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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 24, 2026

 

QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware   001-40615   82-4533053
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

5 Marine View Plaza, Suite 214
Hoboken, NJ
  07030
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (703) 436-2161

 

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:

 

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)   QUBT   The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

 

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 3.03 Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

 

To the extent required by Item 3.03 of Form 8-K, the information contained in Item 5.03 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(e) On June 24, 2026, at the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Quantum Computing Inc. (the “Company”), the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment (the “Plan Amendment”) to the Company’s 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (as amended, the “Plan”). The Plan Amendment (i) increases the number of shares of common stock authorized for issuance under the Plan from 20,000,000 shares to 30,000,000 shares; (ii) amends the annual automatic increase (evergreen) provision to provide for an annual increase equal to 2% of the total shares of common stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year, rather than a fixed 1,000,000-share annual increase, through January 1, 2032, subject to the Board of Directors’ authority to provide for a lesser increase or no increase for any year; and (iii) removes the Non-Employee Director Limit.

 

The foregoing description of the Plan Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Plan Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

 

On June 29, 2026, the Company filed a Certificate of Amendment to its Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate of Amendment”) with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, which became effective upon filing. The Certificate of Amendment amends Section 4.1 of Article IV of the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the total number of authorized shares of capital stock from 260,000,000 to 460,000,000, consisting of (a) 450,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (increased from 250,000,000), and (b) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (unchanged).

 

The Certificate of Amendment was approved by stockholders at the Annual Meeting as described in Item 5.07 below.

 

The foregoing description of the Certificate of Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Certificate of Amendment, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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

 

(a)-(b) On June 24, 2026, the Company held its Annual Meeting. As of the record date of April 27, 2026 (the “record date”), there were 225,522,137 shares of the Company’s common stock, $0.0001 par value (“Common Stock”), outstanding (each entitled to one vote per share). Of the total 225,522,137 shares of the Company’s Common Stock outstanding as of the record date, 56.1% of the shares of Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting were present in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting, thereby constituting a quorum. The Company’s stockholders considered five proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2026. The number of votes cast for and against (or withheld) and the number of abstentions and broker non-votes with respect to each proposal voted upon are set forth below.

 

Proposal One — Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the following six directors to serve until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:

 

Nominee  Votes For   Votes Withheld   Broker Non-Votes 
Dr. Yuping Huang   48,921,172    1,876,915    75,714,459 
Dr. Carl Weimer   42,119,612    8,678,475    75,714,459 
Dr. Javad Shabani   48,953,865    1,844,322    75,714,359 
Mr. Robert Fagenson   46,047,498    4,750,589    75,714,459 
Mr. Michael Turmelle   47,550,446    3,247,641    75,714,459 
Mr. Eric Schwartz   49,158,646    1,639,441    75,714,459 

 

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Proposal Two — Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the proxy statement with respect to the Annual Meeting. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 43,551,557    6,838,455    408,075    75,714,459 

 

The vote on Proposal Two was advisory and therefore not binding on the Company, the Board of Directors or the Compensation Committee.

 

Proposal Three — Ratification of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of BPM LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 123,773,824    1,526,242    1,212,480    0 

 

Proposal Four — Approval of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation

 

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock from 250,000,000 shares to 450,000,000 shares. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 113,706,471    11,274,194    1,531,881    0 

 

Proposal Five — Approval of Amendment to 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan

 

The Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan. The voting results were as follows:

 

Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions   Broker Non-Votes 
 31,742,436    18,167,988    887,663    75,714,459 

 

No other items were presented for stockholder approval at the Meeting.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.   Description
3.1   Certificate of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation of Quantum Computing Inc.
10.1   Amendment to 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan
104   Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

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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.

 

  QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.
   
Date: June 29, 2026 By:  /s/ Christopher Roberts 
    Christopher Roberts
    Chief Financial Officer

 

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Exhibit 3.1

 

CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

 

OF

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED

 

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

 

OF

 

QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.

