# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001824920
**File Stem:** 0001193125-26-032000
**Filing Date:** 2026-1
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001193125-26-032000.hdr.sgml**: 20260130

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001193125-26-032000

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 8-K

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 14

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260126

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Regulation FD Disclosure

**ITEM INFORMATION**: Financial Statements and Exhibits

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260130

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260130

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** IonQ, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001824920
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** SERVICES-COMPUTER INTEGRATED SYSTEMS DESIGN [7373]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 06 Technology
- **EIN:** 852992192
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 8-K
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-39694
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26584265

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE
- **CITY:** COLLEGE PARK
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 20740
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (301) 298-7997

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 4505 CAMPUS DRIVE
- **CITY:** COLLEGE PARK
- **STATE:** MD
- **ZIP:** 20740

**FORMER COMPANY:**
- **FORMER CONFORMED NAME:** dMY Technology Group, Inc. III
- **DATE OF NAME CHANGE:** 20200915

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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 26, 2026<br>

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IonQ, Inc.

**(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)**

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| Delaware | 001-39694 | 85-2992192 |
| **(State or Other Jurisdiction<br>of Incorporation)** | **(Commission File Number)** | **(IRS Employer<br>Identification No.)** |
| 4505 Campus Drive |  |  |
| College Park**,** Maryland |  | 20740 |
| **(Address of Principal Executive Offices)** |  | **(Zip Code)** |

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**Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code:** 301 298-7997<br>

Not Applicable

**(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)**

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

**Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:**

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| **<br>Title of each class** | **Trading<br>Symbol(s)** | **<br>Name of each exchange on which registered** |
| Common stock, par value $0.0001 per share | IONQ | New York Stock Exchange |
| Warrants, each exercisable for one share of common stock for $11.50 per share | IONQ WS | New York Stock Exchange |

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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).

Emerging growth company ☐

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. ☐

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## Item 3.02 Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
*University of Chicago Transaction* 

The information set forth under Item 8.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by IonQ, Inc. (the "<u>Company</u>") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "<u>SEC</u>") on November 10, 2025 is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.02. The issuance of shares of common stock of the Company, par value $0.0001 per share (each, a "<u>Company Share</u>") in connection with the transaction was made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "<u>Securities Ac</u>t"), and/or the private offering provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D and was not previously reported in reliance on Item 3.02(b) of Form 8-K.

*Skyloom Global Acquisition*

On January 26, 2026, the Company completed its previously announced acquisition (the "<u>Skyloom Acquisition</u>") of all of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of Skyloom Global Corp., a Delaware corporation ("<u>Skyloom</u>"), pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025, by and among the Company, Skyloom, Saxophone Intermediary Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, Saxophone Acquisition Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, and the Holder Representative named therein. The aggregate consideration to be delivered in connection with the Skyloom Acquisition and related transactions consists of up to 3,909,267 Company Shares (the "<u>Skyloom Stock Consideration</u>").

In connection with the closing of the Skyloom Acquisition and related transactions and the issuance of the Skyloom Stock Consideration, the Company and the Holder Representative entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2026 (the "<u>Skyloom Registration Rights Agreement</u>"), pursuant to which recipients of the Skyloom Stock Consideration have certain registration rights with respect thereto.

The issuance and sale of Company Shares in connection with the Skyloom Acquisition was made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, the private offering provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

The foregoing description of the Skyloom Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Skyloom Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

*Seed Innovations Acquisition* 

On January 30, 2026, the Company completed the acquisition (the "<u>Seed Acquisition</u>") of all of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Seed Innovations, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company ("<u>Seed</u>"), pursuant to the terms of the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 20, 2026, by and among the Company, Seed, the members of Seed and Marlu Oswald, solely in her capacity as the Member Representative. The aggregate consideration to be delivered in connection with the Seed Acquisition and related transactions consists of up to 1,171,868 Company Shares (the "<u>Seed Stock Consideration</u>").

In connection with the closing of the Seed Acquisition and related transactions and the issuance of the Seed Stock Consideration, the Company and the Member Representative entered into a Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2026 (the "<u>Seed Registration Rights Agreement</u>"), pursuant to which recipients of the Seed Stock Consideration will have certain registration rights with respect thereto.

The issuance and sale of Company Shares in connection with the Seed Acquisition was made in reliance on the private offering exemption of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act, the private offering provision of Rule 506 of Regulation D and/or Regulation S promulgated under the Securities Act.

The foregoing description of the Seed Registration Rights Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Seed Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.

**Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.**

On January 28, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the completion of the Skyloom Acquisition. A copy of the press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Also on January 28, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing the impending completion of the Seed Acquisition. A copy of the press release has been furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

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The information provided pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 hereto, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "<u>Exchange Act</u>"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

## Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
**(d) Exhibits.**

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| **Exhibit<br>No.** | <br>**Description** |
| 10.1 | [<u>Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2026, by and between IonQ, Inc. and the Holder Representative named therein.</u>](ionq-ex10_1.htm) |
| 10.2 | [<u>Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 2026, by and between IonQ, Inc. and Marlu Oswald.</u>](ionq-ex10_2.htm) |
| 99.1 | [<u>Press Release announcing the closing of the Skyloom Acquisition, dated January 28, 2026.</u>](ionq-ex99_1.htm) |
| 99.2 | [<u>Press Release announcing the upcoming closing of the Seed Acquisition, dated January 28, 2026.</u>](ionq-ex99_2.htm) |
| 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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|  |  |  | **IonQ, Inc.** |
| Date: | January 30, 2026 | By:  | /s/ Paul T. Dacier |
|  |  |  | Paul T. Dacier<br>*Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary* |

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## Exhibit 10.1

**Exhibit 10.1**

**<u>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT</u>**

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "<u>Agreement</u>") is made and entered into as of January 26, 2026 by and between IonQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("<u>Parent</u>") and Marcos Franceschini (the "<u>Holder Representative</u>"), in its capacity as the agent, representative and attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of the Holders under this Agreement who are being issued shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below).

**RECITALS**

WHEREAS, Parent, Saxophone Intermediary Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("<u>Merger Sub 1</u>"), Saxophone Acquisition Sub LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("<u>Merger Sub 2</u>"), Skyloom Global Corp., a Delaware corporation (the "<u>Company</u>"), and the Holder Representative are parties to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2025 (as may be amended, restated or modified from time to time, the "<u>Merger Agreement</u>"), pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, (i) Merger Sub 1 will be merged with and into the Company, and (ii) immediately thereafter, the Company will be merged with and into Merger Sub 2, the separate corporate existence of the Company will cease, and Merger Sub 2 will continue as the surviving corporation (collectively, the "<u>Mergers</u>").

