Haffner Energy announces the launch of a €7M Capital Increase by
ABSA issue with preferential subscription rights, which may go up
to €8M, with the support of its long-standing shareholders and new
investors for an amount of €5.5M
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Vitry-le-François, France – March 13,
2025, 8:00 a.m. (CET) - Haffner Energy (ISIN:
FR0014007ND6 – Ticker: ALHAF) (the "Company")
announces the launch of a capital increase in cash with
preferential subscription rights (the "PSR”) in
the amount of €7M through the issuance of 17,488,744
shares with warrants (the "ABSA") at a unit
price of €0.40, representing a face discount of 59% compared to the
closing price of March 12, 2025 (€0.98), with a parity of 9 ABSA
for 23 Existing Shares (the "Capital
Increase").
Main terms of the Capital
Increase
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Initial amount of €7M with preferential subscription rights
that may be increased to a maximum of approximately €8M in the
event of exercise of the extension clause
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Subscription price per ABSA: €0.40
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Subscription parity: 9 ABSA for 23 Existing
Shares
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Exercise parity of the Warrants : 3 Warrants for 1 New
Share
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PSR negotiation period from March 17 to March 26, 2025
inclusive
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Subscription period from March 19 to March 28, 2025
inclusive
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Investor subscription commitments up to €5.5M
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Operation eligible for the IR-PME, PEA-PME and FIP-FCPI
schemes and article 150-0 B
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Philippe Haffner, Co-Founder and
CEO of Haffner Energy, states:
“With 32 years of experience in
biomass-to-energy conversion, Haffner Energy is at a strategic
turning point in its history. The launch of an operational unit
producing, among other things, “super green” mobility-grade
hydrogen is a decisive factor in converting our pipeline into firm
orders. Indeed, the start of the year was marked by the successful
commissioning of our hydrogen production, testing and training
center in Marolles. This site, which confirms the industrial
maturity of our technologies, houses the world's first continuous
production unit of mobility-grade hydrogen from biomass using a
thermochemical process. This process significantly reduces costs
compared with alternative technologies, while diversifying the
biomass used.
The site provides our customers with
proof of the effective industrial-scale
operation of our technology. As a result, we have signed a
key contract with H2 bois SA for the construction of a
720 kg/day hydrogen, electricity and biochar production unit in
Switzerland.
Today, our strategy is no longer based
solely on hydrogen, as was the case in 2022 at the time of our IPO,
but on several complementary markets with different cycles. This
enables us to significantly broaden our addressable market while
mitigating risk. Hydrogen now represents only 18% of our weighted
sales pipeline. We are positioning ourselves in key mature sectors
such as syngas production for industrial decarbonization,
sustainable aviation fuels (SAF) and renewable methanol. Our
offering in these markets is a major asset for accelerating our
commercial expansion.
Mobility-grade hydrogen, with 99.97% purity,
is the most demanding biofuel, demonstrating our technological
capacity in all markets. In fact, hydrogen and biofuels are
produced from the same syngas. The use of a primary energy source
that is far more competitive and versatile than electricity means
that we can produce highly competitive biofuels with limited
recourse to electricity and the associated connection constraints.
This unique combination strengthens our market position across
different applications.
Although 2022 and 2023 were marked by major
delays in the hydrogen sector, notably due to the impact of the
conflict in Ukraine on the energy ecosystem, our current situation
is stronger than it was at the time of our IPO. We have overcome
the most critical challenges and the successful commissioning of
our Marolles unit is a game-changer. On the one hand, beyond
technology demonstration, our customers will be able to test and
qualify the biomasses they wish to exploit under real conditions,
and not just in a laboratory setting. Secondly, we will be bringing
to market “super-green” hydrogen produced as part of the site's
operations starting the second half of the year, once the
distribution station provided by HRS has been
commissioned.
We could have deployed our technology as
early as 2023 had we had a site available by the end of 2022.
However, delays in the hydrogen sector have led us to focus on the
Marolles site, 3 km from our head office, which was made available
to us in early 2024.
We have also seen major advances in the SAF
market, with strategic partnerships with leading players such as
LanzaJet/LanzaTech, IðunnH2 and ATOBA Energy, who recognize the
potential of our technologies, including renewable methanol. These
partnerships are enabling us to structure our development within
this booming sector and we have already created a project company
(SPV) for the Paris-Vatry SAF project, designed to produce 60,000
tons of SAF per year. We have also initiated the launch of SAF
Zero, a spin-off designed to maximize our potential in the SAF
market, where investments worth trillions of euros are expected
between 2025 and 2050. Finally, our Haffner Energy, Inc. subsidiary
(not consolidated) in the United States opens up major prospects
for us in North America.
