Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY) (OTCQB: DFLYF) (FSE: 3U8)
(“
Draganfly” or the “
Company”),
an award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the
commercial Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (“
UAV”),
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (“
RPAS”), and
unmanned vehicle sector (“
UVS”), is pleased to
announce that further to its press release dated January 16, 2020,
the Company has completed the share purchase transaction (the
“
Transaction”) with the shareholders of
Dronelogics Systems Inc. (“
Dronelogics”),
acquiring all of the shares of Dronelogics for cash and common
shares of Draganfly (“
Draganfly Shares”).
Transaction highlights:
- The Transaction further
establishes Draganfly as a leading, diversified drone
organization. Dronelogics has been growing steadily with
revenues in excess of CAD$3.0 million
- Strategically Positioned to
Leverage Draganfly’s Brand: Dronelogics is a complementary
business to Draganfly and the acquisition of Dronelogics has
expanded the product offering of Draganfly in the integration and
engineering segments. This has expanded Draganfly’s total
addressable market and enhanced its position as a leader in the UAV
and UVS industry.
- Expanded Customer
Base. Draganfly and Dronelogics have limited overlap in
customer base representing an opportunity to cross sell the
expanded product offerings and further customized solutions to
existing clients.
- Established History of
Providing Drone Services. Dronelogics has been in business
for 10 years, working closely with large multinational companies to
provide insights into inventory metrics, asset management,
volume-metric calculation and digitizing assets, among many other
applications.
- Enhanced Management
Expertise. The acquisition has added a team of 11
employees to Draganfly. In connection with the Closing, Mr. Justin
Hannewyk (“Mr. Hannewyk”) is the President of the
operating subsidiary, Dronelogics, and is also appointed to
Draganfly’s board of directors (the “Board”). The
Dronelogics employee base brings a wealth of industry experience
and knowledge to Draganfly.
On closing of the Transaction (the
“Closing”), the Company paid the shareholders of
Dronelogics (the “Sellers”) CAD$2.0 million,
consisting of a cash payment of CAD$500,000, subject to a
post-closing working capital adjustment, and 3,225,438 Draganfly
Shares in satisfaction of the balance of the purchase price and
payment of certain management bonuses at a deemed price of CAD$0.50
per share and welcomed Mr. Hannewyk as a member of the Board. On
Closing, the Company also issued an additional 200,000 Draganfly
Shares to a finder.
The Company is also pleased to announce that its
Board has appointed Scott Larson as its Lead Independent
Director.
Mr. Larson currently serves as a member of the
audit committee and the compensation committee of the Board. As the
Lead Independent Director, Mr. Larson’s responsibilities will
include, among others, (i) calling and presiding over meetings of
the independent members of the Board; and (ii) serving as a liaison
between the Chairman and the independent directors. The appointment
of a Lead Independent Director supports Draganfly’s goal of good
corporate governance practices in accordance with the guidelines
set out in National Policy 58-201 Corporate Governance
Guidelines.
Mr. Larson brings over 20 years of combined
corporate finance, technology development and entrepreneurial
experience to the Board. Previously CEO of Kater, a Vancouver-based
mobility as a service (MaaS) company building out an integrated
intermodal transportation platform incorporating public
transportation, buses, taxis and ride haling vehicles into a single
service. Previously, Mr. Larson has been CEO and co-founder of
Helios Wire, a satellite company building out a space-enabled
IoT/M2M network, and was CEO/Co-Founder of UrtheCast. Mr. Larson
helped scale the company from its inception, taking it public on
the Toronto Stock Exchange, raising $200 million, and leading the
company to 250 employees over five years with seven offices around
the world.
Corporate Update
The Company also announced today the grant of
stock options to certain consultants of the Company. Incentive
stock options to purchase up to 600,000 common shares were granted
to consultants of the Company, pursuant to the Company's share
compensation plan, exercisable at a price of $0.77 per common
share. The options shall have a term of 10 years and vest in three
equal tranches, on the first, second and third anniversaries of the
date of grant.
About Draganfly
Draganfly Inc. (CSE: DFLY; OTCQB: DFLYF; FSE:
3U8) is the creator of quality, cutting-edge, UVS and software that
revolutionizes the way people do business. Recognized as being at
the forefront of technology for over 22 years, Draganfly is an
award-winning, industry-leading manufacturer within the commercial
UAV and UVS space, serving the public safety, agriculture,
industrial inspections and mapping and surveying markets. Draganfly
is a company driven by passion, ingenuity and the need to provide
efficient solutions and first-class services to its customers
around the world with the goal of saving time, money and lives.
For more information on Draganfly, please visit us
at www.draganfly.com.For additional investor information,
visit https://www.thecse.com/en/listings/technology/draganfly-inc, https://www.otcmarkets.com/stock/DFLYF/overview
or https://www.boerse-frankfurt.de/aktie/draganfly-inc.
Media Contact Arian Hopkins email:
media@draganfly.com
Company Contact Phone: 1-306-955-9907 Email:
info@draganfly.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain “forward looking
statements” and certain “forward-looking information” as defined
under applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward-looking
statements and information can generally be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as “may”, “will”, “expect”,
“intend”, “estimate”, “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “plans”
or similar terminology. Forward-looking statements and information
are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not
yet determinable and assumptions that, while believed by management
to be reasonable, are inherently subject to significant business,
economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various
known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond
the ability of the Company to control or predict, that may cause
the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be
materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and
are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties
and other factors set out here in, including but not limited to:
the potential impact of epidemics, pandemics or other public health
crises, including the current outbreak of the novel coronavirus
known as COVID-19 on the Company’s business, operations and
financial condition, the successful integration of technology, the
inherent risks involved in the general securities markets;
uncertainties relating to the availability and costs of financing
needed in the future; the inherent uncertainty of cost estimates
and the potential for unexpected costs and expenses, currency
fluctuations; regulatory restrictions, liability, competition, loss
of key employees and other related risks and uncertainties. The
Company undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking
information except as required by applicable law. Such
forward-looking information represents managements’ best judgment
based on information currently available. No forward-looking
statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary
materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue
reliance on forward-looking statements or information.
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