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Cavendish Hydrogene — Capital/Financing Update 2026
May 5, 2026
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Capital/Financing Update
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Cavendish Hydrogen ASA strengthens its financial position and accelerates growth through strategic investment and partnership with BHDT GmbH
Cavendish Hydrogen ASA strengthens its financial position and accelerates growth through strategic investment and partnership with BHDT GmbH
May 5, 2026 - Oslo Norway - Cavendish Hydrogen ASA (Cavendish Hydrogen, the
company, Oslo Børs ticker: CAVEN), a global leader in hydrogen fueling
solutions for the mobility sector, today announces a strategic equity
investment and long-term cooperation with BHDT GmbH (BHDT), a leading
industrial engineering and equipment group headquartered in Austria.
The transaction represents a significant validation of Cavendish Hydrogen's
strategy and strengthens the company's financial platform by securing a strong
industrial anchor investor with deep engineering expertise, global customer
relationships and a long term commitment to hydrogen and the energy
transition.
With this agreement, BHDT will enforce its strategic activities to enter the
hydrogen market. BHDT does hereby take an important step in expanding its
contribution and role in the energy transition. Together, the two companies
aim to accelerate innovation, scale solutions, and expand into hydrogen and
adjacent energy markets.
Cavendish Hydrogen will issue 17.7% new shares in a direct share issue.
Following customary clearance and closing, BHDT will hold approximately 15.0%
of Cavendish Hydrogen shares on a post-money basis. The board of directors
(the Board) of Cavendish Hydrogen welcomes the nomination of a member to its
Board by BHDT GmbH in connection with the upcoming 2026 Annual General Meeting
on May 26.
Strategic rationale -- key highlights
The agreement is based on a clear strategic fit and shared long-term
ambitions:
* Strengthened financial position: The investment provides capital to support
operations growth, and continued development of Cavendish Hydrogen.
* Secured anchor shareholder and strategic partner: BHDT becomes a long term
industrial partner, enhancing Cavendish Hydrogen's credibility, market
access and execution capability.
* Improved end-to-end offering: By combining Cavendish Hydrogen's systems and
integration expertise with BHDT's industrial engineering and manufacturing
capabilities, we enhance our ability to deliver high-quality solutions.
BHDT's hydrogen activities and system integration focus represents a natural
extension of its existing industrial platform, while Cavendish Hydrogen
benefits from access to a highly experienced, financially solid and
growth-oriented partner.
CEO of Cavendish Hydrogen, Robert Borin comments:
"We are very pleased to welcome BHDT as a shareholder and long-term strategic
partner in Cavendish Hydrogen. This investment strengthens our financial
position and marks an important step in our growth journey. BHDT brings deep
industrial competence, and a clear commitment to hydrogen. Together, we see
significant opportunities to accelerate innovation, scale our joint customer
solutions and create mutual shareholder value."
CEO of BHDT, Michael Simml comments:
"This agreement with Cavendish Hydrogen aligns strongly with our strategy to
build hydrogen systems into a key pillar of our future business. Cavendish
Hydrogen's technology and system integration capabilities are highly
complementary to our industrial engineering strengths. We look forward to a
close and forward-looking cooperation to support growth in hydrogen and the
wider energy market."
In parallel with the investment, the parties have entered into commercial and
R&D agreements that establish a clear framework for structured dialogue,
systematic opportunity assessment, and long-term collaboration. The agreements
are designed to enable close cooperation while fully preserving each party's
operational independence and intellectual property. Importantly, they include
no minimum purchase obligations or exclusivity commitments, ensuring continued
strategic flexibility for both sides.
Transaction details
Cavendish Hydrogen currently has 33,618,145 issued and outstanding shares. The
Board of Cavendish Hydrogen has resolved to issue up to 5,940,749 new shares
to BHDT through a direct share issue, representing 17.7% of the share capital
pre-money.
The subscription price will be NOK 8.73 per share, representing 5-day
volume-weighted average share price (VWAP) as of May 5, 2026. This is
equivalent to a total cash contribution to Cavendish Hydrogen of about NOK 52
million.
The share issue will be registered with the Norwegian Register of Business
Enterprises after closing conditions have been fulfilled.
For additional information, please contact:
Cavendish Hydrogen ASA Investor Relations
Mirza Koristovic, Head of Investor Relations
+47 938 70 525
About BHDT GmbH
BHDT is the specialist for high pressure and ultra-high-pressure equipment and
components for the chemical and petrochemical industry. The product range
comprises valves and tubular equipment for LDPE/EVA and UREA plants. The focus
of BHDT lies on long-term customer relation, extensive experience and know-how
as well as newest manufacturing techniques and technology standards and
highest quality products and services. BHDT designs and manufactures products
in co-operation with well-known licensors of chemical processes, using
state-of-the-art engineering tools, high-precision computer-controlled
processing machinery and taking customer demands into account at the highest
level of technological standards.
About Cavendish Hydrogen ASA | www.cavendishh2.com
Cavendish Hydrogen is a global leader in hydrogen fueling solutions for the
mobility sector. Driven by the vision to end emission from mobility, Cavendish
is committed to providing safe, competitive, and reliable hydrogen fueling
solutions, offering the convenience of traditional fuels but with zero
emissions. The company covers the entire value chain from development and
production to installation, commissioning, and maintenance. Through value
creation and cutting-edge technology, Cavendish is setting new standards for
fueling heavy-duty vehicles with reliable hydrogen solutions. Cavendish
Hydrogen ASA is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (CAVEN) and headquartered in
Herning, Denmark.
This information has been submitted pursuant to the Securities Trading Act §
5-12 and MAR. The information was submitted for publication, through the
agency of the contact persons set out above, at 2026-05-05 17:35 CEST.