D-Wave (QBTS) Exec VP Sophie Ames Sells 3,070 Shares

What Happened
Sophie C. Ames, Executive Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer of D-Wave Quantum Inc. (QBTS), sold 3,070 shares of common stock on July 20, 2026. The weighted average sale price was $16.95, for total proceeds of approximately $52,042. This was a sale (disposition), not a purchase or award.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-07-20 (reported on Form 4 filed 2026-07-21) — filing appears timely.
• Price: weighted average $16.95; individual sale prices ranged from $16.72 to $17.48.
• Shares sold: 3,070; total proceeds ≈ $52,042.
• Ownership after transaction: filing does not state total shares owned after the sale; filing notes it "includes 583,019 unvested restricted stock units."
• Footnotes: Sale occurred automatically under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted 2025-06-13 and modified 2025-09-12. Detailed per-price breakdown available on request.

Context
The sale was executed under a pre-established 10b5-1 plan, which typically indicates the trades were preplanned and not necessarily a reaction to recent company developments. For retail investors, purchases generally convey stronger insider conviction than routine sales; this transaction alone should be viewed as a routine disposal unless combined with other insider activity.