The syngas market makes it possible to
decarbonize many industries by replacing fossil natural gas with
syngas without having to change our customers' industrial
equipment. Syngaz provides a unique, carbon-free and competitive
solution with regard to natural gas. The main challenge is
financing installations, and we are actively developing third-party
financing solutions with several partners.
From a financial standpoint, we have
implemented a plan to reduce and control our operating expenses in
order to control our costs while preserving our potential for
commercial and industrial development. Our streamlining efforts and
budgetary discipline have led to an improvement in our EBITDA, thus
strengthening our resilience and our ability to accelerate our
development while securing our business continuity.
We believe that our key
differentiating factors, combined with our demonstrated
technological maturity, place us in a positive dynamic with solid
growth prospects. As of the next closing, on March 31, 2026, we
expect to be EBITDA breakeven, given the short-term order
prospects, particularly related to the demonstration of
mobility-grade hydrogen production in Marolles.
We are convinced that our mastery of biomass
valorization, whose biogenic carbon is essential, and our
differentiating approach will make a significant contribution to
the global energy transition.”
Use of Funds
This fundraising will allow the company to
finance its activities until the end of March 2026, excluding the
effect of potential contract signatures expected during this
period. This cash horizon also takes into account the cost
reductions undertaken by the Company, which significantly cap the
average monthly cash burn, excluding revenues and non-recurring
expenses, under €600k to date (compared to €1M as indicated in the
half-year results press release published on December 17,
2024).
The cash runway also includes the receipt of
innovation aid in the form of a loan (Innovation – Research and
Development Loan) in the amount of €500k granted by Bpifrance (and
received at the beginning of March 2025), relating to the project
for a hydrogen production, testing and training center in Marolles,
bringing the total public funding obtained for this project to
€1.5M (cf. press release and November 22, 2024 media
kit).
In addition, the Company estimates that the net
loss for the year ended March 31, 2025 should be reduced compared
to the previous year due to the full impact in the second half of
the year of the cost reductions implemented during the first half.
It also confirms its breakeven EBITDA target as of March 31,
20261, including the launch of SAF Zero2.
Finally, in order to offer a clearer and more representative view
of its business and prospects, the Company is now adopting a
communication based on a weighted sales pipeline instead of
medium-term annual revenue targets, as was previously practiced, as
projects typically convert into backlog over a two-year cycle. This
weighted pipeline is determined by applying a probability of
success to the potential revenue of each project that counts in the
sales pipeline.
Thus, given an unweighted pipeline of projects
amounting to €1.55 billion to date, the weighted pipeline currently
amounts to €388M with hydrogen projects currently representing only
18% of the total.
If, at present and before taking into account
the Capital Increase, the Company does not have sufficient cash and
net working capital to meet its current obligations over the next
twelve months, it will have sufficient cash and net working capital
to meet its working capital requirements after completion of the
Capital Increase, including in the event of completing 77.5% of the
capital increase, i.e. on the basis of the irrevocable subscription
commitments already obtained.
Underwriting commitments received to
date
As of the date of this press release, the
Company has received underwriting commitments for a total amount of
€5.4M representing 77.5% of the issuance, with the possibility it
may raise up to €5.5M. This amount includes:
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Underwriting commitments on the part of Haffner Participation,
VICAT and EUREFI, of €950k, €1M and €0.9M (potentially up to
€1.03M) respectively, representing in all 41% of the initial offer
before the possible exercise of the extension clause;
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Subscription commitments from six institutional investors for a
total amount of €2.5M, representing 36% of the issue before
exercise of the extension clause, of which €1.5M on an irreducible
basis and €1M on an unrestricted basis, remunerated (up to 8% of
their commitments) in order to ensure that the initial amount of
the issue is reached, if necessary.
The company is not aware of the intentions of
its other shareholders.
Retention and Withholding
Commitments
In the context of the Capital Increase, Haffner
Participation and EUREFI, long-standing shareholders of the
Company, holding directly and jointly 52.73% of the share capital
and 59.69% of the voting rights before the Capital Increase, have
entered into a 180-day lock-up commitment covering all the shares
they hold prior to the Capital Increase, subject to the usual
exceptions.
Haffner Energy has committed not to issue new
shares after the Capital Increase for 180 days, except for
customary exceptions.
