U de the p oposed t a sactio , WISeKey would me ge with a d i to WISeKey BVI, with WISeKey BVI su vivi g the me ge as the publicly t aded pa e t compa y of the WISeKey g oup a d successo to WISeKey. Followi g completio of the edomiciliatio , WISeKey BVI is expected to have its o di a y sha es di ectly listed both o Nasdaq, a d o SIX Swiss Excha ge.
As pa t of the me ge , each outsta di g class of WISeKey sha es will be excha ged fo the eleva t class of WISeKey BVI sha es i acco da ce with the excha ge atios set out i the me ge ag eeme t. WISeKey’s cu e t Ame ica Deposita y Sha e (“ADS”) p og am will be te mi ated, a d holde s of WISeKey ADSs will eceive WISeKey BVI o di a y sha es i excha ge.
The cu e t holde s of WISeKey Class B sha es, bei g WISeKey’s sha es t aded o the SIX Swiss Excha ge, will have ce tai electio ights amo g diffe e t classes of sha es that diffe with espect to voti g ights a d divide d ights. I the abse ce of a electio by holde s of WISeKey Class B sha es, such holde s will eceive WISeKey BVI o di a y sha es i excha ge fo thei WISeKey Class B Sha es. Detailed p ocedu es fo the sha e a d ADS excha ges, i cludi g the available electio s by sha eholde s a d eleva t deadli es, will be commu icated sepa ately i adva ce of the ext ao di a y ge e al meeti g of sha eholde s (the “
The me ge is i te ded to alig the g oup’s holdi g compa y ju isdictio with its i te atio al capital ma kets p ofile. The B itish Vi gi Isla d’s co tempo a y a d flexible co po ate legal f amewo k is expected to p ovide WISeKey BVI with g eate st ategic a d ope atio al flexibility, i cludi g i te ms of access to equity capital ma kets i the U.S. a d Switze la d, a d i suppo t of futu e st ategic i itiatives. The e ca be o assu a ce that the a ticipated be efits of the edomiciliatio will be ealized.
The completio of the me ge emai s subject to va ious customa y co ditio s. Apa t f om the app oval of the me ge by sha eholde s at a EGM, this will i clude, amo g othe thi gs, the effective ess of the egist atio stateme t to be filed with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio , the equi ed Nasdaq a d SIX listi g autho izatio s, the co fi matio by the Swiss Takeove Boa d that WISeKey will be subject to the same opti g-out f om the ma dato y takeove p ovisio s as WISeKey, a d the satisfactio of Swiss law, BVI law, egulato y a d p ocedu al co ditio s.
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”), the FI Sa’s p edecesso legislatio 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 i te ds to file with the U.S. Secu ities a d Excha ge Commissio (the “SEC”) a egist atio stateme t o Fo m F-4 that will i clude a p ospectus of WISeKey BVI (the “p ospectus”). WISeKey also i te ds to file othe eleva t docume ts with the SEC ega di g the p oposed t a sactio . 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 WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL 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 (whe available) 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 will be i cluded i the p ospectus whe it becomes available. 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 ; the expected listi g of WISeKey BVI sha es o Nasdaq a d SIX Swiss Excha ge; the a ticipated st ategic a d ope atio al flexibility to be p ovided by the B itish Vi gi Isla ds ju isdictio ; a d futu e st ategic acquisitio s.
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; failu e to obtai equi ed egulato y app ovals o 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.
