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RNS Number : 1789B  EQTEC PLC  29 September 2025

 

29 September 2025

 

EQTEC plc

("EQTEC", the "Company" or the "Group")

 

Interim Results for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

EQTEC plc (AIM: EQT), a leading licensor and innovator of proprietary syngas
technology for clean conversion of the world's waste into sustainable energy
and biofuels, announces a trading update and its unaudited, interim results
for the six months ended 30 June 2025 ("H1 2025").

 

Financial highlights

 

·     Revenue: €0.6 million (H1 2024: €1.4 million).

·     Gross profit €0.5 million (H1 2024: €0.8 million)

·     Gross margin improvement to 82% (FY 2024: 53%) underpinned by a
shift toward high-margin IP-rich services and a departure from high-risk
development activities.

·     EBITDA loss: €1.1 million (H1 2024: €1.6 million)

·     Capital raise of £1.5 million (€1.7 million) through the placing
of new shares at a premium to Compact WTL Tech Limited ("CWTL"), a strategic
investor.

·     Post-period annualised payroll costs in the Spanish subsidiary will
be reduced by c.60% as a result of the rationalisation of its operations.

·     Post-period, £0.25 million (€0.3 million) equity investment
raised in August 2025 through the placing of new shares to CWTL at a premium.

·     The net loss, including a provision for further impairment of
assets of €0.32m, was €2.07 million (H1 2024: €3.2 million), which
included €0.6 million of debt servicing and other financing costs (H1 2024:
€1.5 million).

 

Commercial and Operational Highlights, including post-period end

 

·     Completed cold and hot commissioning at the AgriGas plant in
Larissa in August, with final enhancements on pellet line completed in
September. Secured revenues, signed a maintenance support contract, and hosted
investor visits.

·      Advanced €320,000 in shareholder loans to Italia MDC but ceased
unilateral support, leading to suspended repayments and remedial works. Agreed
with Quainstone on a controlling investment and debt restructuring, while
further impairing EQTEC's equity by the same amount in order to maintain the
31 December 2024 previously impaired carrying value at €2m.

·      Pursuing redevelopment of the Grand Combe site with the landlord
and GRDF after notification from Idex, indicating their intention to not
proceed with the project.

·      Secured additional funding from GRDF for pre-FEED work, including
the 5 tonne/day Green Gas Provence plant, in France.

·      Expecting to receive acceptance of a new proposal for a
waste-to-liquid project in France, targeting revenues of c. €300,000 in
2025.

·      Advanced collaboration with Simonpietri in Hawaii with the FEL-3
proposal for the Aloha Carbon RNG project expected to commence in Q1 2026.

·      North Fork Community Power, LLC ("NFCP") exited Chapter 11 with
EQTEC retaining only nominal equity, already fully impaired. Targeted COD by
year-end, though timing remains outside EQTEC's control, while the Company
continues to contest a legacy claim deemed without merit as previously
announced in 23 March 2023.

·      Blue Mountain Electric Company, LLC ("BMEC")Secured United States
Department of Agriculture ("USDA") as a financial sponsor and, in principle,
USD 39 million in debt financing, with a community offering underway for the
final USD 1.2 million equity. Required to close financing in 2025 to preserve
BioMAT eligibility for EQTEC to proceed with technology supply.

·      Belišće project to be reframed by SENSE ESCO after DS Smith
closed its local Paper Mill business but approved €15 million investment to
expand packaging operations, losing feedstock supply but maintaining offtake
potential. Requirement to secure alternative feedstock to progress toward
funding and COD.

·      Validated the syngas-to-liquids pathway with CompactGTL's pilot
plant, which produced high-quality synthetic crude. Working on relocating the
plant to LERMAB for extended trials and advanced UAE investor discussions to
position the partnership for modular SAF projects.

·      At the Company' annual general meeting held on 25 September 2025
shareholders approved resolutions to effect a reduction in the nominal value
of ordinary shares from €0.01 for each ordinary share in the capital of the
Company to €0.0001 for each ordinary share in the capital of the Company.

 

Ian Pearson, Chairman of EQTEC, commented:

 

"EQTEC continues to face near-term volatility as customer and partner
circumstances evolve, but the long-term opportunity remains compelling.
International policy momentum towards Sustainable Aviation Fuel and advanced
biofuels aligns strongly with our technology and commercial strategy. With
gross margins improving, a leaner operating model, and validation of our
synthetic fuels pathway, we remain confident that EQTEC can attract the right
partners and investors to deliver on its potential."

 

David Palumbo, CEO of EQTEC, commented:

 

"While external headwinds have constrained revenue growth in H1 2025, we have
maintained strong gross margins and continued to advance strategically
important projects in Europe and the USA. Our ability to validate synthetic
fuels production and attract interest from new strategic investors
demonstrates the long-term potential of our model. We remain focused on cash
preservation and disciplined execution, while positioning EQTEC for future
growth as mandates and investor appetite for advanced fuels accelerate."

 

Outlook

 

The first half of 2025 has been marked by setbacks outside EQTEC's direct
control, with delays, withdrawals and restructuring among customers and
partners slowing the pace of delivery across several projects. These outcomes
reflect the inherent complexity of developing projects in evolving regulatory
environments and with partners and customers whose priorities may shift. As a
result, our going concern assessment reflects the reality that we continue to
face as we seek to manage material risks related to funding and cash flow. To
support working capital, in June 2025 the Company signed an Option Agreement
granting EQTEC the right to require up to £1.5 million in further equity
subscription from CWTL over 12 months. In August 2025 the Company secured
£250,000 in proceeds by partial exercise of this option. Against this
backdrop, EQTEC has continued to demonstrate resilience and ingenuity,
leveraging the versatility of its technology to reconfigure business cases and
sustain viable projects.

 

In Greece, Italy and France, the Company has adapted to changing
counterparties and financing conditions, ensuring that strategically important
projects such as the Italia MDC plant and the Green Gas Provence initiative
continue to advance. In the USA, BMEC has achieved significant progress toward
financial close, NFCP is targeting COD by year end, and our collaboration with
Simonpietri in Hawaii is moving toward FEL-3 in early 2026. In parallel, our
synthetic fuels platform with CompactGTL achieved an important milestone with
successful production of synthetic crude and is now preparing for extended
trials in France, alongside active discussions with UAE investors.

 

The broader market context reinforces the importance of this strategy.
International Air Transport Association ("IATA") forecasts more than 300 SAF
projects globally by 2030, with production expected to double in 2025 but
still covering only a fraction of mandated demand. S&P Global highlights
the widening feedstock gap in Europe and the USA, with ambitious biofuel
targets increasingly constrained by limited supply. These dynamics point to an
urgent need for modular, scalable technologies capable of converting diverse
waste streams into advanced fuels, an area where EQTEC is well positioned.

