Repayment timeline extended to July 2027

The repayment plan for EKWB d.o.o.’s legacy obligations has been extended. The banks have approved the postponement of the start of repayment of their receivables from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027, and the added year is set aside for repaying suppliers. Suppliers who signed the settlement agreement were notified, and individual discussions on repayment method and timing are in progress.

Why the plan changed

The repayment plan presented in March 2025 was built on a business plan drawn up from the market situation in December 2024 and January 2025. It held until August 2025.

Since then, chip manufacturers have reserved GPU, SSD and RAM capacity for large AI customers one to two years in advance, and the DIY segment was left short. Fifth-generation graphics cards reached approximately 30% of planned sales volumes across the industry. RAM and storage prices rose sharply. The DIY market has contracted through 2026.

LM TEK sales of DIY cooling products, including EK brand products, fell in line with the market. LM TEK pays brand licence royalties to EKWB d.o.o. from revenue, and those royalties are the funds EKWB d.o.o. uses to service its legacy obligations. Lower sales meant lower royalties. EKWB d.o.o. did not generate enough income to start supplier repayments on the agreed timeline. That is the fact this update exists to report.

What has changed, specifically

The banks, EKWB d.o.o.’s largest creditors under the Master Restructuring Agreement, have confirmed the postponement of their own repayment start from 31 July 2026 to 31 July 2027. The ordering is deliberate: suppliers are to be repaid before the financial institutions.

Suppliers who signed settlements have received a letter describing the situation and an invitation to individual discussions on next steps and repayment dynamics. Those discussions began on 3 August 2026 and are underway.

What this means for legacy orders

Resolution of legacy orders is running slower than planned. The issuing of store discount codes was slowed while suppliers and timelines are aligning, but we maintain our plan to proceed as soon as feasible.

The report remains the tracker. It rebuilds monthly and will show the actual pace, whatever it is. We will not claim a pace the report does not show.

What is not affected

The EK shop is operated by LM TEK d.o.o., which did not acquire EKWB d.o.o., its debts, or its liabilities. Current orders are not part of this story: the shop is operational and orders are shipping normally. Warranty and support for products sold by LM TEK are unaffected.

Where this leaves the goal

At launch, we wrote that bank debts and the majority of supplier debts had been restructured under long-term repayment plans. The structure stands. The dynamics have changed, and this update supersedes the earlier narrative on timing. The goal is unchanged: Licensing of EK brand and delivery of DIY custom cooling products to the market, and pushing for full repayment of all EKWB d.o.o. liabilities. The timeline has moved. The commitment has not.

The Financial health and legacy obligations cluster remains in preparation, subject to the legal review described in the launch baseline. Until that report is live, updates like this one are the narrative record. Once it is live, the numbers will carry the weight.

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