20.12.2025 01:29:48 CET | Demant A/S |
Intern viden
Selskabsmeddelelse nr. 2025-15
20. december 2025
Intern viden
Demant sælger EPOS til ACCO Brands
Demant har i dag underskrevet en aftale om at sælge EPOS til ACCO Brands for en salgspris på EUR 7 mio. (ca. DKK 50 mio.) og for et yderligere beløb på EUR 3 mio. (ca. DKK 25 mio.), der er betinget af opnåelse af visse fremtidige milepæle. Denne transaktion er resultatet af den strategiske evaluering af Communications-forretningsområdet, som EPOS-brandet opererer under. Evalueringen konkluderede, at en anden ejer vil være bedre i stand til at drive EPOS fremadrettet. Transaktionen lukkes, når de sædvanlige betingelser for dennes afslutning er opfyldt, hvilket forventes at ske i januar 2026.
Med underskrivningen af denne aftale har Demant taget det sidste skridt hen imod at blive en virksomhed, der udelukkende fokuserer på at skabe livsændrende forskelle gennem høresundhed. Dette tillader os at være endnu mere vedholdende i forhold til at eksekvere på vores strategi og ambition om at forbedre så mange liv som muligt.
“Frasalget af EPOS markerer den sidste milepæl i vores beslutning om af skærpe vores strategiske fokus på vores Hearing Healthcare-forretning, og jeg er overbevist om, at ACCO Brands vil blive en god ny ejer af EPOS. Jeg vil gerne udtrykke min taknemmelighed til medarbejderne hos EPOS for deres dedikerede indsats i denne proces og at ønske hver og en af dem succes under det nye ejerskab,” siger Søren Nielsen, koncernchef & administrerende direktør for Demant.
Finansiel betydning af salget af EPOS
Transaktionen omfatter frasalget af Demants EPOS-forretning. Koncernen forventer at modtage EUR 7 mio., som betales kontant ved lukning af transaktionen, samt yderligere EUR 3 mio., der er betinget af opfyldelse af visse milepæle. Provenuet fra frasalget vil blive føjet til koncernens kontante reserver.
Communications (EPOS) indregnes som en del af koncernens ophørende aktiviteter. Som en konsekvens af aftalen om at sælge EPOS forventer vi engangsomkostninger på ca. DKK 650 mio. Engangsomkostningerne består hovedsageligt af ikkekontante poster vedrørende justeringer af balancen relateret til salget af EPOS og vil derfor have ubetydelig likviditetseffekt.
Med ovenstående in mente forventer vi nu et tab fra ophørende aktiviteter på ca. DKK 850 mio. (tidligere et tab på ca. DKK 200 mio.) i 2025. Efter lukning af EPOS-transaktionen og under henvisning til vores selskabsmeddelelse nr. 2025-11 forventer vi ingen finansiel påvirkning fra ophørende aktiviteter i 2026.
Yderligere information:
Søren Nielsen, koncernchef & adm. direktør
Telefon +45 3917 7300
www.demant.com
Øvrige kontaktpersoner:
René Schneider, CFO
Peter Pudselykke, Head of Investor Relations
Gustav Høegh, Investor Relations Officer
Henrik Axel Lynge Buchter, Manager of External Communications
Kontakter
Henrik Axel Lynge Buchter, External Communication Manager, Corporate Communication & Sustainability, +45 2264 9982, heey@demant.com
Vedhæftninger
2025-15 Demant sælger EPOS til ACCO Brands.pdf
20.12.2025 01:29:48 CET | Demant A/S |
Inside information
Company announcement no 2025-15
20 December 2025
Inside information
Demant sells EPOS to ACCO Brands
Today, Demant has signed an agreement to sell EPOS to ACCO Brands for a purchase price of EUR 7 million (around DKK 50 million), with an additional EUR 3 million (around DKK 25 million) being contingent upon achievement of certain future milestones. This transaction is the result of the strategic review of the Communications business area under which the EPOS brand operates, which concluded that EPOS would be better positioned under a different owner. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to take place in January 2026.
With this agreement signed, Demant is taking the final step towards becoming a more focused company, now fully dedicated to creating life-changing differences through hearing health. This allows us to further strengthen our commitment to executing on our strategy and ambition of improving as many lives as possible.
“The divestment of EPOS marks the final milestone of our decision to sharpen our strategic focus on our core Hearing Healthcare business, and I’m confident that ACCO Brands will be a good new owner of EPOS. I would like to express my gratitude to the employees of EPOS for their dedication and commitment during this process and to wish each of them success under the future ownership,” says Søren Nielsen, President & CEO of Demant.
Financial impact of the sale of EPOS
The transaction involves the divestment of Demant’s EPOS business. The Group expects to receive EUR 7 million to be paid in cash at closing, with an additional EUR 3 million being contingent upon achievement of certain milestones. The proceeds from the divestment will be added to the Group’s cash reserves.
Communications (EPOS) is recognised as part of the Group’s discontinued operations. As a consequence of the agreement to sell EPOS, we expect one-off costs of around DKK 650 million. The one-off costs predominantly consist of non-cash charges related to balance sheet adjustments from the sale of EPOS and will thus have no significant cash-flow impact.
Considering the above, we now expect the loss from discontinued operations to be around DKK 850 million (previously loss of around DKK 200 million) in 2025. Upon closing of the EPOS transaction and with reference to our company announcement no. 2025-11, we there will be no financial impact from discontinued operations in 2026.
Further information:
Søren Nielsen, President & CEO
Phone +45 3917 7300
www.demant.com
Other contacts:
René Schneider, CFO
Peter Pudselykke, Head of Investor Relations
Gustav Høegh, Investor Relations Officer
Henrik Axel Lynge Buchter, Manager of External Communications
Contacts
Henrik Axel Lynge Buchter, External Communication Manager, Corporate Communication & Sustainability, +45 2264 9982, heey@demant.com
About Demant A/S
Demant is a world-leading hearing healthcare group that offers innovative technologies, solutions and expertise to help people hear better. In every aspect, from hearing care and hearing aids to diagnostic equipment and services, Demant is active and engaged. Headquartered in Denmark, the Group employs more than 22,000 people globally and is present with solutions in 130 countries creating life-changing differences through hearing health. William Demant Foundation holds the majority of shares in Demant A/S, which is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and among the 25 most traded stocks.
Attachments
2025-15 Demant sells EPOS to ACCO Brands.pdf