 

Looking ahead, EQTEC aspires to play a leading role in closing the feedstock
gap and enabling compliance with SAF mandates. By combining proven
gasification technology with strong partnerships and replicable project
designs, the Company aims to rebuild its investor base and attract strategic
partners to accelerate the delivery of sustainable fuels at commercial scale.

 

ENQUIRIES

 

 EQTEC plc                                      +44 20 3883 7009

 David Palumbo

 Strand Hanson - Nomad & Financial Adviser      +44 20 7409 3494

 James Harris / Richard Johnson

 Global Investment Strategy UK Ltd - Broker     +44 20 7048 9045

 Samantha Esqulant

 

Current trading

 

Greece:

 

In the first half of 2025, EQTEC's technical team worked closely with AgriGas
on upgrades and enhancements, including improvements to the pelletisation line
to increase output and modifications to reduce operating costs. Cold and hot
commissioning of the gasification plant was successfully completed in August,
and the upgrade works on the pelletisation line completed in September, with
AgriGas expecting to bring the plant to full operations in Q4 2025. EQTEC has
also entered into a Maintenance Support Contract with AgriGas, ensuring
ongoing technical support.

 

EQTEC also hosted several site visits for prospective investors and due
diligence advisors. Feedback has been strong, particularly regarding the
quality of process design, automation and control systems. Beyond its
immediate performance, AgriGas stands as a replicable model for future
agricultural waste projects, demonstrating how EQTEC can deliver, enhance and
maintain plants that achieve both operational reliability and investor
confidence.

 

Italy

 

Between January and June 2025, EQTEC advanced c. €320,000 in shareholder
loans to EQTEC Italia MDC Srl ("Italia MDC") to cover working capital
requirements. However, this injection was insufficient to meet both ongoing
operational expenses and the completion of remedial works required to bring
the Gallina plant online. On 25 July, 2025 EQTEC formally notified its fellow
shareholders in Italia MDC that, due to changes in its financial
circumstances, it could no longer provide financial support to Italia MDC on a
unilateral basis. As a result, the company suspended loan repayments to its
secured bank lender.

 

EQTEC subsequently reached agreement with Quainstone Limited ("Quainstone"),
the second-largest shareholder in Italia MDC, to provide the additional
capital required. In September, Quainstone made a capital injection that
allowed Italia MDC to bring its bank payments up to date. In parallel, Italia
MDC is finalising a restructuring agreement with the bank that includes a
payment moratorium until 30 June 2026. Quainstone's investment to finance the
plant's recommissioning will position it as the majority shareholder with c.
67% of share capital, senior creditor status among shareholders, and the lead
role in completing the Gallina plant.

 

As a result, EQTEC's equity interest will be reduced from c. 49% to c. 27%,
with its shareholder loans subordinated to those of Quainstone. Anticipating
this outcome, EQTEC has impaired the carrying value of its equity in Italia
MDC by a further €320,000, maintaining the previously impaired carrying
value of €2 million as at 31 December 2024.

 

Despite these developments, EQTEC continues to view the Gallina plant as
strategically valuable, serving as a European reference site to demonstrate
its technology to policymakers, investors and prospective partners. Management
acknowledges that, although EQTEC's equity stake may be reduced, the strategic
importance of Italia MDC remains high. In the near term, the Board is
prioritising cash preservation to support group working capital and core
commercial activities, while backing Quainstone's leadership in bringing the
Gallina plant to completion. The change of control and operational management
at Italia MDC reinforces three key principles drawn from our experience where
EQTEC has had to intervene in plant operations: we must remain technology
licensors, not plant operators; our partners must be well-capitalised and
operationally capable; and reference plants succeed only when supported by
robust and well-resourced operational frameworks.

 

 

France:

 

In the first half of 2025, EQTEC's French pipeline has seen both setbacks and
new opportunities. Idex, our long-standing partner, has notified on 26
September 2025 that they will not proceed with the Grand Combe project. This
decision reflects both the absence of a confirmed heat offtake arrangement and
a recent  internal freeze by Idex's board on projects outside its core
business. While this is disappointing, EQTEC has engaged directly with the
landlord of the site, who is also the region's largest employer and the waste
owner supplying feedstock. Early-stage discussions are underway to explore
redevelopment of the site, as a waste-to-fuel project, without Idex. These
discussions are ongoing, whilst Idex completes the planned dismantling of the
old plant on site. GRDF has also been supportive and have indicated
preliminary comfort that a gas pipeline could be connected, which strengthens
the potential viability of the revised project structure.

 

At the same time, GRDF has awarded EQTEC funding of €175,000 to advance two
new pre-FEED projects: the first for the 5 tonnes/day Green Gas Provence
project in Istres, which will replace the previously targeted Gardanne site,
and the second for a 4 tonnes/day facility elsewhere in France. Both projects
are designed to demonstrate EQTEC's technology at a commercial scale and to
attract strategic investors and co-development partners. In addition, we
received preliminary approval for Pre-FEED on one new waste-to-liquid projects
in France, owned by an established and well-capitalised developer in France.
EQTEC is finalising an updated proposal, which if accepted in Q3 2025, could
generate c. €300,000 in revenues by the end of the current year. These
developments underline our continued focus on France as a priority market for
both waste-to-gas and waste-to-fuels applications.

 

Recent commercial developments in France highlight a clear shift in European
demand towards owner-operators and developers committed to projects that
directly support the EU ReFuelEU objectives for aviation and maritime. This
emerging momentum spans the production of RFNBOs from recycled CO₂ and
syngas off-gases, biofuels from biomass, and recycled carbon fuels from RDF
and other waste streams.  Building on this positive trajectory, EQTEC is
reinforcing its position not only through its collaboration with CGTL, but
also by engaging in strategic R&D partnerships with leading research
institutions, major corporates, and recognized deep-tech companies. These
planned partnerships, are designed to accelerate technological innovation and
strengthen EQTEC's role at the forefront of Europe's energy transition.

 

 

United States:

 

Collaboration with Simonpietri Enterprises LLC

 

In September 2024, EQTEC signed a Collaboration Framework Agreement (CFA) with
Simonpietri Enterprises LLC (SEL), a Hawaii-based project developer focused
on sustainable solutions for waste reuse and decarbonisation in agriculture,
energy, and transportation. The Company has made strong progress in Hawaii and
Simonpeitri advise that the FEL-3 proposal on the Aloha Carbon Honolulu RNG
Kapolei in Hawaii (representing, once funded by approved government grant, c.
€1.0 million revenue to EQTEC) will likely commence in Q1 2026. The Company
remains committed to supporting Simonpeitri develop a portfolio of modular,
localised waste to RNG and combined heat and power projects.

