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EX-10.44

 Exhibit 10.44 

REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

THIS REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated as of June 16, 2022, is entered into
by and among D-WAVE QUANTUM INC., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), D-WAVE SYSTEMS, INC., a British Columbia corporation (“D-Wave”), DPCM CAPITAL, INC., a Delaware corporation (“DPCM”) and LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC, an Illinois limited liability company (together with its permitted assigns,
the “Buyer”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement by and among the parties hereto, dated as of the date hereof (as amended, restated,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Purchase Agreement”). 
 WHEREAS: 

Pursuant to that certain Transaction Agreement by and among the Company, D-Wave, DPCM
and the other parties thereto, dated as of February 7, 2022, each of D-Wave and DPCM will become wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company (the “Merger”); and 

From and after the consummation of the Merger (the “Closing”), and subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in the Purchase Agreement, the Company wishes to sell to the Investor, and the Investor wishes to buy from the Company, up to One Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($150,000,000) of Purchase Shares, and to induce the Buyer to enter into the
Purchase Agreement, the Company has agreed to provide certain registration rights under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder (collectively, the “Securities Act”), and applicable state securities
laws. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises and the mutual covenants contained herein and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company, D-Wave, DPCM, and the Buyer hereby agree as follows: 

 

	 	1.	 DEFINITIONS. 

As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings: 

(a) “Investor” means the Buyer, any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a Buyer assigns its rights under
this Agreement in accordance with Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement, and any transferee or assignee thereof to whom a transferee or assignee assigns its rights under this Agreement in accordance with
Section 9 and who agrees to become bound by the provisions of this Agreement. 
 (b) “Person” means
any individual or entity including but not limited to any corporation, a limited liability company, an association, a partnership, an organization, a business, an individual, a governmental or political subdivision thereof or a governmental agency.

 (c) “Register,” “registered,” and “registration” refer to a
registration effected by preparing and filing one or more registration statements of the Company in compliance with the Securities Act and pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act or any successor rule providing for offering securities on a
continuous basis (“Rule 415”), and the declaration or ordering of effectiveness of such registration statement(s) by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). 

(d) “Registrable Securities” means all of the Commitment Shares and all of the Purchase Shares that may, from
time to time, be issued or become issuable to the Investor under the Purchase Agreement (without regard to any limitation or restriction on purchases), and any and all shares of capital stock issued or issuable with respect to the Purchase Shares or
the Commitment Shares or the 

 
Purchase Agreement as a result of any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, exchange or similar event or otherwise, without regard to any limitation on purchases under the Purchase
Agreement. 
 (e) “Registration Statement” means one or more registration statements of the Company
covering only the resale of the Registrable Securities. 
  

	 	2.	 REGISTRATION. 

(a) Mandatory Registration. The Company shall, within thirty (30) days following the date of Closing, file with
the SEC an initial Registration Statement covering the maximum number of Registrable Securities as shall be permitted to be included thereon in accordance with applicable SEC rules, regulations and interpretations so as to permit the resale of such
Registrable Securities by the Investor under Rule 415 under the Securities Act at then prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), as mutually determined by both the Company and the Investor in consultation with their respective legal counsel,
subject to the aggregate number of authorized shares of the Company’s Common Stock then available for issuance in its Certificate of Incorporation and the Exchange Cap (as defined in the Purchase Agreement); provided, however, that the Company
may delay filing or suspend the use of any Registration Statement if the Company determines, upon advice of legal counsel, that in order for the registration statement to not contain a material misstatement or omission, an amendment thereto would be
needed. The initial Registration Statement shall register only the Registrable Securities. The Investor and its counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such Registration Statement and any amendment or supplement to
such Registration Statement and any related prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments. The Investor shall furnish all information reasonably requested by the Company for inclusion
therein. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to have the Registration Statement and any amendment declared effective by the SEC at the earliest possible date. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts to keep the Registration
Statement effective pursuant to Rule 415 promulgated under the Securities Act and available for the resale by the Investor of all of the Registrable Securities covered thereby at all times until the earlier of (i) the date on which the Investor
shall have resold all the Registrable Securities covered thereby and no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement, (ii) such Registrable Securities may be sold without registration pursuant to Rule 144 without limitation as to
volume and manner of sale restrictions and no Available Amount remains under the Purchase Agreement, (iii) six months after the termination of the Purchase Agreement, and (iv) one year after the date on which no Available Amount remains
under the Purchase Agreement (the “Registration Period”). The Registration Statement (including any amendments or supplements thereto and prospectuses contained therein) shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein, or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading. 

