UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
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October 3, 2013
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WRIGHT INVESTORS’ SERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-50587
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13-4005439
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(Commission File Number)
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(IRS Employer Identification No.)
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100 South Bedford Road, Suite 2R, Mount Kisco, NY
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10549
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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(914) 242-5700
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions ( see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
As previously reported, on August 2, 2013, Wright Investors’ Service Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Settlement Agreement and Release (the “Settlement Agreement”) with CohnReznick LLP (the “Plan Administrator”) to settle an adversary proceeding that had been filed against it in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina (the “Bankruptcy Court”) by the Plan Administrator on behalf of the estates of TMG Liquidation Co. The Bankruptcy Court entered an order approving the Settlement Agreement on September 4, 2013 and, on October 3, 2013, the Company made a payment of $2,375,000 to the Plan Administrator pursuant to the terms of the Settlement Agreement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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WRIGHT INVESTORS’ SERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.
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Date: October 4, 2013
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By:
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/s/ IRA J. SOBOTKO
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Name:
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Ira J. Sobotko
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Title:
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Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
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