(AOF) – HRS, European designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refueling stations, announces that it has been informed by Holding HR, the majority shareholder of HRS, of its intention to sell approximately 500,000 HRS shares at a price of 24 euros per share to institutional investors through an accelerated private placement and to individuals in France through a public offering on the PrimaryBid platform. The purpose of the operation is in particular to increase the liquidity of the HRS share, by bringing the free float to approximately 30.7% of the total capital of HRS.
The operation, open mainly to institutional investors as well as individuals, will allow existing shareholders to strengthen their positions if they so wish and to open up the capital of HRS to new shareholders.
Post operation, Holding HR will retain the majority of the share capital and voting rights of the Company and will remain the majority shareholder of HRS, in line with its desire to remain the majority shareholder of the Company over the long term.
As a reminder, insofar as it does not result in the creation of new shares, the operation is non-dilutive.
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