UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: February 26, 2024

Archer Aviation Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	001-39668	85-2730902
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

190 West Tasman Drive
San Jose, CA	95134
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 650-272-3233

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share	ACHR	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Class A common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	ACHR WS	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On February 26, 2024, Archer Aviation Inc. (“Archer” or the “Company”) will hold a conference call regarding its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. Archer also issued a letter to its stockholders (the “Shareholder Letter”) and a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023. Copies of the Shareholder Letter and the Press Release are furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Archer makes reference to non-GAAP financial information in both the Shareholder Letter and the Press Release. A reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP results is provided in the Shareholder Letter and the Press Release, as attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information furnished with this Item 2.02, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Letter to Shareholders, dated February 26, 2024
99.2	Press Release issued by Archer Aviation Inc., dated February 26, 2024
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in the Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	ARCHER AVIATION INC.
Date: February 26, 2024	By:	/s/ Andy Missan
	Name:	Andy Missan
	Title:	Chief Legal Officer