(b) Rule 424 Prospectus. The Company shall, as required by applicable securities regulations, from time to time file
with the SEC, pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the Securities Act, the prospectus and prospectus supplements, if any, to be used in connection with sales of the Registrable Securities under the Registration Statement. The Investor and its
counsel shall have a reasonable opportunity to review and comment upon such prospectus prior to its filing with the SEC, and the Company shall give due consideration to all such comments; provided, that the Company shall not be required to provide,
and the Investor shall not have an opportunity to review, any prospectus supplement filed solely to include in the Registration Statement, from time to time, documents filed with, or furnished to, the SEC by the Company under the Exchange Act (as
defined below). The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon such prospectus within one (1) Business Day from the date the Investor receives the substantially final pre-filing
version of such prospectus. 
 (c) Sufficient Number of Shares Registered. In the event the number of shares
available under the Registration Statement is insufficient to cover all of the Registrable Securities, the 

 
Company shall amend the Registration Statement or file a new Registration Statement (a “New Registration Statement”), so as to cover all of such Registrable Securities (subject
to the limitations set forth in Section 2(a)) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than ten (10) Business Days after the necessity therefor arises, subject to any limits that may be imposed by the SEC pursuant to Rule 415
under the Securities Act. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such amendment and/or New Registration Statement to become effective as soon as practicable following the filing thereof. 

(d) Offering. If the staff of the SEC (the “Staff”) or the SEC seeks to characterize any offering
pursuant to a Registration Statement filed pursuant to this Agreement as constituting an offering of securities that does not permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used for resales by the Investor under Rule 415 at
then-prevailing market prices (and not fixed prices), or if after the filing of the initial Registration Statement with the SEC pursuant to Section 2(a), the Company is otherwise required by the Staff or the SEC to reduce the number of
Registrable Securities included in such initial Registration Statement, then the Company shall reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be included in such initial Registration Statement (with the prior consent, which shall not be unreasonably
withheld, of the Investor as to the specific Registrable Securities to be removed therefrom) until such time as the Staff and the SEC shall so permit such Registration Statement to become effective and be used as aforesaid. In the event of any
reduction in Registrable Securities pursuant to this paragraph, the Company shall file one or more New Registration Statements in accordance with Section 2(c) until such time as all Registrable Securities have been included in Registration
Statements that have been declared effective and the prospectus contained therein is available for use by the Investor. Notwithstanding any provision herein or in the Purchase Agreement to the contrary, the Company’s obligations to register
Registrable Securities (and any related conditions to the Investor’s obligations) shall be qualified as necessary to comport with any requirement of the SEC or the Staff as addressed in this Section 2(d). 

 

	 	3.	 RELATED OBLIGATIONS. 

With respect to the Registration Statement and whenever any Registrable Securities are to be registered pursuant to
Section 2, including on any New Registration Statement, the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration of the Registrable Securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof and, pursuant
thereto, the Company shall have the following obligations: 
 (a) The Company shall prepare and file with the SEC such
amendments (including post-effective amendments) and supplements to any Registration Statement and the prospectus used in connection with such Registration Statement, which prospectus is to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 promulgated under the
Securities Act, as may be necessary to keep the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement effective at all times during the Registration Period, and, during such period, comply with the provisions of the Securities Act in connection
with the offer, issuance and sale of the Registrable Securities. 
 (b) The Company shall permit the Investor to review and
comment upon the final pre-filing draft version of the Current Report at least two (2) Business Days prior to its filing with the SEC and, with respect to information regarding the Investor or the
transaction contemplated hereby, the Company shall not file the Current Report or the Registration Statement with the SEC in a form to which the Investor reasonably objects. The Investor shall use its reasonable best efforts to comment upon the
Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement and any amendments or supplements thereto within two (2) Business Days from the date the Investor receives the final version thereof. The Company shall furnish to the Investor, without
charge, any correspondence from the SEC or the staff of the SEC to the Company or its representatives relating to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement. 

(c) Upon request of the Investor, the Company shall furnish to the Investor, (i) promptly after the same is prepared and
filed with the SEC, at least one copy of such Registration Statement and any amendment(s) thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all documents incorporated 

 
therein by reference and all exhibits, (ii) upon the effectiveness of any Registration Statement, a copy of the prospectus included in such Registration Statement and all amendments and
supplements thereto (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request) and (iii) such other documents, including copies of any preliminary or final prospectus, as the Investor may reasonably request from time to time in
order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by the Investor. For the avoidance of doubt, any filing available to the Investor via the SEC’s live EDGAR system shall be deemed “furnished to the Investor”
hereunder. 
 (d) Upon the request of the Investor, the Company shall use reasonable best efforts to (i) register and
qualify the resale by the Investor of the Registrable Securities covered by a Registration Statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as the Investor reasonably requests,
(ii) prepare and file in those jurisdictions, such amendments (including post- effective amendments) and supplements to such registrations and qualifications as may be necessary to maintain the effectiveness thereof during the Registration
Period, (iii) take such other actions as may be necessary to maintain such registrations and qualifications in effect at all times during the Registration Period, and (iv) take all other actions reasonably necessary or advisable to qualify
the Registrable Securities for sale in such jurisdictions; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required in connection therewith or as a condition thereto to (x) qualify to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not
otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 3(d), (y) subject itself to general taxation in any such jurisdiction, or (z) file a general consent to service of process in any such jurisdiction. The Company shall promptly notify
the Investor who holds Registrable Securities of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect to the suspension of the registration or qualification of any of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or “blue
sky” laws of any jurisdiction in the United States or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threatening of any proceeding for such purpose. 

