secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Quantum Computing Inc. (QUBT)
CIK:        0001758009
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001213900-26-003174
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

QCi stalking horse bid to acquire Luminar's LiDAR assets for $22M; subject to court approval
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- Purchase price of $22M cash; QCi designated as stalking horse bidder in Luminar's Ch. 11 process.
- Transaction subject to higher bids in court-supervised auction and Bankruptcy Court approval; break-up fee of 3% of purchase price.
- Expected to close in Q1 2026; targets include inventory, IP, contracts, real property, equipment from Luminar's LiDAR business.
- QCi previously agreed to acquire Luminar Semiconductor Inc. (LSI); combined assets aim to expand photonics value chain.
- QCi plans to retain key technical/engineering teams and continue R&D; assets expected to contribute immediate revenue.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758009/000121390026003174/0001213900-26-003174-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1758009/000121390026003174/ea0272529-8k_quantum.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001213900-26-003174

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