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


           Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
           Officers.


On December 16, 2022, the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Rigetti Computing, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Dr. Subodh Kulkarni to the Board, effective as of December 16, 2022, to fill the vacancy created by Dr. Chad Rigetti's previously disclosed resignation from the Board effective as of December 15, 2022. Dr. Kulkarni will serve as a Class I director until the Company's 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until such time as his successor is duly elected and qualified, or until his earlier death, resignation or removal. As the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Kulkarni is not currently considered an independent director. As such, Dr. Kulkarni will not serve on any committees of the Board and will not receive any compensation for his director service apart from his compensation for his services as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company.

Dr. Kulkarni was not selected as a director pursuant to any arrangements or understandings with the Company or with any other person. Dr. Kulkarni does not have any family relationships with any of the Company's directors or executive officers, and he does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

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