SC 13D/A

NUMBER OF

SHARES BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

SOLE VOTING POWER

0 shares

SHARED VOTING POWER

24,193,264 shares

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0 shares

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

24,193,264 shares

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13D

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 3)*

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

773122106

(CUSIP Number)

John Demeter

Khosla Ventures

2128 Sand Hill Road

Menlo Park, California 94025

(650) 376-8500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

March 11, 2024

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box. ☐

*	The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Khosla Ventures Seed B, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Khosla Ventures Seed B (CF), L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Khosla Ventures V, L.P.
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. VK Services, LLC
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) WC
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware, United States of America


CUSIP No. 773122106		13D


1		NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS. Vinod Khosla
2		CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ☐ (b) ☒
3		SEC USE ONLY
4		SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) AF
5		CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ☐
6		CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States of America

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 3 to the statement on Schedule 13D amends and restates the statement on Schedule 13D initially filed on September 7, 2021 (the “Original Schedule 13D”), as amended by Amendment No. 1 to the Original Schedule 13D, filed on March 17, 2022, and Amendment No. 2 to the Original Schedule 13D, filed on May 20, 2022.

Item 1.

Security and Issuer

This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Reporting Persons’ (as defined in Item 2 below) beneficial ownership interest in the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), of Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Issuer”). The address of the principal executive office of the Issuer is 3881 McGowen Street, Long Beach, California 90808. Information given in response to each item shall be deemed incorporated by reference in all other items, as applicable.

Item 2.

Identity and Background.

(a)

This statement is filed by:

(i)

Khosla Ventures Seed B, L.P. (“KV Seed B”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it;

(ii)

Khosla Ventures Seed B (CF), L.P. (“KV Seed B (CF)”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it;

(iii)

Khosla Ventures Seed Associates B, LLC (“KVA Seed B”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it;

(iv)

Khosla Ventures V, L.P. (“KV V”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it;

(v)

Khosla Ventures Associates V, LLC (“KVA V”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it; and

(vi)

VK Services, LLC (“VK Services”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by it; and

(vii)

Vinod Khosla (“Khosla”), with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by him.

Each of the foregoing is referred to as a “Reporting Person” and collectively as the “Reporting Persons.”

Pursuant to the provisions of General Instruction C to Schedule 13D, information in Items 2 through 6 of this Schedule 13D is also provided with respect to Vinod Khosla, with respect to the shares of Common Stock directly and beneficially owned by him.

Vinod Khosla is referred to as a “General Partner.”

(b)

The business address of each of the Reporting Persons and the General Partner is:

Khosla Ventures

2128 Sand Hill Road

Menlo Park, California 94025

(c)

The present principal business of each of the Reporting Persons and the General Partner is the venture capital investment business.

(d)

Neither the General Partner nor any of the Reporting Persons, during the last five years, has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).

(e)

Neither the General Partner nor any of the Reporting Persons, during the last five years, has been party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

(f)

Citizenship.


KV Seed B		Delaware, United States of America
KV Seed B (CF)		Delaware, United States of America
KVA Seed B		Delaware, United States of America
KV V		Delaware, United States of America
KVA V		Delaware, United States of America
VK Services		Delaware, United States of America
Khosla		United States of America

Additional information concerning the Reporting Persons is listed on Attachment A hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 3.

Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.

From August 2013 through May 2020, the Reporting Persons acquired the following shares of preferred stock of Legacy Rocket Lab (as defined below): 6,271,165 shares of Series A Preferred Stock, 4,019,122 shares of Series B Preferred Stock, 2,177,599 shares of Series C Preferred Stock, 64,279 shares of Series D Preferred Stock, 158,571 shares of Series E Preferred Stock and 63,428 shares of Series E-1 Preferred Stock. The Reporting Persons acquired such shares for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $28.2 million. All such shares were acquired with working capital.

The shares of Common Stock reported herein as beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons were acquired in connection with a business combination (the “Business Combination”) contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated March 1, 2021, and amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto, dated May 7, 2021, and Amendment No. 2 thereto, dated June 25, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Vector Acquisition Corporation (“Vector”), Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (“Legacy Rocket Lab”), and Prestige USA Merger Sub, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legacy Rocket Lab. As a result of, and as the final step of, the Business Combination, on August 25, 2021 (the “Closing”), Legacy Rocket Lab merged with and into Vector, with Vector surviving the merger and being renamed “Rocket Lab USA, Inc.” (the “Issuer”, as previously defined).

As a result of the Business Combination, the shares of preferred stock of Legacy Rocket Lab held by each of the Reporting Persons were converted into the right to receive a number of shares of Common Stock equal to an exchange ratio equal to 9.059659. As a result of such conversion, the Reporting Persons owned an aggregate of 115,004,795 shares of Common Stock immediately following the Business Combination.

Item 4.

Purpose of Transaction.

The shares of Common Stock reported herein were acquired solely for investment purposes. None of the Reporting Persons have any present plans or proposals that relate to or would result in any change in the business, policies, management, structure or capitalization of the Issuer. The Reporting Persons reserve the right to acquire, or dispose of, additional securities of the Issuer in the ordinary course of their business, to the extent deemed advisable in light of their general investment and trading policies, market conditions or other factors. The Reporting Persons may engage in discussions from time to time with other stockholders of the Issuer regarding the acquisition by the Reporting Persons or others of shares of the Issuer’s Common Stock held by such stockholders.

The Reporting Persons do not currently have any plans or proposals that relate to, or would result in, any of the actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of this Item 4. However, the Reporting Persons may seek information from management and the Issuer’s Board of Directors, and may engage in further discussions with management, the Issuer’s Board of Directors, other stockholders of the Issuer and other relevant parties, concerning the business, operations, governance, management, strategy, capitalization and/or future plans of the Issuer, or in proposing one or more of the other actions described in subparagraphs (a) through (j) of this Item 4. In addition, the Reporting Persons may exercise their rights under the Second Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, as defined below.

Item 5.

Interest in Securities of the Issuer.

The aggregate percentage of shares of Common Stock reported beneficially owned by each person named herein is determined in accordance with SEC rules and is based upon 489,140,411 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which is the total number of shares of Common Stock outstanding as reported in the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 28, 2024. The applicable SEC rules generally attribute beneficial ownership of securities to persons who possess sole or shared voting power or investment power with respect to those securities and include shares of Common Stock issuable upon the conversion or exercise of other securities that are immediately convertible or exercisable, or are convertible or exercisable within 60 days of the filing of this Schedule.

A.	Khosla Ventures Seed B, L.P.

(a)

As of the date of this Schedule 13D, KV Seed B beneficially owned 24,193,264 shares of Common Stock, representing a beneficial ownership of approximately 4.9% of the shares of Common Stock.


(b)	1.	Sole power to vote or direct vote:	0
	2.	Shared power to vote or direct vote:	24,193,264
	3.	Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition:	0
	4.	Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition:	24,193,264