SEC Form 4

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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* VOLKSWAGEN AG (Last) (First) (Middle) BERLINER RING 2 (Street) WOLFSBURG 38440 (City) (State) (Zip) GERMANY (Country)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE [ RIVN ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	2a. Foreign Trading Symbol
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/30/2026	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share	04/30/2026		P(1)(2)		62,889,522	A	$15.9	209,769,645	I(1)	See footnote.(1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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* VOLKSWAGEN AG (Last) (First) (Middle) BERLINER RING 2 (Street) WOLFSBURG 38440 (City) (State) (Zip) GERMANY (Country) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc. (Last) (First) (Middle) 12110 SUNSET HILLS RD., SUITE 600 (Street) RESTON VIRGINIA 20190 (City) (State) (Zip) UNITED STATES (Country) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Class A common stock reported herein are held of record by Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc. (formerly known as Volkswagen International America Inc.), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Volkswagen AG. Each of Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc. and Volkswagen AG may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein.

2. The shares of Class A common stock reported herein were acquired in a private placement pursuant to the terms of the Investment Agreement, dated as of November 13, 2024, as amended on April 17, 2025, by and among Rivian Automotive, Inc., Volkswagen AG and Volkswagen International America Inc.

	/s/ Philip Haarmann, Chief Legal Officer, Volkswagen AG	05/04/2026
	/s/ Rolf Woller, Head of Group Treasury & Investor Relations, Volkswagen AG	05/04/2026
	/s/ Alexander Schuetz, Executive Director, Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc.	05/04/2026
	/s/ Anja Guenther, Executive Director, Volkswagen US-Holding, Inc.	05/04/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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* Form 4: SEC 1474 (03-26)