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of the Company to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, the Company has requested that Parent enter into this Agreement.

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, Parent is willing to enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and other agreements of each party contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.<u>Definitions</u>. All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Merger Agreement. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)"<u>Exchange Act</u>" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)"<u>Form S-3</u>" means a registration statement on Form S-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such form is in effect on the date hereof, or any successor or replacement form of registration statement promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act from and after the date hereof, in any such case which similarly permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by Parent with the SEC.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)"<u>Holder</u>" means a stockholder to whom shares of Parent Common Stock are issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement or a transferee to whom registration rights granted under this Agreement are assigned pursuant to <u>Section 6</u> hereof.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)"<u>Registrable Securities</u>" means, for each Holder, (i) the number of shares of Parent Common Stock issued to such Holder pursuant to the Merger Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include any Parent Common Stock issued at Closing or in connection with a Milestone Event, Adjustment Escrow Shares and Indemnity Escrow Shares, and (ii) any Parent Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of the stock referenced in clause (i) above, and for all Holders, the sum of the Registrable Securities held by them as a group; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that shares of Parent Common Stock, including Adjustment Escrow Shares and Indemnity Escrow Shares, held by a particular Holder shall cease to be Registrable Securities (x) after the Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement and with <u>Section 2</u> hereof or (y) at such time as such Holder is eligible to sell such securities without registration and, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale limitations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)"<u>SEC</u>" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)"<u>Securities Act</u>" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.<u>Registration of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Subject to applicable Law, within thirty (30) days after the Closing, Parent shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act (or if Form S-3 is not available for purposes of registering the resale of the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Merger Agreement, then on another appropriate form) (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") registering the resale of all Registrable Securities; *<u>provided</u>* that, Parent's obligation to include the Registrable Securities of any Holder in the Registration Statement shall be expressly conditioned upon Parent's prior receipt of all information and materials regarding such Holder as specified in <u>Section 7</u> and the taking of all action reasonably required to be taken by such Holder. In lieu of filing such Registration Statement, Parent may, in accordance with <u>Section 10</u> hereof and within thirty (30) days after the Closing, file a prospectus supplement (covering the resale of all Registrable Securities) which supplements a prospectus contained in an effective registration statement which has already been filed by Parent to the extent permitted under the Securities Act and the related rules and regulations.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Notwithstanding <u>Section 2(a)</u> or <u>Section 2(c)</u>: (i)(A) Parent shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> during any trading "blackout" period under Parent's securities trading policies, (B) Parent shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> if Parent, in its reasonable good faith judgment, has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement would require public disclosure by Parent of material nonpublic information that Parent is not otherwise obligated to disclose or that is not reasonably

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available, and (C) Parent shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder or under the Merger Agreement if Parent shall fail to fulfill its obligations under <u>Section 2(a)</u> at a time when sales of Parent Common Stock have been suspended globally under Parent's then effective registration statements or during times when new registration statements are not permitted to be filed under SEC rules, *<u>provided</u>*, that if Parent delays the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to this <u>Section (b)</u>, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable following the lapsing or expiration of the circumstances that led Parent to delay such filing; and (ii) in the event that Parent has not received the consent of its independent registered public accounting firm or other required consents from auditors to include such firm's audit report in the Registration Statement, then Parent shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> until Parent shall have received such consents, *<u>provided</u>*, that Parent has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) to the extent that the Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing with the SEC, cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof with the SEC (and shall request acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC no later than the end of the second (2nd) Business Day after receiving notice from the SEC that it will not review the Registration Statement or that any SEC comments have been resolved to the satisfaction of the SEC), and keep the Registration Statement effective until the earlier to occur of (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement have been sold, (B) such time as each Holder is eligible to sell all Registrable Securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale under applicable Law (and not limitations as to volume pursuant to Holder's Stock Issuance Agreement), or (C) the six-month anniversary of the Closing; (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments to the Registration Statement and amendments or supplements to the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement; (iii) furnish to each Holder such number of copies of any prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus and any amended or supplemented prospectus) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act as each Holder may reasonably request in order to effect the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder thereunder, but only while Parent shall be required under the provisions hereof to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective; (iv) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Holder shall reasonably request, *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that Parent shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction where it has not been qualified or is not otherwise subject to a general consent for service of process); and (v) notify each Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of the date and time (A) the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto shall have become or been declared effective, (B) an amendment or supplement to any prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement shall have been filed with the SEC, (C) of the receipt of any comments or stop order from the SEC or the suspension of the qualification or exemption of any Registrable Securities for offering or sale in any jurisdiction or (D) of the existence of any fact of which Parent becomes aware which results in the Registration Statement or related prospectus or supplement or any document incorporated therein by reference

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containing an untrue statement of a material fact or omitting to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make any statement therein not misleading.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.<u>Suspension of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities under Registration Statement</u>. At any time from and after the effective date of the Registration Statement, Parent may restrict offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement, and a Holder will not be able to offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities thereunder, by delivering a written notice (a "<u>Suspension Notice</u>") to all Holders of Registrable Securities (such delivery shall be made to such Holder's address set forth on the signature page to the Merger Agreement for each such Holder) stating that a delay in the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities is necessary because Parent, in its reasonable good faith judgment, has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities would require public disclosure by Parent of material nonpublic information concerning Parent, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of Parent, in the best interests of Parent; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, Parent may not suspend offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities pursuant to this <u>Section 3</u> for more than sixty (60) days in the aggregate in any one (1) year period. Promptly following the cessation or discontinuance of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for any Suspension Notice, Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Registration Statement and/or amend or supplement the related prospectus included therein to the extent necessary, and take all other actions reasonably necessary, to allow the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities to recommence as promptly as possible, and promptly notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing when such offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement may recommence. Upon receipt of a Suspension Notice, Holders shall immediately suspend their use of the Registration Statement and any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof to offer and sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities, and shall not offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement or any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof until receipt of a notice from Parent pursuant to the preceding sentence that offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities may recommence. Holders shall keep the fact that Parent has delivered a Suspension Notice confidential. Parent shall not be permitted to register under the Securities Act any equity securities of Parent for its own account or held by other Persons during any such suspension period. Parent shall not, without the prior written consent of a Holder, disclose to such Holder any material non-public information related to the Suspension Notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.<u>Fees and Expenses</u>. All of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including all SEC fees, blue sky registration and filing fees, New York Stock Exchange notices and filing fees, printing fees and expenses, transfer agents' and registrars' fees and expenses and all fees and expenses of Parent's outside counsel and independent accountants shall be paid by Parent. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Parent shall not be responsible for selling expenses of any Holder, including (i) underwriting discounts, (ii) selling commissions, (iii) fees, commissions and expenses of underwriters, brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals, (iv) stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and (v) fees and disbursements of legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants, and other professionals for any Holder, each of which shall be the responsibility of the Holders in proportion to the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.<u>Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Parent shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, and each of its directors, officers, partners, members and employees and other agents and representatives, and each person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each, a "<u>Holder Indemnified Party</u>"), with respect to which registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by Parent of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to Parent in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and Parent shall reimburse each Holder Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that Parent shall not be required to indemnify, hold harmless, or otherwise be liable to any Holder Indemnified Party, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of, or is based on (i) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnified Party to Parent specifically for use therein, or (ii) the failure of any Holder Indemnified Party to comply with its covenants and agreements hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)To the extent permitted by applicable Law, if Registrable Securities held by a Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, such Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless Parent, each of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, each person controlling Parent within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and Parent's legal counsel and independent accountants, as well as each other Holder, each such Holder's directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, and each person controlling each such other Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each an "<u>Parent Indemnified Party</u>"), from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of, or based on, any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by such Holder of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to such Holder in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and such Holder shall reimburse each Parent Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in