 

North Fork Community Power Project

 

North Fork Community Power, LLC has formally exited from its previously
announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy process. EQTEC, along with other members, has
retained nominal equity in NFCP; however, given the position of secured
bondholders, the Company has already fully impaired this investment. The plant
itself is in the final stages of readiness for commissioning. The Managing
Member, North Fork Community Development Council (NFCDC), has notified EQTEC
that they expect to host our commissioning team at the site during October and
November, with COD anticipated by year end. EQTEC notes that it has no control
over the timing or delivery of this programme.

 

In parallel, EQTEC remains a joint defendant in a legacy claim brought by SCV
North Fork LLC, the project's original tax credit investor, as originally
announced on 21 March 2023. SCV was removed as a member of the operating
company after failing to meet its payment obligations under the agreed tax
credit schedule, a decision that was subsequently upheld by the bankruptcy
court. The court also denied most of SCV's claims and granted protection
against any derivative claims being pursued against the managing members. One
legacy claim remains, naming six defendants including EQTEC plc, Phoenix
Energy Biomass, North Fork Community Development Council, David Palumbo, Greg
Stangl and Dan Rosenberg. Based on legal advice, EQTEC considers this claim
entirely without merit and vexatious.

 

Blue Mountain Electric Company (BMEC) Project

 

The Blue Mountain Electric Company project has made tangible progress in 2025,
although the timeline remains constrained by regulatory deadlines. A major
milestone was achieved with confirmation that the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) will join as a financial sponsor, alongside other state and
federal agencies. This positions BMEC to qualify for a USDA loan guarantee, a
critical step toward securing long-term financing. In parallel, the project
sponsors have secured, in principle, the full debt package of approximately
USD 39 million and are in the midst of a community offering to raise the final
USD 1.2 million of equity required to reach financial close.

 

Despite this momentum, time remains a decisive factor. Unless the project
closes and moves into construction within the year, it risks being affected by
the scheduled closure of California's BioMAT programme under the Public
Utilities Commission. BMEC and its partners are working intensively to meet
this deadline and safeguard the project's eligibility.

 

EQTEC holds a signed contract to supply its advanced gasification technology
to BMEC and has already completed preliminary engineering works. The Company
awaits notice to proceed following financial close and continues to support
Phoenix Energy and the wider project team in bringing this flagship U.S.
initiative to realisation.

 

 

Croatia

 

In Croatia, SENSE ESCO has been developing the Belišće project in
collaboration with the local subsidiary of DS Smith, a UK-based multinational
specialising in sustainable packaging, paper products and recycling services.
DS Smith had originally committed to provide plastic-rich waste feedstock
while also acting as purchaser of the plant's energy output. The Company was
recently notified of DS Smith's proposal to close its Paper Mill in Belišće,
citing structural challenges in the European market, including overcapacity,
sustained pressure on sales prices and margins, and infrastructure limitations
that had rendered the mill unsustainable. At the same time, DS Smith approved
a €15 million investment to expand and modernise its Packaging operations in
Belišće, reinforcing its long-term presence and strengthening its role as a
key industrial anchor for the project.

 

The closure of the Paper Mill alters the project's configuration. While DS
Smith's Packaging operations are expected to remain onsite and capable of
absorbing the full energy output, they will no longer supply waste plastic
feedstock. Consequently, further commercial development is now required to
secure long-term feedstock contracts with alternative counterparties. The
continued presence and expansion of DS Smith Packaging provides a strong and
credible offtake customer, maintaining the industrial fundamentals that
underpin the project.

 

EQTEC had already fully impaired its investment in the Croatian joint venture
projects, reflecting the uncertainty of funding timelines. Even so, the
fundamentals of the reconfigured Belišće project remain compelling. Together
with SENSE ESCO, the Company is committed to advancing the project toward
funding and COD, with the aim of delivering a flagship example of circular,
decarbonising energy infrastructure for hard-to-abate industrial sectors.

 

Collaboration with CompactGTL and development of the synthetic fuels business

 

In April 2025 the Company announced a subscription of £1.5 million by
CompactGTL Limited via its wholly owned subsidiary CWTL.

 

In April 2025 the Group acquired a 10% interest in a mobile Containerised
Syngas to Liquid Fuels Pilot Plant, which includes a syngas upgrading unit and
a single-channel Fischer-Tropsch reactor, from Compact GTL Limited, at a cost
of £250,000.

 

In June 2025 the Company signed an Option Agreement granting EQTEC the right
to require up to £1.5 million in further equity subscription from CWTL over
12 months. In August 2025 the Company secured £250,000 in proceeds by partial
exercise of this option.

 

In August, CompactGTL's containerised syngas-to-liquid fuels pilot plant, in
which EQTEC holds a 10% interest, successfully produced its first synthetic
crude from syngas. The product was a high-quality light syncrude, in line with
expectations and a positive validation of the combined technology pathway.

EQTEC is now working with CompactGTL to transport the pilot plant to the
LERMAB facility in France. Once installed, the plant will be operated for an
extended period, using syngas produced from EQTEC technology and tested across
a variety of feedstocks. These trials will provide critical data to further
validate the integrated process at scale and in real-world conditions,
building the technical and commercial foundation for future projects.

 

In parallel, EQTEC and CompactGTL are progressing preliminary discussions with
investors in the UAE, where there is strong strategic focus on synthetic fuels
and, in particular, Sustainable Aviation Fuels (SAF). The objective of these
discussions is to secure financing for a fully integrated demonstration plant
that would combine EQTEC's advanced syngas generation with CompactGTL's
gas-to-liquids platform. In addition, work is progressing toward a full
Front-End Engineering and Design package for a larger reference plant, which
could serve as a blueprint for distributed, modular SAF infrastructure.

 

The synthetic fuels platform is at an early but important stage of
development. With mandates for SAF continuing to rise and supply capacity
constrained, the partnership with CompactGTL positions EQTEC at the forefront
of a small group of companies technically ready to deliver modular,
waste-to-fuel projects. Our focus remains on demonstrating technical
integration at pilot scale, validating performance across multiple feedstocks,
and advancing discussions with capital providers for the next stage of
commercialisation.

