WISE PLC

Major Shareholding Notification • Sep 12, 2022

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:			7 September 2022
6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):			8 September 2022
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	45.2%					45.2%

Position of previous 41.1% notification (if applicable)
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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 shares ISIN code (if possible)	Number of voting rights			% of voting rights
	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)	Direct (DTR5.1)	Indirect (DTR5.2.1)
Class A	186,858,255		4.52%
Class B	1,681,221,204		40.65%
SUBTOTAL 8. A			45.2%

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
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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 X 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 7 September 2022, the total voting rights in the company were reduced due to cessation of some class B ordinary shares. As a result of this, Wise's CEO Kristo Kaarmann's voting rights in respect of shareholder decisions increased from 41.1% to 45.2%.

Place of completion	London
Date of completion	9 September 2022