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Filer: dMY Technology Group, Inc. III
Subject Company: dMY Technology Group, Inc. III
Filers Commission File Number: 1-39694
Date: September 28, 2021
dMY Technology Group III Stockholders Approve Business Combination with IonQ
Transaction Expected to Close on September 30, 2021
Gross Proceeds of $634 Million Sets Combined Company to Accelerate Growth
September 28, 2021 04:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time
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VEGAS(BUSINESS WIRE)--dMY Technology Group III (the Company or dMY III) (NYSE: DMYI) announced today that its stockholders have approved all proposals related to the
previously announced business combination (the Business Combination) with IonQ, a leader in quantum computing, at a special meeting of its stockholders held today, September 28, 2021. Approximately 97% of the votes cast at the
meeting on the Business Combination proposal, representing approximately 62% of dMY IIIs outstanding shares, voted to approve the business combination. dMY III received elections to redeem approximately 2.5% of total shares outstanding.
The closing of the Business Combination is anticipated to occur on or about September 30. Following the closing, the combined company will operate as IonQ,
Inc. and its shares of common stock and publicly listed warrants are expected to trade on The New York Stock Exchange beginning on October 1, 2021 under the symbols IONQ, and IONQ.WS respectively.
IonQ is a leader in quantum computing, utilizing a trapped-ion approach to create the worlds most powerful
quantum computers. IonQ employs some of the worlds foremost talent in quantum, including their Co-Founders, Dr. Jungsang Kim and Dr. Chris Monroe, who have both been named to the National
Quantum Initiative Advisory Committee to the White House and have been trailblazers in the world of quantum computing for decades. IonQ is dedicated to making quantum computing not just the technology of the future, but increasingly, the
cutting-edge technology of today.
IonQ is bringing quantum computing to its Fortune 500 clients, and we believe will positively impact many key
areas of valuable applied science in the coming decade, said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of dMY III. It has been a privilege to get to know the team at IonQ and we are proud to support this next leg of their journey as a public company, where
they will be capitalized to continue leading the industry they have pioneered for over two decades.