Company: IONQ
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form Type: 424B7
Source: 0000950142-25-002826
Chunk: 33

Company: IonQ, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-10-17
Form: 424B7
Chunk 33
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 least a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series
may on behalf of the holders of all debt securities of that series waive our compliance with provisions of the indenture. The holders
of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all the debt securities
of such series waive any past default under the indenture with respect to that series and its consequences, except a default in the payment
of the principal of, premium or any interest on any debt security of that series; provided, however, that the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series may rescind an acceleration and its consequences, including any related
payment default that resulted from the acceleration.

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Defeasance of Debt Securities and Certain Covenants in Certain Circumstances

Legal Defeasance

The indenture will provide that, unless otherwise provided by the terms of the applicable series of debt securities, we may be discharged from any and all obligations in respect of the debt securities of any series (subject to certain exceptions). We will be so discharged upon the irrevocable deposit with the trustee, in trust, of money and/or U.S. government obligations or, in the case of debt securities denominated in a single currency other than U.S. dollars, government obligations of the government that issued or caused to be issued such currency, that, through the payment of interest and principal in accordance with their terms, will provide money or U.S. government obligations in an amount sufficient in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants or investment bank to pay and discharge each installment of principal, premium and interest on and any mandatory sinking fund payments in respect of the debt securities of that series on the stated maturity of those payments in accordance with the terms of the indenture and those debt securities.

This discharge may occur only if, among other things, we have delivered to the trustee an opinion of counsel stating that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling or, since the date of execution of the indenture, there has been a change in the applicable United States federal income tax law, in either case to the effect that, and based thereon such opinion shall confirm that, the holders of the debt securities of that series will not recognize income, gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result of the deposit, defeasance and discharge and will be subject