Rigetti Computing, Inc.

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 UNITED STATES

 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 Washington, D.C. 20549

  

  

  

 FORM  8-K

  

  

  

 CURRENT REPORT

 Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d)

 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

  

 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
 June 9, 2026

  

  

  

 RIGETTI
COMPUTING, INC.

 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its
charter)

  

  

  

 Delaware
  
 001-40140
  
 88-0950636

 (State or other jurisdiction

 of incorporation)

  
 (Commission

 File Number)

  
 (I.R.S. Employer

 Identification No.)

  

 775
 Heinz Avenue , Berkeley ,
 California
  
 94710

 (Address of principal
 executive offices)
  
 (Zip Code)

  

 ( 510 )
 210-5550

 (Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code)

  

 N/A

 (Former name or former address, if changed
since last report.)

  

  

  

 Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligations 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 communication 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:

  

 Title of
 each class  
 Trading

 Symbol(s)  
 Name of each
 exchange

 on which registered

 Common
 Stock, $0.0001 par value per share  
 RGTI  
 The Nasdaq
 Capital Market

 Warrants,
 each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share  
 RGTIW  
 The Nasdaq
 Capital Market

  

 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   x

  

 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.   ¨

  

  

  

  

  

  

 Item 5.07      Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

  

 Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the
“Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 9, 2026. The final
results for each of the proposals submitted to a vote of the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are set forth below. These
proposals are described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24,
2026.

  

 Proposal 1. Election
of Directors.

  

 The Company’s
stockholders elected the person listed below as a Class I Director to serve until the Company’s 2029 Annual
Meeting of Stockholders and until their successor is duly elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or
removal. The final voting results are as follows:

  

 Name  
 Votes For    
 Votes Withheld    
 Broker Non-Votes  

 Subodh
 Kulkarni  
 84,378,493      
   9,946,548      
   93,703,628    

  

 Proposal 2. Ratification
of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.

  

 The Company’s stockholders
ratified the appointment of BDO USA, P.C. as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending
December 31, 2026. The final voting results are as follows:

  

 Votes For    
 Votes Against    
 Abstentions    
 Broker Non-Votes  

   185,103,270    
   1,473,228    
 1,452,171     
   —  

  

  

  

  

 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.

  

 Date: June 11, 2026
 RIGETTI COMPUTING, INC.

  
  

  
 By:
 /s/ Jeffrey Bertelsen

  
  
 Jeffrey Bertelsen

  
  
 Chief Financial Officer