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conformity with written information furnished by such Holder to Parent specifically for use therein; *provided, however,* that the total amount to be indemnified by any Holder shall be limited to the total amount of the net proceeds received by such Holder upon the sale of the Registrable Securities pursuant to the registration statement giving rise to such claim, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct committed by such Holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Each party entitled to indemnification under this <u>Section 5</u> (the "<u>Indemnified Party</u>") shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the "<u>Indemnifying Party</u>") promptly after such Indemnified Party has written notice of any lawsuit, claim or action as to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party's expense (including by retaining its own counsel at its own expense) and, upon reasonable request, will be apprised of all progress in any proceeding the defense of which has been assumed by the Indemnifying Party to the extent permitted by applicable Law; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>further</u>* that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement except to the extent, but only to the extent, that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend against such claim or litigation is materially and adversely impacted by the failure to give such notice. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such lawsuit, claim or action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)If the indemnification required by this <u>Section 5</u> from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party in respect of any indemnifiable losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect relative fault of the Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Parties, in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Parties, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damage, liabilities, and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. Parent and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this <u>Section 5(d)</u> were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the prior provisions of this <u>Section 5(d)</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)The obligations of Parent and each Holder under this <u>Section 5</u> shall survive the permitted transfer of any Registrable Securities by any Holder, the completion of any offering

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and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to this Agreement, and the termination of this Agreement, until the expiration of any statute of limitations relating to the subject matter of this <u>Section 5</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.<u>Limitation on Assignment of Registration Rights</u>. The rights of each Holder under this Agreement may not be assigned by a Holder to any other Person unless such a transfer of a portion or all of such Holder's Registrable Securities is (a) if Holder is a natural person, pursuant to (i) a transfer of Registrable Securities by will or intestate succession or (ii) a trust or other estate planning entity created for the benefit of Holder or his or her family members for estate planning purposes, (b) if Holder is not a natural person, to its partners, members, stockholders or subsidiaries, or (c) with the prior written consent of Parent. Holder shall retain rights under this Agreement with respect to any Registrable Securities not transferred. Prior to a permitted transfer of rights under this Agreement, Holder must furnish Parent with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and a copy of a duly executed written instrument, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Parent, by which such transferee assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of its transferor hereunder and agrees itself to be bound hereby. No transfer of rights under this Agreement shall be permitted if, immediately following such transfer, the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities by the transferee is not restricted under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.<u>Information by Holder</u>. Any Holder of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement shall furnish to Parent such information regarding such Holder, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the offer and sale or other distribution proposed by such Holder as may be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance contemplated by this Agreement, under applicable Law in order to permit Parent to comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in connection with the registration of all Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Securities Act, and/or as Parent may reasonably request. Upon any disposal of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement by a Holder, such Holder shall deliver to Parent a notice of transfer certifying such disposition and acknowledging compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection therewith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.<u>Reporting</u>. Subject to <u>Section 2</u> of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, Parent shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Parent under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.<u>Delay of Registration</u>. No Holder shall have any right to take any action to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise delay any registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.<u>Existing Registration Statements</u>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable Law and regulation, Parent may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a registration statement or to have a registration statement become effective by designating a registration statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant registration statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all

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references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided that such previously filed registration statement may be, and is, amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling stockholders the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration Statements, by or at a specified time and Parent has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective registration statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented in the manner contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.<u>Rule 144 Requirements</u>. With a view to making available to the Holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act and other rules and regulations of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell securities of Parent to the public without registration, Parent covenants that it will use its reasonable best efforts (a) to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required, if any, to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, (b) if it is not required to file such reports, make available information necessary to comply with Rule 144 and Rule 144A, if available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, at all times, and (c) take such further action as any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (if available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities), as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any other rules or regulations now existing or hereafter adopted by the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.<u>Trading Limitation</u>. The amount of Parent Common Stock sold by such Holder on any trading day shall not exceed: (i) in the case each of the top three (3) equity holders of the Company as disclosed in the Disclosure Schedule to the Merger Agreement, the lesser of (y) 10% of the average daily reported volume of trading in Parent Common Stock on all national securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association during the five trading days preceding the date of such sale of Parent Common Stock by such Holder and (z) 10% of the Registrable Securities issued to such Holder or (ii) in the case of each other Holder, 5% of the average daily reported volume of trading in Parent Common Stock on all national securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association during the five trading days preceding the date of such sale of Parent Common Stock by such Holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.<u>Notices</u>. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party under this Agreement shall be made and given in compliance with the provisions of Section 12.2 of the Merger Agreement and, if to a Holder, to such Holder's address set forth opposite each such Holder's name on such Holder's signature page to the Merger Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14.<u>Amendment of this Agreement</u>. Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, Parent and the Holder Representative may amend this Agreement at any time pursuant to an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of them.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.<u>Governing Law</u>. This Agreement, and all actions, claims, matters, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise) arising out of, relating to, or be in connection with this Agreement or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof or any Related Agreement (the "<u>Relevant Matters</u>"), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision, rule, principle (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, this <u>Section 15</u> shall not apply to any Relevant Matter to the extent a Related Agreement selects a different governing Law, in which case, such governing Law provision in such Related Agreement shall control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.<u>Jurisdiction; Service of Process</u>. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Related Agreements or the Transactions. To the fullest extent that they may effectively do so under applicable Law, the parties hereto irrevocably waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such legal proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such legal proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such legal proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail or by overnight courier service, postage prepaid, to its address set forth in Section 12.2 of the Merger Agreement, such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17.<u>Waiver of Jury Trial</u>. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT MATTER.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.<u>Entire Agreement</u>. This Agreement, the Related Agreements, and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto referenced herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19.<u>Severability</u>. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will