 

The principal, unaudited, condensed and consolidated financial statements for
the six months ended 30 June 2025 are set out below:

 

 

EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss

for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

                                                   Notes                 6 months ended                                       6 months ended

                                                                         30 June 2025                                         30 June 2024
                                                                         €                                                    €
 Revenue                                           6                     635,984                                              1,449,324
 Cost of sales                                                           (117,343)                                            (623,670)
 Gross profit                                                            518,641                                              825,654
 Operating income/(expenses)
 Administrative expenses                                                 (1,820,491)                                          (2,329,461)
 Other income                                                            6,398                                                11,238
 Other gains/(losses)                              7                     -                                                    (1,897)
 Foreign currency gains/(losses)                                         174,124                                              (140,933)
 Operating loss                                                          (1,121,328)                                          (1,635,399)
 Share of loss from equity accounted investments                         (25,784)                                             (53,478)
 Finance income                                                          62,142                                               51,566
 Finance costs                                     8                     (618,950)                                            (1,547,344)
 Significant transactions
 Impairment of equity-accounted investments                              (334,841)                                            -
 Impairment of other receivables                                         (29,500)                                             (37,995)
 Reversal of impairment of development costs                                              -                                   36,920

 Loss before taxation                              6                     (2,068,261)                                          (3,185,730)
 Income tax                                        9                     (2,806)                                                       (8,173)
 Loss for the period from continuing operations                          (2,071,067)                                          (3,193,903)
 Loss for the period from discontinued operations  19                                        -                                                   -
 LOSS FOR THE FINANCIAL PERIOD                                           (2,071,067)                                          (3,193,903)
 Loss/(Profit) attributable to:
 Owners of the company                                                   (2,071,067)                                          (3,193,885)
 Non-controlling interest                                                                   -                                                (18)
                                                                         (2,071,067)                                          (3,193,903)

                                                                                                6 months ended                6 months ended

                                                                                                30 June 2025                  30 June 2024
                                                                                                € per share                   € per share
 Basic loss per share:
 From continuing operations                                         10                          (0.0040)                      (0.0163)
 From discontinued operations                                                                                 -                             -
 Total basic loss per share                                         10                          (0.0040)                      (0.0163)
 Diluted loss per share:
 From continuing operations                                         10                          (0.0040)                      (0.0163)
 From discontinued operations                                                                                 -                             -
 Total diluted loss per share                                       10                          (0.0040)                      (0.0163)

EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of other comprehensive income

for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

 

                                                      6 months ended       6 months ended

                                                      30 June 2025         30 June 2024
                                                      €                    €

 Loss for the financial period                        (2,071,067)          (3,193,903)

 Other comprehensive income/(loss)

 Items that may be reclassified

 subsequently to profit or loss
 Exchange differences arising on retranslation
 of foreign operations                                26,243               52,005

                                                      26,243               52,005

 Total comprehensive loss for the financial period    (2,044,824)          (3,141,898)

 Attributable to:
 Owners of the company                                (2,126,318)          (3,085,838)
 Non-controlling interests                                   81,494        (56,060)

                                                      (2,044,824)          (3,141,898)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position

At 30 June 2025

                                                    Notes  30 June 2025              31 December 2024
 ASSETS                                                    €                         €
 Non-current assets
 Property, plant and equipment                      11     595,561                   412,377
 Intangible assets                                  12     9,989,409                 10,052,075
 Investments accounted for using the equity method  13     2,000,000                 2,000,000
 Other financial investments                                         7,452                    7,452

 Total non-current assets                                  12,592,422                12,471,904

 Current assets
 Development costs                                  14     122,926                   114,650
 Trade and other receivables                               867,502                   807,656
 Investments held for resale                               -                         121
 Cash and bank balances                                    228,432                   306,933

 Total current assets                                      1,218,860                 1,229,360

 Total assets                                              13,811,282                13,701,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of financial position

At 30 June 2025 - continued

                                                   Notes  30 June 2025      31 December 2024
 EQUITY AND LIABILITIES                                   €                 €
 Equity
 Share capital                                     15     36,795,443                35,030,737
 Share premium                                            89,400,170                89,541,054
 Other reserves                                           2,694,125                 2,694,125
 Accumulated deficit                                      (121,962,326)             (119,836,008)

 Equity attributable to the owners of the company         6,927,412                 7,429,908
 Non-controlling interests                                (2,335,177)               (2,416,671)

 Total equity                                             4,592,235                 5,013,237

 Non-current liabilities
 Borrowings                                        16     5,571,197                 5,436,509
 Lease liabilities                                 17     185,446                   232,580

 Total non-current liabilities                            5,756,643                 5,669,089

 Current liabilities
 Trade and other payables                                 2,275,626                 2,059,708
 Borrowings                                        16     1,058,278                 771,884
 Lease liabilities                                 17          128,500              187,346

 Total current liabilities                                    3,462,404             3,018,938

 Total equity and liabilities                             13,811,282                13,701,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the six months ended 30 June 2025 and the six months ended 30 June 2024

                                                       Share                                                                                                                                                       Equity attributable to owners of the company  Non-controlling interests

                                                       Capital                             Share premium                                                            Accumulated deficit                                                                                                                   Total

                                                                                                                               Other reserves
                                                       €                                   €                                   €                                    €                                              €                                             €                                        €
 Balance at 1 January 2024                             32,497,848                          88,916,950                          2,694,125                            (100,588,165)                                  23,520,758                                    (2,305,932)                              21,214,826
 Issue of ordinary shares                              608,875

                                                                                           397,298                             -                                    -                                              1,006,173                                     -                                        1,006,173
 Issue of ordinary shares in lieu of debt              152,375

                                                                                           122,019                             -                                    -                                              274,394                                       -                                        274,394
 Share issue costs                                                      -

                                                                                           (78,967)                                             -                                    -                                 (78,967)                                                   -                           (78,967)
 Transactions with owners                              761,250

                                                                                           440,350                                            -                                    -                               1,201,600                                                    -                         1,201,600
 Loss for the financial period                         -                                   -                                                                                                                                                                     (18)                                     (3,193,903)

                                                                                                                               -                                    (3,193,885)                                    (3,193,885)
 Unrealised foreign exchange gains/(losses)                            -                                  -                                    -                         108,047                                        108,047                                                                           52,005

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (56,042)
 Total comprehensive loss for the financial period                      -                                 -                                    -                    (3,085,838)                                    (3,085,838)                                   (56,060)                                 (3,141,898)
                                                       33,259,098                          89,357,300                                                               (103,674,003)                                  21,636,520                                    (2,361,992)                              19,274,528

 Balance at 30 June 2024                                                                                                       2,694,125
 Balance at 1 January 2025                             35,030,737                          89,541,054                                                               (119,836,008)                                  7,429,908                                     (2,416,671)                              5,013,237

                                                                                                                               2,694,125
 Issue of ordinary shares                              1,764,706

                                                                                           -                                   -                                    -                                              1,764,706                                     -                                        1,764,706
 Share issue costs                                                     -

                                                                                           (140,884)                                          -                                           -                        (140,884)                                                        -                     (140,884)
 Transactions with owners                              1,764,706

                                                                                           (140,884)                                           -                                        -                          1,623,822                                                        -                     1,623,822
 Loss for the financial period                         -                                   -                                   -                                                                                                                                                -                         (2,071,067)

