D Wave Quantum SEC Filings

John M. Markovich, Chief Financial Officer and Director of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS), reported insider transactions on Form 4. On 09/05/2025 he executed transactions coded M that resulted in the acquisition of 40,758 shares of common stock at a price of $0.92 per share. After the reported activity he beneficially owns 1,599,511 shares of common stock, which explicitly includes 812,837 unvested restricted stock units. The filing also discloses derivative holdings: a $0.92 stock option reflecting 40,758 underlying shares (857,926 options shown as beneficially owned) and a $0.846 option for 120,826 shares that is exercisable as of grant. The Form 4 is signed 09/09/2025.

Steven M. West, a director of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS), filed an amended Form 4 reporting corrective details about sales and ownership on August 13, 2025. The amendment clarifies that 119,000 shares were sold by the West-Karam Family Trust at a weighted-average price of $18.06, leaving the trust holding 118,840 shares indirectly beneficially owned by Mr. West. Separately, Mr. West sold 25,000 shares directly at a weighted-average price of $18.176, after which he directly beneficially owns 19,837 unvested restricted stock units. The filing corrects prior reporting about indirect ownership through Emerging Company Partners LLC and supplies footnotes about sale price ranges and trust relationships.

D-Wave Quantum director Steven M. West reported multiple transfers of Common Stock to entities he controls and to the West-Karam Family Trust. The filing shows transfers on 07/12/2024, 08/22/2024 and 08/05/2025 described as transfers for no consideration. After the reported transactions, the filing states Mr. West held both direct and indirect beneficial ownership positions through the West-Karam Family Trust and Emerging Company Partners LLC, and he remains trustee and beneficiary of the trust. The Form 4/A reflects updated beneficial ownership totals, including specific share counts and unvested RSUs.

Steven M. West, a director of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS), reported sales of company common stock on 08/13/2025 totaling 144,000 shares. The filing shows 119,000 shares sold at $18.06 and 25,000 shares sold at a weighted average price of $18.176. After the reported transactions, beneficial ownership figures are stated as 139,018 and 114,018 shares in the table entries. The report also discloses 24,659 shares held indirectly through Emerging Company Partners LLC, an entity controlled by the reporting person, and that 19,837 shares are unvested restricted stock units included in the beneficial ownership counts.

D-Wave Quantum insider transactions by EVP & Chief Legal Officer Diane Nguyen on 08/13/2025. The filing shows multiple option exercises and open-market sales. Ms. Nguyen exercised stock options at strike prices of $0.91, $0.92 and $2.10 for aggregate grants including 27,668; 9,118; 2,224; and 40,831 option shares, with the $2.10 option covering 40,831 shares of which 43,750 option shares remain related to outstanding awards. The report discloses sales of common stock in several tranches at weighted-average prices between about $18.11 and $18.54. The reporting person held 614,978 shares following some transactions, including 294,212 unvested restricted stock units, and shares were withheld to satisfy tax obligations in connection with RSU vesting.

Insider transactions by D-Wave Quantum CFO John M. Markovich on 08/12/2025: The filing shows Markovich exercised a stock option at an exercise price of $0.92 for 100,000 shares and simultaneously sold 100,000 shares at $18.00 per share. After these transactions his reported beneficial ownership is 1,558,753 shares (direct). The filing also discloses outstanding derivative holdings: a stock option with a $0.92 exercise price covering 100,000 shares (vesting schedule noted) and a fully vested option at $0.846 covering 120,826 shares. The report includes 812,837 unvested restricted stock units included in his holdings.

D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) Form 144: The filing notifies proposed sales of 144,000 common shares on the NYSE, scheduled approximately for 08/13/2025, with an aggregate market value of $2,603,602.21. Those shares represent a small fraction of the 338,605,149 shares outstanding and are listed in two lots: 119,000 shares (aggregate value $2,149,194.12) and 25,000 shares (aggregate value $454,408.09).

The filing also discloses how the shares were acquired: 119,000 shares were issued as grants on 04/01/2020 and 25,000 were an open market purchase on 11/17/2022 paid in cash. Separately, a sale by Steven M West of 311,973 shares on 05/21/2025 generated $5,148,802.39 in gross proceeds. The filer affirms no undisclosed material adverse information.

D-Wave Quantum Inc. filed a Form 144 proposing the sale of 69,270 Class A common shares on the NYSE with an aggregate market value of $1,259,308.27. The filing lists an approximate sale date of 08/13/2025 and reports 266,568,046 shares outstanding, making the proposed sale a very small fraction of the total share count.

The notice discloses how the shares were acquired: two stock option exercises on 08/13/2025 (4,626 and 39,010 shares) and three restricted stock unit vestings in 2024 (7,237; 15,162; 3,235), with payment described as services rendered. The filing also records a prior sale by Diane Nguyen of 85,762 shares on 05/23/2025 for $1,610,046. The filer affirms they do not possess undisclosed material adverse information.

D-Wave is hosting its first Qubits Japan 2025 user conference in Tokyo on September 17, themed "Quantum Realized", to showcase commercial uses of its annealing quantum computing technology. The company reports APAC bookings are up 83% over the past 12 months, and highlights customers exploring AI/ML and optimization solutions. Noted APAC engagements include a pilot with Japan Tobacco Inc. on quantum AI drug discovery, an optimization pilot completed by NTT DOCOMO Inc., and a strategic relationship with Yonsei University and Incheon Metropolitan City to support efforts to acquire a D-Wave Advantage2™ system. A press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.