Rocket Lab merger and US listing delayed

Rocket Lab merger and US listing delayed
Rocket Lab's listing takeoff is delayed on launch pad. (Image credit: Rocket Lab)
Henry Burrell
Rocket Lab’s Nasdaq listing has been delayed to the third quarter of the year.The New Zealand-founded US-registered aerospace company announced in March plans to merge with the special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Vector Acquisition Corporation, with a second quarter US listing under the ticker symbol RKLB.But a May 24 SEC filing by Vector said: “The Rocket Lab business combination is expected to close in the third quarter of 2021, subject to the satisfaction of certain customary closing conditions.”When the merger was a...

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