Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-259982

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT

(To Prospectus dated November 22, 2022)

 

Arqit Quantum Inc.

117,925,000 Ordinary Shares

6,266,667 Warrants to Purchase Ordinary Shares

14,891,640 Ordinary Shares Underlying Warrants

 

This prospectus supplement updates and amends certain information contained in the prospectus dated November 22, 2022 (the “Prospectus”) covering the offer and sale from time to time by the selling securityholders named in the Prospectus of up to 117,925,000 of our ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (“Ordinary Shares”), and warrants to purchase up to 6,266,667 Ordinary Shares. The Prospectus also relates to the issuance by us of up to 14,891,640 Ordinary Shares, that are issuable by us upon the exercise of the Public Warrants (as defined in the Prospectus), which were previously registered, and the Private Warrants (as defined in the Prospectus). You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the Prospectus. This prospectus supplement is not complete without, and may not be utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements thereto.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should review carefully the risks and uncertainties described under the heading “Risk Factors” beginning on page 9 of the Prospectus, and under similar headings in any amendment or supplements to the Prospectus.

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of the Prospectus or this prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is May 20, 2024

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

This prospectus supplement updates and supplements the Prospectus to update the table of the Selling Securityholders (as defined in the Prospectus) to reflect certain sales and distributions that have been made as permitted under the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” included in the Prospectus.

 

 

 

 

Updated Table of Selling Securityholders

 

Where the name and information of a Selling Securityholder identified in the table below also appears in the table and the related footnotes in the Prospectus on pages 29, 30 and 31, the information set forth in the table below and the related footnotes regarding that Selling Securityholder supersedes and replaces the information regarding such Selling Securityholder in the Prospectus. The percentages in the following table are based on 217,212,514 ordinary shares outstanding, including (i) 168,405,748 ordinary shares issued and outstanding as of May 16, 2024, (ii) 42,549,709 ordinary shares underlying our outstanding warrants, all of which are currently exercisable, and (iii) 6,257,057 shares underlying outstanding equity incentives that are exercisable or that will become exercisable within 60 days following the date of this prospectus supplement.

 

   Ordinary Shares   Warrants 
           Number                   Number         
   Beneficially Owned   Registered   Beneficially Owned   Beneficially Owned   Registered   Beneficially Owned 
   Prior to Offering   for Sale   After Offering   Prior to Offering   for Sale   After Offering 
Name  Number   Percent   Hereby   Number   Percent   Number   Percent   Hereby   Number   Percent 
Adam Hall(1)(19)   74,910    *    74,910                             
Adam M. Aron(2)   20,000    *    20,000                             
Carlo Calabria(3)   3,015,643    1.4%   2,433,837                             
Centricus Partners LP(4)   2,751,688    1.3%   2,751,688                             
D2BW Limited(5)   31,564,030    14.5%   14,104,808                             
David Bestwick(6)(19)   38,655,179    17.8%   6,582,934                             
David Williams(6)(19)   44,721,472    20.6%   12,334,997                             
Garth Ritchie(7)   201,648    *    148,105                             
Geoffrey Taylor(8)   450,690    *    450,690                             
Giulia Nobili(9)   149,990    *    149,990                             
Heritage Assets SCSP(10)   29,458,178    13.6%   11,653,049            6,266,667    48.1%   6,266,667         
Jack Blockley(11)   494,711    *    494,711                             
Lee Boland(12)(19)   753,578    *    753,578                             
Nicholas Taylor(13)   18,770    *    16,440                             
Patricia Taylor(8)   20,000    *    20,000                             
Ropemaker Nominees Limited(14)   20,011,538    9.2%   16,192,494                             
Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc(15)   2,234,752    1.0%   2,234,752                             
The Evolution Technology Fund II SCSp(16)   9,931,461    4.6%   9,931,461                             
Trevor Barker(17)   3,790,279    1.7%   3,790,279                             
UK FF Nominees Limited(18)   4,151,665    1.9%   4,151,665                             
Williams and Bestwick Foundation(5)   1,000,000    *    1,000,000                             

 

  * Less than 1.0%.
   
