Archer Aviation Inc SEC Filings

Archer Aviation Inc. reported that its Chief Legal & Strategy Officer, Eric Lentell, received a grant of 185,238 restricted stock units on February 9, 2026. Each unit represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock.

The award will vest over time, with 1/12 vesting on March 1, 2026 and additional tranches vesting quarterly on May 15, August 15, November 15, and March 1 thereafter, as long as he continues as a service provider. The units do not expire; they either vest or are cancelled before the vesting dates.

Archer Aviation's chief technology officer, Thomas Paul Muniz, received a grant of 92,619 restricted stock units on February 9, 2026. Each unit represents the right to receive one share of Class A common stock if he continues as a service provider to the company.

The award vests over time: 1/12 of the total vests on March 1, 2026, with additional portions vesting quarterly on May 15, August 15, November 15, and March 1. The units have no expiration date; they either vest on schedule or are cancelled beforehand.

Archer Aviation's interim CFO Priya Gupta reported an equity award of restricted stock units. On February 9, 2026, she received 123,492 RSUs at a grant price of $0. Each RSU represents a right to one share of Class A common stock, subject to continued service.

The award vests in 12 installments. The first 1/12 vests on March 1, 2026, with additional tranches vesting quarterly on May 15, August 15, November 15, and March 1 until fully vested. The RSUs do not have an expiration date; they either vest or are cancelled before vesting.

State Street Corporation filed a Schedule 13G reporting a passive ownership stake in Archer Aviation Inc. common stock. State Street reports beneficial ownership of 32,773,136 shares, representing 5% of the class as of the event date.

The firm has shared voting power over 31,028,584 shares and shared dispositive power over 32,773,136 shares, with no sole voting or dispositive power. State Street certifies the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Archer Aviation.

Archer Aviation Inc. (ACHR) received a new large shareholder disclosure. ARK Investment Management LLC and its CEO, Catherine D. Wood, report beneficial ownership of 35,170,701 shares of Archer’s Class A common stock, representing 5.40% of the class as of 12/31/2025.

ARK has sole voting power over 33,792,857 shares and shared voting power over 506,102 shares. It has sole dispositive power over 35,170,701 shares. Wood reports shared voting power over 34,298,959 shares and shared dispositive power over 35,170,701 shares. The filers certify the stake is held in the ordinary course of business and not to influence control of Archer Aviation.

Archer Aviation Inc. reported that on January 23, 2026, it filed a motion to dismiss a previously disclosed complaint brought by Joby Aero, Inc.. This step is part of an ongoing legal dispute between the two companies. No court hearing on Archer’s motion has been scheduled yet. Archer states that it intends to continue to vigorously defend the matter as the case progresses.

Archer Aviation Inc. filed a prospectus supplement covering the resale of 341,984 shares of its Class A common stock that were issued to selling stockholders under stock purchase agreements dated January 17, 2026, as consideration for acquiring their business. The prospectus supplement was filed under Rule 424(b) and forms part of Archer’s existing shelf Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-284812). The company also filed a legal opinion from Fenwick & West LLP on the validity of these shares as Exhibit 5.1, with a related consent included as Exhibit 23.1.

Archer Aviation Inc. is registering the resale of up to 341,984 shares of its Class A common stock held by selling stockholders. These shares were issued in a private placement under stock purchase agreements dated January 17, 2026, in connection with acquiring a business owned by the selling stockholders. Archer will not receive any proceeds from these sales, though it will cover registration expenses, while the selling stockholders bear any selling commissions. Its Class A shares trade on the NYSE under “ACHR.”

As strategic context, Archer is developing Midnight, an electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft aimed at urban air taxi networks and defense applications, with commercial efforts underway in the United States and the UAE. The company reported 651,297,219 Class A shares outstanding as of September 30, 2025. Archer recently agreed to acquire control of Hawthorne Airport in Los Angeles for a $126 million cash purchase price, assumption of an approximately $16 million bank loan at 6.3% interest, an option to buy 75% of the fixed-base operator for $25 million, and rights to have 63,000 square feet of additional hangar space developed for $20.4 million, plus up to $21.4 million in earn-out shares, positioning the site as its planned Los Angeles hub and innovation test bed.

BlackRock, Inc. has filed an amended Schedule 13G reporting a significant institutional stake in Archer Aviation Inc. BlackRock reports beneficial ownership of 52,989,964 shares of Archer’s Class A stock, representing 8.1% of the outstanding class as of 12/31/2025.

BlackRock has sole power to vote 52,011,490 of these shares and sole dispositive power over all 52,989,964 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive authority. The shares are held across various BlackRock business units, and dividends or sale proceeds may be received by multiple underlying clients, with no single client entitled to more than five percent of Archer’s total outstanding common shares. BlackRock certifies that the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of Archer Aviation.