Haffner Energy successfully achieves €7M Capital Increase through ABSA issuance with preferential subscription rights (PSR)
Vitry-le-François, France - April 2, 2025, 08:00 am (CET) - Haffner Energy (ISIN: FR0014007ND6 - Ticker: ALHAF) (the "Company") announces the success of its €6,995,496M cash Capital Increase with preferential subscription rights (the "PSR") through the issuance of 17,488,744 New Shares with share subscription warrants (the "ABSA" or "Warrants") (the "Capital Increase"). The free float share is extended to 24.75% of the capital.
Philippe Haffner, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Haffner Energy, said:
"Thanks to the renewed support of many of our long-standing shareholders, whom we thank, and the arrival of new investors, this Operation reached our 7-million-euro target. This reflects the confirmed confidence in our value proposition and in the evolution in our positioning: well beyond hydrogen, our presence in four markets enables us not only to significantly broaden our addressable market and better diversify risks, but also to position ourselves on more immediate opportunities.
This Capital Increase gives us a financing horizon of 12 months, sufficient to cover the ramp-up phase, irrespective of revenues from expected orders. This gives us the resources we need to roll out our roadmap and accelerate our development in our strategic markets, in particular by activating the full potential of our Marolles site.
The transaction will also enable us to double the proportion of free float in the capital, while limiting the dilutive impact for shareholders who have not subscribed (28% to date).
The Warrants (BSA) allocated on the occasion of the Capital Increase, exercisable from April 3, 2026, for a period of six months, are likely to generate up to 7 million euros in additional resources for Haffner Energy from April 2026. We are confident that the Company's momentum will make the exercise of these warrants very attractive.
We are convinced that the major differentiating factors we bring to the table, combined with our technological maturity, place us on a path of sustainable growth. With a sales pipeline of 1.55 billion euros, which translates into a weighted sale pipeline of 388 million euros, our objectives are to reach breakeven EBITDA by March 31, 2026. We also aim to position Haffner Energy as a leader in the global energy transition in its market segments, thanks to our unique expertise in creating value from biomass."
Results of the Capital Increase with PSR
At the end of the subscription period ending March 28, 2025, the irreducible demand amounted to 10,253,133 shares, i.e. 58.63% of the ABSA to be issued; the reducible demand, served entirely, represented 4,657,094 ABSA, i.e. 26.63% of the ABSA to be issued. Finally, subscriptions on an unrestricted basis, served in full, amounted to 353,463 ABSA, i.e. 2.02% of the ABSA to be issued.
As a result, and as specified in the press release announcing the launch of the Capital Increase, the institutional investors who had given a guarantee were partially called for a total number of shares corresponding to 2,225,054 ABSA, i.e. 12.72% of the ABSA to be issued, representing a total subscription amount of €890,020. Investors who had given a guarantee commitment were served up to 83.18%.
The gross amount of the Capital Increase thus recorded by the Board of Directors at its April 1, 2025 meeting amounts to €6,995,496, including €699,549.60 in nominal value and €6,295,946.40 in issue premium, and results in the issuance of 17,488,744 ABSA, at a subscription price of €0.40 per share, including €0.10 in nominal value and €0.30 in issue premium.
In addition, a total number of 17,488,744 Warrants (BSA) were issued, allowing the Company to raise, in the event of the exercise of all the Warrants, an additional amount of €6,995,498 between 04/04/2026 and 10/04/2026. The characteristics of the BSA are recalled below.
The ABSA were issued in the context of the 7th resolution adopted at the Combined Shareholders' Meeting of September 12, 2024, in accordance with the delegation of authority granted by the Company's shareholders to proceed with a Capital Increase.
Use of the 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).
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.
BSA (« Warrants ») characteristics
- Number of Warrants issued: 17,488,744 (i.e. one (1) Warrant per ABSA)
- Exercise parity: 3 Warrants will allow the subscription to one (1) New Share, subject to legal adjustments
- Subscription price of the New Shares upon exercise of the Warrants: €1.20
- Listing of the Warrants: Yes (ISIN code FR001400Y4X9)
- Maturity: 18 months from the date of issuance of the ABSA
- Exercise period: from 04/04/2026 to 04/10/2026 inclusive
Exercising all 17,488,744 warrants would ultimately represent a potential capital increase of €6,995,498 gross.
