Sec Form 4 Filing - Perkins Tosha @ Archer Aviation Inc. - 2026-03-10

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Perkins Tosha 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Archer Aviation Inc. [ ACHR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O ARCHER AVIATION INC., 190 WEST TASMAN DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/10/2026 (Street) SAN JOSE, CA95134 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class A Common Stock 03/10/2026 A( 1 )( 2 ) 18,695 A $ 0 395,717 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Perkins Tosha C/O ARCHER AVIATION INC. 190 WEST TASMAN DRIVE SAN JOSE, CA95134 CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER Signatures /s/ Eric Lentell, Attorney-in-Fact for Tosha Perkins 03/12/2026 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reported transaction represents the certification of achievement of the first of three tranches of a performance-based restricted stock unit award granted to the reporting person by the Issuer's compensation committee on February 17, 2025 (the "2025 PRSU Award"). Vesting of each tranche of the 2025 PRSU Award is based on relative total stockholder return and is subject to the reporting person's continued service through the certification date of achievement of the relevant tranche. ( 2 )On March 10, 2026 (the "Certification Date"), the Issuer's compensation committee certified achievement of the first tranche of the 2025 PRSU Award, resulting in one-third of the 2025 PRSU Award becoming earned at 53.73% of the target amount granted. The performance restricted stock units comprising the first tranche of the 2025 PRSU Award so earned are fully vested and may be settled for shares of the Issuer's Class A common stock on the Certification Date.

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