WISeKey Completes Redomiciliation to BVI; New Ticker WQEY Begins Trading October 5
WKEY sits 16% above its 52-week low of $5.32 on elevated volume (2.7× avg).
Summary
WISeKey completed its redomiciliation from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands on October 1, 2026. The new entity, WISeQey Corp., will trade under ticker 'WQEY' on Nasdaq and SIX starting October 5, with existing ADS holders receiving 0.5 ordinary shares per ADS.
Key Events · M&A and Partnerships · WKEY
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Redomiciliation Merger Completed
On October 1, 2026, WISeKey CH merged into WISeQey BVI, with WISeQey BVI surviving as the publicly traded parent company. The merger moves the corporate domicile from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands.
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New Ticker WQEY Begins Trading October 5
WISeQey ordinary shares will commence trading under ticker 'WQEY' on both Nasdaq Global Market and SIX Swiss Exchange at market open on Monday, October 5, 2026. Existing WISeKey ADSs and Class B shares continue trading through October 2.
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Exchange Ratios Finalized
Each WISeKey ADS exchanges for 0.5 WISeQey ordinary shares; each Class B share exchanges for 1 ordinary share (or 10 Class B shares if elected); each Class A share exchanges for 1 Class F share (or 1 Class B share if elected).
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New Authorized Share Structure
WISeQey BVI is authorized to issue up to 105,000,000 no par value shares: 100M Ordinary Shares, 1M Class B Shares (10 votes each, capped at 49.999999% voting power), and 4M Class F Shares (adjustable voting rights).
Analysis · WKEY · Technology
The cross-border merger is now complete, shifting WISeKey's corporate domicile from Switzerland to the British Virgin Islands. The surviving entity, WISeQey Corp., will trade under the new ticker 'WQEY' on both Nasdaq and the SIX Swiss Exchange starting October 5, 2026. Existing WISeKey ADS holders will receive one-half of one WISeQey ordinary share for each ADS held, while Class B shareholders receive one ordinary share (or ten Class B shares if they elected the high-vote class). The new authorized share structure of 105 million shares across three classes — including a Class F share with adjustable voting rights capped at 49.999999% — preserves the existing control structure while giving the company flexibility for future capital raises. This is the culmination of a process that began with the merger agreement in June 2026 and was approved by shareholders on September 9, 2026.
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At the time of this filing, WKEY was trading at $6.18 on NASDAQ in the Technology sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $66.2M. The 52-week trading range was $5.32 to $19.80. This filing was assessed with neutral market sentiment and an importance score of 7 out of 10.