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FORM 4
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Insider Trading - October 21, 2020

Filed October 21, 2020
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Period ending October 20, 2020
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0001104659-20-116878

Sponsor Vector Acquisition Partners surrendered 625K Class B shares (no value) per IPO terms.

Brief

Vector Acquisition Partners, L.P., 10% owner of SPAC Vector Acquisition Corp (pre-RKLB merger), reported automatic cancellation of 625,000 Class B founder shares. Transaction triggered by underwriters' partial over-allotment exercise. Neutral signal as contractual forfeiture.

Detailed Brief

On 10/20/2020, Vector Acquisition Partners, L.P. (Sponsor) and its General Partner Vector Capital Partners V, Ltd., both 10% owners/directors of Vector Acquisition Corp (VACQ, SPAC that merged with Rocket Lab in 2021), had 625,000 Class B ordinary shares canceled for no consideration. This was automatic surrender pursuant to IPO agreements due to underwriters partially exercising their option for additional units. Post-transaction, Sponsor holds 7,950,000 Class B shares directly (convertible 1:1 to Class A). No Table I activity. This is standard SPAC mechanic to adjust founder promote shares; no discretionary action, first such filing noted, no pattern of sales.

Key Telemetry

  • Surrender of 625K shares (~8% of 7.95M post-transaction holdings), no consideration
  • Automatic per SPAC IPO underwriter over-allotment partial exercise
  • Pre-merger with Rocket Lab (2021); neutral, non-discretionary
  • No price impact; founder shares with conversion rights, no expiration

Impact Vector

Neutral signal on insider confidence; mechanical SPAC IPO adjustment, not discretionary buy/sell indicating view on valuation.

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