WISE PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Nov 26, 2021

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible)

1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:			Wise plc
1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an "X" if appropriate)
Non-UK issuer
2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an "X")
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
	An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
	An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				X
Other (please specify):
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
Name			Kristo Käärmann
City and country of registered office (if applicable)			London, United Kingdom
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)
Name
City and country of registered office (if applicable)
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached:			25 November 2021
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			25 November 2021
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)		Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii

Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	41.1%		41.1%
Position of previous notification (if applicable)

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of		Number of voting rights		% of voting rights
shares ISIN code (if possible)	Direct (DTR5.1)		Indirect (DTR5.2.1)		Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
Class A	186,858,255				4.07%
Class B	1,681,221,204				37.03%
SUBTOTAL 8. A					41.1%
			B 1: Financial Instruments according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (a)
Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi		Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted.		% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8. B 1

B 2: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to DTR5.3.1R (1) (b)

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date x	Exercise/ Conversion Period xi	Physical or cash Settlement xii	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
			SUBTOTAL 8.B.2

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation (please mark the applicable box with an "X")
Person subject to the notification obligation is not controlled by any natural person or legal entity and does not control any other undertaking(s) holding directly or indirectly an interest in the (underlying) issuer xiii
Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entity (please add additional rows as necessary) xiv
Name	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold

10. In case of proxy voting, please identify:
Name of the proxy holder
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional information

On 25 November 2021, pursuant to the Articles and as disclosed in the Prospectus, the voting caps in respect of class B ordinary shareholders were increased. As a result of this, Wise's CEO Kristo Kaarmann's voting rights in respect of shareholder decisions increased from 26.8% to 41.1%.

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	25 November 2021