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achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20.<u>Successors and Assigns</u>. Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 6</u>, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21.<u>Specific Performance and Other Remedies</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the other party or parties hereto, any Holder or the Holder Representative of any covenant, obligation or other agreement set forth in this Agreement or any Related Agreement, as the case may be, (i) each party shall be entitled, without any proof of actual damages (and in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it), to an Order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other agreement and an injunction preventing or restraining such breach or threatened breach, and (ii) no party hereto shall be required to provide or post any bond or other security or collateral in connection with any such Order or injunction or in connection with any related action or legal proceeding.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred herein upon a party hereto shall be deemed to be cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or in equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22.<u>Rules of Construction</u>. The parties hereto have been represented by counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, hereby waive, with respect to this Agreement, each Schedule and each Exhibit attached hereto, the application of any Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.<u>Counterparts</u>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.<u>Termination</u>. This Agreement shall terminate and cease to be of any force and effect upon the earliest of (i) termination of the Merger Agreement, (ii) at such time as each Holder is eligible to sell all Registrable Securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale under applicable Law (and not limitations as to volume pursuant to Holder's Stock Issuance Agreement) and (iii) one (1) year after the Closing. For clarity, the obligations under <u>Section 5</u> and <u>Sections 11</u> through this <u>Section 24</u> will survive any termination of this Agreement.

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

**PARENT:**

IONQ, INC.

By: <u>/s/ Tyler Rosenbaum</u> 

Name: Tyler Rosenbaum

Title: Assistant Secretary

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**IN WITNESS WHEREOF**, the parties have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

**<u>THE HOLDER REPRESENTATIVE</u>**:

MARCOS FRANCESCHINI

<u>/s/ Marcos Franceschini</u> 

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## Exhibit 10.2

**Exhibit 10.2**

**<u>REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT</u>**

This REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this "<u>Agreement</u>") is made and entered into as of January 30, 2026 by and between IonQ, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("<u>Buyer</u>") and Marlu Oswald, a natural person (the "<u>Member Representative</u>"), solely in her capacity as the agent, representative and attorney-in-fact for and on behalf of the Holders under this Agreement who are being issued shares of Buyer Common Stock pursuant to the Purchase Agreement (as defined below).

**RECITALS**

WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, dated as of January 26, 2026 (as the same may be amended from time to time, the "Purchase Agreement"), by and among Buyer, Seed Innovations, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company (the "<u>Company</u>"), the "Members" party thereto, and the Member Representative, the Members have agreed to sell, and Buyer has agreed to purchase, all of the rights and interests attaching to the Membership Interests (as defined in the Purchase Agreement), on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein (the "<u>Purchase</u>").

WHEREAS, as a condition and inducement to the willingness of the Company to consummate the Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Company and the Members have requested that Buyer enter into this Agreement.

WHEREAS, in order to induce the Company and Members to consummate the Purchase and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, Buyer is willing to enter into this Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and other agreements of each party contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged and accepted, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.<u>Definitions</u>. All capitalized terms that are used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to such terms in the Purchase Agreement. For all purposes of and under this Agreement, the following capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings below:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)"<u>Exchange Act</u>" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)"<u>Form S-3</u>" means a registration statement on Form S-3 promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act, as such form is in effect on the date hereof, or any successor or replacement form of registration statement promulgated by the SEC under the Securities Act from and after the date hereof, in any such case which similarly permits inclusion or incorporation of substantial information by reference to other documents filed by Buyer with the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)"<u>Holder</u>" means a Member to whom shares of Buyer Common Stock are issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement or a transferee to whom registration rights granted under this Agreement are assigned pursuant to <u>Section 6</u> hereof.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)"<u>Registrable Securities</u>" means, for each Holder, (i) the number of shares of Buyer Common Stock issued to such Holder pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, which, for the avoidance of doubt, shall include Adjustment Escrow Shares and Indemnity Escrow Shares, and (ii) any Buyer Common Stock issued as a dividend or other distribution with respect to or in exchange for or in replacement of the stock referenced in clause (i) above, and for all Holders, the sum of the Registrable Securities held by them as a group; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that shares of Buyer Common Stock, including Adjustment Escrow Shares and Indemnity Escrow Shares, held by a particular Holder shall cease to be Registrable Securities (x) after the Registration Statement with respect to the sale of such securities shall have been declared effective under the Securities Act and such securities shall have been disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement and with <u>Section 2</u> hereof or (y) at such time as such Holder is eligible to sell such securities without registration and, under Rule 144 of the Securities Act, without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale limitations thereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)"<u>Securities Act</u>" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)"<u>SEC</u>" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.<u>Registration of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)Subject to applicable Law, within ninety (90) days after the Closing, Buyer shall file a registration statement on Form S-3 (or any similar provisions then in force) promulgated under the Securities Act (or if Form S-3 is not available for purposes of registering the resale of the shares of Buyer Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, then on another appropriate form) (the "<u>Registration Statement</u>") registering the resale of all Registrable Securities; *<u>provided</u>* that, Buyer's obligation to include the Registrable Securities of any Holder in the Registration Statement shall be expressly conditioned upon Buyer's prior receipt of all information and materials regarding such Holder as specified in <u>Section 7</u> and the taking of all action reasonably required to be taken by such Holder. In lieu of filing such Registration Statement, Buyer may, in accordance with <u>Section 10</u> hereof and within ninety (90) days after the Closing, file a prospectus supplement (covering the resale of all Registrable Securities) which supplements a prospectus contained in an effective registration statement which has already been filed by Buyer.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Notwithstanding <u>Section 2(a)</u> or <u>Section 2(c)</u>: (i)(A) Buyer shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> during any trading "blackout" period under Buyer's securities trading policies, (B) Buyer shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> if Buyer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to the Registration Statement would require public disclosure by Buyer of material nonpublic information that Buyer is not otherwise obligated to disclose or that is not reasonably available, and (C) Buyer shall not be deemed to have breached its obligations hereunder or under the Purchase Agreement if Buyer shall fail to fulfill its obligations under <u>Section 2(a)</u> at a time when sales of Buyer Common Stock have been suspended globally under Buyer's then effective registration statements or during times when new registration statements are not permitted to be filed under SEC rules, *<u>provided</u>*, that if Buyer delays the filing of the Registration Statement pursuant to this <u>Section 2(b)</u>, it shall use commercially reasonable efforts to file such Registration Statement as soon as reasonably practicable following the lapsing or expiration of the