STOCK DETAILS AND FEATURES OF THE COMMON
STOCK PURCHASE WARRANTS (ABSA)
Share capital before the Capital
Increase
Prior to the operation, the Company's share
capital is composed of 44,693,457 shares, fully subscribed and paid
up, with a nominal value of €0.10 per share.
Stock, BSA and PSR codes
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Label: Haffner Energy
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Stock ISIN code: FR0014007ND6
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Ticker: ALHAF
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PSR ISIN code: FR001400XXP1
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Warrant ISIN code: FR001400Y4X9
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Place of listing: Euronext Growth Paris
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LEI code: 969500KUNUHC32N0J037
Operation and common stock
purchase warrants (ABSA) features
The operation consists in a Capital Increase by
issuing ABSA with preferential subscription rights (PSR). The
transaction will involve the issuance of 17,488,744 ABSA at a unit
price of €0.40, at the rate of 9 ABSA for 23 Existing Shares held
(23 PSR will allow the subscription to 9 ABSA), i.e. gross proceeds
of €6,995,497.60.
Each ABSA will be composed of one new Ordinary
Share and one warrant. The Warrants will be detached from the ABSA
immediately after the issuance of the ABSA and will be admitted to
trading on Euronext Growth. The characteristics of the Warrants are
defined below:
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Number of Warrants issued: 17,488,744 (i.e. one (1) Warrant per
ABSA)
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Exercise parity: 3 Warrants will allow the subscription to one (1)
New Share, subject to legal adjustments
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Subscription price of the New Shares upon exercise of the warrants:
€1.20
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Listing of the Warrants: Yes (ISIN code FR001400Y4X9)
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Maturity: 18 months from the date of issuance of the ABSAs
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Exercise period: from 04/04/2026 to 04/10/2026 inclusive
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The exercise of the 17,488,744 Warrants would represent, in the
long term, a potential capital increase of a gross amount of
€7M.
Legal framework for the Capital
Increase
The Board of Directors of the Company, at its
March 12, 2025 meeting, decided to implement the 7th
resolution adopted at the Combined General Meeting of September 12,
2024, in accordance with the delegation of authority granted to it
by the Company's shareholders in order to proceed with the Capital
Increase (with the possibility of exercising the extension clause,
see below).
Extension clause
Depending on demand, the Company may exercise
the extension clause in accordance with the 11th resolution of the
Combined Shareholders' Meeting of September 12, 2024, up to a limit
of (i) 15% of the initial amount of the issue and (ii) a total
issue amount of up to €8M in nominal terms, i.e. an issue proceeds
of €6,995,497.60 that may be increased to €7,999,999.60 in
order to serve all or part of the subscription orders on a
reducible basis. Thus, the initial number of 17,488,744 ABSA could
be increased by 2,511,255 additional ABSAs, bringing the total
number of ABSAs to be issued to a maximum of 19,999,999 shares.
Similarly, the additional 2,511,255 warrants
issued if the extension clause were exercised in full would make it
possible to subscribe, if applicable, to 837,085 additional New
Shares bringing the potential capital increase, in the long term,
to €8,000,000.
Subscription price
The subscription price has been set at €0.40 per
ABSA, i.e. €0.10 nominal value and €0.30 issue premium,
representing a face discount of 59% compared to the closing price
of March 12, 2025 (€0.98).
Subscription on an irreducible
basis
ABSA subscription is reserved for holders of
existing shares recorded in their securities accounts at the end of
the day preceding the opening date of the subscription period. PSR
holders will be able to subscribe on an irreducible basis, at the
rate of 9 ABSA for 23 Existing Shares held, i.e. 23 PSR which will
allow them to subscribe to 9 ABSA. PSR may only be exercised up to
a number of PSR allowing the subscription of a whole number of
ABSA.
Subscribers who do not possess, in respect of
the subscription on an irreducible basis, a sufficient number of
existing shares or PSR to obtain a whole number of ABSA, will have
to make it their business to acquire or sell on the market the
number of PSR required to allow them to reach the multiple leading
to a whole number of New Shares.
Subscription on a reducible
basis
A PSR is hereby introduced for the benefit of
shareholders, which will be exercised in proportion to their rights
and within the limits of their requests. At the same time as they
exercise their subscriptions on an irreducible basis, shareholders
or assignees of PSR will be able to subscribe on a reducible basis
for the number of ABSA they wish, in addition to the number of ABSA
resulting from the exercise of their PSR on an irreducible
basis.