(1) The business address of Adam Hall is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(2) The business address of Adam M. Aron is c/o AMC Entertainment, 11500 Ash Street, Leawood, KS 66211, USA.
   
(3) The business address of Carlo Calabria is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.  Includes 256,411 September 2023 Investor Warrants that are currently exercisable.
   
(4) The business address for Centricus Partners LP is IFC 5, St Helier, Jersey JE1 1ST.
   
(5) The address for each of D2BW Limited and the Williams and Bestwick Foundation is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom. David Williams and David Bestwick are the beneficial owners of D2BW Limited and the Williams and Bestwick Foundation, and have shared investment and voting power over the shares held by D2BW Limited and the Williams and Bestwick Foundation.
   
(6) The business address for each of David Bestwick and David Williams is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom. Includes (i) 31,564,030 shares held by D2BW Limited and (ii) 1,000,000 shares held by the Williams and Bestwick Foundation, of which David Williams and David Bestwick are the beneficial owners and have shared investment and voting power over the shares held by D2BW Limited and the Williams and Bestwick Foundation.
   
(7) The address of Garth Ritchie is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(8) The business address for each of Geoffrey Taylor and Patricia Taylor is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(9) The address of Giulia Nobili is L’Estoril, 31 Avenue Princesse Grace, 98000, Monaco.

 

 

 

 

   
(10) The business address for Heritage Assets SCSP is c/o Heritage Services SAM Attn: Cristina Levis, 7 Rue Du Gabian, 98000, Monaco. Includes 17,422,280 shares, 6,266,667 Business Combination Warrants and 5,769,231 September 2023 Investor Warrants that are currently exercisable and held by Heritage Assets SCSP.
   
(11) The business address of Jack Blockley is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(12) The business address of Lee Boland is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(13) The business address of Nicholas Taylor is 5 Anley Street, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3QE.
   
(14) The business address for Ropemaker Nominees Limited is 1st Floor, Royal Chambers, St Julian’s Avenue, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 2HH. Notion Capital Managers LLP has sole investment and voting power over Ropemaker Nominees Limited’s shares. The investment decisions of Notion Capital Managers LLP are made by the majority vote of an investment committee comprised of five members, including Stephen Chandler. Under the so-called “rule of three,” if voting and dispositive decisions regarding an entity’s securities are made by three or more individuals, and a voting or dispositive decision requires the approval of at least a majority of those individuals, then none of the individuals is deemed a beneficial owner of the entity’s securities. Based upon the foregoing analysis, no individual member of the investment committee of Notion Capital Managers LLP exercises voting or dispositive control over any of the securities over which it holds sole investment and voting power. Accordingly, Mr. Chandler is not deemed to have or share beneficial ownership of such shares. Includes 1,909,522 September 2023 Investor Warrants that are currently exercisable.
   
(15) The address of Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc is 5th Floor, 20 Fenchurch Street, London, EC3M 3BY, United Kingdom. Seraphim Space Manager LLP is the fund manager of Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc and its investment decisions are made by a unanimous vote of a committee comprised of four members. Therefore, no individual has sole or shared investment and voting power over the shares held by Seraphim Space Investment Trust plc.
   
(16) The address of The Evolution Technology Fund II, SCSp is 15, Boulevard Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen, L 2411. Luxembourg. Evolution Equity Partners II Sarl is the general partner of The Evolution Technology Fund II, SCSp. and has sole investment and voting power over the shares held by The Evolution Technology Fund II, SCSp.
   
(17) The business address of Trevor Barker is Nova North, Floor 7, 11 Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BY, United Kingdom.
   
(18) The address of UK FF Nominees Limited is 5 Churchill Place, 10th Floor, London, E14 5HU, United Kingdom. The Secretary of State for Business and Trade (formerly the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) has sole investment and voting power over the shares held by UK FF Nominees Limited.
   
(19) Selling Securityholder is a current or former employee or consultant of the Company’s primary operating subsidiary, Arqit Limited.