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<title>Document</title></head><body><div id="i1f63395188d64497ba24f1f590c0473b_38"></div><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&#160;31, 2022</font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:right"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Registration No.&#160;333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;</font></div><div style="margin-top:4.4pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNITED STATES</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">FORM S-8</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">UNDER</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:22pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Rivian Automotive, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:49.246%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.186%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.168%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Delaware</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">47-3544981</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(State or other jurisdiction of</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:1.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(I.R.S. Employer</font></div><div style="margin-bottom:1.1pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Identification No.)</font></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">14600 Myford Road</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Irvine, California 92606</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(888) 748-4261</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Full title of the plans)</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:98.900%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Robert J. Scaringe</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Chief Executive Officer</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Rivian Automotive, Inc.</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">14600 Myford Road</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Irvine, California 92606</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(888) 748-4261</font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">With copies to&#58;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.830%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:48.970%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Neil M. Sitron, Esq.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Tad J. Freese, Esq.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">General Counsel</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Alison A. Haggerty, Esq.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Rivian Automotive, Inc.</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Latham &#38; Watkins LLP</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">14600 Myford Road</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">1271 Avenue of the Americas</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Irvine, California 92606</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">New York, New York 10020</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(888) 748-4261</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">(212) 906-1200</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-bottom:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. 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issued pursuant to the Rivian Automotive, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the &#8220;2021 Plan&#8221;) and an additional 9,003,742 shares of the Registrant&#8217;s Class A common stock to be issued pursuant to the Rivian Automotive, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the &#8220;2021 ESPP&#8221;) and for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans is effective.</font></div><div id="i1f63395188d64497ba24f1f590c0473b_63"></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;margin-top:24pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8 </font></div><div style="margin-top:12pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;The contents of the </font><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000119312521325200/d249492ds8.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No.&#160;333-260943)</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to the 2021 Plan and the 2021 ESPP, are incorporated herein by reference. </font></div><div style="text-align:center"><font><br></font></div><div><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;</font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:100.000%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:7.180%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:38.231%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.436%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:8.931%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.436%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:14.664%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.436%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:10.205%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.436%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:11.645%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Item&#160;8.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibits</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="21" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Incorporated by Reference</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt;text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Description</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Form</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">File No.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Exhibit Number</font></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">Filing Date</font></td></tr><tr style="height:6pt"><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:0.75pt solid #000000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000;padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478069/000119312520077242/d830886dex31.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rivian Automotive, Inc.</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8-K</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">001-41042</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11&#47;16&#47;2021</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">4.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478069/000119312520293022/d92623dex32.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rivian Automotive, Inc</a></font><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">.</font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">8-K</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">001-41042</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">3.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11&#47;16&#47;2021</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">5.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51lathamopinionandconsen.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Opinion of Latham &#38; Watkins LLP</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex2312022kpmgconsents-8.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">23.2*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex51lathamopinionandconsen.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Consent of Latham &#38; Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.1</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.75pt;padding-right:2.75pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1478069/000119312517168620/d384402dex991.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;text-decoration:underline">2021 Incentive Award Plan and forms of option and restricted stock unit agreements thereunder</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">S-8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">333-260943</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">99.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11&#47;10&#47;2021</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.2</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001874178/000119312521315537/d157488dex104.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">S-8</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">&#160;333-260943</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.3</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.75pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">11&#47;10&#47;2021</font></td></tr><tr style="height:3pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">107.1*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="padding-left:2.77pt"><font style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a href="ex-1071feefilingtable.htm" style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline">Filing Fee Table</a></font></div></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr style="height:14pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">*</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt 2px 3.77pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Filed herewith.</font></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt"><font><br></font></div><div style="height:72pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div></div><div id="i1f63395188d64497ba24f1f590c0473b_70"></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div style="min-height:36pt;width:100%"><div><font><br></font></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">SIGNATURES</font></div><div style="margin-top:13.2pt;text-indent:23.1pt"><font style="color:#000000;font-family:'Calibri',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form&#160;S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on March&#160;31, 2022.</font></div><div><font><br></font></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.911%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.870%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.870%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.333%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:18.870%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:33.557%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2022
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
47-3544981
(State or other jurisdiction of
Incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
14600 Myford Road
Irvine, California 92606
(888) 748-4261
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2021 INCENTIVE AWARD PLAN
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, INC. 2021 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
Robert J. Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
14600 Myford Road
Irvine, California 92606
(888) 748-4261
(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With copies to:
Marc D. Jaffe, Esq.
Neil M. Sitron, Esq.
Tad J. Freese, Esq.
General Counsel
Alison A. Haggerty, Esq.
Rivian Automotive, Inc.
Latham & Watkins LLP
14600 Myford Road
1271 Avenue of the Americas
Irvine, California 92606
New York, New York 10020
(888) 748-4261
(212) 906-1200
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company" and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for comply with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of Securities Act
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being filed for the purpose of registering an additional 45,018,712 shares of Rivian Automotive, Inc.'s (the "Registrant") Class A common stock to be issued pursuant to the Rivian Automotive, Inc. 2021 Incentive Award Plan (the "2021 Plan") and an additional 9,003,742 shares of the Registrant's Class A common stock to be issued pursuant to the Rivian Automotive, Inc. 2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "2021 ESPP") and for which a Registration Statement of the Registrant on Form S-8 relating to the same employee benefit plans is effective.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF CONTENTS OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM S-8
The contents of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-260943)
, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, relating to the 2021 Plan and the 2021 ESPP, are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.
Exhibits
Incorporated by Reference
Description
Form
File No.
Exhibit Number
Filing Date
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Rivian Automotive, Inc.
8-K
001-41042
3.1
11/16/2021
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Rivian Automotive, Inc
.
8-K
001-41042
3.2
11/16/2021
5.1*
Opinion of Latham & Watkins LLP
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2*
Consent of Latham & Watkins LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
99.1
2021 Incentive Award Plan and forms of option and restricted stock unit agreements thereunder
S-8
333-260943
99.2
11/10/2021
99.2
2021 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
S-8
333-260943
99.3
11/10/2021
107.1*
Filing Fee Table
*
Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on March 31, 2022.
RIVIAN AUTOMOTIVE, INC.
By:
/s/
Robert J. Scaringe
Robert J. Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert J. Scaringe
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of Directors
March 31, 2022
Robert J. Scaringe
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Claire McDonough
Chief Financial Officer
March 31, 2022
Claire McDonough
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey R. Baker
Chief Accounting Officer
March 31, 2022
Jeffrey R. Baker
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Karen Boone
Director
March 31, 2022
Karen Boone
/s/ Sanford Schwartz
Director
March 31, 2022
Sanford Schwartz
/s/ Rose Marcario
Director
March 31, 2022
Rose Marcario
/s/ Peter Krawiec
Director
March 31, 2022
Peter Krawiec
/s/ Jay Flatley
Director
March 31, 2022
Jay Flatley
/s/ Pamela Thomas-Graham
Director
March 31, 2022
Pamela Thomas-Graham