UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 12, 2022

Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-40267	98-1576914
(State or other jurisdiction  of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer  Identification No.)

4022 E. Conant St. Long Beach, California	90808
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(562) 388-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which  registered
Common stock, $0.0001 par value per share	VORB	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
Warrants to purchase common stock	VORBW	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Sec.230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Sec.240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 12, 2022, Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2022 and providing a business update. The full text of the Company's press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K (this “Current Report”) and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished in this Current Report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc., Dated August 12, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

			Virgin Orbit Holdings, Inc.
Date:	August 12, 2022	By:	/s/ Brita O’Rear
		Name:	Brita O’Rear
		Title:	Chief Financial Officer