Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. Announces Filing Of Definitive Proxy Statement And Sets February 28, 2022 For Extraordinary General Meeting Of Shareholders To Vote On Business Combination With Rigetti Computing
Supernova Partners Acquisition Company II, Ltd. ("Supernova") (NYSE:SNII), a special purpose acquisition company, announced today that it has filed a definitive proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"). Supernova had previously established January 18, 2022 as the record date (the "Record Date") for its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "Extraordinary General Meeting") to be held to, among other things, approve the proposed business combination (the "Business Combination") between Supernova and Rigetti Holdings, Inc. ("Rigetti Computing").
Supernova has engaged Morrow Sodali LLC ("Morrow Sodali") as its proxy solicitor in connection with the Extraordinary General Meeting. Shareholders who need additional copies of proxy materials, to obtain proxy cards or have questions regarding the proposals to be presented at the Extraordinary General Meeting may contact Morrow Sodali, toll-free at (800) 662-5200 (individuals) or (203) 658-9400 (banks and brokers) or send an email to [email protected]. To obtain timely delivery of documents, shareholders must request them no later than February 24, 2022.
The Extraordinary General Meeting will be held virtually via live webcast on February 28, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, and can be accessed by visiting https://web.lumiagm.com/242489800. The proxy statement is available at www.sec.gov. Shareholders of record as of the close of business on the Record Date will be entitled to vote their shares at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Supernova shareholders as of the close of business on January 18, 2022 should vote their shares, no matter how many shares they own.
The Supernova Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders vote "FOR" the Business Combination with Rigetti Computing as well as the other proposals set forth in the proxy statement.
The proposed Business Combination is expected to be consummated after receipt of the required approvals by the shareholders of Supernova and the satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions. Upon closing, the combined company expects to be listed on Nasdaq with its common stock and warrants trading under the new ticker symbols, "RGTI" and "RGTI WS", respectively.