England - Wejo Group Limited (NASDAQ: WEJO) ('Wejo'), a global leader in Smart Mobility for Good cloud and software solutions for connected, electric and autonomous vehicle data, today announced TKB Critical Technologies 1 (NASDAQ: USCT) ('TKB') retained approximately $56.7 million in its trust account after a final shareholder vote to extend the time it has to consummate a business combination to June 29, 2023.

The vote, which was approved by approximately 99% of the votes cast at the meeting, representing approximately 82% of TKB's outstanding shares, resulted in the retention of approximately $3.7 million more in TKB's trust account than was reported by TKB on January 25, 2023.

'TKB's retention of $6.7 million more than expected in total in its trust account reflects TKB shareholders' continued confidence in the value of Wejo's business, which includes an expected 200-300% year-over-year growth in revenue during 2023,' said Richard Barlow, Founder and CEO at Wejo. 'We are excited by the potential capital that will be available to us following the closing of the business combination with TKB. The successful execution of this transaction will allow us to continue to invest in our technology platform, deliver innovative smart mobility for good solutions, and scale our capabilities to meet increasing customer demand.'

About Wejo

Wejo Group Limited is a global leader in cloud and software analytics for connected, electric, and autonomous mobility, revolutionizing the way we live, work and travel by transforming and interpreting historic and real-time vehicle data. Wejo enables smarter mobility by organizing trillions of data points from 20.8 million vehicles, of which 13.9 million were active on the platform transmitting data in near real-time, and over 94.6 billion journeys globally as of December 31, 2022, across multiple brands, makes and models, and then standardizing and enhancing those streams of data on a vast scale. Wejo partners with ethical, like-minded companies and organizations to turn that data into insights that unlock value for consumers. With the most comprehensive and trusted data, information, and intelligence, Wejo is creating a smarter, safer, more sustainable world for all. Founded in 2014, Wejo has offices in Manchester, UK and in regions where Wejo does business around the world.

Forward-Looking Statements

This communication includes 'forward-looking statements' within the meaning of the 'safe harbor' provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical fact contained in this communication are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements with respect to TKB, Wejo and their potential business combination and related transactions (the 'Potential Business Combination'), include statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the Potential Business Combination, the anticipated timing of the Potential Business Combination, the products and services offered by Wejo and the markets in which it operates (including future market opportunities), Wejo's projected future results, future financial condition and performance and expected financial impacts of the Potential Business Combination (including future revenue, pro forma enterprise value and cash balance), the satisfaction of closing conditions to the Potential Business Combination and the level of redemptions of TKB's public shareholders, and Wejo's expectations, intentions, strategies, assumptions or beliefs about future events, results of operations or performance or that do not solely relate to historical or current facts. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words 'anticipate,' 'believe,' 'estimate,' 'expect,' 'forecast,' 'future,' 'intend,' 'may,' 'opportunity,' 'plan,' 'potential,' 'project,' 'representative of,' 'scales,' 'should,' 'strategy,' 'valuation,' 'will,' 'will be,' 'will continue,' 'will likely result,' 'would,' and similar expressions (or the negative versions of such words or expressions). Forward-looking statements are based on current assumptions, estimates, expectations, and projections of the management of TKB and Wejo and, as a result, are subject to risks and uncertainties. Many factors could cause actual future events to differ materially from the forward-looking statements in this communication, including but not limited to: (i) the risk that the Potential Business Combination may not be completed in a timely manner or at all, which may adversely affect the price of TKB's and Wejo's securities, (ii) the risk that the Potential Business Combination may not be completed by TKB's business combination deadline and the potential failure to obtain an extension of the business combination deadline if sought by TKB, (iii) the failure to satisfy the conditions to the consummation of the Potential Business Combination, including the approval of the Potential Business Combination by the shareholders of TKB and Wejo, the satisfaction of the minimum trust account amount following any redemptions by TKB's public shareholders (if applicable), the failure by Wejo to obtain the additional financing required to complete the Potential Business Combination, and the receipt of certain governmental and other third-party approvals (or that such approvals result in the imposition of conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits from the Potential Business Combination or cause the parties to abandon the Potential Business Combination), (iv) the lack of a fairness opinion from Wejo in determining whether or not to pursue the Potential Business Combination, (v) the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the definitive agreements relating to the Potential Business Combination, (vi) the effect of the announcement or pendency of the Potential Business Combination on Wejo's business relationships, operating results, performance and business generally, (vii) risks that the Potential Business Combination disrupts current plans and operations of Wejo and the disruption of management's attention due to the Potential Business Combination, (viii) the outcome of any legal proceedings that may be instituted against TKB or Wejo related to the Potential Business Combination, (ix) the ability to maintain the listing of the securities of the surviving entity resulting from the Potential Business Combination on a national securities exchange, (x) changes in the combined capital structure of TKB and Wejo following the Potential Business Combination, (xi) changes in the competitive industries and markets in which Wejo operates or plans to operate, (xii) changes in laws and regulations affecting Wejo's business, (xiii) the ability to implement business plans, forecasts, and other expectations after the completion of the Potential Business Combination, and identify and realize additional opportunities, (xiv) risks related to the uncertainty of Wejo's projected financial information, (xv) risks related to Wejo's rollout of its business and the timing of expected business milestones, (xvi) risks related to Wejo's potential inability to achieve or maintain profitability and generate cash, (xvii) current and future conditions in the global economy, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, inflation, supply chain constraints, and other macroeconomic factors and their impact on Wejo, its business and markets in which it operates, (xviii) the ability of Wejo to maintain relationships with customers, suppliers and others with whom Wejo does business, (xix) the potential inability of Wejo to manage growth effectively, (xx) the enforceability of Wejo's intellectual property, including its patents and the potential infringement on the intellectual property rights of others, (xxi) costs or unexpected liabilities related to the Potential Business Combination and the failure to realize anticipated benefits of the Potential Business Combination or to realize estimated pro forma results and underlying assumptions, including with respect to estimated shareholder redemptions, (xxii) changes to the proposed structure of the Potential Business Combination that may be required or are appropriate as a result of applicable laws or regulations, (xxiii) the ability to recruit, train and retain qualified personnel, and (xxiv) the ability of the surviving entity resulting from the Potential Business Combination to issue equity or obtain financing.

The foregoing list of factors that may affect the business, financial condition or operating results of TKB and/or Wejo is not exhaustive. Additional factors are set forth in their respective filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the 'SEC'), and further information concerning TKB and Wejo may emerge from time to time. In particular, you should carefully consider the foregoing factors and the other risks and uncertainties described in the 'Risk Factors' section of (a) TKB's (i) prospectus filed with the SEC on October 28, 2021, (ii) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 14, 2022, (iii) Forms 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 13, 2022, August 12, 2022 and November 12, 2022, (b) Wejo's (i) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2022 (as amended on April 11, 2022), (iii) Forms 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022, August 15, 2022 and November 21, 2022, and (c) other documents filed or to be filed by TKB and/or Wejo with the SEC (including a registration statement on Form S-4 to be filed in connection with the Potential Business Combination).

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. Readers are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. TKB and Wejo expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in their expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based, except as required by law, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise.

Contact:

Ben Hohmann

Email: ben.hohmann@wejo.com

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