{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001193125-22-188287","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"RGTI","cik":"0001838359","company_name":"Rigetti Computing, Inc.","filed_at":"2022-07-06T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:57.359836+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-24T21:02:25.357991+00:00","sec_items":["5.02","8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.65,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.65,"confidence":"high","headline":"Rigetti Computing: Chairman resigns, new Chair appointed; $5M warrant exercise with Ampere","bullets":["Chairman Peter Pace resigns effective July 15, 2022; Cathy McCarthy appointed new Chair.","Director H. Gail Sandford appointed to Audit and Nominating Committees.","Company issued warrant to Ampere for 500,000 shares upon receipt of $5M (Tranche 1); immediately exercised.","Ampere to pay additional $4,999,950 by second anniversary for second tranche of 500,000 shares.","No disagreement cited for Pace's resignation; unvested equity accelerated."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-188287","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-188287.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-188287.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-188287.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000119312522188287/0001193125-22-188287-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000119312522188287/d359677d8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-24T21:02:25.357991+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"5865dd8b59","claim":"Peter Pace resigned as Chairman of the Board of Directors at Rigetti Computing, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"General Peter Pace, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the “Company”), informed the Company of his decision to resign as a director of the Company, effective at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 15, 2022, in order to spend more time with his family.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000119312522188287/0001193125-22-188287-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"resigned"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chairman of the Board of Directors"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"},{"claim_id":"976523c616","claim":"Cathy McCarthy was appointed as Chair of the Board at Rigetti Computing, Inc..","evidence_excerpt":"On July 5, 2022, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, appointed Ms. Cathy McCarthy, a current director on the Board, as Chair of the Board, effective at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 15, 2022.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838359/000119312522188287/0001193125-22-188287-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"appointed"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chair of the Board"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}