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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950142-26-001187"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "IONQ"
cik: "0001824920"
company_name: "IonQ, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:13:41.320788+00:00"
event_type: "regulatory"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# IonQ and SkyWater receive FTC second request for merger review

## Summary
- On April 24, 2026, IonQ and SkyWater each received a Second Request from the FTC under HSR.
- HSR waiting period extended to 30 days after both parties substantially comply with the Second Request.
- IonQ and SkyWater expect to close the merger in Q2 or Q3 2026, pending regulatory and customary conditions.
- The Second Request relates to the previously announced merger of SkyWater into IonQ via two-step structure.
- Parties will respond promptly and continue cooperating with the FTC review.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950142-26-001187
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: IONQ
- cik: 0001824920
- company_name: IonQ, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-24T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 8.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824920/000095014226001187/0000950142-26-001187-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1824920/000095014226001187/eh260771393_8k.htm

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