(e) As promptly as practicable after becoming aware of such event or facts, the Company shall notify the Investor in writing
of the happening of any event or existence of such facts as a result of which the prospectus included in any Registration Statement, as then in effect, includes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading (provided that in no event shall such notice contain any material,
non-public information regarding the Company), and promptly prepare a supplement or amendment to such Registration Statement to correct such untrue statement or omission, and deliver a copy of such supplement
or amendment to the Investor (or such other number of copies as the Investor may reasonably request), provided, however, that the Company may delay filing such supplement or amendment if the Company, upon advice of legal counsel, reasonably believes
that such filing or use could materially affect a bona fide business or financing transaction of the Company or would require premature disclosure of information that could materially adversely affect the Company. The Company shall also
promptly notify the Investor in writing (by email or otherwise) (i) when a prospectus or any prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and when a Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment has become
effective (notification of such effectiveness shall be delivered to the Investor by email or facsimile on the same day of such effectiveness), (ii) of any request by the SEC for amendments or supplements to any Registration Statement or related
prospectus or related information, and (iii) of the Company’s reasonable determination that a post-effective amendment to a Registration Statement would be appropriate. 

(f) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to prevent the issuance of any stop order or other suspension of
effectiveness of any registration statement, or the suspension of the qualification of any Registrable Securities for sale in any jurisdiction and, if such an order or suspension is issued, to obtain the withdrawal of such order or suspension at the
earliest possible moment and to notify the Investor of the issuance of such order and the resolution thereof or its receipt of actual notice of the initiation or threat of any proceeding for such purpose. 

(g) The Company shall (i) cause all the Registrable Securities to be listed on each

 
securities exchange on which securities of the same class or series issued by the Company are then listed, if any, if the listing of such Registrable Securities is then permitted under the rules
of such exchange, or (ii) secure designation and quotation of all the Registrable Securities on the Principal Market. The Company shall pay all fees and expenses in connection with satisfying its obligation under this Section 3. 

(h) The Company shall cooperate with the Investor to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery of certificates or
book-entry confirmations (in each case not bearing any restrictive legend) representing the Registrable Securities to be offered pursuant to any registration statement and enable such certificates or book-entry confirmations to be in such
denominations or amounts as the Investor may reasonably request and registered in such names as the Investor may request. 

(i) The Company shall at all times provide a transfer agent and registrar with respect to its Common Stock. 

(j) If reasonably requested by the Investor, the Company shall (i) as soon as practicable after receipt of written notice
from the Investor, incorporate in a prospectus supplement or post- effective amendment such information as the Investor reasonably requests be included therein relating to the sale and distribution of Registrable Securities, including, without
limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable Securities being sold, the purchase price being paid therefor and any other terms of the offering of the Registrable Securities; (ii) make all required filings of such prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment as soon as practicable upon notification of the matters to be incorporated in such prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment; and (iii) supplement or make amendments to any Registration Statement
or New Registration Statement. 
 (k) The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Registrable Securities
covered by any Registration Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary to consummate the disposition of such Registrable Securities. 

(l) Within one (1) Business Day after any Registration Statement which includes the Registrable Securities is declared
effective by the SEC, the Company shall deliver, and shall cause legal counsel for the Company to deliver, to the Transfer Agent for such Registrable Securities (with copies to the Investor) confirmation that such Registration Statement has been
declared effective by the SEC in the form acceptable to the Company’s Transfer Agent. Thereafter, if requested by the Investor at any time, the Company shall require its counsel to deliver to the Investor a written confirmation whether the
Registration Statement has been declared effective under the Securities Act and if, to its knowledge, a stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement has been issued or threatened by the SEC. 

(m) The Company shall take all other reasonable actions necessary to expedite and facilitate disposition by the Investor of
Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration Statement. 
  

	 	4.	 OBLIGATIONS OF THE INVESTOR. 

(a) The Company shall notify the Investor in writing of the information the Company reasonably requires from the Investor in
connection with any Registration Statement hereunder. The Investor shall furnish to the Company such information regarding itself, the Registrable Securities held by it and the intended method of disposition of the Registrable Securities held by it
as shall be reasonably required to effect the registration of such Registrable Securities and shall execute such documents in connection with such registration as the Company may reasonably request. 

(b) The Investor agrees to cooperate with the Company as reasonably requested by the Company in connection with the
preparation and filing of any Registration Statement hereunder. 

 (c) The Investor agrees that, upon receipt of any notice from the Company of
the happening of any event or existence of facts of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e), the Investor will immediately discontinue disposition of Registrable Securities pursuant to any Registration
Statement(s) covering such Registrable Securities until the Investor’s receipt of the copies a notice regarding the resolution or withdrawal of the stop order or suspension as contemplated by Section 3(f) or of the supplemented or amended
prospectus contemplated by Section 3(f) or the first sentence of 3(e). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Company shall cause its Transfer Agent to promptly deliver shares of Common Stock without any restrictive legend in accordance
with the terms of the Purchase Agreement in connection with any sale of Registrable Securities with respect to which an Investor has entered into a contract for sale prior to the Investor’s receipt of a notice from the Company of the happening
of any event of the kind described in Section 3(f) or the first sentence of Section 3(e) and for which the Investor has not yet settled. 
  