Impact of the issue on shareholders' position and voting rights
Following the issuance of the ABSA, the Company's share capital will consist of 62,182,201 shares with a nominal value of €0.1 each. It will be distributed as follows:
| Before Capital Increase | After Capital Increase | |||||||
| Number of Shares | Capital % | Voting Rights | Exercisable Voting Rights % | Number of Shares | Capital % | Voting Rights | Exercisable Voting Rights % | |
| Haffner Participation | 17 824 000 | 39,88% | 35 648 000 | 45,15% | 20 199 000 | 32,48% | 38 023 000 | 39,42% |
| Eurefi | 5 741 600 | 12,85% | 11 483 200 | 14,54% | 8 311 600 | 13,37% | 14 053 200 | 14,57% |
| Concert sub-total | 23 565 600 | 52,73% | 47 131 200 | 59,69% | 28 510 600 | 45,85% | 52 076 200 | 53,99% |
| Vicat | 1 175 000 | 2,63% | 1 175 000 | 1,49% | 3 675 000 | 5,91% | 3 675 000 | 3,81% |
| Eren Industries | 1 000 000 | 2,24% | 2 000 000 | 2,53% | 1 391 302 | 2,24% | 2 391 302 | 2,48% |
| Kouros | 11 826 112 | 26,46% | 21 920 542 | 27,76% | 11 826 112 | 19,02% | 21 920 542 | 22,73% |
| HRS | 1 000 000 | 2,24% | 1 000 000 | 1,27% | 1 000 000 | 1,61% | 1 000 000 | 1,04% |
| Free float | 5 736 238 | 12,83% | 5 736 238 | 7,26% | 15 388 680 | 24,75% | 15 388 680 | 15,95% |
| Self-holding | 390 507 | 0,87% | - | 0,00% | 390 507 | 0,63% | - | 0,00% |
| Total | 44 693 457 | 100% | 78 962 980 | 100% | 62 182 201 | 100% | 96 451 724 | 100% |
| After Capital Increase | After Warrants exercise | |||||||
| Number of Shares | Capital % | Voting Rights | Exercisable Voting Rights % | Number of Shares | Capital % | Voting Rights | Exercisable Voting Rights % | |
| Haffner Participation | 20 199 000 | 32,48% | 38 023 000 | 39,42% | 20 990 666 | 30,86% | 38 814 666 | 37,95% |
| Eurefi | 8 311 600 | 13,37% | 14 053 200 | 14,57% | 9 168 266 | 13,48% | 14 909 866 | 14,58% |
| Concert sub-total | 28 510 600 | 45,85% | 52 076 200 | 53,99% | 30 158 932 | 44,34% | 53 724 532 | 52,53% |
| Vicat | 3 675 000 | 5,91% | 3 675 000 | 3,81% | 4 508 333 | 6,63% | 4 508 333 | 4,41% |
| Eren Industries | 1 391 302 | 2,24% | 2 391 302 | 2,48% | 1 521 736 | 2,24% | 2 521 736 | 2,47% |
| Kouros | 11 826 112 | 19,02% | 21 920 542 | 22,73% | 11 826 112 | 17,39% | 21 920 542 | 21,43% |
| HRS | 1 000 000 | 1,61% | 1 000 000 | 1,04% | 1 000 000 | 1,47% | 1 000 000 | 0,98% |
| Free float | 15 388 680 | 24,75% | 15 388 680 | 15,95% | 18 606 160 | 27,36% | 18 606 160 | 18,19% |
| Self-holding | 390 507 | 0,63% | - | 0,00% | 390 507 | 0,57% | - | 0,00% |
| Total | 62 182 201 | 100% | 96 451 724 | 100% | 68 011 780 | 100% | 102 281 303 | 100% |
The dilutive impact of the Capital Increase, as indicated in the press release, is shown below:
| Shareholder's Participation (%) | |
| Before ABSA issuance | 1% |
| After issuance of 17,488,744 ABSA through the Capital Increase | 0.72% |
| After issue of 17,488,744 ABSA through the Capital Increase and exercise of the 17,488,744 Warrants (5,829,581 Shares created) | 0.66% |
Global Coordinator and Bookrunner
Gilbert Dupont, Groupe Societé Générale, is acting as sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner in connection with the Capital Increase (the " Sole Global Coordinator and Bookrunner ").
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).
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