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

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
November 7, 2017

WRIGHT INVESTORS’ SERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-50587
13-4005439
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

177 West Putman Avenue, Greenwich CT
06830
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(914) 242-5700
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
 
On November 7, 2017, Wright Investors’ Service Holdings, Inc. issued a press release reporting earnings and other financial results for its three and nine months ended September 30, 2017.  A copy of the press release is attached and is being furnished as Exhibit 99.
 
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)            Exhibits.
 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  WRIGHT INVESTORS’ SERVICE HOLDINGS, INC.
     
     
Date:  November 7, 2017
By:
/s/ IRA J. SOBOTKO
   
Name: Ira J. Sobotko
   
Title:   Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
 
 
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