8-K

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 29, 2023

IonQ, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware	001-39694	85-2992192
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4505 Campus Drive College Park, MD	20740
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(301) 298-7997

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable

(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 obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instructions A.2. below):

☐ 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:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	IONQ	New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share	IONQ WS	New York Stock Exchange

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. ☐

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

IonQ, Inc. (the “Company”) held its annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on June 29, 2023. 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 detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 28, 2023.

Proposal No. 1: Election of three nominees to serve as directors until the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. All nominees were elected. The votes were cast as follows:

Name	Votes For	Votes Withheld	Broker Non-Votes
Ronald Bernal	76,525,951	18,727,069	28,722,155
Kathryn Chou	79,051,734	16,201,286	28,722,155
Harry You	88,323,434	6,929,586	28,722,155

Proposal No. 2: Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023. The votes were cast as follows:

	Votes For	Votes Against	Abstained
Ratification of appointment of Ernst & Young LLP	118,611,573	312,098	5,051,504

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	IonQ, Inc.
Dated: June 30, 2023	By:	/s/ Laurie Babinski
		Laurie Babinski
		General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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