Any ABSA that are not absorbed by the
non-reducible subscriptions will be distributed and allocated to
the reducible subscribers. Subscription orders on a reducible basis
will be served within the limit of their requests and in proportion
to the number of existing shares whose rights have been used in
support of their subscription on an irreducible basis, without this
resulting in an allocation of a fraction of an ABSA.
In the event that the same subscriber submits
several separate subscriptions, the number of ABSAs to which she is
entitled on a reducible basis will only be calculated on all of her
PSR if she expressly requests it in writing, no later than the day
on which the subscription is closed. This request must be attached
to one of the subscriptions and give all the information useful for
the consolidation of rights, specifying the number of subscriptions
established as well as the authorized intermediary(s) with whom
these subscriptions have been filed. Subscriptions in the name of
separate policyholders cannot be combined to obtain reducible ABSA.
A notice published by Euronext will make known, if applicable, the
distribution scale for subscriptions on a reducible basis.
Request for unrestricted
subscription
Any person or legal entity, whether or not they
hold any PSR, may subscribe to the Capital Increase on an
unrestricted basis. Individulas interested in an unrestricted
subscription must send their request to CIC Market
Solutions3 (Middle Office Issuers, 6 avenue de Provence,
75009 Paris) or to their authorized financial intermediary at any
time during the subscription period and pay the corresponding
subscription price. In accordance with the provisions of Article
L.225-134 of the French Commercial Code, subscriptions on an
unrestricted basis will only be taken into account if the
irreducible and reducible subscriptions have not absorbed the
entire capital increase, it being specified that the Board of
Directors will have the option of freely allocating the
unsubscribed shares, in whole or in part, among the persons
(shareholders or third parties) of its choice who have made
unrestricted subscription requests.
Exercizing PSR
To exercise their PSR, holders must make a
request to their authorized financial intermediary at any time
during the subscription period, i.e. between March 19, 2025 and
March 28, 2025 inclusive, and pay the corresponding subscription
price. Each subscription must be accompanied by payment of the
subscription price in cash or by offsetting liquid and due claims
on the Company. Subscriptions that have not been fully paid up will
be cancelled ipso jure. PSR must be exercised by their
beneficiaries before the end of the subscription period. PSR will
be tradable from March 17, 2025 to March 26, 2025 inclusive. The
transferor of the PSR will be divested of it in favor of the
transferee who, for the exercise of the PSR thus acquired, will be
purely and simply substituted in all the rights and obligations of
the owner of the existing share. PSR not exercised by the close of
the subscription period will automatically lapse.
PSR quotation
At the close of trading on March 14, 2025, the
Company's shareholders will receive 1 PSR for each share held (i.e.
a total of 44,693,457 PSR issued). Each shareholder holding 23 PSR
(and multiples of this number) will be able to subscribe to 9 ABSA
(and multiples of this number) at a unit price of €0.40. They will
be listed and traded on Euronext Growth, under ISIN code
FR001400XXP1 from March 19 to March 26, 2025 inclusive. If these
PSR are not subscribed or sold, they will lapse at the end of the
subscription period and their value will be zero.
BSA quotation
At the close of trading on April 4, 2025, the
Company's shareholders who have subscribed to the Capital Increase
will receive 1 Warrant for each ABSA subscribed (i.e. a maximum of
19,999,999 Warrants). Each shareholder holding 3 Warrants (and
multiples thereof) will be entitled to subscribe to 1 New Share
(and multiples thereof) at a unit price of €1.20 as from April 4,
2026. They will be listed and traded on Euronext Growth, under ISIN
code FR001400Y4X9 and will be exercisable until October 4,
2026.
PSR theoretical value
€0.16 (based on the closing price of the
Company's shares on March 12, 2025, i.e. €0.98). The subscription
price of €0.40 per share represents a discount of 51% to the
theoretical value of the share after detachment of the right.
Warrant theoretical value
€0.06 based on the closing price of the
Company's share on March 12, 2025, i.e. €0.98 as well as:
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A parity of 3 Warrants for 1 share
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A subscription price per share of €1.20
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A risk-free rate of 3.30%
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Historical Company price volatility of 22%
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For a period of exercise from April 4, 2026 to October 4, 2026
inclusive
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A dividend rate of 0%
PSR detached from treasury
shares
Pursuant to Article L. 225-206 of the French
Commercial Code, the Company may not subscribe to its own shares.
