At the EGM, sha eholde s will be asked to app ove the me ge ag eeme t dated Ju e 26, 2026 betwee WISeKey a d WISeKey I te atio al Co p., a B itish Vi gi Isla ds busi ess compa y a d wholly ow ed subsidia y of WISeKey (“WISeKey BVI”), a d the me ge of WISeKey with a d i to WISeKey BVI to effect WISeKey’s p oposed edomiciliatio f om Switze la d to the B itish Vi gi Isla ds.
Holde s of WISeKey Ame ica Deposita y Sha es (“ADSs”) may vote o all matte s o the EGM age da. ADS holde s wishi g to vote should follow the i st uctio s to be p ovided by The Ba k of New Yo k Mello , the deposita y ba k fo the ADSs, which will dist ibute voti g mate ials a d collect voti g i st uctio s p io to the EGM.
The Boa d of Di ecto s u a imously ecomme ds that sha eholde s vote “FOR” the p oposed me ge .
The EGM i vitatio a d the docume tatio equi ed u de A ticle 16 of the Swiss Me ge Act, i cludi g the followi g docume ts, a e available fo i spectio at WISeKey’s egiste ed office a d th ough the i vesto elatio s sectio of WISeKey’s website:
- the me ge ag eeme t;
- the joi t me ge epo t p epa ed by the boa ds of di ecto s of WISeKey a d WISeKey BVI;
- the audito ’s epo t elati g to the me ge ;
- WISeKey’s statuto y sta dalo e a d co solidated fi a cial stateme ts fo the fi a cial yea s 2025, 2024 a d 2023, i cludi g the me ge bala ce sheet; a d
- the p oposed memo a dum a d a ticles of associatio of WISeKey BVI.
Copies of these mate ials may also be obtai ed f ee of cha ge by co tacti g WISeKey at Ge e al-Guisa -St asse 6, 6300 Zug, Switze la d, telepho e umbe +41 22 594 30 00.
It will be possible fo sha eholde s to atte d the EGM i pe so at the ve ue. Sha eholde s may also exe cise thei voti g ights by givi g elect o ic o w itte voti g i st uctio s to the i depe de t voti g ights ep ese tative, as fu the desc ibed i the Compa y’s i vitatio to the 2026 EGM published o the date of this p ess elease, o by givi g p oxy to a ep ese tative.
Ou tech ology is t usted by the OISTE/WISeKey’s Swiss based c yptog aphic Root of T ust (“RoT”), which p ovides secu e authe ticatio a d ide tificatio , i both physical a d vi tual e vi o me ts, fo the I te et of Thi gs, Blockchai a d A tificial I tellige ce. The WISeKey RoT se ves as a commo t ust a cho to e su e the i teg ity of o li e t a sactio s amo g objects a d betwee objects a d people. Fo mo e i fo matio , visit www.wisekey.com.
This p ess elease does ot co stitute a offe to sell, o a solicitatio of a offe to buy, a y secu ities, a d it does ot co stitute a offe i g p ospectus withi the mea i g of the Swiss Fi a cial Se vices Act (“Fi SA”) o adve tisi g withi the mea i g of the Fi SA. I vesto s must ely o thei ow evaluatio of WISeKey a d its secu ities, i cludi g the me its a d isks i volved. Nothi g co tai ed he ei is, o shall be elied o as, a p omise o ep ese tatio as to the futu e pe fo ma ce of WISeKey.
I co ectio with the p oposed me ge , WISeKey BVI filed with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) a egist atio stateme t o Fo m F-4 (File No. 333-297507) o July 14, 2026, that i cludes a p ospectus of WISeKey BVI (the “p ospectus”), which was decla ed effective o July 31, 2026. INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE URGED TO READ THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT, THE PROSPECTUS, AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED MERGER. The egist atio stateme t, p ospectus, a d othe docume ts filed by WISeKey o WISeKey BVI with the SEC may be obtai ed f ee of cha ge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov o by di ecti g a equest to WISeKey I te atio al Holdi g Ltd, Ge e al-Guisa -St asse 6, 6300 Zug, Switze la d.
WISeKey, WISeKey BVI, a d thei espective di ecto s a d executive office s may be deemed to be pa ticipa ts i the solicitatio of p oxies f om WISeKey’s sha eholde s i co ectio with the p oposed me ge . I fo matio ega di g the i te ests of these di ecto s a d executive office s i the p oposed me ge is i cluded i the p ospectus. Additio al i fo matio ega di g WISeKey’s di ecto s a d executive office s is also i cluded i WISeKey’s A ual Repo t o Fo m 20-F fo the fiscal yea e ded Decembe 31, 2025, filed with the SEC. These docume ts a e available f ee of cha ge at the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This commu icatio is fo i fo matio al pu poses o ly a d is ot i te ded to a d shall ot co stitute a offe to sell o the solicitatio of a offe to buy a y secu ities, o shall the e be a y sale of secu ities i a y ju isdictio i which such offe , solicitatio o sale would be u lawful p io to egist atio o qualificatio u de the secu ities laws of a y such ju isdictio . No offe i g of secu ities shall be made except by mea s of a p ospectus meeti g the equi eme ts of Sectio 10 of the U.S. Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded.
This commu icatio co tai s “fo wa d-looki g stateme ts” withi the mea i g of Sectio 27A of the U.S. Secu ities Act of 1933, as ame ded, a d Sectio 21E of the U.S. Secu ities Excha ge Act of 1934, as ame ded. Fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e typically ide tified by wo ds such as “expect,” “a ticipate,” “i te d,” “pla ,” “believe,” “seek,” “estimate,” “will,” “should,” “would,” “could,” “may,” a d simila exp essio s. These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, but a e ot limited to, stateme ts ega di g: the a ticipated be efits of the p oposed edomiciliatio a d me ge ; the expected timi g of the completio of the p oposed t a sactio , i cludi g the expected timi g of the ext ao di a y ge e al meeti g; the satisfactio of co ditio s to the me ge , i cludi g egulato y app ovals; a d the expected listi g of WISeKey BVI sha es o Nasdaq a d SIX Swiss Excha ge.
These fo wa d-looki g stateme ts a e based o cu e t expectatio s, estimates, fo ecasts, a d p ojectio s about the i dust y a d ma kets i which WISeKey a d WISeKey BVI ope ate, a d ma ageme t’s beliefs a d assumptio s. These stateme ts a e ot gua a tees of futu e pe fo ma ce a d i volve isks, u ce tai ties, a d assumptio s that a e difficult to p edict. Impo ta t facto s that could cause actual esults to diffe mate ially f om fo wa d-looki g stateme ts i clude, but a e ot limited to: the isk that the me ge may ot be completed i a timely ma e o at all; failu e to obtai equi ed sha eholde app oval at the ext ao di a y ge e al meeti g; failu e to obtai equi ed egulato y app ovals, i cludi g f om Nasdaq, SIX Swiss Excha ge, o the Swiss Takeove Boa d, o failu e to satisfy othe closi g co ditio s; the isk that the a ticipated be efits of the edomiciliatio may ot be ealized; cha ges i applicable laws o egulatio s; ge e al eco omic a d ma ket co ditio s; a d othe isks a d u ce tai ties desc ibed i WISeKey’s fili gs with the SEC, i cludi g its A ual Repo t o Fo m 20-F. I vesto s a e cautio ed ot to place u due elia ce o these fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, which speak o ly as of the date of this commu icatio . WISeKey does ot u de take a y obligatio to update o evise a y fo wa d-looki g stateme ts, whethe as a esult of ew i fo matio , futu e eve ts, o othe wise, except as equi ed by law.
