| FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). | |||||||||||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. [ RKLB ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 03/11/2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
| Common Stock | 03/11/2024 | J(1) | 10,752,561 | D | $0.00 | 24,193,264 | I | See footnote(2)(5) | ||
| Common Stock | 03/11/2024 | J(3) | 610,362 | D | $0.00 | 1,373,315 | I | See footnote(4)(5) | ||
| Common Stock | 37,823,617 | I | See footnote(6) | |||||||
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
| Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On March 11, 2024, 10,752,561 shares of Common Stock held by Khosla Ventures Seed B, L.P. ("KV Seed B") were distributed to the limited partners and general partners of KV Seed B in a pro rata distribution for no consideration. Of such distributed shares, 5,250,279 shares of Common Stock were received by Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC ("KVA Seed B"). |
| 2. Consists of securities held of record by KV Seed B, of which KVA Seed B is the general partner. Vinod Khosla is the managing member of VK Services, LLC ("VK Services"), which is the sole manager of KVA Seed B. Each of KVA Seed B, VK Services and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to possess voting and investment control over such securities held by KV Seed B, and each of KVA Seed B, VK Services and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of such securities held by KV Seed B. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interests therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| 3. On March 11, 2024, 610,362 shares of Common Stock held by Khosla Ventures Seed B (CF), L.P. ("KV Seed B (CF)") were distributed to the limited partners and general partners of KV Seed B (CF) in pro rata distributions for no consideration. Of such distributed shares, 209,255 shares of Common Stock were received by KVA Seed B. |
| 4. Consists of securities held of record by KV Seed B (CF), of which KVA Seed B is the general partner. Vinod Khosla is the managing member of VK Services, which is the sole manager of KVA Seed B. Each of KVA Seed B, VK Services and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to possess voting and investment control over such securities held by KV Seed B (CF), and each of KVA Seed B, VK Services and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of such securities held by KV Seed B (CF). Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its respective pecuniary interests therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| 5. Of the shares distributed by each of KV Seed B and KV Seed B (CF) to KVA Seed B, all of such shares were subsequently distributed by KVA Seed B to the underlying members of KVA Seed B. Of such distributed shares, 3,982,565 shares of Common Stock were received by VK Services. As a result of such distributions, VK Services is now the record owner of 3,982,565 shares of Common Stock distributed by KVA Seed B in such distributions, and KVA Seed B is the record owner of no shares of Common Stock. |
| 6. Consists of securities held of record by Khosla Ventures V, L.P. ("KV V"), of which Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC ("KVA V") is the general partner. Vinod Khosla is the managing member of VK Services, which is the sole manager of KVA V. Each of KVA V, VK Services and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to possess voting and investment control over such securities held by KV V, and each of KVA V, VK Services, and Vinod Khosla may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of such securities held by KV V. Each Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interests therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purposes. |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC, in its capacity as Manager of Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of Khosla Ventures Seed B, L.P. | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC, in its capacity as Manager of Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of Khosla Ventures Seed B (CF), L.P. | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC, in its capacity as Manager of Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC, in its capacity as Manager of Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC, in its capacity as general partner of Khosla Ventures V, L.P. | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC, in its capacity as Manager of Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla, as Managing Member of VK Services, LLC | 03/13/2024 | |
| /s/ John J. Demeter, as attorney in fact for Vinod Khosla | 03/13/2024 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
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| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
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