Approval to hold a stake of more than 20% in a financial sector company No. 12 of 2021 (Cth)

Approval to hold a stake of more than 20% in a financial sector company No. 12 of 2021

Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998

To: 456 Newco PLC (NewCo), 456 Holdco Limited (HoldCo), TransferWise Ltd ABN 17 168 331 191 (TWL) and the other persons named in the schedule (the applicants)

SINCE:

1. on 20 November 2020 APRA granted an approval (the existing approval) under subsection 14(1) of the Financial Sector (Shareholdings) Act 1998 (the Act) for the persons specified in the schedule (the existing holders) to hold stakes in Wise Australia Pty Ltd ABN 38 616 463 855 (Wise);

B. the existing holders have requested the Treasurer under subsection 18(3) of the Act to revoke the existing approval;

C. the applicants have applied to the Treasurer under subsection 13(1) of the Act for approval to hold the following stakes of more than 20% in Wise, TWL and HoldCo (the financial sector companies):

(i) TWL to hold a 100% stake in Wise;

(ii) HoldCo to hold a 100% stake in TWL; and

(iii) NewCo, Kristo Kaarmann, Taavet Hinrikus, OU Notorious and Kotilda OU to hold a 100% stake in HoldCo; and

D. I am satisfied that it is in the national interest to approve the applicants holding stakes of more than 20% in the financial sector companies,

I, Clare Gibney, a delegate of the Treasurer:

(a) under subsection 18(3) of the Act, REVOKE the existing approval; and

(b) under paragraph 14(1)(a) of the Act, APPROVE:

(i) TWL holding a stake of 100% in Wise;

(ii) HoldCo holding a stake of 100% in TWL; and (iii) NewCo, Kristo Kaarmann, Taavet Hinrikus, OU Notorious and Kotilda OU holding a stake of 100% in HoldCo.

Under subsection 16(1) of the Act, this approval is subject to the conditions set out in the schedule.