UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2024
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D-Wave Quantum Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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| Delaware | 001-41468 | 88-1068854 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2650 East Bayshore Road
Palo Alto, California
94303
(Address of principal executive offices)
(604) 630-1428
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Title of each class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | | QBTS | | New York Stock Exchange |
| Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for 1.4541326 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 | | QBTS.WT | | New York Stock Exchange |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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| If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. | | o |
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 18, 2024, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it appointed Lorenzo Martinelli as the Company’s first Chief Revenue Officer, and promoted Dr. Trevor Lanting to Chief Development Officer. A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
In addition, on March 18, 2024, the Company posted to its website a new investor presentation (the “Presentation”) for use at the 36th annual ROTH conference hosted by ROTH Capital Partners, LLC at The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, California where the Company will be participating on March 18 and 19, 2024. The Presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Press Release, dated March 18, 2024 |
| | Investor Presentation, dated March 18, 2024 |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: March 18, 2024 | D-Wave Quantum Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Alan Baratz |
| Alan Baratz |
| President & Chief Executive Officer |
