(Reuters) – The French group Carmat, in financial difficulties, announced on Wednesday that it has received a resumption of resumption of sale of transfer from Pierre Bastid, its chairman of the board of directors, via the company Hougou, at the end of a tender process launched within the framework of a receivership procedure.
Pierre Bastid, 17% carmat shareholder, will bring the sum of 1.3 million euros without delay to allow to finance its activities until this date and preserve the rights of creditors despite this postponement, according to a press release.
These funds are non -refundable and will therefore remain acquired in Carmat even if the offer does not succeed, specifies the press release.
Administrator since 2018, Pierre Bastid had been appointed chairmanship of the board of directors of Carmat in July 2024, after the resignation of his predecessor Alexandre Conroy.
The offer, discussed Tuesday with the Versailles Economic Activities Tribunal during a hearing on Tuesday, will be examined by the court at the next hearing on September 30.
The designer of the Total Aeson artificial heart recalls, however, that “that there is no insurance at this stage that the offer leads” and that it is at this stage is “very likely” that the company is liquidated and that its activities cease.
Carmat also announced the recovery of rating of its action from Thursday.
(Written by Coralie Lamarque, edited by Augustin Turpin)
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