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Filing Date: 2022-03-07

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>R<SMALL>IGETTI</SMALL> C<SMALL>OMPUTING</SMALL>, I<SMALL>NC</SMALL>. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>RSU A<SMALL>WARD</SMALL> G<SMALL>RANT</SMALL> N<SMALL>OTICE</SMALL> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(2022 E<SMALL>QUITY</SMALL> I<SMALL>NCENTIVE</SMALL> P<SMALL>LAN</SMALL>) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;) has awarded to you (the &#147;<B><I>Participant</I></B>&#148;) the number of restricted stock
units specified and on the terms set forth below in consideration of your services (the &#147;<B><I>RSU Award</I></B>&#148;). Your RSU Award is subject to all of the terms and conditions as set forth herein and in the Rigetti Computing, Inc. 2022
Equity Incentive Plan (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;) and the Award Agreement (the &#147;<B><I>Agreement</I></B>&#148;), which are attached hereto and incorporated herein in their entirety. Capitalized terms not explicitly defined herein but
defined in the Plan or the Agreement shall have the meanings set forth in the Plan or the Agreement. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date of Grant:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Vesting Commencement Date:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Number of Restricted Stock Units:</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Vesting Schedule:</B>
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<TD VALIGN="top">One share of Common Stock will be issued for each restricted stock unit which vests at the time set forth in Section&nbsp;5 of the Agreement.</TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Participant Acknowledgements:</B> By your signature below or by electronic acceptance or authentication in a form
authorized by the Company, you understand and agree that: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P ALIGN="left" STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">The RSU Award is governed by this RSU Award Grant Notice (the &#147;<B><I>Grant Notice</I></B>&#148;), and the
provisions of the Plan and the Agreement, all of which are made a part of this document. Unless otherwise provided in the Plan, this Grant Notice and the Agreement (together, the &#147;<B><I>RSU Award Agreement</I></B>&#148;) may not