Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.

On April 18, 2022, the Board of Directors of Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the "Company") terminated the employment of Taryn Naidu, the Company's Chief Operating Officer. His departure was not related to any matter regarding the Company's financial condition, reported financial results, internal controls or disclosure controls and procedures.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing the departure of Mr. Naidu and other management matters is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information disclosed under this Item 7.01 (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.




(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
  No.       Description

99.1          Press Release issued by Rigetti Computing, Inc. dated April 19, 2022


104         Cover Page Interactive Data File - the cover page XBRL tags are
            embedded within the Inline XBRL document

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