**Type of Filing**: [[Filing Definitions#8-K|8-K]]
**Subject**: Holding Company Reorganization and Successor Issuer Designation
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## Notes
- On **May 23, 2025**, Rocket Lab completed a holding company reorganization under **Section 251(g)** of the Delaware General Corporation Law.
- As part of the transaction:
- **Rocket Lab Merger Sub, Inc.** merged into **Rocket Lab USA, Inc.**, with Rocket Lab USA continuing as a wholly owned subsidiary of **Rocket Lab Corporation** (the new holding company).
- Each share of common and preferred stock of Rocket Lab USA was converted into corresponding shares of Rocket Lab Corporation.
- The reorganization did **not require shareholder approval** and was designed to be a **tax-free** event under U.S. law.
- **Rocket Lab Corporation** is now the **successor issuer**, with shares trading on Nasdaq under the existing ticker **RKLB** but with a new **CUSIP number**.
- No changes occurred to the business operations, assets, or executive leadership. Key insiders such as [[Peter Beck]], [[Adam Spice]], [[Frank Klein]], and [[Arjun Kampani]] retain their roles.
- Amendments were made to equity plans to transfer sponsorship to the new holding company without modifying the underlying terms.
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## Filing
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