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circumstances that led Buyer to delay such filing; and (ii) in the event that Buyer has not received the consent of its independent registered public accounting firm or other required consents from auditors to include such firm's audit report in the Registration Statement, then Buyer shall not be required to file the Registration Statement contemplated by <u>Section 2(a)</u> until Buyer shall have received such consents, *<u>provided</u>*, that Buyer has used commercially reasonable efforts to obtain such consents.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to: (i) to the extent that the Registration Statement is not automatically effective upon filing with the SEC, cause the Registration Statement to be declared effective as promptly as reasonably practicable after the filing thereof with the SEC (and shall request acceleration of effectiveness of the Registration Statement by the SEC no later than the end of the second (2nd) Business Day after receiving notice from the SEC that it will not review the Registration Statement or that any SEC comments have been resolved to the satisfaction of the SEC), and keep the Registration Statement effective until the earlier to occur of (A) the date on which all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement have been sold, (B) such time as each Holder is eligible to sell all Registrable Securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale under applicable Law (and not limitations as to volume pursuant to Holder's Stock Issuance Agreement), or (C) the six-month anniversary of the Closing; (ii) prepare and file with the SEC such amendments to the Registration Statement and amendments or supplements to the prospectus used in connection therewith as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the sale or other disposition of all Registrable Securities included in the Registration Statement; (iii) furnish to each Holder such number of copies of any prospectus (including any preliminary prospectus and any amended or supplemented prospectus) in conformity with the requirements of the Securities Act as each Holder may reasonably request in order to effect the offering and sale of the Registrable Securities to be offered and sold by such Holder thereunder, but only while Buyer shall be required under the provisions hereof to cause the Registration Statement to remain effective; (iv) register or qualify the Registrable Securities covered by the Registration Statement under the securities or blue sky laws of such jurisdictions as each Holder shall reasonably request, *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that Buyer shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to qualify to do business or to file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction where it has not been qualified or is not otherwise subject to a general consent for service of process); and (v) notify each Holder, promptly after it shall receive notice thereof, of the date and time the Registration Statement and each post-effective amendment thereto shall have become or been declared effective, or an amendment or supplement to any prospectus forming a part of the Registration Statement shall have been filed with the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.<u>Suspension of Offers and Sales of Registrable Securities under Registration Statement</u>. At any time from and after the effective date of the Registration Statement, Buyer may restrict offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement, and a Holder will not be able to offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities thereunder, by delivering a written notice (a "<u>Suspension Notice</u>") to all Holders of Registrable Securities (such delivery shall be made to such Holder's address set forth on the signature page to the Purchase Agreement for each such Holder) stating that a delay in the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities is necessary because Buyer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, has determined that the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities would require public disclosure by Buyer of material nonpublic information concerning

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Buyer, the disclosure of which at the time is not, in the good faith opinion of Buyer, in the best interests of Buyer; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, Buyer may not suspend offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities pursuant to this <u>Section 3</u> for more than sixty (60) days in the aggregate in any one (1) year period. Promptly following the cessation or discontinuance of the facts and circumstances forming the basis for any Suspension Notice, Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to amend the Registration Statement and/or amend or supplement the related prospectus included therein to the extent necessary, and take all other actions reasonably necessary, to allow the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities to recommence as promptly as possible, and promptly notify all Holders of Registrable Securities in writing when such offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement may recommence. Upon receipt of a Suspension Notice, Holders shall immediately suspend their use of the Registration Statement and any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof to offer and sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities, and shall not offer or sell or otherwise dispose of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement or any prospectus included therein or forming a part thereof until receipt of a notice from Buyer pursuant to the preceding sentence that offers and sales or other dispositions of Registrable Securities may recommence. Holders shall keep the fact that Buyer has delivered a Suspension Notice confidential. Buyer shall not be permitted to register under the Securities Act any equity securities of Buyer for its own account or held by other Persons during any such suspension period. Buyer shall not, without the prior written consent of a Holder, disclose to such Holder any material non-public information related to the Suspension Notice.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.<u>Fees and Expenses</u>. All of the out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with any registration of Registrable Securities pursuant to this Agreement, including all SEC fees, blue sky registration and filing fees, New York Stock Exchange notices and filing fees, printing fees and expenses, transfer agents' and registrars' fees and expenses and all fees and expenses of Buyer's outside counsel and independent accountants shall be paid by Buyer. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Buyer shall not be responsible for selling expenses of any Holder, including (i) underwriting discounts, (ii) selling commissions, (iii) fees, commissions and expenses of underwriters, brokers, dealer managers and similar securities industry professionals, (iv) stock transfer taxes applicable to the sale of Registrable Securities, and (v) fees and disbursements of legal counsel, financial advisors, accountants, and other professionals for any Holder, each of which shall be the responsibility of the Holders in proportion to the Registrable Securities owned by such Holders.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.<u>Indemnification</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)To the extent permitted by applicable Law, Buyer shall indemnify and hold harmless each Holder, and each of its directors, officers, partners, members and employees and other agents and representatives, and each person controlling such Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each, a "<u>Holder Indemnified Party</u>"), with respect to which registration, qualification or compliance has been effected pursuant to this Agreement, from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), including any of the foregoing incurred in settlement of any litigation, commenced or threatened, arising out of or based on any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance,

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or based on any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by Buyer of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to Buyer in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and Buyer shall reimburse each Holder Indemnified Party for any legal and any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating, preparing or defending any lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that Buyer shall not be required to indemnify, hold harmless, or otherwise be liable to any Holder Indemnified Party, in each case, to the extent, but only to the extent, that any such loss, damage, liability or expense arises out of, or is based on (i) any untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission, made in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by or on behalf of any Holder Indemnified Party to Buyer specifically for use therein, or (ii) the failure of any Holder Indemnified Party to comply with its covenants and agreements hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)To the extent permitted by applicable Law, if Registrable Securities held by a Holder are included in the securities as to which such registration, qualification or compliance is being effected, such Holder shall indemnify and hold harmless Buyer, each of its directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, each person controlling Buyer within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act, and Buyer's legal counsel and independent accountants, as well as each other Holder, each such Holder's directors, officers, employees and other agents and representatives, and each person controlling each such other Holder within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act (each an "<u>Buyer Indemnified Party</u>"), from and against all losses, damages and liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arising out of, or based on, any untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) of a material fact contained in the Registration Statement, the prospectus forming a part thereof or included therein, and any amendment or supplement thereto, incident to any such registration, qualification or compliance, or any omission (or alleged omission) to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by such Holder of any rule or regulation promulgated under the Securities Act, Exchange Act or state securities laws applicable to such Holder in connection with any such registration, qualification or compliance, and such Holder shall reimburse each Buyer Indemnified Party for any legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such lawsuit, claim or action relating thereto, in each case to the extent, but only to the extent, that such untrue statement (or alleged untrue statement) or omission (or alleged omission) is made in such registration statement, prospectus, offering circular or other document in reliance upon and in conformity with written information furnished by such Holder to Buyer specifically for use therein; *provided, however,* that the total amount to be indemnified by any Holder shall be limited to the value of the Registrable Securities received by such Holder, except in the case of fraud or willful misconduct committed by such Holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)Each party entitled to indemnification under this <u>Section 5</u> (the "<u>Indemnified Party</u>") shall give notice to the party required to provide indemnification (the "<u>Indemnifying Party</u>") promptly after such Indemnified Party has written notice of any lawsuit, claim or action as to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, and shall permit the Indemnifying Party to assume the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>however</u>*, that counsel for the Indemnifying Party, who shall conduct the defense of such claim or litigation, shall be approved by the Indemnified Party (whose approval shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed

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or conditioned), and the Indemnified Party may participate in such defense at such party's expense (including by retaining its own counsel at its own expense) and, upon reasonable request, will be apprised of all progress in any proceeding the defense of which has been assumed by the Indemnifying Party to the extent permitted by applicable Law; *<u>provided</u>*, *<u>further</u>* that the failure of any Indemnified Party to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Agreement except to the extent, but only to the extent, that the Indemnifying Party's ability to defend against such claim or litigation is materially and adversely impacted by the failure to give such notice. No Indemnifying Party, in the defense of any such lawsuit, claim or action shall, except with the consent of each Indemnified Party, consent to entry of any judgment or enter any settlement which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to the Indemnified Party of a release from all liability in respect to such lawsuit, claim or action.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)If the indemnification required by this <u>Section 5</u> from the Indemnifying Party is unavailable to or insufficient to hold harmless an Indemnified Party in respect of any indemnifiable losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, then the Indemnifying Party shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect relative fault of the Indemnified Party and Indemnifying Parties, in connection with the actions which resulted in such losses, claims, damages, liabilities, or expenses, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of the Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact, has been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or Indemnified Parties, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to information, and opportunity to correct or prevent such action. The amount paid or payable by a party as a result of the losses, claims, damage, liabilities, and expenses referred to above shall be deemed to include any legal or other fees or expenses reasonably incurred by such party in connection with any investigation or proceeding. Buyer and the Holders agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this <u>Section 5(d)</u> were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation which does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the prior provisions of this <u>Section 5(d)</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)The obligations of Buyer and each Holder under this <u>Section 5</u> shall survive the permitted transfer of any Registrable Securities by any Holder, the completion of any offering and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities in the Registration Statement filed with the SEC pursuant to this Agreement, and the termination of this Agreement, until the expiration of any statute of limitations relating to the subject matter of this <u>Section 5</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.<u>Limitation on Assignment of Registration Rights</u>. The rights of each Holder under this Agreement may not be assigned by a Holder to any other Person unless such a transfer of a portion or all of such Holder's Registrable Securities is (a) if Holder is a natural person, pursuant to (i) a transfer of Registrable Securities by will or intestate succession or (ii) a trust created for the benefit of Holder or his or her family members for estate planning purposes, (b) if Holder is not a natural person, to its partners, members, stockholders or subsidiaries, or (c) with the prior written consent of Buyer. Holder shall retain rights under this Agreement with respect to any Registrable Securities not transferred. Prior to a permitted transfer of rights under this Agreement, Holder must furnish Buyer with written notice of the name and address of such transferee and the

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Registrable Securities with respect to which such registration rights are being assigned and a copy of a duly executed written instrument, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, by which such transferee assumes all of the obligations and liabilities of its transferor hereunder and agrees itself to be bound hereby. No transfer of rights under this Agreement shall be permitted if, immediately following such transfer, the offer and sale or other disposition of Registrable Securities by the transferee is not restricted under the Securities Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.<u>Information by Holder</u>. Any Holder of Registrable Securities to be included in the Registration Statement shall furnish to Buyer such information regarding such Holder, the Registrable Securities held by such Holder and the offer and sale or other distribution proposed by such Holder as may be required in connection with any registration, qualification or compliance contemplated by this Agreement, under applicable Law in order to permit Buyer to comply with all applicable requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act in connection with the registration of all Registrable Securities of such Holder under the Securities Act, and/or as Buyer may reasonably request. Upon any disposal of Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement by a Holder, such Holder shall deliver to Buyer a notice of transfer certifying such disposition and acknowledging compliance with the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act in connection therewith.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8.<u>Reporting</u>. Subject to <u>Section 2</u> of this Agreement, during the term of this Agreement, Buyer shall use its commercially reasonable efforts to file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of Buyer under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.<u>Delay of Registration</u>. No Holder shall have any right to take any action to restrain, enjoin, or otherwise delay any registration as the result of any controversy that might arise with respect to the interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.<u>Existing Registration Statements</u>. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary and subject to applicable Law and regulation, Buyer may satisfy any obligation hereunder to file a registration statement or to have a registration statement become effective by designating a registration statement that previously has been filed with the SEC or become effective, as the case may be, as the relevant registration statement for purposes of satisfying such obligation, and all references to any such obligation shall be construed accordingly; provided that such previously filed registration statement may be, and is, amended or, subject to applicable securities laws, supplemented to add the number of Registrable Securities, and, to the extent necessary, to identify as selling stockholders the Holders pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. To the extent this Agreement refers to the filing or effectiveness of other Registration Statements, by or at a specified time and Buyer has, in lieu of then filing such Registration Statements or having such Registration Statements become effective, designated a previously filed or effective registration statement as the relevant Registration Statement for such purposes, in accordance with the preceding sentence, such references shall be construed to refer to such designated Registration Statement, as amended or supplemented in the manner contemplated by the immediately preceding sentence.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.<u>Rule 144 Requirements</u>. With a view to making available to the Holders of Registrable Securities the benefits of Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act and other rules and regulations of the SEC that may at any time permit a Holder to sell

