Nicholas Pointon Sells Ordinary Shares and Disposes of Employee Share Options

On April 20, 2026, Nicholas Pointon, Chief Financial Officer of Arqit Quantum Inc., reported transactions involving the company's ordinary shares. Pointon acquired 3,066 ordinary shares at a price of $0.0025 per share. Concurrently, he disposed of 435 ordinary shares at a price of $15.87 per share. Following these transactions, Pointon holds 16,238 ordinary shares. Additionally, Pointon disposed of 3,066 employee share options. These transactions are exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 due to Arqit Quantum Inc. being a foreign private issuer. The exercise price for the disposed options was $0.0025, and they were set to expire on March 1, 2031. Pointon acquired 3,066 ordinary shares upon exercise of employee share options at a price of $0.0025 per share.