Quantum Computing Inc

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Except as listed below, there is no action, suit, or proceeding by any court, public board, government agency, self-regulatory organization or body pending or, to the knowledge of the executive officers of the Company or our subsidiaries, threatened against or affecting the Company, our common stock, our subsidiaries, or the Company’s or its subsidiaries’ officers or directors in their capacities as such, in which an adverse decision could have a material adverse effect on the Company.

BV Advisory v. QCi Appraisal Action

BV Advisory was purportedly a shareholder of QPhoton, Inc., the predecessor in interest to QPhoton, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (both referred to as “QPhoton” in this Legal Proceedings discussion). On October 13, 2022, BV Advisory filed a petition in the DE Chancery Court seeking appraisal rights (the “Appraisal Petition”) on the shares of common stock of QPhoton it allegedly owns (which shares represented 10% of the shares of common stock of QPhoton outstanding immediately prior to the Company’s acquisition of QPhoton) pursuant to Section 262 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. The parties agreed to suspend discovery pending resolution of outstanding motions in two related cases. On July 24, 2024, the DE Chancery Court granted a petition by BV Advisory’s legal counsel to withdraw from the case. As of November 4, 2024, BV Advisory has not retained new counsel to represent it on the Appraisal Petition, and the Company does not have sufficient information to assess the potential impact of the appraisal demand at this time.

BV Advisory v. QCi Breach Lawsuit

On March 1, 2021, QPhoton entered into a Note Purchase Agreement with BV Advisory. Under the Note Purchase Agreement, on March 1, 2021, March 23, 2021 and July 9, 2021, QPhoton and BV Advisory entered into convertible promissory notes for $200,592, $150,000, and $150,000, respectively, for a total of $500,592 (the “BV Notes”). The BV Notes all bore interest at a rate of 6% per annum and matured two years from the issuance date. On June 16, 2022, the effective date of our acquisition of QPhoton, QPhoton tendered a cashier’s check to BV Advisory in the amount of $535,684.24, representing the full principal balance of the BV Notes and accrued interest through June 16, 2022. On July 14, 2022, BV Advisory returned the cashier’s check and disputed the calculation of the amount paid to settle the BV Notes.

On August 16, 2022, BV Advisory filed a complaint in the DE Chancery Court naming the Company and certain of its directors and officers (among others) as defendants (the “Breach Lawsuit”).BV Advisory Partners, LLC v. Quantum Computing Inc., et al., C.A. No. 2022-0719-VCG (Del. Ch.). BV Advisory is seeking, among other relief, monetary damages for an alleged breach of the Note Purchase Agreement between BV Advisory and QPhoton, as well as monetary damages for alleged breach of an alleged binding letter of intent among Barksdale Global Holdings, LLC (“BGH”), Inference Ventures, LLC (“Inference Ventures”) and QPhoton. BV Advisory and its affiliates claim that pursuant to the letter of intent they had the right to acquire additional shares in QPhoton by investing $2.5 million in QPhoton. BV Advisory claims QPhoton refused to allow BV Advisory to purchase the equity. However, BV Advisory never made the additional investment in QPhoton. The Company believes that BV Advisory’s claims have no merit and intends to defend itself vigorously. The Company filed a motion to dismiss most of the Breach Lawsuit, and on May 28, 2024, the DE Chancery Court dismissed eight of the 10 counts in the BV Advisory complaint. On July 24, 2024, the DE Chancery Court entered an Order dismissing those eight counts with prejudice. On October 17, 2024, the DE Chancery Court granted a Stipulation and Order dismissing the two remaining counts of the BV Advisory complaint, subject to BV Advisory’s right to elect to transfer the BV Note claim to DE Superior Court. On October 23, 2024, BV Advisory filed an initial notice of election to transfer its BV Note claim to DE Superior Court

As of November 4, 2024, the parties are anticipating a conference with the DE Chancery Court to discuss a schedule for the Appraisal Petition, pending BV Advisory retaining counsel in that action.

QCi v. BV Advisory Defamation Lawsuit

On December 30, 2022 the Company, QPhoton and Robert Liscouski (the “Quantum Plaintiffs”) filed suit in the Superior Court of New Jersey (the “NJ Court”) against Keith Barksdale, Michael Kotlarz, BV Advisory, BGH, Power Analytics Global Corporation (“PAG”), and Inference Ventures (and together with Barksdale, Kotlarz, BV Advisory, BGH, and PAG the “BV Defendants”), alleging fraud, aiding and abetting fraud, defamation, and conspiracy to defraud, seeking monetary and injunctive relief (the “Defamation Lawsuit”). The Company claims that the BV Defendants have made numerous public statements defaming the Company and its management in furtherance of a plan to manipulate the trading prices of the Company’s common stock, and that the BV Defendants misrepresented their ownership in QPhoton and conspired to acquire additional shares of QPhoton at the Company’s expense. The BV Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the complaint on March 24, 2023, and on June 5, 2023, the NJ Court largely denied the BV Defendants’ motion. On January 31, 2024, the BV Defendants filed a motion for reconsideration of their motion to dismiss. On March 7, 2024, the NJ Court issued an order, granting the BV Defendant’s motion dismissing the Company’s case on procedural grounds because, according to the NJ Court, the Company can assert its claims against Defendants in the Delaware courts. The Company filed a motion for reconsideration of the order dismissing the case, which was argued on April 30, 2024. On May 1, 2024 the NJ Court affirmed its initial order dismissing the case and directed the Company to file its claims against the BV Defendants in Delaware. The Company is currently evaluating whether it should file the claims in Delaware and does not have sufficient information at this time to assess the potential impact of the action against the BV Defendants.

BV Advisory Receivership Petition

On July 27, 2023, BV Advisory and its managing member, Keith Barksdale, as alleged stockholders of and claimants against the Company, filed a petition in the DE Chancery Court to appoint a receiver for the Company based on allegations that the Company is insolvent due to purported poor corporate governance and cash management. The petition also objects to the Company’s approach to raising capital. In a related motion, the petitioners also sought expedited treatment of the petition on July 28, 2023, alleging that they face a threat of irreparable harm. The Company strongly disagrees with the allegations in the petition. On August 23, 2023, the Company filed a motion to dismiss the petition. The Company’s motion to dismiss and BV Advisory’s motion for expedited treatment were argued before the DE Chancery Court on October 11, 2023. The DE Chancery Court denied BV Advisory’s motion to expedite and on May 28, 2024 the DE Chancery Court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss the petition without prejudice.