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IonQ Announces Pricing of $1.0 Billion Equity Offering

Securities to be Purchased by Heights Capital Management, Inc.; Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants Sold at $55.49 per Share and Warrants at $99.88 Exercise Price

Investment Demonstrates IonQ鈥檚 Unique Position in Commercial Quantum Computing and Networking

COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) (鈥淚onQ鈥� or the 鈥淐ompany鈥�), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced the pricing of a $1.0 billion equity offering consisting of 14,165,708 shares of IonQ鈥檚 common stock, each at $55.49 per share, and pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,855,557 shares of IonQ鈥檚 common stock, each at $55.49 per pre-funded warrant, each representing a premium of about 25% to IonQ鈥檚 closing stock price on July 3, 2025, as well as seven-year warrants to purchase 36,042,530 additional shares of IonQ鈥檚 common stock, for no additional consideration, at an exercise price of $99.88 per share. The securities offered will be purchased from the underwriter by Heights Capital Management, Inc. (the 鈥渋nvestor鈥�).

Niccolo de Masi, President and CEO, of IonQ said, 鈥淚onQ is well-capitalized with a strong cash position and has been rapidly expanding our ecosystem as we execute against our global quantum computing and networking strategy. We believe this is the largest common-stock single-institutional investment in the history of the quantum industry. It is a tremendous validation of our technical momentum, recent acquisitions, IP, and talent density. With this transaction, IonQ will benefit from a balance sheet of approximately $1.68 billion of pro-forma cash as of March 31, 2025, underwriting our sustained growth and pioneering quantum commercialization worldwide.鈥�

J.P. Morgan acted as the sole underwriter in the transaction. Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP served as legal counsel to IonQ. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP acted as legal counsel to J.P. Morgan. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP acted as legal counsel to the investor.

A shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (鈥淪EC鈥�) and is effective. Before investing, interested parties should read the prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and other documents filed with the SEC for information about IonQ and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at sec.gov. Alternatively, a copy may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, 383 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10179, or by email at [email protected] or [email protected].

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

About IonQ

IonQ, Inc. (NYSE: IONQ) is a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, delivering high-performance systems aimed at solving the world鈥檚 most complex problems. IonQ鈥檚 current generation quantum computers, IonQ Forte and IonQ Forte Enterprise, are the latest in a line of cutting-edge systems that have been helping customers and partners such as Amazon Web Services, AstraZeneca and NVIDIA achieve 20x performance results. The company is accelerating its technology roadmap and intends to deliver the world鈥檚 most powerful quantum computers with 2M qubits by 2030 to accelerate innovation in drug discovery, materials science, financial modeling, logistics, chemistry, aerospace, cybersecurity and defense.

The company鈥檚 innovative technology and rapid growth were recognized in Newsweek鈥檚 2025 Excellence Index 1000, Forbes鈥� 2025 Most Successful Mid-Cap Companies list, and Built In鈥檚 2025 100 Best Midsize Places to Work in Washington DC and Seattle, respectively. Available through all major cloud providers, IonQ is making quantum computing more accessible and impactful than ever before. IonQ鈥檚 quantum networking solutions are used by many of the world鈥檚 household-name telcos and financial institutions.

IonQ Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Some of the forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking words. Statements that are not historical in nature, including the words 鈥減ending,鈥� 鈥渓ook forward,鈥� 鈥渁ccelerate,鈥� 鈥渁nticipate,鈥� 鈥渆xpect,鈥� 鈥渟uggests,鈥� 鈥減lan,鈥� 鈥渂elieve,鈥� 鈥渋ntend,鈥� 鈥渆stimates,鈥� 鈥渢argets,鈥� 鈥減rojects,鈥� 鈥渟hould,鈥� 鈥渃ould,鈥� 鈥渨ould,鈥� 鈥渕ay,鈥� 鈥渨ill,鈥� 鈥渇orecast,鈥� 鈥渙ffers鈥� and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements include those related to IonQ鈥檚 position in the quantum computing and networking sector; the efficacy of new applications of quantum computing; future investments in IonQ and its cash position; IonQ鈥檚 ability to execute against its strategy; IonQ鈥檚 brand, momentum and business and greater flexibility for growth and expansion; IonQ鈥檚 ability to generate near- and long-term value; advancement of quantum networking technology; the Company鈥檚 technology driving commercial applications in the future; and the Company鈥檚 future financial and operating performance. Forward-looking statements are predictions, projections and other statements about future events that are based on current expectations and assumptions and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this press release, including but not limited to: IonQ鈥檚 ability to implement its technical roadmap; changes in the competitive industries in which IonQ operates, including development of competing technologies; IonQ鈥檚 ability to deliver, and customers鈥� ability to generate, value from IonQ鈥檚 offerings; IonQ鈥檚 ability to deliver higher speed and fidelity gates with fewer errors, enhance information transfer and network accuracy, or reduce noise and errors; IonQ鈥檚 ability to sell effectively to government entities and large enterprises; changes in laws and regulations affecting IonQ鈥檚 and its suppliers鈥� businesses; IonQ鈥檚 ability to implement its business plans, forecasts and other expectations, to identify and realize partnerships and opportunities, and to engage new and existing customers; IonQ鈥檚 ability to effectively integrate its acquisitions; its inability to effectively enter new markets; IonQ鈥檚 ability to deliver services and products within currently anticipated timelines; its inability to attract and retain key personnel including personnel of acquired companies; the conditions for closing IonQ's anticipated acquisitions not being met; IonQ鈥檚 customers deciding or declining to extend contracts into new phases; the inability of its suppliers to deliver components that meet expectations timely; changes in U.S. government spending or policy that may affect IonQ鈥檚 customers; changes to U.S. government goals and metrics of success with regard to implementation of quantum computing and quantum networking; risks associated with U.S. government sales, including availability of funding and provisions that allow the government to unilaterally terminate or modify contracts for convenience; changes in laws and regulations affecting IonQ鈥檚 patents; and IonQ鈥檚 ability to maintain or obtain patent protection for its products and technology, including with sufficient breadth to provide a competitive advantage. You should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties disclosed in the Company鈥檚 filings, including but not limited to those described in the 鈥淩isk Factors鈥� section of IonQ鈥檚 most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Annual Report on Form 10-K and other documents filed by IonQ from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings identify and address other important risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events and results to differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and IonQ assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or revise these forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. IonQ does not give any assurance that it will achieve its expectations.

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