                                                                                                                                                                    (2,071,067)                                    (2,071,067)
 Unrealised foreign exchange gains/(losses)                           -                                   -                                   -                          (55,251)                                         (55,251)                                    81,494                                    26,243
 Total comprehensive loss for the financial period                      -                                   -                                   -                   (2,126,318)                                    (2,126,318)                                         81,494                             (2,044,824)
 Balance at 30 June 2025                               36,795,443                          89,400,170                                                               (121,962,326)                                  6,927,412                                     (2,335,177)                              4,592,235

                                                                                                                               2,694,125

EQTEC plc

Unaudited condensed consolidated statement of cash flows

for the six months ended 30 June 2025

 

                                                      Notes  6 months ended                        6 months ended

                                                             30 June 2025                          30 June 2024
 Cash flows from operating activities                        €                                     €
 Loss for the financial period                               (2,068,261)                           (3,185,730)
 Adjustments for:
 Depreciation of property, plant and equipment               114,111                               110,861
 Amortisation of intangible assets                           62,666                                62,666
 Impairment of equity-accounted investments                  334,841                               -
 Impairment of other receivables                             29,500                                37,995
 Share of loss from equity accounted investments             25,784                                53,478
 (Gain)/(loss) on debt for equity swap                       -                                     1,897
 Unrealised foreign exchange movements                       (182,579)                             (171,273)
 Operating cash flows before working capital changes         (1,683,938)                           (3,090,106)
 (Increase)/decrease in:
 Development costs                                           (8,276)                               (112,335)
 Trade and other receivables                                 (295,414)                             140,216
 Increase in Trade and other payables                              178,798                         1,004,752
                                                             (1,808,830)                           (2,057,473)
 Income taxes (paid)/repaid                                  -                                     (14,363)
 Finance income                                              (62,142)                              (51,566)
 Finance costs                                                   618,950                           1,547,344

 Net cash used in operating activities                       (1,252,022)                           (576,058)

 Cash flows from investing activities
 Additions to property, plant and equipment                  (298,847)                             -
 Investment in associate undertakings                        -                                     (117)
 Loans advanced to equity accounted investments              (290,433)                             (35,660)
 Loans repaid by equity accounted investments                10,570                                14,080
 Other advances to equity accounted investments                                -                   (168,137)

 Net cash used in investing activities                       (578,710)                             (189,834)

 

 Cash flows from financing activities
 Proceeds from borrowings and lease liabilities                                             560,302              416,607
 Repayment of borrowings and lease liabilities                                              (531,701)            (144,596)
 Proceeds from issue of ordinary shares                                                     1,764,706            1,006,173
 Share issue costs                                                                          (140,884)            (58,988)
 Loan issue costs                                                                           -                    (67,866)
 Interest paid                                                                                    (5,662)        (2,982)

                                                                                            1,646,761            1,148,348

 Net (decrease)/ increase in cash and cash equivalents                                      (183,971)            382,456

 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the financial period *                       267,670              113,838

 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the financial period *                             83,699               496,294

 * Cash and cash equivalents includes bank overdrafts that are repayable on
 demand and form an integral part of the Group's cash management.

EQTEC plc

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

1.      GENERAL INFORMATION

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of EQTEC plc
("the Company") and its subsidiaries ("the Group") for the six months ended 30
June 2025 were authorised for issue in accordance with a resolution of the
directors on 26 September 2025.

EQTEC plc ("the Company") is a company domiciled in Ireland. The Company's
registered office is at Building 1000, City Gate, Mahon, Cork T12 W7CV,
Ireland. The Company is quoted on the London Stock Exchange's Alternative
Investment Market (AIM:EQT) and the London Stock Exchange has awarded EQTEC
the Green Economy Mark, which recognises listed companies with 50% or more of
revenues from environmental/green solutions.

The Group is a technology provider to clients in the Utility, Industrial and
Waste Management sectors with its own, proprietary and patented technology for
clean production of synthesis gas (syngas), a fossil fuel alternative that
will increasingly contribute to production of the world's baseload energy and
biofuels. Syngas plants utilising EQTEC technology are fuelled by waste from
industrial, municipal, agricultural, forestry and other sources. Syngas can be
used either as a direct replacement for natural gas or as an intermediate fuel
for generation of a range of final fuels including hydrogen, renewable natural
gas (RNG), liquid biofuels, thermal energy, electrical power and chemicals
such as methanol or ethanol.

 

EQTEC designs, develops and supplies core technology to syngas production
plants in Europe and the USA, with highly efficient equipment that is modular
and scalable from 1MW to 30MW and beyond. EQTEC's versatile solutions convert
at least 60 types of feedstock, including biomass wastes, industrial wastes
and municipal solid waste, with no hazardous or toxic emissions.

 

In future, EQTEC intends to augment its services and equipment revenues with
recurring revenues from licensing of its technology to syngas plant owners,
providing value-added services including maintenance, upgrades and data-based
services over the lifetime of each plant.

 

2.      BASIS OF PREPERATION

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements are for the
six months ended 30 June 2025 and are presented in Euro, which is the
functional currency of the parent company. They have been prepared on a going
concern basis in accordance with International Accounting Standard (IAS) 34
Interim Financial Reporting.

 

The annual financial statements of the group are prepared in accordance with
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the EU. The
condensed set of financial statements has been prepared applying the
accounting policies and presentation that were applied in the preparation of
the Company's published consolidated financial statements for the financial
year ended 31 December 2024, except for the adoption of new standards
effective as of 1 January 2025. The Group has not early adopted any other
standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet
effective.

 

The financial information contained in this interim statement, which is
unaudited, does not constitute statutory accounts as defined by the Companies
Act, 2014. The interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not
include all the information and disclosures required in the annual financial
statements and should be read in conjunction with the Group's financial
statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2024. The financial
statements of the Group for the financial year ended 31 December 2024 were
prepared in accordance with IFRSs as adopted by the European Union and can be
found on the Group's website at www.eqtec.com (http://www.eqtec.com) .

 

The financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2025 and the
comparative financial information for the six months ended 30 June 2024 have
not been audited or reviewed by the Company's auditors pursuant to guidance
issued by the Auditing Practices Board. The comparative figures for the
financial year ended 31 December 2024 are not the Group's statutory accounts
for that financial year. Those accounts have been reported on by the Company's
auditor and will be delivered to the Company's Registration Office in due
course. The audit report on those statutory accounts was unqualified.

 

The Group incurred a loss on continuing operations of €2,071,067 (1H 2024:
€3,193,903) during the six-month period ended 30 June 2025 and had net
current liabilities of €2,243,544 (31 December 2024: €1,789,578),
accumulated deficit of €121,962,326 (31 December 2024: €119,836,008)  and
net assets of €4,592,235 (31 December 2024: €5,013,237) at 30 June 2025.