	 	5.	 EXPENSES OF REGISTRATION. 

All reasonable expenses, other than sales or brokerage commissions and fees incurred in connection with its sale of the
Registrable Securities (including the fees and disbursement of counsel for the Investor), incurred in connection with registrations, filings or qualifications pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, including, without limitation, all registration, listing and
qualifications fees, printers and accounting fees, and fees and disbursements of counsel for the Company, shall be paid by the Company, as applicable. 
  

	 	6.	 INDEMNIFICATION. 

(a) To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Company will, and hereby does, indemnify, hold harmless and defend the
Investor, each Person, if any, who controls the Investor, the members, the directors, officers, partners, employees, agents, members, managers representatives of the Investor and each Person, if any, who controls the Investor within the meaning of
the Securities Act or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) (each, an “Indemnified Person”), against any losses, claims, damages, liabilities, judgments, fines, penalties, charges,
costs, attorneys’ fees, amounts paid in settlement or expenses, joint or several, (collectively, “Claims”) incurred in investigating, preparing or defending any action, claim, suit, inquiry, proceeding, investigation or appeal
taken from the foregoing by or before any court or governmental, administrative or other regulatory agency, body or the SEC, whether pending or threatened, whether or not an indemnified party is or may be a party thereto (“Indemnified
Damages”), to which any of them may become subject insofar as such Claims (or actions or proceedings, whether commenced or threatened, in respect thereof) arise out of or are based upon: (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact in the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment thereto, or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein not misleading, (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the final prospectus (as amended or supplemented, if the Company files any amendment thereof or supplement thereto with the
SEC) or the omission or alleged omission to state therein any material fact necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances under which the statements therein were made, not misleading or (iii) any violation or
alleged violation by the Company of the Securities Act, the Exchange Act, any other law, including, without limitation, any state securities law, or any rule or regulation thereunder relating to the offer or sale of the Registrable Securities
pursuant to the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement (the matters in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iii) being, collectively, “Violations”). The Company shall reimburse each Indemnified Person promptly
as such expenses are incurred and are due and payable, for any reasonable, documented out-of-pocket legal fees or other reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the
indemnification agreement contained in this Section 6(a): (i) shall not apply to a Claim by an Indemnified Person arising out of or based upon a Violation which occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with information about the Investor
furnished in writing 

 
to the Company by any Indemnified Person expressly for use in connection with the preparation of the Registration Statement, any New Registration Statement or any such amendment thereof or
supplement thereto or prospectus contained therein, if such Registration Statement, New Registration Statement or amendment thereof or supplement thereto or prospectus contained therein was timely made available by the Company pursuant to
Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (ii) with respect to any superseded prospectus, shall not inure to the benefit of any Indemnified Person from whom the Indemnified Person asserting any such Claim purchased the Registrable Securities that are
the subject thereof (or to the benefit of any Indemnified Person controlling such Indemnified Person) if the untrue statement or omission of material fact contained in the superseded prospectus was corrected in the revised prospectus, as then
amended or supplemented, if such revised prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e), and the Indemnified Person was promptly advised in writing not to use the incorrect prospectus prior to
the use giving rise to a violation and such Indemnified Person, notwithstanding such advice, used it; (iii) shall not be available to the extent such Claim is based on a failure of the Investor to deliver or to cause to be delivered the
prospectus made available by the Company, if such prospectus was timely made available by the Company pursuant to Section 3(c) or Section 3(e); (iv) shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected
without the prior written consent of the Company, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; and (v) shall not apply if and to the extent any Claim arises due to the gross negligence, fraud or willful misconduct of any Indemnified
Person, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of the Indemnified Person and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable
Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9. 
 (b) In connection with the Registration Statement or any New
Registration Statement, the Investor agrees to indemnify, hold harmless and defend, to the same extent and in the same manner as is set forth in Section 6(a), the Company, each of its respective directors, each of its respective officers who
sign the Registration Statement or any New Registration Statement, each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of the Securities Act or the Exchange Act (collectively and together with an Indemnified Person, an
“Indemnified Party”), against any Claim or Indemnified Damages to which any of them may become subject, under the Securities Act, the Exchange Act or otherwise, insofar as such Claim or Indemnified Damages arise out of or are based
upon any Violation (which, in the case of this Section 6(b) shall include the failure on the part of the Investor to deliver a prospectus as required by this Agreement and applicable law), in each case to the extent, and only to the extent,
that such Violation occurs in reliance upon and in conformity with written information about the Investor set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and furnished to the Company by the Investor expressly for use in connection with such
Registration Statement (it being hereby acknowledged and agreed that such written information, as the same may be updated from time to time in writing by the Investor, is the only written information furnished to the Company by or on behalf of the
Investor expressly for use in any Registration Statement); and, subject to Section 6(d), the Investor will reimburse any reasonable documented and out-of-pocket
legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with investigating or defending any such Claim; provided, however, that the indemnity agreement contained in this Section 6(b) and the agreement with respect to contribution
contained in Section 7 shall not apply to amounts paid in settlement of any Claim if such settlement is effected without the prior written consent of the Investor, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld; provided, further, however,
that the Investor shall be liable under this Section 6(b) for only that amount of a Claim or Indemnified Damages as does not exceed the net proceeds to the Investor as a result of the sale of Registrable Securities pursuant to such Registration
Statement. Such indemnity shall remain in full force and effect regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf of such Indemnified Party and shall survive the transfer of the Registrable Securities by the Investor pursuant to Section 9.

