---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-25-019121"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGTI"
cik: "0001838359"
company_name: "Rigetti Computing, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-26T00:01:15.384822+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Cathy McCarthy not standing for re-election to Rigetti board; RSU acceleration approved

## Summary
- Cathy McCarthy will not stand for re-election to the Board at the 2025 Annual Meeting; departure not due to any disagreement with the company.
- 73,780 unvested restricted stock units held by McCarthy will accelerate and vest effective as of the date immediately prior to the 2025 Annual Meeting.
- McCarthy's current term expires at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-25-019121
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGTI
- cik: 0001838359
- company_name: Rigetti Computing, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465925019121/0001104659-25-019121-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465925019121/tm257567d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-25-019121.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Cathy McCarthy departed as Director at Rigetti Computing, Inc..
  - Action: not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: Cathy McCarthy notified Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the “Company”) that she would not stand for re-election to the Board of Directors of the Company
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465925019121/0001104659-25-019121-index.htm

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