 

Materiality uncertainty going concern

The unaudited interim condensed financial statements have been prepared on a
going concern basis. However, the Group, which is a technology provider to
clients in the Utility, Industrial and Waste Management sectors, has
encountered a material uncertainty in its ability to continue as a going
concern. The Group has continued to incur significant losses from its
operations. During 2024 and 2025 the Group experienced prolonged delays in
finalising and invoicing sales contracts arising from delays in customers
obtaining project funding due to global economic volatility and policy shifts
in renewable energy funding. These delays have severely impacted cash inflows
and postponed revenue generation from existing and new customers.

 

Whilst management has been successful in obtaining strategic bridge financing
and restructuring existing debt post year-end as disclosed in the 2024 Annual
Report published on 30 June 2025. Also in June 2025 the Company signed an
Option Agreement granting EQTEC the right to require up to £1.5 million in
further equity subscription from CWTL over 12 months. In August 2025 the
Company secured £250,000 in proceeds by partial exercise of this option. The
Directors, who remain confident in the long-term viability of the business
model, acknowledge that outcomes remain uncertain and the short-term viability
of the business may require successfully securing additional external funding
either through equity or debt. As a result, material uncertainty exists that
may cast significant doubt on the company's ability to continue as a going
concern.

 

2.      BASIS OF PREPERATION - continued

 

To further address uncertainty and ongoing losses, the Group identified the
following initiatives:

 

•     Strengthening and expanding strategic partnerships based on
current business model providing specialist engineering services,

•     Continued investment in IP, refining plant configurations, and
validating new applications with minimal capital deployment, and

•     Deeper engagement with new strategic and institutional investors
specific to the sector.

 

The unaudited interim financial statements do not include any adjustments to
the amount and classification of assets and liabilities that may be necessary
should the Company not continue as a going concern.

 

3.      BASIS OF CONSOLIDATION

 

The unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements include the
financial statements of the Group and all subsidiaries. The financial period
ends of all entities in the Group are coterminous.

 

4.      MATERIAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

The material accounting policies used in preparing the unaudited interim
condensed consolidated financial information are consistent with those
disclosed in the Annual Report and Accounts of EQTEC plc for the financial
year ended 31 December 2024, except for the adoption of new standards and
interpretations and revisions of existing standards as of 1 January 2025 noted
below:

 

New/revised standards and interpretations adopted in 2025

The following amendments to existing standards and interpretations were
effective in the period to 30 June 2025, but were either not applicable or did
not have any material effect on the Group:

 

·       Amendments to IAS 21 Lack of Exchangeability.

 

The directors do not expect the adoption of the above amendments and
interpretations to have a material effect on the interim condensed financial
statements in the period of initial application.

 

5.      ESTIMATES

The preparation of the interim condensed consolidated financial statements
requires management to make judgements, estimates and assumptions that affect
the application of policies and reported amounts of certain assets,
liabilities, revenues and expenses together with disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities. Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on
an on-going basis. Revisions of accounting estimates are recognised in the
period in which the estimate is revised.

 

The judgements, estimations and assumptions applied in the interim financial
statements, including the key sources of estimation uncertainty, were the same
as those applied in the Group's last annual financial statements for the
financial year ended 31 December 2024.

 

6.      SEGMENT INFORMATION

 

Information reported to the chief operating decision maker for the purposes of
resource allocation and assessment of segment performance focuses on the
products and services sold to customers. The Group's reportable segments under
IFRS 8 Operating Segments are as follows:

 

Technology Sales: Being the sale of Gasification Technology and associated
Engineering and Design Services;

 

The chief operating decision maker is the Chief Executive Officer. Information
regarding the Group's current reportable segment is presented below. The
following is an analysis of the Group's revenue and results from continuing
operations by reportable segment:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6.    SEGMENT INFORMATION - continued

 

                                                              Segment Revenue                                             Segment Profit/(Loss)
                                                              6 months ended                                                    6 months ended
                                   30 June 2025                         30 June 2024                         30 June 2025                30 June 2024

                                                                                                                                         (Restated)
                                   €                                    €                                    €                           €
 Technology Sales                  635,984                              1,449,324                            (428,382)                   (22,533)
 Total from continuing operations

                                   635,984                              1,449,324                            (428,382)                   (22,533)
 Central administration costs and directors' salaries                                                        (873,468)                   (1,481,274)
 Other income                                                                                                6,398                       11,238
 Other gains/(losses)                                                                                        -                           (1,897)
 Foreign currency gains/(losses)                                                                             174,124                     (140,933)
 Share of loss of equity accounted investments                                                               (25,784)                    (53,478)
 Finance income                                                                                              62,142                      51,566
 Finance costs                                                                                               (618,950)                   (1,547,344)
 Impairment of equity-accounted investments                                                                  (334,841)                   -
 Reversal of impairment of development costs                                                                 -                           36,920
 Impairment of other receivables                                                                             (29,500)                    (37,995)

 Loss before taxation (continuing operations)                                                                (2,068,261)                 (3,185,730)

 

Revenue reported above represents revenue generated from associated
undertakings and external customers. Inter-segment sales for the financial
period amounted to €Nil (2024: €Nil). Included in revenues in the
Technology Sales Segment are revenues of €Nil (2024: €517,061) which arose
from sales to associate undertakings, joint ventures and unconsolidated
structured entities of EQTEC plc.

 

Segment profit or loss represents the profit or loss earned by each segment
without allocation of central administration costs and directors' salaries,
other operating income, share of losses of jointly controlled entities,
investment revenue and finance costs. This is the measure reported to the
chief operating decision maker for the purposes of resource allocation and
assessment of segment performance.

 

 Other segment information:  Depreciation and amortisation     Additions to non-current assets
                             6 months ended                    6 months ended
                             30 June 2025     30 June 2024     30 June 2025      30 June 2024
                             €                €                €                 €
 Technology sales            56,460           55,863           7,067             -
 Head Office                 120,317          117,664          298,847                        -

                             176,777          173,527          305,914                         -

The Group operates in four principal geographical areas: Republic of Ireland
(country of domicile), the European Union, United States and the United
Kingdom. The Group's revenue from continuing operations from external
customers and information about its non-current assets* by geographical
location are detailed below:

                       Revenue from Associates and External Customers              Non-current assets*
                       6 months ended                    6 months

                                                         ended                     As at                   As at
                       30 June 2025                      30 June 2024              30 June 2025            31 December 2024
                       €                                 €                                   €                             €

 Republic of Ireland   -                                 -                         -                       -
 European Union        302,584                           1,248,323                 2,270,147               2,381,840
 United States         333,400                           165,501                   -                       -
 United Kingdom                        -                 35,500                    314,823                 82,612

                       635,984                           1,449,324                 2,584,970               2,464,452

*Non-current assets excluding goodwill, financial instruments, deferred tax
and investment in jointly controlled entities and associates.

