A takeover bid within the context of a sales plan has been received by the judiciary administrator
Paris, November 4, 2025 – 5:30 pm CET
CARMAT (FR0010907956, ALCAR), designer and developer of the world’s most advanced total artificial heart, aiming to provide a therapeutic alternative for people suffering from advanced biventricular heart failure (the “Company” or “CARMAT”), today provides an update on the ongoing receivership procedure.
Update on the ongoing receivership procedure
On October 15, 2025, CARMAT had announced a new call for public tenders (buyers or investors) initiated as part of the receivership opened on July 1, 2025. The deadline set for submitting bids was November 3, 2025.
By that date, one takeover bid within the context of a sales plan[1] (the “Bid”), was received by the judiciary administrator. The Bid was submitted by “CARMAT SAS”, a simplified joint stock company[2] set-up for the purpose of the potential Bid, share capital of which is currently held by LOHAS S.à.r.l, a company controlled by Mr. Pierre Bastid (the “Buyer”), who is CARMAT’s Chairman of the Board and holds about 17% of CARMAT shares.
The Bid, which can still be adjusted until November 20, 2025, should be assessed by the Versailles Economic Court[3] (the “Court”) at a hearing scheduled on November 25, 2925.
The Company draws attention to the fact that there is no guarantee at this stage that the Bid will be successful (i.e. that the conditions precedent will be met and that the Court will ultimately decide a sales plan based on this Bid). If the Bid is not successful, it is highly probable that CARMAT will be liquidated (under the rules applicable to judicial liquidations) and its operations will stop. In such a case, it is highly probable that the shareholders will lose the total value of their investment, while a major part of CARMAT’s creditors will incur a very significant loss of up to the total value of their receivables.
Conversely, if the Bid is ultimately validated by the Court, part or all of CARMAT’s operations will continue as part of another legal entity. However, in that case, CARMAT will also be liquidated, and given CARMAT’s level of liabilities, it is highly probable that the shareholders will lose the total value of their investment, while a major part of CARMAT’s creditors will incur a very significant loss of up to the total value of their receivables.
It is reminded that, should it be liquidated, the Company would request the delisting of its shares from Euronext.
Next steps
Trading of CARMAT shares (ISIN code: FR0010907956, Ticker: ALCAR) remains suspended.
Press releases will be issued regularly as the Company’s situation evolves and the proceedings progress.
Until the next hearing scheduled on November 25, 2025, with a view to contain its cash burn, CARMAT will continue to limit its operations to the minimum, focusing in first instance on support to patients currently benefitting from Aeson®.
In any case, the support to these patients is CARMAT’s priority, so the Company endeavors to ensure that this continuous support is maintained even if CARMAT is liquidated and its operations cease.