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securities of Buyer to the public without registration, Buyer covenants that it will use its reasonable best efforts (a) to file in a timely manner all reports and other documents required, if any, to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder, (b) if it is not required to file such reports, make available information necessary to comply with Rule 144 and Rule 144A, if available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities under the Securities Act, at all times, and (c) take such further action as any Holder or Holders of Registrable Securities may reasonably request, all to the extent required from time to time to enable such Holder to sell Registrable Securities without registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions provided by (i) Rule 144 and Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (if available with respect to resales of the Registrable Securities), as such rules may be amended from time to time, or (ii) any other rules or regulations now existing or hereafter adopted by the SEC.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.<u>Trading Limitation</u>. The amount of Buyer Common Stock sold by such Holder on any trading day shall not exceed the lesser of: (x) 10% of the average daily reported volume of trading in Buyer Common Stock on all national securities exchanges and/or reported through the automated quotation system of a registered securities association during the five trading days preceding the date of such sale of Buyer Common Stock by such Holder and (y) 10% of the Registrable Securities issued to such Holder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13.<u>Notices</u>. Any notice or other communication required or permitted to be delivered to any party under this Agreement shall be made and given in compliance with the provisions of Section 11.1 of the Purchase Agreement and, if to a Holder, to such Holder's address set forth opposite each such Holder's name on such Holder's signature page to the Purchase Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14.<u>Amendment of this Agreement</u>. Subject to the provisions of applicable Law, Buyer and the Member Representative may amend this Agreement at any time pursuant to an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of them.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15.<u>Governing Law</u>. This Agreement, and all actions, Claims, matters, proceedings or counterclaims (whether based on contract, tort, or otherwise) arising out of, relating to, or be in connection with this Agreement or the actions of the parties hereto in the negotiation, administration, performance and enforcement hereof or any Related Agreement (the "<u>Relevant Matters</u>"), shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the Laws of the State of Delaware, without giving effect to any choice or conflict of laws provision, rule, principle (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would result in the application of the laws of any other jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for the avoidance of doubt, this <u>Section 15</u> shall not apply to any Relevant Matter to the extent a Related Agreement selects a different governing Law, in which case, such governing Law provision in such Related Agreement shall control.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;16.<u>Jurisdiction; Service of Process</u>. The parties hereto irrevocably submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Delaware Court of Chancery or, in the event (but only in the event) that such court does not have subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Related Agreements or the Transactions. To the fullest extent that they may effectively do so under applicable Law, the parties hereto irrevocably

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waive and agree not to assert, by way of motion, as a defense or otherwise, any claim that they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any such court, any objection that they may now or hereafter have to the laying of the venue of any such legal proceeding brought in any such court and any claim that any such legal proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. Each party hereby irrevocably consents to the service of process of any of the aforementioned courts in any such legal proceeding by the mailing of copies thereof by registered or certified mail or by overnight courier service, postage prepaid, to its address set forth in Section 11.1 of the Purchase Agreement, such service to become effective ten (10) days after such mailing.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17.<u>Waiver of Jury Trial</u>. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM (WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT, OR OTHERWISE) ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER RELEVANT MATTER.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;18.<u>Entire Agreement</u>. This Agreement, the Related Agreements, and the documents and instruments and other agreements among the parties hereto referenced herein constitute the entire agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all prior agreements and understandings both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement, and are not intended to confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;19.<u>Severability</u>. In the event that any provision of this Agreement or the application thereof, becomes or is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances will be interpreted so as reasonably to effect the intent of the parties hereto. The parties further agree to replace such void or unenforceable provision of this Agreement with a valid and enforceable provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such void or unenforceable provision.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;20.<u>Successors and Assigns</u>. Subject to the provisions of <u>Section 6</u>, the provisions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding upon, the successors and permitted assigns of the parties hereto.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;21.<u>Specific Performance and Other Remedies</u>.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)The parties to this Agreement agree that, in the event of any breach or threatened breach by the other party or parties hereto, any Holder or the Member Representative of any covenant, obligation or other agreement set forth in this Agreement or any Related Agreement, as the case may be, (i) each party shall be entitled, without any proof of actual damages (and in addition to any other remedy that may be available to it), to an Order of specific performance or mandamus to enforce the observance and performance of such covenant, obligation or other agreement and an injunction preventing or restraining such breach or threatened breach, and (ii) no party hereto shall be required to provide or post any bond or other security or collateral in connection with any such Order or injunction or in connection with any related action or legal proceeding.

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)Any and all remedies herein expressly conferred herein upon a party hereto shall be deemed to be cumulative with, and not exclusive of, any other remedy conferred hereby, or by law or in equity upon such party, and the exercise by a party hereto of any one remedy will not preclude the exercise of any other remedy.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;22.<u>Rules of Construction</u>. The parties hereto have been represented by counsel during the negotiation, preparation and execution of this Agreement and, therefore, hereby waive, with respect to this Agreement, each Schedule and each Exhibit attached hereto, the application of any Law or rule of construction providing that ambiguities in an agreement or other document shall be construed against the party drafting such agreement or document.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;23.<u>Counterparts</u>. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and delivered to the other party, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. The exchange of a fully executed Agreement (in counterparts or otherwise) by electronic transmission in PDF format shall be sufficient to bind the parties to the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;24.<u>Termination</u>. This Agreement shall terminate and cease to be of any force and effect upon the earliest of (i) termination of the Purchase Agreement, (ii) at such time as each Holder is eligible to sell all Registrable Securities under Rule 144 of the Securities Act without any limitation as to volume or manner of sale under applicable Law (and not limitations as to volume pursuant to Holder's Stock Issuance Agreement) and (iii) one (1) year after the Closing. For clarity, the obligations under <u>Section 5</u> and <u>Sections 11</u> through this <u>Section 24</u> will survive any termination of this Agreement.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

# <u>BUYER</u>:
IONQ, INC.

By: <u>/s Tyler T. Rosenbaum</u> 

Name: Tyler T. Rosenbaum

Title: Assistant Secretary

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date first above written.

# <u>MEMBER REPRESENTATIVE</u>:
Marlu Oswald, solely in her capacity as Member Representative

<u>/s/ Marlu Oswald</u> 

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## Exhibit 99.1

## Exhibit 99.1

## IonQ Completes Acquisition of Skyloom, Expanding Quantum Networking and Secure Communications Capabilities
**COLLEGE PARK, MD — January 28, 2026** — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the leading quantum company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Skyloom Global Corp., a U.S.-based developer of lightwave-optics technology for secure, high-performance communications. The transaction, previously announced in November 2025, has now closed.

"Completing the Skyloom acquisition is another important step as we build the foundation for scalable quantum networking," said Niccolo de Masi, IonQ's Chairman and CEO. "Skyloom brings proven optical and communications expertise to complete our vision for distributed quantum entanglement and ultra-secure connectivity. We look forward to bringing our quantum platform solutions to their existing government, aerospace, and defense customers."

The acquisition strengthens IonQ's quantum networking roadmap by adding Skyloom's deep expertise in free-space optical communications, photonic systems engineering, and secure data transmission. These capabilities are expected to accelerate IonQ's work across quantum networking, quantum key distribution, and future quantum-enabled communications infrastructure.