 (c) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6 of notice of the
commencement of any action or proceeding (including any governmental action or proceeding) involving a Claim, such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall, if a Claim in respect thereof is to be made against any indemnifying party under this
Section 6, deliver to the indemnifying party a written notice of the commencement thereof, and the indemnifying party shall have the right to participate 

 
in, and, to the extent the indemnifying party so desires, jointly with any other indemnifying party similarly notified, to assume control of the defense thereof with counsel mutually satisfactory
to the indemnifying party and the Indemnified Person or the Indemnified Party, as the case may be; provided, however, that an Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party shall have the right to retain its own counsel with the fees and expenses to be
paid by the indemnifying party, if, in the reasonable opinion of counsel retained by the indemnifying party, the representation by such counsel of the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and the indemnifying party would be inappropriate due to
actual or potential differing interests between such Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party and any other party represented by such counsel in such proceeding. An indemnifying party who is not entitled to, or elects not to, assume the defense of a
claim shall not be obligated to pay the fees and expenses of more than one counsel for all parties indemnified by such indemnifying party with respect to such claim, unless in the reasonable judgment, with advice of counsel, of any indemnified
party, a conflict of interest may exist between such indemnified party and any other of such indemnified parties with respect to such claim. The Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person shall cooperate fully with the indemnifying party in connection
with any negotiation or defense of any such action or claim by the indemnifying party and shall furnish to the indemnifying party all information reasonably available to the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person which relates to such action or
claim. The indemnifying party shall keep the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person fully apprised at all times as to the status of the defense or any settlement negotiations with respect thereto. No indemnifying party shall be liable for any
settlement of any action, claim or proceeding effected without its written consent, provided, however, that the indemnifying party shall not unreasonably withhold, delay or condition its consent. No indemnifying party shall, without the consent of
the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person, consent to entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement or other compromise which does not include as an unconditional term thereof the giving by the claimant or plaintiff to such Indemnified Party
or Indemnified Person of a release from all liability in respect to such claim or litigation. Following indemnification as provided for hereunder, the indemnifying party shall be subrogated to all rights of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified
Person with respect to all third parties, firms or corporations relating to the matter for which indemnification has been made. The failure to deliver written notice to the indemnifying party within a reasonable time of the commencement of any such
action shall not relieve such indemnifying party of any liability to the Indemnified Person or Indemnified Party under this Section 6, except to the extent that the indemnifying party is prejudiced in its ability to defend such action. 

(d) The indemnification required by this Section 6 shall be made by periodic payments of the amount thereof during the
course of the investigation or defense, as and when bills are received or Indemnified Damages are incurred. 
 (e) The
indemnity agreements contained herein shall be in addition to (i) any cause of action or similar right of the Indemnified Party or Indemnified Person against the indemnifying party or others, and (ii) any liabilities the indemnifying party
may be subject to pursuant to law. 
  

	 	7.	 CONTRIBUTION. 

To the extent any indemnification by an indemnifying party is prohibited or limited by law, the indemnifying party agrees to
make the maximum contribution with respect to any amounts for which it would otherwise be liable under Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted by law; provided, however, that: 

(i) no seller of Registrable Securities guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the
Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any seller of Registrable Securities who was not guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation; and (ii) contribution by any seller of Registrable Securities shall be limited in amount to the net
amount of proceeds received by such seller from the sale of such Registrable Securities. 
 8. REPORTS AND DISCLOSURE
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACTS. 

 With a view to making available to the Investor the benefits of Rule 144
promulgated under the Securities Act or any other similar rule or regulation of the SEC that may at any time permit the Investor to sell securities of the Company to the public without registration (“Rule 144”), the Company agrees,
at the Company’s sole expense, to: 
 (a) make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and
defined in Rule 144; 
 (b) file with the SEC in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company
under the Exchange Act so long as the Company remains subject to such requirements and the filing of such reports and other documents is required for the applicable provisions of Rule 144; 

(c) furnish to the Investor so long as the Investor owns Registrable Securities, promptly upon reasonable request, (i) a
written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting and or disclosure provisions of Rule 144 and the Exchange Act, (ii) a copy of the most recent annual or quarterly report of the Company and such other reports and
documents so filed by the Company, and (iii) such other information as may be reasonably requested to permit the Investor to sell such securities pursuant to Rule 144 without registration; and 

(d) take such additional action as is reasonably requested by the Investor to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable
Securities pursuant to Rule 144, including, without limitation, delivering all such legal opinions, consents, certificates, resolutions and instructions to the Company’s Transfer Agent as may be reasonably requested from time to time by the
Investor and otherwise fully cooperate with Investor and Investor’s broker to effect such sale of securities pursuant to Rule 144; provided, however, the Investor and its broker shall cooperate with the Company and its counsel and provide the
necessary certificates, instructions and other documents reasonably requested by the Company or its counsel in order to enable the Investor to sell the Registrable Securities pursuant to Rule 144. 

The Company agrees that damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the terms and provisions of this Section 8
and that Investor shall, whether or not it is pursuing any remedies at law, be entitled to seek equitable relief in the form of a preliminary or permanent injunction, without having to post any bond or other security, upon any breach or threatened
breach of any such terms or provisions. 
  