 

Pursuant to Section 242 of the
General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware

 

Quantum Computing Inc., a corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “Delaware General Corporation Law”), does hereby certify as follows:

 

First: An amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of the Corporation pursuant to Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. Stockholders of the Corporation, at a meeting called in accordance with Section 222 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, duly approved said proposed amendment in accordance with Section 242 of the Delaware General Corporation Law. The amendment to Article IV, Section 4.1 of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation is as follows:

 

Article IV, Section 4.1 is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:

 

“4.1 Authorized Stock. The total number of shares of all classes of stock which the Corporation shall have authority to issue is 460,000,000 shares, consisting of (a) 450,000,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Common Stock”), and (b) 10,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the “Preferred Stock”).”

 

Second: That the foregoing amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Corporation has been duly adopted in accordance with the provisions of Section 242 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware.

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Quantum Computing Inc. has caused this Certificate of Amendment to be executed by its duly authorized officer on this 29th day of June, 2026.

 

  QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.
   
  By: /s/ Yuping Huang
  Name:  Yuping Huang
  Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 10.1

 

AMENDMENT TO

 

QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.

 

2022 EQUITY AND INCENTIVE PLAN

 

Pursuant to Section 13 of the 2022 Equity and Incentive Plan (the “2022 Plan”) of Quantum Computing Inc. (the “Company”), the board of directors of the Company (the “Board”) hereby amends the 2022 Plan (this “Amendment”), subject to the approval of this Amendment by the Company’s stockholders. This Amendment shall be effective as of the date of such stockholder approval.

 

1.Section 3(a) of the 2022 Plan is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

 

“3(a) Stock Issuable. The maximum number of Shares reserved and available for issuance under the Plan shall be 30,000,000 Shares (the “Share Reserve”), subject to adjustment as provided in Section 3(b) and the following sentence regarding the annual increase. In addition, the Share Reserve will automatically increase on January 1st of each year, for a period of not more than ten years, commencing on January 1, 2027 and ending on (and including) January 1, 2032, in an amount equal to two percent (2%) of the total number of shares of Stock outstanding on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar year. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Board may act prior to January 1st of a given year to provide that there will be no January 1st increase in the Share Reserve for such year or that the increase in the Share Reserve for such year will be a lesser number of shares of Stock than would otherwise occur pursuant to the preceding sentence. If a Stock Award or any portion thereof (i) expires or otherwise terminates without all of the shares covered by such Stock Award having been issued or (ii) is settled in cash (i.e., the Participant receives cash rather than stock), the Shares subject to such Stock Award, to the extent of any such expiration, termination or settlement, will again be available for issuance under the Plan. If any shares of Stock issued pursuant to a Stock Award are forfeited back to or repurchased by the Company because of the failure to meet a contingency or condition required to vest such shares in the Participant, then the shares that are forfeited or repurchased will revert to and again become available for issuance under the Plan. Any shares reacquired by the Company in satisfaction of tax withholding obligations on a Stock Award or as consideration for the exercise or purchase price of a Stock Award will again become available for issuance under the Plan. For purposes of this limitation, the Shares underlying any Awards that are forfeited, canceled, reacquired by the Company prior to vesting, satisfied without the issuance of Stock or otherwise terminated (other than by exercise) shall be added back to the Shares available for issuance under the Plan. Subject to such overall limitations, Shares may be issued up to such maximum number pursuant to any type or types of Award. The Shares available for issuance under the Plan may be authorized but unissued Shares or Shares reacquired by the Company.”

 

2.Conforming Amendments; Interpretation. The officers of the Company are authorized and directed to prepare such further amendments to the 2022 Plan and related Award Agreements, and to make such interpretive and administrative determinations, as are necessary or appropriate to implement the intent of this Amendment, including any conforming changes to cross-references and definitions. This Amendment shall be interpreted, administered, and construed, to the maximum extent possible, to comply with Section 409A of the Code and other applicable law.

 

3.Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended hereby, the 2022 Plan shall remain in full force and effect.

 

4.Adoption; Stockholder Approval. This Amendment was adopted by the Board on April 10, 2026 and is subject to approval by the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast at a duly held meeting of the stockholders of the Company at which a quorum is present or by an action by written consent signed by the holders of record of outstanding shares of capital stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take that action at such a meeting of stockholders.

 

 

To record the adoption of this Amendment, the Company has caused an authorized officer to affix the Company’s name hereto.

 

QUANTUM COMPUTING INC.  
   
By:  /s/ Yuping Huang  
Name: Yuping Huang  
Title: Chief Executive Officer