The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling shareholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
Preliminary Prospectus Dated November 9, 2017
16,829,366 Ordinary Shares and
8,414,683 Warrants
of
QUOTIENT LIMITED
This prospectus relates to: (i) the disposition from time to time of up to 16,829,366 ordinary shares of nil par value per share (the “ordinary shares” or “shares”), 7,864,683 of which (the “new ordinary shares”) are owned by the selling security holders named on page 8 of this prospectus on the date hereof, 8,414,683 of which (the “new warrant shares”) are issuable upon exercise of warrants to purchase our ordinary shares at an exercise price of $5.80 per share (the “new warrants”) owned by the selling security holders on the date hereof, and 550,000 of which (the“pre-funded warrant shares” and, together with the new warrant shares, the “warrant shares”) are issuable upon exercise ofpre-funded warrants to purchase our ordinary shares at an exercise price of $0.01 per share (the“pre-funded warrants” and, together with the new warrants, the “warrants”) owned by the selling security holders on the date hereof, (ii) the disposition from time to time of up to 8,414,683 new warrants owned by the selling security holders on the date hereof, and (iii) the initial issuance of the new warrant shares upon the exercise of the new warrants acquired from the selling security holders pursuant to this prospectus. See “Selling Security Holders.” We refer to the new ordinary shares, warrant shares and new warrants, when taken together, as the “securities.”
The 7,864,683 new ordinary shares, 8,414,683 new warrants and 550,000pre-funded warrants were issued to the selling security holders in connection with a private placement. This prospectus does not necessarily mean that the selling security holders will offer or sell the securities. We cannot predict when or in what amounts the selling security holders may sell any of the securities offered by this prospectus. The prices at which the selling security holders may sell the securities will be determined by the prevailing market price for the securities or in negotiated transactions. We are filing the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part pursuant to contractual obligations that exist with the selling security holders.
We will not receive any proceeds from the sale or other disposition of securities covered by this prospectus by the selling security holders. We will, however, receive the proceeds of any exercises of the warrants, which, if received, would be used by us for working capital, operating expenses and general corporate purposes. We will not be paying any underwriting discounts or commissions in this offering. The selling security holders will bear all commissions and discounts, if any, attributable to the sale or other disposition of the securities. We will bear all costs, expenses and fees in connection with the registration of the securities other than certain fees and disbursements of legal counsel to the selling security holders. See “Selling Security Holders” and “Plan of Distribution.”
Our ordinary shares are listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “QTNT.” On November 8, 2017, the closing sale price of our ordinary shares on The NASDAQ Global Market was $4.685 per share.
There is no established public trading market for the new warrants and we do not expect a market to develop. Without an active trading market, we expect the liquidity of the new warrants will be limited.
The selling security holders identified in this prospectus from time to time may offer and resell the securities held by them directly or through agents or broker-dealers on terms to be determined at the time of sale. To the extent required, the names of any agent or broker-dealer and applicable commissions or discounts and any other required information with respect to any particular offer will be set forth in a prospectus supplement that will accompany this prospectus. A prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Each of the selling security holders reserves the sole right to accept or reject, in whole or in part, any proposed purchase of any of the securities to be made directly or through agents.
We are an “emerging growth company” under applicable Securities and Exchange Commission rules and, as such, have elected to comply with certain reduced public company reporting requirements for this prospectus and future filings.
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. Before buying any of our securities, you should carefully read the discussion of material risks of investing in our securities. Please see the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 4 of this prospectus, as well as the sections entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 15 of our Annual Report on Form10-K for the year ended March 31, 2017 and any subsequently filed Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q, which reports are incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
No Jersey regulatory consent is required in respect of the offering subject of this prospectus and, consequently, no consent has been sought from the Jersey Financial Services Commission in connection with this prospectus.
The date of this prospectus is , 2017.