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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): January 9, 2025
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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 |
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On January 9, 2025, D-Wave Quantum Inc. (“D-Wave”) announced that CEO Dr. Alan Baratz was interviewed on CNBC’s The Exchange, where he addressed recent comments from NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang related to quantum computing’s readiness and commercial availability. Dr. Baratz clarified that there are different types of quantum computing solutions – some maturing faster than others. D-Wave’s powerful annealing quantum computing solutions are available today and are solving real-world problems for businesses, researchers and governments now.
Dr. Baratz noted in the interview that D-Wave has been able to solve problems on its quantum computer in the area of materials simulation in minutes that would take well over millions of years to solve on the fastest supercomputers, which are massively parallel GPU computers. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 January 9, 2025. |
104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). |
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: January 10, 2025 | D-Wave Quantum Inc. |
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| By: | /s/ Alan Baratz |
| Name: | Alan Baratz |
| Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer |