- DPCM Capital stockholders have been offered an innovative bonus pool structure that incentivizes stockholders and reduces their cost basis per share by as much as 31%
- The bonus pool is highlighted ahead of the July 29, 2022 redemption deadline to incentivize ongoing retention and long-term investment in D-Wave by DPCM Capital stockholders
DPCM Capital (NYSE: XPOA), a special purpose acquisition company, and D-Wave Systems Inc., a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, have highlighted an innovative bonus pool structure for DCPM Capital stockholders in advance of the deadline for redemption at 5:00 p.m. EDT on July 29, 2022. Upon closing of the proposed business combination between DPCM Capital and D-Wave, a new company, D-Wave Quantum Inc., will become the parent company of D-Wave Systems and DPCM, and is expected to trade on the NYSE under the ticker symbol ‘QBTS’ (https://ibn.fm/tKya9).
To incentivize ongoing retention and long-term investment, the bonus pool proposed by DPCM and D-Wave of up to 5 million shares of common stock of D-Wave Quantum Inc. will be allocated to non-redeeming public stockholders of DPCM Capital on a pro-rata basis. The incentivized structure effectively reduces investors’ cost basis per share by as much as 31%. A similar bonus pool of up to 1.8 million shares has been established for Private Investment in Public Equity (“PIPE”) investors to ensure the same effective cost for PIPE investors as for the public stockholders in DPCM Capital.
“We are living in an unprecedented time and facing an unpredictable market. Because of this volatility, and because of our heritage of complex problem solving (we commercialized the first quantum computer when no one thought it was possible), we thought we’d take a slightly different and more direct approach,” D-Wave CEO Alan Baratz said. “This bonus pool enables D-Wave to provide DPCM Capital’s stockholders with an innovative economic incentive that is designed to minimize redemptions and further facilitate long-term value creation.”
The special meeting of the stockholders will take place at 10:00 a.m. EDT on August 2, 2022, to approve, among other things, the business combination of DPCM and D-Wave. Those stockholders of record as of June 10, 2022, will be entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, this special meeting.
As a leader in quantum computing systems, software, and services, D-Wave is well-known for its annealing system, which rapidly identifies minimums in problems that span many variables and options. Where traditional computers and computation systems fall short, D-Wave’s quantum annealing system can solve them. The company’s commercial products include:
- Advantage(TM) – a fifth-generation quantum computer
- Leap(TM) – a quantum cloud service
- Launch(TM) – a quantum computing onboarding service
- Ocean(TM) – a full suite of open-source programming tools
D-Wave recently finalized agreements with two top financial institutions to use quantum computing services: Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and CaixaBank. Through these strategic collaborations, D-Wave expects to deliver more value and enhance the overall customer experience for financial institutions.
Through its full-stack, cross-platform approach, alongside its go-to-market strategy, technical capabilities and product vision, D-Wave is positioned to capture a significant portion of the quantum total addressable market. Boston Consulting Group notes that the quantum computing total addressable market (“TAM”) could reach up to $5 billion in the near term and between $450 and $850 billion by 2040, with combinatorial optimization problems, which are best suited for annealing systems, representing approximately 24% to 26% of the TAM, which translates to $500 million to $1.2 billion in the near term, potentially growing to $112 billion to $212 billion longer term. The 20% of this TAM that is expected to be available to quantum hardware, software and service providers such as D-Wave is $100 million to $250 million in the near term, potentially growing to $22 billion to $42 billion longer term.
For more information, visit the D-Wave Systems website at www.DWaveSys.com.
NOTE TO INVESTORS: The latest news and updates relating to XPOA are available in the company’s newsroom at https://ibn.fm/XPOA
Important Information About the Business Combination between D-Wave and DPCM Capital and Where to Find It:
A full description of the terms of the Business Combination between D-Wave and DPCM Capital is provided in the Registration Statement, to be issued in connection with the Business Combination and the Proxy Statement with respect to the stockholder meeting of DPCM Capital to vote on the Business Combination. D-Wave Quantum Inc. and DPCM Capital urge investors, stockholders, and other interested persons to read the Proxy Statement, as well as other documents filed with the SEC, because these documents contain important information about D-Wave Quantum Inc., DPCM Capital, D-Wave, and the Business Combination. DPCM Capital commenced mailing the Proxy Statement to its stockholders on or about July 13, 2022 in connection with the Business Combination. Stockholders also may obtain a copy of the Registration Statement, as amended—including the Proxy Statement and other documents filed with the SEC without charge—by directing a request to: D-Wave Quantum Inc., 3033 Beta Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5G 4M9 Canada, or via email at shareholdercomm@dwavesys.com and DPCM Capital, 382 NE 191 Street, #24148, Miami, Florida 33179, or via email at mward@hstrategies.com. The Proxy Statement included in the Registration Statement, can also be obtained, without charge, at the SEC’s website (www.sec.gov).
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D-Wave Quantum Inc., DPCM Capital, and D-Wave, and their respective directors and executive officers, may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies of DPCM Capital’s stockholders in respect of the Business Combination. Information about the directors and executive officers of DPCM Capital is set forth in DPCM Capital’s filings with the SEC. Information about the directors and executive officers of D-Wave Quantum Inc. and more detailed information regarding the identity of all potential participants, and their direct and indirect interests by security holdings or otherwise, is set forth in the Proxy Statement. Additional information regarding the identity of all potential participants in the solicitation of proxies to DPCM Capital’s stockholders in connection with the Business Combination and other matters to be voted upon at the Special Meeting, and their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is included in the Proxy Statement.
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