Leuven, Belgium – 7 November 2025 – 7:30 CET, Crescent NV, Geldenaaksebaan 329, 3001 Heverlee (Euronext Brussels: OPTI)
With reference to several recent share transactions and notifications from its reference shareholder VZH NV; Crescent hereby wishes to clarify the context and purpose of these transactions:
- Driven by an obligation to restore positive equity at the company (alarm bell procedure) resulting from its divestiture of 51% of Remoticom BV; the company plans a capital increase of 3.784.000 euros which will be entirely subscribed by VZH NV. Subject to approvals by the general assembly this process should be completed no later than 30 December 2025.
- Alongside above-referenced restoration of equity, a number of investors have teamed up with VZH to put Crescent on a more solid financial footing; eliminating all remaining historic and other external debt obligations of approximately 2.3 mio € including 1.8 mio € of bank debt.
The anticipated participation of GM-Invest however did not complete as planned but has since been replaced by a number of other investors with interests in the defense industry. - Going forward the company will at last be essentially freed from external debt and in a position to use all of its internally generated operational profits (ebitda) for future growth initiatives and for funding of working capital needs. (rather than to serve debt obligations)
- Immediately after the capital increase Crescent intends to execute in January 2026 the issuance of warrants and complete the announced reverse stock split (1000/1).
- Between now and year-end, Crescent will diligently deploy its new strategy with an increased focus on the defense industry and the valorization of its unique engineering capabilities in RF design. We will also launch the new Gateway product line (CloudGate) featuring superior performance in terms of secure, reliable and super-fast connectivity.
Crescent is confident to achieve double-digit sales growth next year with a positive net result.
CONTACT
Edwin Bex CFO
Geldenaaksebaan 329
B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
TEL: +32 (0) 16 31 74 11
E-mail: investor@option.com
www.crescent-ventures.com
