WEX Inc

Unless otherwise indicated or required by the context, the terms “we,” “us,” “our,” “WEX,” or the “Company,” in this Annual Report on Form 10–K mean WEX Inc. and all of its subsidiaries that are consolidated under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

FORWARD–LOOKING STATEMENTS

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides a “safe harbor” for statements that are forward-looking and are not statements of historical facts. This Annual Report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements including, but not limited to, statements about management’s plans and goals. Any statements in this Annual Report that are not statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. When used in this Annual Report, the words “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “will,” “positions,” “confidence,” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such words. Forward-looking statements relate to our future plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and are not historical facts and accordingly involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results or performance to be materially different from future results or performance expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements made in this Annual Report and in oral statements made by our authorized officers:

•the impact of fluctuations in demand for fuel and the volatility and prices of fuel, including fuel spreads in the Company’s international markets, and the resulting impact on the Company’s margins, revenues, and net income;

•the effects of general economic conditions, including a decline in demand for fuel, corporate payment services, travel related services, or healthcare related products and services;

•the failure to comply with the applicable requirements of Mastercard or Visa contracts and rules;

•the extent to which unpredictable events in the locations in which the Company or the Company’s customers operate or elsewhere may adversely affect the Company’s employees, ability to conduct business, results of operations and financial condition;

•the impact and size of credit losses, including fraud losses, and other adverse effects if the Company fails to adequately assess and monitor credit risk or fraudulent use of our payment cards or systems;

•the impact of changes to the Company’s credit standards;

•limitations on, or compression of, interchange fees;

•the effect of adverse financial conditions affecting the banking system;

•the impact of increasing scrutiny with respect to our environmental, social and governance practices;

•failure to implement new technologies and products;

•the failure to realize or sustain the expected benefits from our cost and organizational operational efficiencies initiatives;

•the failure to compete effectively in order to maintain or renew key customer and partner agreements and relationships, or to maintain volumes under such agreements;

•the ability to attract and retain employees;

•the ability to execute the Company’s business expansion and acquisition efforts and realize the benefits of acquisitions we have completed;

•the failure to achieve commercial and financial benefits as a result of our strategic minority equity investments;

•the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on the Company’s operations, revenue and income and other risks associated with our operations outside the United States;

•the failure to adequately safeguard custodial HSA assets;

•the incurrence of impairment charges if the Company’s assessment of the fair value of certain of its reporting units changes;

•the uncertainties of investigations and litigation;

•the ability of the Company to protect its intellectual property and other proprietary rights;

•the impact of regulatory capital requirements and other regulatory requirements on the operations of WEX Bank or its ability to make payments to WEX Inc.;

•the impact of the Company’s debt instruments on the Company’s operations;

•the impact of leverage on the Company’s operations, results or borrowing capacity generally;

•changes in interest rates, including those which we must pay for our deposits, and the rate of inflation;

•the ability to refinance certain indebtedness or obtain additional financing;

•the actions of regulatory bodies, including tax, banking and securities regulators, or possible changes in tax, banking or financial regulations impacting the Company’s industrial bank, the Company as the corporate parent or other subsidiaries or affiliates;

•the failure to comply with the Treasury Regulations applicable to non-bank custodians;

•the impact from breaches of, or other issues with, the Company’s technology systems or those of its third-party service providers and any resulting negative impact on the Company’s reputation, liabilities or relationships with customers or merchants;

•the impact of regulatory developments with respect to privacy and data protection;

•the impact of any disruption to the technology and electronic communications networks we rely on;

•the ability to incorporate artificial intelligence in our business successfully and ethically;

•the ability to maintain effective systems of internal controls;

•the impact of provisions in our charter documents, Delaware law and applicable banking laws that may delay or prevent our acquisition by a third party; as well as

•other risks and uncertainties identified in Item 1A of this Annual Report and in connection with such forward-looking statements.

The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the initial filing of this Annual Report and undue reliance should not be placed on these statements. We disclaim any obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.