The preferential subscription rights detached from the Company's
treasury shares will be sold on the market before the end of their
trading period under the conditions of Article L. 225-210 of the
French Commercial Code.
Limitation of the amount of the Capital
Increase
In the event that the subscriptions, both on an
irreducible basis and on a reducible basis, have not absorbed the
entire issue, the Board of Directors may limit the amount of the
issue to the amount of the subscriptions received, in accordance
with Article L. 225-134 of the French Commercial Code, provided
that it reaches at least 75% of the specified amount of the
issue.
Paying agents – Subscription
payments
Subscriptions for ABSA and payments of funds by
subscribers whose shares are held in administered registered or
bearer form will be received up to and including the closing date
of the subscription period by their authorized intermediary acting
in their name and on their behalf. Subscriptions and payments by
subscribers whose shares are held in pure registered form will be
received free of charge by CIC Market Solutions. The ABSA will be
fully paid up at the time of subscription, either in cash or by
offsetting liquid and due claims on the Company, for the full
nominal value and issue premium, it being specified that the amount
of the issue premium paid will be recorded as a liability on the
balance sheet in a special “Issue premium” account to which the
rights of existing and new shareholders will relate. Funds received
in support of subscriptions will be centralized by CIC, which will
issue a certificate of deposit acknowledging the completion of the
capital increase. Subscriptions for which payments have not been
made will be cancelled ipso jure, without the need for
formal notice.
Gilbert Dupont, Groupe Société Générale, is
acting as global coordinator and sole bookrunner for the Capital
Increase (the “Global Coordinator and Sole
Bookrunner”).
Guarantee
The Capital Increase has been the subject of a
management agreement entered into on March 12, 2025 between the
Company and the Global Coordinator and Sole Bookrunner. The Capital
Increase will not be subject to a performance guarantee within the
meaning of article L. 225-145 of the French Commercial Code.
Trading in the shares will therefore only start once settlement and
delivery have been completed and the depositary's certificate has
been issued.
Settlement and delivery of the New
Shares
According to the indicative timetable for the
issue, the settlement-delivery date for the ABSA is scheduled for
April 4, 2025.
Terms and conditions of the New
Shares
Nature and form of the shares:
the New Shares to be issued as a result of the Capital Increase are
ordinary shares of the Company of the same class as the existing
shares.
The New Shares will be subject to all the
provisions of the Articles of Association.
The fully paid-up shares will be held in
registered or bearer form, at the option of their holders, subject
to current legislation and the Company's bylaws.
Application will be made for these shares to be
admitted to Euroclear France.
Dividend rights of the New
Shares: The New Shares will carry current dividend rights
and will be assimilated to the Company's existing shares.
Listing of the New Shares:
Application will be made for the New Shares to be listed on
Euronext Growth in Paris on April 4, 2025. They will not be listed
until the depositary's certificate of deposit has been issued. They
will be immediately assimilated to the Company's existing shares
already traded on Euronext Growth in Paris and will be tradable, as
from this date, on the same quotation line as these shares under
the same ISIN code FR0014007ND6 - ticker ALHAF.
BSA (Warrants) Terms and
Conditions
Warrrants are transferable securities giving
access to capital, subject to the provisions of Articles L. 228-91
et seq. of the French Commercial Code.
Maximum Warrant Number:
19,999,999
Detachment of the Warrants: as soon as the Capital
Increase is reached
Date of issue of the Warrants: April 4, 2025
Form and method of account
registration: Warrants will be issued in bearer form, with
the exception of those issued to shareholders whose shares to which
the Warrants relate are held in pure registered form, which will be
issued in pure registered form.
Ownership of Warrants will be established by
registration in an account with the issuer or an authorized
intermediary, in accordance with article L. 211-4 of the French
Monetary and Financial Code.
They will be entered in the following areas,
depending on the case:
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CIC Market Solutions, 6 avenue de Provence, 75009 Paris, mandated
by the Company for BSA registered in direct registered form,
or
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an authorised intermediary for bearer Warrants.
Proof of the rights of any Warrants holder
will be made by registration in the holder's name in accordance
with the applicable laws and regulations.
The transfer of ownership of Warrants will
result from their registration in the account of their holder in
accordance with the provisions of Article L. 431-2 of the Monetary
and Financial Code.
Warrants will be registered in an account and
will be tradable from April 4, 2025 under ISIN code
FR001400Y4X9.
Warrants will be admitted to trading on
Euroclear France, which will be responsible for clearing securities
between account holders. Settlement and delivery of the Warrants
will be handled by the Euroclear France settlement system.
