IonQ, Inc.

Our nominating and corporate governance committee has recommended, and our board of directors has approved, Niccolo de Masi and Inder M. Singh as nominees for election as Class I directors at the Annual Meeting. If elected, each of Mr. de Masi, and Mr. Singh will serve as a Class I director until the 2028 annual meeting of stockholders and their respective successor is elected and qualified or until their earlier death, resignation or removal. For more information concerning the nominees, please see the section titled “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance.”

Mr. de Masi and Mr. Singh have agreed to serve as directors if elected, and management has no reason to believe that they will be unavailable to serve. In the event a nominee is unable or declines to serve as a director at the time of the Annual Meeting, proxies will be voted for any nominee designated by the present board of directors to fill the vacancy.

Each director is elected by a plurality of the voting power of the shares present in person (including virtually) or represented by proxy at the meeting and entitled to vote on the election of directors. Because the outcome of this proposal will be determined by a plurality vote, any shares not voted FOR a particular nominee, whether as a result of choosing to WITHHOLD authority to vote or a broker non-vote, will have no effect on the outcome of the election.

Board Recommendation

OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE “FOR” THE ELECTION OF EACH OF THE DIRECTOR NOMINEES NAMED ABOVE.

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