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Rivian Automotive announced the pricing of $1.25 billion in senior secured green notes due 2031 with a 10% interest rate. The company plans to use the proceeds, along with cash on hand, to fully redeem its outstanding floating rate senior secured notes due 2026. The new notes will be guaranteed by Rivian's subsidiaries and secured by company assets. The offering, expected to close on June 12, 2025, is limited to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. persons under Regulation S. The notes will have first-priority security on most company assets (except ABL Priority Collateral) and second-priority security on inventory, receivables, and certain deposit accounts.

Rivian Automotive announced a $1.25 billion senior secured green notes offering due 2031, aimed at refinancing its outstanding senior secured notes due 2026. The offering will be conducted through its subsidiaries (Rivian Holdings, Rivian LLC, and Rivian Automotive LLC) and is subject to market conditions. The notes will be guaranteed by subsidiaries that guarantee Rivian's senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility and will be secured by company assets. The offering is exclusively available to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and non-U.S. persons under Regulation S of the Securities Act. The notes will be secured by first-priority claims on most company assets, except for ABL Priority Collateral, and will include first-priority claims on Rivian New Horizon assets once the Department of Energy loan facility is funded.

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) has announced that its Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe will participate in a fireside chat at the UBS Auto & Auto Tech Conference. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 8:50 AM ET. The company will provide a live webcast of the presentation for interested viewers.

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has announced that its Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe will participate in a fireside chat at the TD Cowen 9th Annual Future of the Consumer Conference. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at 3:30PM ET. The company will provide a live webcast of the discussion for interested viewers.

Samsara (NYSE: IOT) and Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) have announced a strategic partnership to streamline electric fleet management. The integration enables Samsara customers to access Rivian vehicle data directly through the Samsara Platform, providing real-time visibility into essential metrics like GPS location, odometer readings, and state of charge.

The collaboration offers key benefits including unified data viewing, enhanced real-time visibility, scalable fleet management solutions, and simplified operations with immediate activation. Fleet managers can monitor comprehensive vehicle operations data including location, speed, mileage, state of charge, and seatbelt usage, particularly beneficial for last-mile delivery and rental operations.

The integration is now available to customers in the United States through the Samsara App Marketplace.

Rivian (NASDAQ: RIVN) reported strong Q1 2025 financial results, achieving its second consecutive quarter of gross profit at $206 million. This milestone unlocked an expected $1 billion investment from Volkswagen Group, set to be funded by June 30, 2025. The company produced 14,611 vehicles and delivered 8,640 units in Q1. Due to global trade impacts, Rivian revised its 2025 delivery outlook to 40,000-46,000 vehicles. The company maintains its adjusted EBITDA loss forecast of $(1.7B) to $(1.9B) and expects modest positive gross profit for full-year 2025. Capital expenditure guidance was raised to $1.8B-$1.9B. Notable achievements include completing over 36,000 demo drives in Q1 and securing HelloFresh's Factor as its first major commercial van fleet customer with 70 vehicles.

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has appointed Aidan Gomez to its board of directors. Gomez, the Co-Founder and CEO of Enterprise AI startup Cohere, brings significant expertise in Artificial Intelligence and data science to the electric vehicle manufacturer.

Prior to founding Cohere, Gomez worked as a Researcher at Google Brain under Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton. He holds a BS from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Oxford.

RJ Scaringe, Rivian's Founder and CEO, highlighted that Gomez's leadership in AI will support the company's integration of cutting-edge technologies across products, services, and manufacturing operations.

Rivian has announced its participation in the upcoming Bank of America Securities 2025 Automotive Summit. The electric vehicle manufacturer's Chief Financial Officer, Claire McDonough, will engage in a fireside chat scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 3:50 PM ET. The event will be accessible to interested parties through a live webcast.

Rivian Automotive (NASDAQ: RIVN) has released its Q1 2025 production and delivery figures. The company produced 14,611 vehicles at its Normal, Illinois facility and delivered 8,640 vehicles during the quarter ending March 31, 2025.

These results align with Rivian's previously communicated outlook of approximately 14,000 vehicles produced and 8,000 vehicles delivered. The company has reaffirmed its 2025 delivery guidance range of 46,000 to 51,000 vehicles.

Rivian will release its first quarter 2025 financial results on May 6th, 2025 after market close, followed by an audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss performance and business outlook.