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accession: "0001104659-26-064861"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RGTI"
cik: "0001838359"
company_name: "Rigetti Computing, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-21T11:30:49+00:00"
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source: SEC EDGAR
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# Rigetti signs LOI for up to $100M CHIPS Act award for quantum R&D; government to receive equity

## Summary
- Signed LOI with U.S. Department of Commerce for up to $100M over three years under CHIPS Act to accelerate superconducting quantum computing R&D.
- Government will receive equity stake in Rigetti; shares issued at lowest closing price on certain dates discounted by 15%.
- Parties to negotiate definitive agreements; funding is not guaranteed until definitive agreements are executed.
- Rigetti CEO says partnership will accelerate commercialization and tackle scaling bottlenecks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-064861
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RGTI
- cik: 0001838359
- company_name: Rigetti Computing, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-21T11:30:49+00:00
- event_type: regulatory
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 3.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926064861/0001104659-26-064861-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926064861/tm2615300d1_8k.htm

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