WISeKey International Holding Ltd completed its cross-border merger with WISeQey Corp. on October 1, 2026, effecting the redomiciliation of the company from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands. WISeQey Corp., formerly known as WISeKey International Corp., is now the publicly traded parent company of WISeKey International Holding Ltd, a Swiss entity that had been its wholly owned subsidiary prior to the transaction.
The merger was approved by shareholders of WISeKey International Holding Ltd at an extraordinary general meeting held on September 9, 2026, and was executed under a Merger Agreement dated June 26, 2026. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission declared the related registration statement on Form F-4 effective on July 31, 2026.
Existing WISeKey American Depositary Shares will continue to trade on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC, and Class B shares will continue to trade on the SIX Swiss Exchange through the close of business on Friday, October 2, 2026. WISeQey ordinary shares are anticipated to begin trading as WQEY on the Nasdaq Global Market and the SIX Swiss Exchange, with the latter serving as a primary listing, at market open on Monday, October 5, 2026.
Shareholders will receive WISeQey equity securities in exchange for their existing WISeKey holdings according to specific ratios. Each WISeKey ADS will be exchanged for one-half of one WISeQey ordinary share. Each WISeKey Class B share will be exchanged for one WISeQey ordinary share, unless the holder elected to receive unlisted WISeQey Class B shares, in which case each Class B share will be exchanged for ten WISeQey Class B shares.
WISeQey Corp. has filed a Current Report on Form 6-K to establish itself as the successor issuer to WISeKey International Holding Ltd pursuant to Rule 12g-3(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The company will continue to file with the SEC on EDGAR under its previous Commission File Number 001-39115 and CIK Number 0001738699.
The company's fiscal year remains unchanged, ending on December 31. Directors and executive officers of the Swiss entity immediately prior to the merger became the directors and officers of WISeQey Corp. effective at the completion of the transaction.
WISeQey Corp. is authorized to issue a maximum of 105,000,000 no par value shares across three classes: up to 100,000,000 Ordinary Shares, up to 1,000,000 Class B Shares, and up to 4,000,000 Class F Shares. The company is not authorized to issue bearer shares or certificates. The CUSIP number for the Ordinary Shares is G9724F105 and the ISIN is VGG9724F1053.