	 	9.	 ASSIGNMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. 

The Company shall not assign this Agreement or any rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the
Investor. The Investor may not assign its rights under this Agreement without the written consent of the Company, other than to an affiliate of the Investor controlled by Jonathan Cope or Josh Scheinfeld, in which case the assignee must agree in
writing to be bound by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 
  

	 	10.	 AMENDMENT OF REGISTRATION RIGHTS. 

Subject to the immediately preceding sentence, no provision of this Agreement may be (i) amended other than by a written
instrument signed by both parties hereto or (ii) waived other than in a written instrument signed by the party against whom enforcement of such waiver is sought. Failure of any party to exercise any right or remedy under this Agreement or
otherwise, or delay by a party in exercising such right or remedy, shall not operate as a waiver thereof. 
  

	 	11.	 MISCELLANEOUS. 

(a) A Person is deemed to be a holder of Registrable Securities whenever such Person

 
owns or is deemed to own of record such Registrable Securities. If the Company receives conflicting instructions, notices or elections from two or more Persons with respect to the same
Registrable Securities, the Company shall act upon the basis of instructions, notice or election received from the registered owner of such Registrable Securities. 

(b) Any notices, consents, waivers or other communications required or permitted to be given under the terms of this Agreement
must be in writing and will be deemed to have been delivered: (i) upon receipt, when delivered personally; (ii) upon receipt, when sent by facsimile or email (provided confirmation of transmission is mechanically or electronically generated and
kept on file by the sending party); or (iii) one (1) Business Day after deposit with a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, in each case properly addressed to the party to receive the same. The addresses for such communications
shall be: 
 If to D-Wave: 

D-Wave Systems Inc. 

3033 Beta Avenue 

Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4M9, Canada 

Attention:         General Counsel 

Email:               legal@dwavesys.com 

If to the Company: 

D-Wave Quantum Inc. 

3033 Beta Avenue 

Burnaby, British Columbia V5G 4M9, Canada 

Attention:         General Counsel 

Email:               legal@dwavesys.com 

If to DPCM: 

DPCM Capital, Inc. 

382 NE 191 Street, #24148 

Miami, FL 33179 

Attention:         General Counsel 

Email:               legal@dwavesys.com 

In each case, with a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process): 

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP 

1285 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10019 

Attention:         Adam M. Givertz/Christian G. Kurtz 

Email:
              agivertz@paulweiss.com/ckurtz@paulweiss.com 

and to: 

Blake, Cassels & Graydon, LLP77 

595 Burrard Street, Suite 2600 

Three Bentall Centre 

Vancouver, BC V7X 1L3 

Attention:         Steven McKoen 

Email:               steven.mckoen@blakes.com 

 If to the Investor: 

Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC 

440 North Wells, Suite 410 

Chicago, IL 60654 

Telephone:         312.822.9300 

Facsimile:          312.822.9301 

E-mail:
              jscheinfeld@lpcfunds.com/jcope@lpcfunds.com 

Attention:          Josh Scheinfeld/Jonathan Cope 

With a copy to (which shall not constitute notice or service of process): 

K&L Gates, LLP 

200 S. Biscayne Blvd., Suite 3900 

Miami, Florida 33131 

Telephone:         305.539.3306 

Facsimile:          305.358.7095 

E-mail:              
clayton.parker@klgates.com 
 Attention:          Clayton E. Parker,
Esq. 
 If to the Transfer Agent: 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A. 

150 Royall Street 

Canton, MA 02021 

Tel:                   206.406.5789

 Attn:                 Joseph Campbell 

E-mail:
            joseph.campbell@computershare.com 
 or at such other address, email
address and/or facsimile number and/or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by written notice given to each other party three (3) Business Days prior to the effectiveness of such change. Written
confirmation of receipt (A) given by the recipient of such notice, consent, waiver or other communication, (B) mechanically or electronically generated by the sender’s facsimile machine or email account containing the time, date,
recipient facsimile number or email address, as applicable, or (C) provided by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service, shall be rebuttable evidence of personal service, receipt by facsimile, email or receipt from a nationally
recognized overnight delivery service in accordance with clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, respectively. 
 (c) The
corporate laws of the State of Delaware shall govern all issues concerning the relative rights of the Company and its stockholders. All other questions concerning the construction, validity, enforcement and interpretation of this Agreement shall be
governed by the internal laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law provision or rule (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdictions) that would cause the application of the laws of any
jurisdictions other than the State of New York. Each party hereby irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state and federal courts sitting the State of New York, Borough of Manhattan, for the adjudication of any dispute hereunder or
in connection herewith or with any transaction contemplated hereby or discussed herein, and hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert in any suit, action or proceeding, any claim that it is not personally subject to the jurisdiction of any
such court, that such suit, action or proceeding is brought in an inconvenient forum or that the venue of such suit, action or proceeding is improper. Each party hereby irrevocably waives personal service of process and consents to process being
served in any such suit, action or proceeding by mailing a copy thereof to such party at the address for such notices to it under this Agreement and agrees that such service shall constitute good and sufficient service

 
of process and notice thereof. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit in any way any right to serve process in any manner permitted by law. If any provision of this Agreement shall be
invalid or unenforceable in any jurisdiction, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of any provision of this
Agreement in any other jurisdiction. EACH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE, AND AGREES NOT TO REQUEST, A JURY TRIAL FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF ANY DISPUTE HEREUNDER OR IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT OR
ANY TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. 
 (d) This Agreement and the Purchase Agreement constitute the entire agreement
among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties or undertakings among the parties hereto, other than those set forth or referred to herein and therein. This Agreement
and the Purchase Agreement supersede all prior agreements and understandings among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. 

