secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Rigetti Computing, Inc. (RGTI)
CIK:        0001838359
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-21T11:30:49+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-064861
Event type: regulatory
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 3.02, 8.01, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Rigetti signs LOI for up to $100M CHIPS Act award for quantum R&D; government to receive equity
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- 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.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926064861/0001104659-26-064861-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000110465926064861/tm2615300d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-064861

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