Exercise Parity: three (3)
Warrants will give its holder the right to subscribe to one share
of the Company subject to any adjustment of the Exercise
Parity.
Fractional payments:
Warrants may only be exercised up to a number of Warrant
allowing the subscription of a whole number of shares.
In the event that a Warrant holder does not have
a sufficient number of Warrants to subscribe for a whole number of
New Shares of the Company, he will have to make it his business to
acquire on the market the number of Warrants necessary to subscribe
for such a whole number of shares of the Company.
Fractional Warrant may be sold on the market
during the exercise period.
Terms of exercise: the exercise
of Warrant is optional for their holders.
To exercise their Warrants, holders must make a
request to the financial intermediary with whom their shares are
registered, and pay the amount due to the Company as a result of
such exercise.
The subscription price of the New Shares must be
paid in full in cash at the time Warrants are exercised, or by
offsetting against certain, liquid and payable debts owed to the
Company. CIC Market Solutions (6 avenue de Provence, 75009 Paris)
will centralize these transactions.
Suspension of the right to exercise
Warrants: in the event of a capital increase or other
financial transaction involving pre-emptive subscription rights or
a priority subscription period for shareholders, as well as in the
event of a merger or demerger, the Company may suspend the exercise
of subscription rights for a period not exceeding three months,
provided that this does not prevent holders from exercising their
warrants.
The Company's decision to suspend the exercise
of Warrants will be the subject of a notice published in leagal
announcements (the Bulletin des Annonces Légales
Obligatoires, BALO). This notice will be published at least
seven days before the date the suspension is implemented; this
information will also be the subject of an opinion from Euronext
Paris.
Maximum number of shares that may be
issued: 6,666,666 New Shares, subject to any adjustments
to the Exercise Parity.
Dividend rights attached to shares
issued on exercise of BSA: shares issued on exercise of
Warrants will carry dividend rights from the first day of the
financial year in which the Warrants are exercised, and will be
subject to all the provisions of the Company's bylaws and any other
agreements entered into between the Company's shareholders.
These New Shares will be assimilated to the
Company's Existing Shares.
Exercise price: €1.20 for one
share at the rate of one (1) New Share for three (3) Warrants
exercised corresponding to €0.40 per Warrant.
Warrants will be fully released from the issue
price at the time of subscription by the subscribers.
Exercise period: from April 4,
2026 (inclusive) to October 4, 2026 (inclusive).
Warrants that have not been exercised by October
4, 2026 at the latest will immediately and automatically become
null and void, without any further formality.
There are no plans for the Company to redeem or
repurchase Warrants.
Early exercise option: none
Representation of Warrant
holders: in order to defend their interests,
Warrant holders will be grouped into a “mass” (group) under the
conditions laid down by law. At the end of the subscription period,
they will convene a special meeting, at the request of the Chairman
of the Company, to appoint their representative, in accordance with
Articles L. 228-47 and L. 228-103 of the French Commercial
Code.
The special meetings of Warrant holders will be
called to authorize any changes to the terms and conditions of
Warrants and to rule on any decisions affecting the subscription
conditions determined at the time of the Capital Increase.
However, if all BSA are held by the same holder,
the sole holder exercises the powers conferred by law and these
characteristics and terms and conditions on the body and the
general meeting of the holders.
Maintaining the rights of
Warrant holders - adjustments: as an exception to
Articles L. 228-98 and L. 228-100 of the French Commercial Code,
the Company may, without consulting the Warrant holders' General
Meeting, redeem its share capital, change the allocation of its
profits or issue preference shares, provided that it has taken the
necessary measures to preserve the rights of Warrant holders for as
long as any Warrants are outstanding.
The Company is also authorized to change its
corporate form or purpose without seeking the prior authorization
of the Warrant holders.
In accordance with the provisions of Articles L.
228-98 and L. 228-100 of the French Commercial Code, in the event
of a reduction in the Company's capital motivated by losses and
carried out by the reduction of the nominal amount, the rights of
the Warrant holders will be reduced accordingly, as if they had
exercised them before the date on which the capital reduction
became final. In the event of a capital reduction due to losses by
reducing the number of shares, the rights of the Warrant holders as
to the number of shares to be received upon exercise of Warrant
will be reduced accordingly as if they had been shareholders from
the date of issue of the Warrants.
