[144] D-Wave Quantum Inc. SEC Filing
D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS) Form 144 filing reports a proposed sale of 50,000 shares of common stock through J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, with an aggregate market value of $815,000 and an approximate sale date of 09/11/2025. The filer indicates the 50,000 shares were acquired by stock option exercise on 09/11/2025 from the issuer and paid in cash on 09/12/2025. The filing lists the company’s outstanding shares as 266,568,046, and shows prior sales by the same person totaling 150,000 shares in the past three months: 100,000 shares on 08/12/2025 for $1,800,000 and 50,000 shares on 09/10/2025 for $815,000. The notice includes the standard signature representation that the signer is unaware of undisclosed material adverse information.
- Compliance with Rule 144 is documented by filing the notice of proposed sale through a registered broker
- Prior sales disclosed, providing transparency about recent insider transactions: 100,000 shares on 08/12/2025 and 50,000 shares on 09/10/2025
- Limited disclosure of filer relationship to the issuer is provided, so stakeholders cannot assess the filer’s insider status from this form
- Concentrated insider selling of 150,000 shares in the past month could signal sustained liquidity needs, although materiality is not established in the filing
Insights
TL;DR: Insider sale is modest versus outstanding shares, indicating limited immediate dilution but notable recent insider liquidity.
The filer intends to sell 50,000 shares with an aggregate value of $815,000 through a broker on 09/11/2025. The issuer's outstanding share count of 266,568,046 makes this proposed sale a small fraction of total shares outstanding. However, the filer completed 150,000 shares of sales in the prior month, suggesting ongoing insider liquidity. This Form 144 documents compliance with Rule 144 sale notice requirements; it does not provide context on the filer’s intent beyond the mechanics of acquisition and sale or any nonpublic information.
TL;DR: Filing shows routine disclosure of an insider exercising options and selling shares; no governance red flags disclosed.
The filing states the 50,000 shares were acquired by option exercise from the issuer and paid in cash, and that prior sales by the same person occurred on 08/12/2025 and 09/10/2025. The signature representation affirms no undisclosed material adverse information. The document lacks details on the filer’s role or relationship to the issuer and does not reference any trading plans or 10b5-1 adoption dates, so no conclusions about planned trading strategies can be drawn from this notice alone.