Key Highlights

  • Wise reported repurchasing 1,494,000 Class A shares between September 21 and September 25, 2026 under its buyback program.
  • Of the total, 644,479 shares were bought on Nasdaq and other US venues, and 849,521 shares were bought in London.
  • The purchases fall under a program announced July 21, 2026, with a budget of up to about £405 million.
  • The repurchased shares are to be held in treasury, with Goldman Sachs International or its affiliates acting as broker.

Wise Group plc (NASDAQ:WSE) filed a Form 6-K on September 29, 2026 titled "Transaction in Own Shares," reporting that it repurchased 1,494,000 Class A shares between September 21 and September 25, 2026. Of that total, 644,479 shares were bought on Nasdaq and other US venues, and 849,521 shares were bought in London.

The purchases were made under the share buyback program the company announced on July 21, 2026.

The Program Behind the Purchases

According to the filing, the program has a budget of up to about £405 million, which the document equates to roughly $540 million. The shares bought back are to be held in treasury. The filing names Goldman Sachs International or its affiliates as the broker carrying out the purchases.

Day-by-day Purchases

The filing includes a table by trading day and venue. The London purchases were split between the London Stock Exchange (shown as XLON) and the CHIX trading venue, with prices listed in pounds sterling. The Nasdaq purchases are listed in US dollars.

On September 21, the company bought 93,655 shares on XLON, 50,000 on CHIX and 147,777 on Nasdaq. On September 22 the figures were 164,155 on XLON, 49,960 on CHIX and 148,449 on Nasdaq. On September 23 they were 110,788, 50,000 and 148,253, and on September 24 they were 117,045, 48,918 and 100,000. On September 25 the company bought 165,000 shares on XLON and 100,000 on Nasdaq, with no CHIX purchases shown for that day.

Across the week, XLON purchases totaled 650,643 shares, CHIX purchases totaled 198,878 shares and Nasdaq purchases totaled 644,479 shares. The two London venues together account for the 849,521 shares reported for London, and adding the Nasdaq figure gives the 1,494,000 headline total.

Regulatory Framework

The filing cites the rules under which the transaction report is made. It references Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014, the Market Abuse Regulation, and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052. It also refers to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 14.3.17(2). These provisions concern the disclosure of details of buyback transactions, such as dates, volumes and prices, so that the market can see how a program is being carried out. Emmanuel Thomassin, Chief Financial Officer, signed the report on September 29, 2026.

Because the shares are to be held in treasury, the filing describes what is being done with the repurchased shares but does not discuss any later use of them.

Later Transaction Reports Will Show Wise's Buyback Pace

The program announced on July 21, 2026 carries a budget of about £405 million. The 6-K reports only the week of September 21 to 25, so any later purchases would appear in subsequent transaction reports, if the company continues buying under the program. Those reports would show the cumulative pace of purchases and the split between London and Nasdaq.