Upon completion of the following transactions:
(1.) financial transactions with preferential subscription rights,
(2.) free allocation of shares to shareholders, consolidation or
division of shares, (3.) increase in the nominal amount of shares,
(4.) distribution of cash or in-kind reserves, or bonuses, (5.)
free allocation to the Company's shareholders of any financial
instrument other than shares of the Company, (6.) absorption,
merger, demerger, (7.) repurchase of its own shares at a price
higher than the stock market price, (8.) depreciation of capital,
(9.) modification of the distribution of its profits by the
creation of preferred shares, which the Company may carry out as of
the Capital Increase, the maintenance of the rights of the holders
of Warrants will be ensured by adjusting the conditions for
exercising Warrants in accordance with Articles L. 228-98 et seq.
of the Commercial Code.
This adjustment will be made in such a way that
it equalizes the value of the securities that would have been
obtained in the event of the exercise of Warrants before the
completion of one of the above-mentioned transactions and the value
of the securities that will be obtained in the event of an exercise
after the completion of the said transaction.
In the event of adjustments, the new allocation
ratio will be determined to the nearest hundredth of a share (0.005
being rounded up to the next hundredth, i.e. 0.01). Any subsequent
adjustments will be made on the basis of the above allocation ratio
calculated and rounded in this way. However, Warrants may only give
rise to the delivery of a whole number of shares, the settlement of
fractional shares being specified below in the paragraph
"Settlement of fractional shares".
This adjustment will be made in accordance with
the provisions of Articles R. 228-87 et seq. of the French
Commercial Code by reference to the last price listed on Euronext
Growth.
In the event that the Company carries out
transactions for which an adjustment has not been made in respect
of transactions (1) to (9) specified above and where a subsequent
legislation or regulation provides for an adjustment, or in the
event that subsequent legislation or regulation modifies the
planned adjustments, the Company will make such adjustment in
accordance with the applicable laws or regulations and the
practices thereof on the French market.
The Board of Directors will report on the
calculation elements and the results of the adjustment in the first
annual report following the adjustment.
Transfer: Warrants are freely
transferable.
Listing: Warrants will be the
subject of an application for listing on Euronext Growth. They are
scheduled to be listed on Euronext Growth from April 4, 2025 under
the ISIN code FR001400Y4X9 until October 4, 2026 (inclusive), at
which time they will be delisted from Euronext Growth.
The New Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrants will be subject
to periodic applications for listing on Euronext Growth in
Paris.
Tax regime of Warrants:
it is the responsibility of the holders to obtain useful advice
from a counsel of their choice regarding the tax treatment of
Warrants.
Applicable law and competent
courts : Warrants are governed by French law. Any
dispute arising out of the existence, validity, interpretation or
performance hereof shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the
competent commercial court.
Placement restrictions
The sale of ABSA and PSR may be subject to
specific regulations in certain countries.
Webinar
Haffner Energy’s executive team will be holding
a webinar on March 13, 2025 at 6:00 pm CET to discuss the current
transaction and strategy. The presentation, in French, will be
followed by a Q&A session. The webinar can be accessed
here. A replay of the webinar will be available on
the Company's website on March 14.
Impact of the issuance on consolidated
equity per share
Equity per share (in euros) |
Before ABSA issue |
€0.47 |
After 17,488,744 ABSA issue from the Capital Increase |
€0.45 |
After 19,999,999 ABSA issue from the capital increase in the event
of an extension to 115% of the offer |
€0.045 |
Equity per share (in euros) with impact of warrants |
After 17,488,744 ABSA issue from the Capital Increase and exercise
of the 17,488,744 Warrants |
€0.52 |
After 19,999,999 ABSA issue resulting from the capital increase in
the event of an extension to 115% of the offer and exercise of the
19,999,999 Warrants |
€0.52 |
Impact of the issue on the shareholder's
position
Shareholder participation (%) |
Before ABSA issue |
1% |
After 17,488,744 ABSA issue from the Capital Increase |
0.35% |
After 19,999,999 ABSA issue resulting from the capital increase in
the event of maximum exercise of the extension clause |
0.33% |
Shareholder participation (%) with BSA impact |
After 17,488,744 ABSA issue from the Capital Increase and exercise
of the 17,488,744 BSA |
0.32% |
After 19,999,999 ABSA issuance resulting from the capital increase
in the event of maximum exercise of the extension clause and
exercise of the 19,999,999 Warrants |
0.30% |
|
Before the Operation |
After Capital Increase is fully completed |
|
Shares |
Capital % |
% voting rights |
Shares |
Capital % |
% voting rights |
Haffner Participation |
17,824, 000 |
39.88% |
45.15% |
20,199,000 |
32.48% |
39.42% |
Eurefi |
5,741,600 |
12.85% |
14.54% |
7,988,902 |
12.85% |
14.24% |
Concert |
23,565,600 |
52.73% |
59.69% |
28,187,902 |
45.33% |
53.66% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cornerstone industriels |
15,001,112 |
33.56% |
33.05% |
16,501,112 |
28.14% |
29.65% |
Floating |
5,736,238 |
12.83% |
7.26% |
16,102,680 |
25.90% |
16.70% |
Held shares |
390,507 |
0.87% |
0.00% |
390,507 |
0.63% |
0,00% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
44,693,457 |
100.00% |
100.00% |
61,182,201 |
100.00% |
10000% |
Shareholder structure before and after the
Operation (assuming 100% completion)
Capital Increase Timeline
March 12, 2025 |
- Board of
Directors deciding on the terms of the offer
|
March 13, 2025 before market
opening |
-
Publication of a press release describing the main features of the
transaction and restoring equality of information.