 

The management information provided to the chief operating decision maker does
not include an analysis by reportable segment of assets and liabilities and
accordingly no analysis by reportable segment of total assets or total
liabilities is disclosed.

 

 

 

 

 7.      OTHER GAINS AND LOSSES                    6 months ended                              6 months ended
                                                   30 June 2025                                30 June 2024
                                                                         €                     €

         Gain/(loss) on debt for equity swap                          -                               (1,897)

During the financial period, the Group extinguished some of its borrowings by
issuing equity instruments. In accordance with IFRIC 19 Extinguishing
Financial Liabilities with Equity Instruments, the gain recognised on these
transactions was €Nil  (H1 2024: loss of €1,897).

 

 8.  FINANCE COSTS

 

During the 6-month period ended 30 June 2024, the Group announced a
refinancing of its existing secured loan facility. As a result of this
refinancing, finance costs of €1,009,169 were crystallised and capitalised
as part of the new refinanced facility. These finance costs have been
recognised in the period ended 30 June 2024. There was no such crystallisation
in the period ended 30 June 2025.

 

 

 9.      IINCOME TAX                                 6 months ended       6 months ended
                                                     30 June 2025         30 June 2024
                                                            €             €
         Income tax expense comprises:
         Current tax expense                         -                    -
         Deferred tax credit                         -                    -
         Adjustment for prior financial periods      2,806                    8,173

         Tax expense                                 2,806                     8,173

 

An income tax charge does not arise for the six months ended 30 June 2025 or
30 June 2024 as the effective tax rate applicable to expected total annual
earnings is Nil as the Group has sufficient tax losses coming forward to
offset against any taxable profits. A deferred tax asset as not been
recognised for the losses coming forward.

 

 10.  LOSS PER SHARE                6 months ended                6 months ended

                                    30 June 2025                  30 June 2024
      Basic loss per share          € per share                   € per share
      From continuing operations    (0.0040)                      (0.0163)
      From discontinued operations                -                             -
      Total basic loss per share    (0.0040)                      (0.0163)

      Diluted loss per share
      From continuing operations    (0.0040)                      (0.0163)
      From discontinued operations                -                             -
      Total diluted loss per share  (0.0040)                      (0.0163)

 

The loss and weighted average number of ordinary shares used in the
calculation of the basic and diluted loss per share are as follows:

                                                                                                 6 months ended                               6 months ended

                                                                                                 30 June 2025                                 30 June 2024
                                                                                                 €                                            €
     Loss for period attributable to equity holders of the parent                 (2,071,067)                                  (3,193,885)
     Loss for the period from discontinued operations used in the calculation of
     basic earnings per share from discontinued operations

                                                                                                    -                                            -
     Losses used in the calculation of basic loss per share from continuing
     operations

                                                                                  (2,071,067)                                  (3,193,885)
                                                                                  No.                                          No.
     Weighted average number of ordinary shares for
     the purposes of basic loss per share                                         523,010,079                                  196,306,565
     Weighted average number of ordinary shares for
     the purposes of diluted loss per share                                       523,010,079                                  196,306,565

10.     LOSS PER SHARE - continued

Dilutive and anti-dilutive potential ordinary shares

The following potential ordinary shares were excluded in the diluted earnings
per share calculation as they were anti-dilutive.

                                  30 June 2025   30 June 2024
     Share warrants in issue      79,769,275     55,450,910
     Share options in issue       673,045        673,045
     Convertible loans            1,180,520,587  572,825,165
     LTIP Share options in issue  2,116,937      2,116,937
     Total anti-dilutive shares   1,263,079,844  631,066,057

 

             Events after the balance sheet date

29,411,765 ordinary shares were issued after the period end. If these shares
were in issue prior to 30 June 2025, they would have affected the calculation
of the weighted average number of shares in issue for the purposes of
calculating both the basic loss per share and diluted loss per share by
4,901,961.

 

 11.  PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

      During the six-month period ended 30 June 2025, the Group acquired property,
      plant and equipment to the value of 7,067 financed by new leases (H1 2024 -
      €Nil) and €298,847 financed by cash. (H1 2024: €Nil). The addition of
      €298,847 represents the acquisition of a 10% interest in a mobile
      Containerised Syngas to Liquid Fuels Pilot Plant, which includes a syngas
      upgrading unit and a single-channel Fischer-Tropsch reactor. The unit is
      designed to be mobile and ready to be transported to the LERMAB R&D
      Facility, where it will be used for trials to produce synthetic crude from
      syngas generated using EQTEC's advanced gasification technology.

 12.  INTANGIBLE ASSETS

      Included are the following amounts relating to goodwill in intangible assets:
                                                                         30 June 2025                        31 December 2024
                         Cost                                                                            €                      €
                                       At start and at end of the financial period                           16,710,497                     1
                                                                                                                                            6
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            7
                                                                                                                                            1
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            4
                                                                                                                                            9
                                                                                                                                            7

                                       Accumulated impairment losses
                                       At start of the financial period                                      8,710,497                      6
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            7
                                                                                                                                            1
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            4
                                                                                                                                            9
                                                                                                                                            7
                                       Impairment losses                                                     -                              2
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            ,
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            0
                                                                                                                                            0

 

     At end of the financial period                                        8,710,497  8,710,497

     Carrying value
                                     At start of the financial period                 8,000,000  1
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 ,
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 ,
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 0
                                                                                                 0
     At end of the financial period                                        8,000,000  8,000,000

 

 13.  INVESTMENTS ACCOUNTED FOR USING THE EQUITY METHOD

 

 Investments accounted for using the equity method are made up as follows:
                                       30 June 2025                        31 December 2024
                                       €                                   €
 Investment in associate undertakings  2,000,000                           2,000,000
 Investment in joint ventures                         -                                      -

                                       2,000,000                           2,000,000

The carrying amount of equity-accounted investments has changed as follows in
the six months to June 2025:

 

                                                          Associate       Joint

                                                          Undertakings    Ventures
                                                          6 months ended  6 months ended

                                                          30 June 2025    30 June 2025
                                                          €               €
 Beginning of the period                                  2,000,000       -
 Loans advanced in period                                 255,900         34,533
 Loans repaid in period                                   -               (10,570)
 Interest accrued on loans in period                      62,142          -
 Share of loss on equity-accounted investments in period  (25,784)        -
 Investment in joint venture                              -               18,620
 Impairment of equity-accounted investments               (292,258)       (42,583)
 At end of period                                         2,000,000                          -

 

14.      DEVELOPMENT ASSETS

                                            30 June 2025                 31 December 2024
                                            €                            €
 Costs associated with project development  122,926                      114,650

 The Group uses its expertise in engineering, project management, permitting,
 planning and financing to develop waste to value projects. Once the projects
 reach a certain level of maturity, third party investors are allowed invest in
 the project SPV. The Group charges a premium to the project SPV for the
 development services over and above the costs incurred in developing the
 project.

