Business
Holding(s) in Company
Baillie Gifford & Co has notified Wise plc of a major holding, reporting an acquisition of voting rights that increased their total stake to 10.09% of the company's voting rights, representing 293,217,895 shares. This change signifies a substantial increase from their previous holding of 5.116%. The notification, dated February 3, 2026, indicates the threshold was crossed on February 2, 2026, with no financial instruments contributing to this voting power. Disclaimer*
About this update from Wise Plc Class A
[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nTR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings\n \n\n\n\n\nNOTIFICATION OF MAJOR HOLDINGS (to be sent to the relevant issuer and to the FCA in Microsoft Word format if possible) i\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1a. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached ii:\n\n\nWise plc\n\n\n\n\n1b. Please indicate if the issuer is a non-UK issuer (please mark with an \"X\" if appropriate)\n\n\n\n\nNon-UK issuer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. Reason for the notification (please mark the appropriate box or boxes with an \"X\")\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of voting rights\n\n\nX\n\n\n\n\nAn acquisition or disposal of financial instruments\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAn event changing the breakdown of voting rights\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOther (please specify) iii:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation iv\n\n\n\n\nName\n\n\nBaillie Gifford & Co\n\n\n\n\nCity and country of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\nEdinburgh, United Kingdom\n\n\n\n\n4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) v\n\n\n\n\nName\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCity and country of registered office (if applicable)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached vi:\n\n\n2 February 2026\n\n\n\n\n6. Date on which issuer notified (DD/MM/YYYY):\n\n\n3 February 2026\n\n\n\n\n7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8. A)\n\n\n% of voting rights through financial instruments\n(total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)\n\n\nTotal of both in % (8.A + 8.B)\n\n\nTotal number of voting rights held in issuer (8.A + 8.B) vii\n\n\n\n\nResulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached\n\n\n10.090000\n\n\n0.000000\n\n\n10.090000\n\n\n293217895\n\n\n\n\nPosition of previous notification (if\napplicable)\n\n\n5.116000\n\n\n0.000000\n\n\n5.116000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached viii\n\n\n\n\nA: Voting rights attached to shares\n\n\n\n\nClass/type of\nshares\nISIN code (if possible)\n\n\nNumber of voting rights ix\n\n\n% of voting rights\n\n\n\n\nDirect\n(DTR5.1)\n\n\nIndirect\n (DTR5.2.1)\n\n\nDirect\n(DTR5.1)\n\n\nIndirect\n(DTR5.2.1)\n\n\n\n\nClass A\nGB00BL9YR756\n...