(e) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of the parties hereto and any permitted successors and assigns and, except as
set forth in Section 9, is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. 

(f) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning
hereof. 
 (g) This Agreement may be executed in identical counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all
of which shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Agreement, once executed by a party, may be delivered to the other party hereto by facsimile transmission or by e-mail in a “.pdf” format
data file of a copy of this Agreement bearing the signature of the party so delivering this Agreement. 
 (h) Each party
shall do and perform, or cause to be done and performed, all such further acts and things, and shall execute and deliver all such other agreements, certificates, instruments and documents, as the other party may reasonably request in order to carry
out the intent and accomplish the purposes of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 

(i) The language used in this Agreement will be deemed to be the language chosen by the parties to express their mutual intent
and no rules of strict construction will be applied against any party. 
 (j) This Agreement is intended for the benefit of
the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and is not for the benefit of, nor may any provision hereof be enforced by, any other Person. 

[Signatures on next page.] 

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Registration Rights
Agreement to be duly executed as of day and year first above written. 
  

			
	THE COMPANY:
	
	D-WAVE QUANTUM INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Emil Michael
	Name: Emil Michael
	Title: Chairman and CEO

  

			
	DPCM:
	
	DPCM CAPITAL, INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Emil Michael
	Name: Emil Michael
	Title: Chairman and CEO

  

			
	D-WAVE:
	
	D-WAVE SYSTEMS INC.
		
	By:	 	/s/ Alan Baratz
	Name: Alan Baratz
	Title: Chief Executive Officer

  

			
	INVESTOR:
	
	 LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL FUND, LLC

BY: LINCOLN PARK CAPITAL, LLC
 BY: ROCKLEDGE CAPITAL
CORPORATION

		
	By:	 	/s/ Josh Scheinfeld
	Name: Josh Scheinfeld
	Title: President

 EXHIBIT A 

TO REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT 

Information About The Investor Furnished To The Company By The Investor 

Expressly For Use In Connection With The Registration Statement 

Information With Respect to Lincoln Park Capital 

As of the date of the Purchase Agreement, Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, beneficially owned no shares of our common stock. Josh Scheinfeld and
Jonathan Cope, the Managing Members of Lincoln Park Capital, LLC, the manager of Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC, are deemed to be beneficial owners of all of the shares of common stock owned by Lincoln Park Capital Fund, LLC. Messrs. Cope and
Scheinfeld have shared voting and investment power over the shares being offered under the prospectus filed with the SEC in connection with the transactions contemplated under the Purchase Agreement. Lincoln Park Capital, LLC is not a licensed
broker dealer or an affiliate of a licensed broker dealer.EX-10.45

 Exhibit 10.45 

THIS PROMISSORY NOTE (THIS “NOTE”) HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE “SECURITIES ACT”). THIS
NOTE HAS BEEN ACQUIRED FOR INVESTMENT ONLY AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF REGISTRATION OF THE RESALE THEREOF UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL REASONABLY SATISFACTORY IN FORM, SCOPE AND SUBSTANCE TO
THE MAKER THAT SUCH REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED. 
 PROMISSORY NOTE 

 

			
	Principal Amount: Up to $1,000,000	  	 Dated as of February 28, 2022

New York, New York

 CDPM Sponsor Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Maker”), promises to pay to
the order of CDPM Sponsor Group II, LLC, or its registered assigns or successors in interest (“Payee”), or order, the principal sum of up to $1,000,000 in lawful money of the United States of America, on the terms and conditions
described below. All payments on this Note shall be made by check or wire transfer of immediately available funds or as otherwise determined by Maker to such account as Payee may from time to time designate by written notice in accordance with the
provisions of this Note. 
 1. Purpose. The purpose of this Note is to fund DPCM Capital, Inc. (“DPCM”). All amounts provided
by the Payee to the Maker, will be sent to DPCM directly. 
 2. Principal. The principal balance of this Note shall be payable on the earliest
to occur of (i) the date on which DPCM consummates its initial business combination and (ii) the date that the winding up of DPCM is effective (such date, the “Maturity Date”). The principal balance may be prepaid at any
time. 
 3. Interest. No interest shall accrue on the unpaid principal balance of this Note. 

4. Drawdown Requests. The principal of this Note may be drawn down from time to time prior to the Maturity Date upon request from Maker to Payee
(each, a “Drawdown Request”). Payee shall fund each Drawdown Request within five business days after receipt of such Drawdown Request; provided, however, that Payee shall fund $200,000 upon execution of this Note (the
“Initial Drawdown”); provided, further, that the maximum amount of drawdowns collectively under this Note, including the Initial Drawdown, is $1,000,000. Once an amount is drawn down under this Note, it shall not be
available for future Drawdown Requests even if prepaid. No fees, payments or other amounts shall be due to Payee in connection with, or as a result of, any Drawdown Request by Maker. 