 Costs associated with project development, including loans advanced to project
 undertakings (together "Total Project Costs") comprise expenses associated
 with engineering, project management, permitting, planning, financing and
 other services, incurred in furthering the development of a project towards
 financial close. Total Project Costs set out above represent the cost of
 delivery of project development services and are transferred to cost of sales
 when the project SPV is invoiced by the Group for project development work.

15.      EQUITY

During the 6-month period ended 30 June 2025, 176,470,588 shares of €0.01
each (6 months ended 30 June 2024: 76,145,021 shares of €0.01 each) were
issued as follows:

 

 Amounts of shares  6 months ended  6 months ended
                    30 June 2025    30 June 2024

 

 Ordinary Shares of €0.01 each issued and fully paid
 -           Beginning of the period                                             434,774,785   181,485,890
 -           Issued in lieu of borrowings and settlement of payables             -             15,237,530
 -           Share issue for cash - public and private placement                 176,470,588   60,887,491

 Total Ordinary shares of €0.01 each authorised, issued and fully paid at the
 end of the period

                                                                                 611,245,373   257,610,911

 

16.        BORROWINGS

 

             During the six months ended 30 June 2025, the
following occurred in relation to debt securities:

 

Secured Loan Facility

On 10 April 2025, the Company announced that it has been notified that its
strategic investor, CompactGTL Limited ("CGTL") via its wholly owned
subsidiary Compact WTL Tech Limited ("CWTL") had finalised a commercial
arrangement with the Secured Lenders which will result in the Secured Lenders
transferring the rights and obligations of all Loan Agreements and debt in
respect of the Company to CWTL by way of novation ("Novation"). Completion of
the Novation will occur on the payment of agreed consideration by CWTL to the
Secured Lenders on or before 30 June 2025. As part of the commercial
arrangement all existing warrants issued to the Secured Lenders are to be
cancelled on completion of the Novation and the Secured Lenders have agreed to
a standstill period on any payment obligations and any conversion rights under
all Loan Agreements until 30 June 2025. On 2 June 2025, it was announced that
the date of the Novation has been extended to 31 July 2025. The company has
been informed post-period end, that under the terms of the Novation, the
execution date can be extended by CWTL until 30 December 2025, with the
outstanding balance accruing interest from 31 July 2025.

 

As part of the Novation process the Company will enter into an updated
debenture and guarantee with CWTL, in the same form as the agreements entered
into with the Secured Lenders.

 

 

 

EQTEC plc

Notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

 

 17.  LEASES

      Lease liabilities are presented in the statement of financial position as
      follows:
                                                30 June 2025         31 December 2024
                                                €                    €
                           Current              128,500              187,346
                           Non-current          185,446              232,580

                                                313,946              419,926

 

The Group has a lease for its offices in Iberia, Spain and London, United
Kingdom. The lease liabilities are secured by the related underlying asset.
Further minimum lease payments at 30 June 2025 were as follows:

                     Minimum lease payments due
                     Within 1 year  1-2 years  2-3 years  3-4 years  4-5 years  After 5 years  Total
                     €              €          €          €          €          €              €
 30 June 2025
 Lease payments      135,871        111,497    78,977     -          -          -              326,345
 Finance charges     (7,371)        (4,095)    (933)      -          -          -              (12,399)
 Net Present Values  128,500        107,402    78,044     -          -          -              313,946

 31 December 2024
 Lease payments      196,991        108,979    108,979    22,704     -          -              437,653
 Finance charges     (9,645)        (5,563)    (2,417)    (102)      -          -              (17,727)
 Net Present Values  187,346        103,416    106,562    22,602     -          -              419,926

 

 18.      RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

 

The Group's related parties include Compact WTL Tech Limited ("CWTL"),  the
associate and joint venture companies, unconsolidated structured entities and
key management.

 

Transactions with CWTL

During the 6 month period ended 30 June 2025, the Group acquired a 10%
interest in a mobile Containerised Syngas         to Liquid Fuels Pilot
Plant, which includes a syngas upgrading unit and a single-channel
Fischer-Tropsch reactor, from Compact GTL Limited, the parent company of CWTL,
at a cost of €298,847.

 

 

Transactions with associate undertakings and joint ventures

The following aggregated transactions were made with associate undertakings
and joint ventures in the six months ended 30 June 2025:

                                                      6 months ended  6 months ended

                                                      30 June 2025    30 June 2024
 Loans to associated undertakings and joint ventures  €               €
 Beginning of the financial period                    2,000,000       6,278,269
 Loans advanced in period                             290,433         35,660
 Loans repaid in period                               (10,570)        (14,080)
 Interest accrued on loans in period                  62,142          51,566
 Impairment of loans                                  (342,005)                        -

 At end of the financial period                       2,000,000       6,351,415

 

                              6 months ended        6 months ended

                              30 June 2025          30 June 2024
 Sales of goods and services  €                     €
 Technology sales                       -           215,990
 Other income                 6,398                 6,128

 Recharge of costs                     -            1,147

 

 

 

 20.      RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS - continued

 

Transactions with associate undertakings and joint ventures - continued

                                                         30 June 2025  31 December 2024
 Period-end balances                                     €             €
 Included in trade receivables (net of loss allowances)  23,153        23,269
 Included in other receivables (net of loss allowances)  52,248        81,747

 

         Transactions with key management

Key management of the Group are the members of EQTEC plc's board of directors.
There have been no non-remuneration transactions with key management in the
six months ended 30 June 2025. At 30 June 2025, directors' remuneration unpaid
amounted to €97,625 (31 December 2024: €30,171).

 

21.    EVENTS AFTER THE BALANCE SHEET DATE

 

         Partial exercise of Option and Subscription

On 11 August 2025, the Company announced that it had partially exercised its
option which requires Compact WTL Tech Limited ("CWTL") to subscribe for
29,411,765 ordinary shares ("Subscription Shares") in the share capital of the
Company at £0.0085 per share ("Issue Price") raising £250,000 in proceeds
for the Company, which was received. The proceeds were used to support the
ongoing working capital requirements of the Group. The partial exercise of the
option results in £1,250,000 remaining to be exercised under the Option
Agreement, entered into on 1 June 2025.

 

22.    APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

The condensed consolidated financial statements for the six months ended 30
June 2025, which comply with IAS 34, were approved by the Board of Directors
on 26 September 2025.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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