Insider tied to Arqit (NASDAQ: ARQQ) trims Business Combination Warrants
Rhea-AI Filing Summary
Arqit Quantum Inc. director Lefebvre d'Ovidio Manfredi, through Heritage Assets SCSp, reported open-market sales of Business Combination Warrants linked to ARQQ ordinary shares. On April 17, 2026, 151 warrants were sold at $3.10 each, followed by 307 warrants at $2.80 on April 20, 2026.
Each Business Combination Warrant has an exercise price of $11.50 and entitles the holder to purchase 0.04 of an ARQQ ordinary share on a post-reverse-split basis, requiring 25 warrants to obtain one whole share at an aggregate exercise price of $287.50. The reporting person beneficially owns 713,376 such warrants, which would equal 28,535.04 ARQQ ordinary shares if fully exercised.
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Insider Trade Summary
2 transactions reported
Mixed
2 txns
Insider
Lefebvre d'Ovidio Manfredi
Role
Director
Sold
458 shs ($1K)
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sale | Business Combination Warrants (right to buy) | 307 | $2.80 | $859.60 |
| Sale | Business Combination Warrants (right to buy) | 151 | $3.10 | $468.10 |
Holdings After Transaction:
Business Combination Warrants (right to buy) — 57,376.84 shares (Indirect, Beneficially owned through Heritage Assets SCSp)
Footnotes (1)
- F1. On September 19, 2024, Arqit Quantum Inc. (ARQQ) announced the implementation of a reverse stock split whereby every 25 outstanding ARQQ ordinary shares were consolidated into one ordinary share, par value $0.0025 per share. Each Business Combination Warrant has an exercise price of $11.50 and can be exercised at any time, at the holder's election, to purchase 0.04 of an ARQQ ordinary share on a post-reverse stock split basis, and cannot be exercised for fractional shares. Accordingly, on a post-reverse stock split basis holders of Business Combination Warrants are required to exercise at least 25 Business Combination Warrants in order to receive one whole ARQQ ordinary share at an aggregate exercise price of $287.50 per whole ARQQ ordinary share. The reporting person beneficially owns 713,376 Business Combination Warrants, which, if exercised in full, would be equivalent to 28,535.04 ARQQ ordinary shares on a post-reverse stock split basis.
Key Figures
Warrants sold 2026-04-17: 151 warrants at $3.10
Warrants sold 2026-04-20: 307 warrants at $2.80
Total warrants sold: 458 warrants
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Warrants sold 2026-04-17
151 warrants at $3.10
Open-market sale of Business Combination Warrants
Warrants sold 2026-04-20
307 warrants at $2.80
Open-market sale of Business Combination Warrants
Total warrants sold
458 warrants
Net-sell across two derivative transactions
Exercise price per warrant
$11.50
Exercise price of each Business Combination Warrant
Warrants per whole share
25 warrants
Required to receive one whole ARQQ ordinary share
Aggregate exercise per share
$287.50
Total exercise price for one whole ARQQ share
Warrants beneficially owned
713,376 warrants
Business Combination Warrants held through Heritage Assets SCSp
Ordinary share equivalent
28,535.04 shares
If all 713,376 warrants are fully exercised post-split
Key Terms
Business Combination Warrants, reverse stock split, beneficially owns, aggregate exercise price, +1 more
5 terms
Business Combination Warrants financial
"Each Business Combination Warrant has an exercise price of $11.50"
reverse stock split financial
"announced the implementation of a reverse stock split whereby every 25 outstanding"
A reverse stock split reduces a company's number of outstanding shares while raising the price per share proportionally, so the total value of each investor's holding is unchanged; a 1-for-10 split turns 100 shares worth $1 each into 10 shares worth $10 each. Companies often do this to regain compliance with an exchange's minimum price rule or to attract investors who avoid very low-priced stocks.
beneficially owns financial
"The reporting person beneficially owns 713,376 Business Combination Warrants"
Beneficially owns means a person or entity enjoys the economic benefits and control of a security even if the legal title or registration is held in another name. Think of it like having the keys and profits from a car that is registered to a friend: you use it, benefit from it, and make decisions about it even though the official paperwork lists someone else. For investors, this matters because it reveals who truly controls shares, affects voting power, potential conflicts of interest, and regulatory disclosure obligations.
aggregate exercise price financial
"in order to receive one whole ARQQ ordinary share at an aggregate exercise price of $287.50"
indirect ownership financial
"Beneficially owned through Heritage Assets SCSp"
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FAQ
What insider transactions did ARQQ disclose for Lefebvre d'Ovidio Manfredi?
Arqit Quantum Inc. reported that director Lefebvre d'Ovidio Manfredi, via Heritage Assets SCSp, sold 151 Business Combination Warrants at $3.10 and 307 warrants at $2.80. These were open-market warrant sales, not exercises into ordinary shares.
How many Arqit (ARQQ) warrants were sold and at what prices?
A total of 458 Business Combination Warrants were sold: 151 warrants at $3.10 each on April 17, 2026, and 307 warrants at $2.80 each on April 20, 2026. Both transactions were reported as open-market sales of derivative securities.
What does each Arqit Business Combination Warrant entitle the holder to buy?
Each Business Combination Warrant has an $11.50 exercise price and allows the holder to purchase 0.04 of an ARQQ ordinary share after the reverse stock split. Holders must exercise 25 warrants together to receive one whole ordinary share at a total exercise cost of $287.50.
How many Arqit (ARQQ) warrants does the reporting person still beneficially own?
The reporting person beneficially owns 713,376 Business Combination Warrants through Heritage Assets SCSp. If all these warrants were exercised, they would correspond to 28,535.04 ARQQ ordinary shares on a post-reverse stock split basis, according to the disclosure footnote.
How did Arqit’s reverse stock split affect its Business Combination Warrants?
Arqit implemented a reverse stock split where every 25 ordinary shares became one share. After this, each Business Combination Warrant now represents the right to buy 0.04 of an ordinary share, and 25 warrants must be exercised together to obtain one whole post-split share.
Are the warrant sales by the Arqit insider direct or indirect holdings?
The reported warrant sales are from indirect holdings. The Form 4 states the Business Combination Warrants are beneficially owned through Heritage Assets SCSp, and ownership is classified as indirect for both transactions disclosed in the filing.