Wright Investors Service Holdings, Inc.
For the period ended Dec 31, 2025. Filed Mar 30, 2026.
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FY2025 · Filed Mar 30, 2026
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Item 1. Business
General Development of Business
Wright Investors’ Service Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”, “Wright Holdings”, “we” or “us”) was incorporated on March 10, 1998. The Company’s common stock is quoted on the OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets) and is traded under the symbol “iWSH”. OTC Markets Group is not a national securities exchange.
The Company currently has a substantial portion of its assets consisting of short-term investments in money market mutual funds with minimal cash balances.
Description of the Business of the Company
The Company has no or nominal operations. As a result, the Company is a “shell company”, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. As a shell company, its stockholders will be unable to utilize Rule 144 of the Securities Act, or Rule 144 to sell “restricted stock” as defined in Rule 144 or otherwise use Rule 144 to sell stock of the Company, and the Company would be ineligible to utilize registration statements on Form S-3 or Form S-8 for so long as the Company remains a shell company and other things, as a consequence, the offering, issuance and sale of its securities is likely to be more expensive and time consuming and may make the Company’s securities less attractive to investors.
The Company is not engaged in the business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in securities, and it does not hold itself out as being engaged in those activities. However, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), a company may fall within the scope of being an “inadvertent investment company” under section 3(a)(1)(C) of such Act if the value of the Company’s investment securities (as defined in the Investment Company Act) is more than 40% of the Company’s total assets (exclusive of government securities, and cash and certain cash equivalents). The investment Company Act of 1940 Rule 3a-2 provides a one-year safe harbor from the definition of “investment company” under Section 3(a)(1) for issuers that are temporarily engaged in investing, reinvesting, owning, holding, or trading in securities while they transition to an operating business. The Company is relying on Rule 3a-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which provides a one-year safe harbor from being deemed an “investment company” for issuers that have a bona fide intent to be engaged primarily in a non-investment business as soon as reasonably possible.
Going Concern
The accompanying financial statements have been prepared on a basis which assumes that the Company will continue as a going concern and which contemplates the realization of assets and satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. The Company has suffered recurring losses from operations and negative cash flows from operating activities. At December 31, 2025, the Company had working capital of approximately $1,299,000. At December 31, 2025, the Company had an accumulated deficit of approximately $31,554,000. The Company held cash and cash equivalents of approximately $33,000, and investments in mutual funds of $1,267,000, respectively, as of December 31, 2025.
The Company believes that its cash resources at December 31, 2025 may not meet its operating expenditure requirements through the first quarter of 2027.
These factors raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Company continues to face significant challenges and uncertainties and intends to evaluate and explore all available strategic options. The Company will continue to work to maximize stockholder value, including a continued evaluation of possible business ventures deemed to provide attractive opportunities for growth. The directors will also consider alternatives for distributing some or all of the Company’s cash and cash equivalents and investments. Until such time as a decision is made as to how its liquid assets are so deployed, the Company intends to invest its liquid assets in high-grade, short-term investments consistent with the preservation of principal, maintenance of liquidity and avoidance of speculation. During the period in which we are seeking to complete such a transaction, substantially all of our assets consist of cash, cash equivalents and/or short-term investments.
See “Risk Factors” “The Company may be classified as an inadvertent investment company if we acquire investment securities in excess of 40% of our total assets.”, “The Company’s ability to continue as a going concern”, and “The Company is a shell company under the federal securities laws.”
Employees
The Company has 2 full-time employees as of December 31, 2025.
Connecticut Property
The Company has interests in land and certain flowage rights in undeveloped property (the “properties”) primarily located in Killingly, Connecticut. The properties were fully impaired as of December 31, 2018.
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