Iridium Communications Inc · NASDAQ:IRDM
Iridium Communications — Merger or Acquisition (June 2026)
12 slides from Iridium Communications's merger presentation, Jun 29, 2026
Slide 1: Rocket Lab to Acquire Iridium
INVESTOR UPDATE 2 9 J un e 2026 RO C KET LAB TO ACQUIR E IRIDIUM
Slide 2: Disclaimer
D I S C LA I MER 2 2 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e A d di t io n a l I n f orm a t io n an d W h e r e t o F in d It T hi s c o mm u n i c a t i o n i s b e i n g m a d e in r e s p e c t o f a p ro p o s e d t r a n s a c t i o n i n vo l v i n g R o c k e t L a b C o r p o ra t i o
Slide 3: The Space Application Equation
W e have t a l ke d ab o u t sp ac e ap p l i c a t i o n s a l ot. I t ’s where t he t rue valu e i s in sp ac e . A sp ac e a ppl i c a t i o n is p ar t i c ul a rly p owerful in t he hand s of Ro c ket La b as a s e l f - l aunching sp ac e craf t manu f actu r er. Bu t t here a r e s t i l l b
Slide 4: Rocket Lab is acquiring Iridium Communications Inc.
4 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e Comb i ne s Rocket Lab 's l au n ch capa b i l it y and sa t e l l ite ma n u f ac t u r in g w it h Iri d ium’s g l o b a l s a t e l l ite c o mmunication s net w ork an d r are s p e c t rum. Ro c ket La b b e c om es a f ul l y - inte g ra t e d , s
Slide 5: Iridium is critical to people and systems that can't lose signal
5 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e I r i d iu m i s cri t ical t o the peo p l e an d s y s te ms th a t can’ t los e s i g nal : p ilo t s , m a r in e r s , first r es p on d e r s , g overnm e nt s , cri t ical infr a s t r u c tu r e , an d r e mote se n s o r s o p e r a t in g a t
Slide 6: A strong foundation to build upon
6 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e THE ORIG I NAL SP A CE PIO N EERS 66 SPE C TRUM $8 7 1M $495M 2.55M 1,000 TRUS T ED G lo b al r i g hts ov e r s ca r c e r es ou r ce 202 5 R e v e nue 202 5 OEBITDA S u b s cri b e r s Ex p e r i e n c e d Te am Me m b e r s G overnm e nt Pa r tner 57
Slide 7: Launch, spacecraft, manufacturing: the ultimate combination for growth
7 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e L A UNCH S P A C E C RA F T M ANU F A C T URI NG T he re s ult i s a highl y inte g ra t e d , s e l f - l aunching g l o b a l sp ac e p ower. One t ha t wi l l unlo c k m o r e g row t h f r om Iri d ium’s exi s t ing net w ork, an d bui l d new c o n
Slide 8: Spectrum: essential for satellite communications
SPECTRUM: ESSENTI A L FOR SATELLITE COMMUN I CATIO NS ACCELERATED MARKET EN T RY SPEC T R U M IS A S CARCE RESOU R CE PRIORITY LEO RIGHTS S p ec t r u m is a fi n i t e a n d t i g h tl y r eg u l a t e d r eso ur ce , m a k ing es t ablished, int e r n a t i o n a l ly co o r d i n a t e d r ig h t
Slide 9: If you want to do big things in space you need spectrum
9 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e IF YOU W ANT TO DO B I G TH I NGS IN SPACE YOU N EED SPECTRUM $100B+ TOT A L ADD R ES S ABLE M A RKET + + + T A M s o u r ce : N o v a s p a ce S p a ce Ec o n o m y R e p o r t , J a n u a ry 2026
Slide 10: The quintessential Rocket Lab deal
THE QUI N TESSENT I AL ROCKET LAB DEAL 1 0 R o c k e t L ab | In v e s t o r U pd a t e Not investing in drea ms B u y ing capabili t y tha t is acc r e t ive a n d ad d s to the bo t to m li ne High l y pr o fitable A p p ly i n g the R o c k e t L ab m agic: A bso r b , u n ify , op t i m ize, evo
Slide 11: Key transaction terms
11 KEY TRANS A CTION TERMS Ca s h/ s t o c k c o n s i d eration of $5 4. 0 0 p e r s ha r e of Irid i u m c o mmon s t o c k , im p l ying an enterpri s e valu e f or Iri d ium of a pp roxima t e l y $8 b i l l i o n. $27.0 0 in c ash an d a nu m b e r of s h a r e s o f R o ck e t L a b comm o n s
Slide 12: Our future in space applications has just been unlocked and accelerated
12 This is our ent r an c e into r e c ur r in g ap p licati o ns r e v e nue from space, but it’s not t he fi n ish line . Rathe r tha n simp l y c o nti n u i n g Iridium’s netwo r k , we wil l build upon it to s c a l e into untapp e d ma r kets and pionee r new spac e - bas e d se r vi c es . Hu
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