5. Application of Payments. All payments shall be applied first to payment in full of any costs incurred in the collection of any sum due under
this Note, including (without limitation) reasonable attorney’s fees, then to the payment in full of any late charges and finally to the reduction of the unpaid principal balance of this Note. The 

6. Events of Default. The following shall constitute an event of default (“Event of Default”): 

(a) Failure to Make Required Payments. Failure by Maker to pay the principal amount due pursuant to this Note within five business days
of the date specified in Section 2 above. 
 (b) Voluntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The commencement by Maker of a voluntary case under
any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, rehabilitation or other similar law, or the consent by it to the appointment of or taking possession by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian,

 
sequestrator (or other similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its property, or the making by it of any assignment for the benefit of creditors, or the failure of Maker
generally to pay its debts as such debts become due, or the taking of corporate action by Maker in furtherance of any of the foregoing. 

(c) Involuntary Bankruptcy, Etc. The entry of a decree or order for relief by a court having jurisdiction in the premises in respect of
Maker in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of Maker or for any substantial part of its
property, or ordering the winding- up or liquidation of its affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect for a period of 60 consecutive days. 

7. Remedies. 
 (a) Upon the occurrence of
an Event of Default specified in Section 6(a) hereof, Payee may, by written notice to Maker, declare this Note to be due immediately and payable, whereupon the unpaid principal amount of this Note, and all other amounts payable thereunder,
shall become immediately due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived, anything contained herein or in the documents evidencing the same to the contrary notwithstanding.

 (b) Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in Sections 6(b) and 6(c), the unpaid principal balance of this Note, and all
other sums payable with regard to this Note, shall automatically and immediately become due and payable, in all cases without any action on the part of Payee. 

8. Waivers. Maker and all endorsers and guarantors of, and sureties for, this Note waive presentment for payment, demand, notice of dishonor,
protest, and notice of protest with regard to this Note, all errors, defects and imperfections in any proceedings instituted by Payee under the terms of this Note, and all benefits that might accrue to Maker by virtue of any present or future laws
exempting any property, real or personal, or any part of the proceeds arising from any sale of any such property, from attachment, levy or sale under execution, or providing for any stay of execution, exemption from civil process, or extension of
time for payment; and Maker agrees that any real estate that may be levied upon pursuant to a judgment obtained by virtue hereof, on any writ of execution issued hereon, may be sold upon any such writ in whole or in part in any order desired by
Payee. 
 9. Unconditional Liability. Maker hereby waives all notices in connection with the delivery, acceptance, performance, default, or
enforcement of the payment of this Note, and agrees that its liability shall be unconditional, without regard to the liability of any other party, and shall not be affected in any manner by any indulgence, extension of time, renewal, waiver or
modification granted or consented to by Payee, and consents to any and all extensions of time, renewals, waivers, or modifications that may be granted by Payee with respect to the payment or other provisions of this Note, and agrees that additional
makers, endorsers, guarantors, or sureties may become parties hereto without notice to Maker or affecting Maker’s liability hereunder. 
 10.
Notices. All notices, statements or other documents which are required or contemplated by this Note shall be in writing and delivered: (i) personally or sent by first class registered or certified mail, overnight courier service to the
address designated in writing by such party, (ii) by facsimile to the number most recently provided to such party or such other address or fax number as may be designated in writing by such party or (iii) by electronic mail, to the
electronic mail address most recently provided to such party or such other electronic mail address as may be designated in writing by such party. Any notice or other communication so transmitted shall be deemed to have been given on the day of
delivery, if delivered personally, on the business day following receipt of written confirmation, if sent by facsimile or electronic 

  
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mail, one business day after delivery to an overnight courier service or five days after mailing if sent by mail. 

11. Construction. THIS NOTE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS
THEREOF. 
 12. Severability. Any provision contained in this Note which is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such
jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable
such provision in any other jurisdiction. 
 13. Trust Waiver. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Payee hereby waives any and all
right, title, interest or claim of any kind (“Claim”) in or to any distribution of or from the trust account in which a portion of the proceeds of the IPO and the Private Placement were deposited, as described in greater detail in
the Prospectus, and hereby agrees not to seek recourse, reimbursement, payment or satisfaction for any Claim against the trust account for any reason whatsoever. 

14. Amendment; Waiver. Any amendment hereto or waiver of any provision hereof may be made with, and only with, the written consent of Maker and
Payee. 
 15. Assignment. No assignment or transfer of this Note or any rights or obligations hereunder may be made by any party hereto (by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other party hereto and any attempted assignment without the required consent shall be void. 

[Signature Page Follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Maker and Payee, intending to be legally bound hereby, have
caused this Note to be duly executed by the undersigned as of the day and year first above written. 
  

			
	CDPM SPONSOR GROUP, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Emil Michael
		 	Name: Emil Michael
		 	Title:   Manager

 Acknowledged and Agreed: 
  

			
	CDPM SPONSOR GROUP II, LLC
		
	By:	 	/s/ Emil Michael
		 	Name: Emil Michael
		 	Title:   Manager

 [Signature Page to Promissory Note]

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