Item 5.02.   Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;

               Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of
               Certain Officers.

(e) On February 7, 2022, the Compensation Committee (the "Committee") of the Board of Directors of Archer Aviation Inc. (the "Company") approved entering into Change in Control and Severance Agreements with each of the Company's executive officers (excluding Brett Adcock and Adam Goldstein, our Co-Chief Executive Officers), whose change in control and severance arrangements are provided separately in their employment agreements, which were previously filed) (the "Eligible Executive Officers"). In the event of certain qualifying terminations of employment pursuant to the Change in Control and Severance Agreements, each of the Eligible Executive Officers is entitled to: (i) an amount equal to twelve months of his or her base salary at the rate in effect immediately prior to such termination, payable in a cash lump-sum; (ii) a pro rata payment of his or her then-current annual bonus to the extent earned, and (iii) to the extent that her or she timely elects to receive continued coverage under the Company's group-healthcare plans, a lump sum cash payment in an amount equal to the full amount of his or her COBRA premiums for the same period as he or she is entitled to severance. In addition, each Eligible Executive Officer's outstanding equity awards will become vested and exercisable, as applicable, as if he or she had completed an additional 12 months of service, excluding awards that would otherwise vest contingent upon remaining-unsatisfied performance criteria.

In addition, in the event of a qualifying termination in connection with a "change of control", each Eligible Executive Officer is entitled to: (i) an amount equal to twelve months of his or her base salary and 100% of his or her target bonus at the rate in effect immediately prior to such termination, payable in a cash lump-sum; and (ii) a pro rata payment of his or her then-current target bonus based on the actual period of service during the bonus period. In addition, each Eligible Executive Officer's outstanding equity awards will become vested and exercisable, as applicable, with respect to 100% of the then-unvested shares, excluding awards that would otherwise vest contingent upon remaining-unsatisfied performance criteria. The Eligible Executive Officer will also be entitled to continuation of COBRA benefits as set forth above.

All such severance payments and benefits are subject to each Eligible Executive Officer's execution of a general release of claims against us.

The foregoing descriptions of the Change in Control and Severance Agreement are summaries only and do not purport to be complete. A copy of the form of Change in Control and Severance Agreement that is applicable to Eligible Executive Officers will be filed as an exhibit to the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2022.

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