Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE 8-K

What Happened Rivian Automotive, Inc. filed an 8‑K disclosing results of its Annual Meeting of Stockholders held June 22, 2026 (record date April 23, 2026). Holders of Class A (one vote per share) and Class B (ten votes per share) voted together as a single class. Approximately 976,546,842 Class A shares and 3,912,500 Class B shares were present or represented by proxy, about 78.39% of combined voting power. Karen Boone and Aidan Gomez were elected as Class II directors (terms through the 2029 annual meeting). The company also ratified KPMG LLP as its independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2026 and approved, on an advisory (non‑binding) basis, the 2025 compensation of the company’s named executive officers.

Key Details

• Meeting date: June 22, 2026; Record date: April 23, 2026; ~78.39% of voting power represented.
• Director votes: Karen Boone — 618,888,357 FOR, 141,045,594 WITHHELD; Aidan Gomez — 702,024,906 FOR, 57,909,045 WITHHELD. Broker non‑votes: 255,737,891.
• Auditor ratification (Item 2): KPMG LLP — 999,469,299 FOR, 10,599,213 AGAINST, 5,603,330 ABSTAINED.
• Advisory vote on executive compensation (Item 3): 508,489,685 FOR, 250,097,567 AGAINST, 1,346,699 ABSTAINED (advisory/non‑binding).

Why It Matters These outcomes affect board composition and governance continuity: Boone and Gomez will serve as Class II directors through 2029, providing predictable leadership at the board level. Ratification of KPMG preserves auditor continuity for fiscal 2026 reporting. The advisory approval of 2025 executive pay indicates shareholder-level support for Rivian’s compensation practices, though the substantial opposing vote reflects meaningful shareholder dissent to monitor. All results were filed on Form 8‑K dated June 26, 2026.