-
Publication by Euronext of the notice of launch of the capital
increase
|
March 14, 2025 |
-
Accounting day at the end of which holders of existing shares
recorded in their securities accounts will be granted preferential
subscription rights
- Legal
publication in the BALO
|
March 17, 2025 |
-
Detachment and start of trading of preferential subscription rights
on Euronext Growth Paris
|
March 19, 2025 |
- Opening
of the subscription period
- Beginning
of the PSR exercise period
|
March 26, 2025 |
- End of
listing of PSR on Euronext Growth Paris
|
March 28, 2025 |
- End of
PSR exercise period
- End of
subscription period
|
April 2, 2025 |
-
Publication of a press release announcing the results of
subscriptions.
-
Publication by Euronext Paris of the notice of admission of the New
Shares and Warrants, indicating the final amount of the capital
increase and the allocation scale for reducible subscriptions.
|
April 4, 2025
|
- Issue of
New Shares and Warrants
-
Settlement-delivery of the transaction
- Admission
of the New Shares to trading
|
The PSR holder's custodian may shorten the
deadlines (date and time) for exercising preferential subscription
rights (PSR). We remind you that account keepers must inform
investors through securities transactions, and we invite investors
to contact their account keeper.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article L.411-2-1
1° of the French Monetary and Financial Code and Article 211-2 of
the General Regulations of the Autorité des marchés
financiers (the AMF), the Capital Increase does not give rise
to a prospectus submitted to the AMF for approval insofar as the
total amount of the offer calculated over a period of twelve months
does not reach €8M. A notice to shareholders relating to this
transaction will be published on March 14, 2025 in the Bulletin
des Annonces Légales et Obligatoires (BALO).
Risk factors
The main risk factors relating to the issue are
set out below:
- The PSR
market may offer only limited liquidity and be subject to high
volatility;
-
Shareholders who do not exercise their PSR will see their stake in
the Company's capital diluted;
- The
market price of the Company's shares could fluctuate and fall below
the subscription price of the shares issued on exercise of the
PSR;
- The
volatility and liquidity of the Company's shares could fluctuate
significantly;
- In the
event of a fall in the market price of the Company's shares, PSR
could lose their value.
Risk factors relating to the Company are
presented in the 2023-2024 management report on page 36 and in the
prospectus approved by the AMF on January 28, 2022 related to the
Company's initial public offering.
All financial information is available on the
Company's
website https://www.haffner-energy.com/fr/documentation-financiere/.
All the information related to the Operation are
available on the dedicated
website.
About Haffner Energy
Haffner Energy is a French company providing
solutions for the production of competitive clean fuels. With 32
years of experience converting biomass into renewable energies, it
has developed innovative proprietary biomass thermolysis and
gasification technologies to produce renewable gas, hydrogen and
methanol, as well as Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The company
also contributes to regenerating the planet, through the
co-production of biogenic CO2 and biocarbon (or
char/biochar). Haffner Energy is listed on Euronext Growth. (ISIN
code: FR0014007ND6 – Ticker: ALHAF).
Investor relations
investisseurs@haffner-energy.com
Media
relations
Haffner Energy
Laure BOURDON
laure.bourdon@haffner-energy.com
+33 (0) 7 87 96 35 15
1 As indicated in the press release
of the half-year results published on December 17, 2024.
2 Press release of September 12,
2024.
3 CIC Market Solutions provides you
with its Investor Relations department from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
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