Skyloom has developed advanced optical terminals and communication systems designed to deliver high-bandwidth, low-latency, and resilient connectivity. Its technologies have been applied across government, defense, and commercial use cases where security and performance are paramount.

Skyloom CEO Marc Eisenberg and its management team have stayed on to lead the business, aligned with IonQ's technical roadmap, as well as prioritizing existing customers and driving new growth areas. IonQ expects the acquisition to support ongoing collaborations with government and industry partners while expanding the company's ability to deliver end-to-end quantum networking solutions.

The Skyloom acquisition further advances IonQ's strategy of combining quantum computing, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security technologies to address complex, real-world challenges across national security, enterprise, and scientific research. It also reinforces IonQ's continued investment in building differentiated, full-stack quantum-secure communications platforms, following other recent acquisitions of Capella Space, Lightsynq, a super-majority stake in ID Quantique and Vector Atomic. With Skyloom, IonQ now owns all critical technology layers for distributed quantum entanglement and ultra-secure connectivity.

**About IonQ**

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world's leading quantum platform company delivering solutions for quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ's newest generation of quantum computers, the forthcoming IonQ Tempo, will be the latest in a line of cutting-edge

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systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has more than 1,300 employees at operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Toronto, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.

**IonQ Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the impact of Skyloom on IonQ's existing businesses and relationships and the management of Skyloom following the closing. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "pending," "look forward," "accelerate," "anticipate," "expect," "suggest," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "target," "project," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will," "forecast," "confident" and other similar expressions. These statements are only predictions based on our expectations and projections about future events as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may prove incorrect, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, among others, those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 filed with the SEC. New risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement we make. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

**Contacts**

**IonQ Media contacts:**

Cheryl Krauss

cheryl.krauss@ionq.co

Tor Constantino

tor.constantino@ionq.co

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**IonQ Investor Contact:**

investors@ionq.co

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## Exhibit 99.2

**Exhibit 99.2**

**IonQ to Acquire AI-Software and Technology** 

**R&D Specialist – Seed Innovations** 

*Acquisition will integrate Seed's machine learning and cloud architecture expertise into IonQ's Quantum Infrastructure team to help optimize system performance and scale enterprise-ready solutions across IonQ's QI platforms* 

**COLLEGE PARK, MD – January 28, 2026** – IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the world's leading quantum platform company, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Seed Innovations, a Colorado-based software and technology R&D firm focused on delivering technology solutions and process improvements that address complex challenges facing government and commercial customers. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

The Seed Innovations team will join IonQ's Quantum Infrastructure business and Seed Innovations founder Marlu Oswald will report to Frank Backes, President, IonQ Quantum Infrastructure.

At IonQ, Seed will deploy its expertise in machine learning (ML), advanced software architecture, and cloud migration to accelerate IonQ's work in developing enterprise grade, AI-driven software layers that will be essential for managing and scaling complex quantum workloads.

Founded in 2013, Seed Innovations has established itself as a provider of full-lifecycle software development, legacy system upgrades, and R&D for the Department of War (DoW), the Intelligence Community, and the commercial sector.

"This acquisition expands IonQ's software capabilities as we build the world's only enterprise grade, full-stack quantum platform," said Frank Backes, president Quantum Infrastructure, IonQ. "Seed Innovations' expertise in machine learning and automated scaling architecture will be instrumental in optimizing performance across our quantum applications."

Seed Innovations will focus on unlocking significant performance improvements for IonQ including:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;●**AI-Optimized Quantum Performance**: Leveraging Seed's deep ML and advanced algorithm expertise to help analyze system data, predict behaviors, and drive continuous improvement.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;●**Enterprise-Scale Automation**: Implementing Seed's proven DevOps and automated scaling architectures to support IonQ's scaling goals.

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;●**Seamless Cloud Integratio**n: Utilizing Seed's extensive experience in cloud migration and microservices to enhance IonQ's availability across all major cloud providers.

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The acquisition reflects IonQ's commitment to building an enterprise quality, full-stack platform that includes quantum compute, quantum networking, quantum sensing, and quantum security. Seed Innovations joins a growing portfolio of strategic quantum acquisitions, including Skyloom, Vector Atomic, Capella Space, Oxford Ionics, ID Quantique, Lightsynq, and Qubitekk, as well as the recently announced agreement to acquire U.S. Semiconductor manufacturer SkyWater Technology.

IonQ expects this transaction to close on January 30, 2026.

**About IonQ**

IonQ, Inc. [NYSE: IONQ] is the world's leading quantum platform company delivering solutions for quantum computing, networking, sensing, and security. IonQ's newest generation of quantum computers, the forthcoming IonQ Tempo, will be the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners including Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca, and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results and accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, cybersecurity, and defense. In 2025, the company achieved 99.99% two-qubit gate fidelity, setting a world record in quantum computing performance.

Headquartered in College Park, Maryland, IonQ has more than 1,300 employees at operations in California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Washington, Italy, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, Toronto, and the United Kingdom. Our quantum computing services are available through all major cloud providers, while we also meet the needs of networking and sensing customers across land, sea, air, and space. IonQ is making quantum platforms more accessible and impactful than ever before. Learn more at IonQ.com.

**About Seed Innovations**

Seed Innovations LLC is a Colorado-based Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) specializing in full lifecycle software development, cloud migration, and technology research and development (R&D). Experts in machine learning, software architecture, and cloud, Seed's staff of software architects, software developers, Site Reliability Engineers (SREs), and Doctorates in machine learning allow Seed to develop innovative solutions to complex technical challenges. Seed develops, implements, and executes technical solutions at scale for clients in the DoW, federal and commercial spaces. Seed Innovations holds certifications in technical areas including Scaled Agile Framework, SCRUM, Security Plus, AWS, and Project Management.

**IonQ Forward-Looking Statements**

This press release contains forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including statements regarding the expected timing of closing of the transaction, the focus of Seed Innovations following the closing and its impact on and integration into our business. In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as "pending," "look forward," "accelerate," "anticipate," "expect," "suggest," "plan," "believe," "intend," "estimate," "target," "project," "should," "could," "would," "may," "will," "forecast," "confident" and other similar expressions. These statements are only predictions based on our expectations and projections

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about future events as of the date of this press release and are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions that may prove incorrect, any of which could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements, including, among others, those described under the heading "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2025, June 30, 2025 and September 30, 2025 filed with the SEC. New risks emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can management assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement we make. Investors are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. Except as otherwise required by law, we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise

**Contacts**

**IonQ Media contacts:**

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**IonQ Investor Contact:**

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