Draganfly Announces Pricing of US$3.5 Million Registered Direct Offering

Saskatoon, SK., April 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8A) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), a drone solutions, and systems developer, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with a single institutional investor to purchase 13,513,514 units of the Company, with each unit consisting of one common share (or one pre-funded warrant to purchase one common share in lieu thereof) and one warrant to purchase one common share. Each unit was sold at a public offering price of US$0.259, for gross proceeds of approximately US$3.5 million (the “Offering”), before deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses. The warrants will have an exercise price of approximately US$0.259 per share, are exercisable immediately and will expire five years following the date of issuance and the exercise price will be in Canadian currency.

Maxim Group LLC is acting as sole placement agent for the Offering.

Pursuant to a prior underwritten public offering of the Company in the United States, the Company issued 6,400,000 common share purchase warrants (the “October ‎Warrants”) with each warrant entitling the holder thereof to purchase one common share of the Company at an exercise price ‎of US$0.6123, subject to adjustment, until October 30, 2028. In connection with the closing of the Offering, the ‎Company and the holder of the October Warrants intend to enter into an amendment agreement (the “Amendment Agreement”) on the Closing Date (as defined below), whereby the ‎exercise price of the October Warrants will be reduced to US$0.259, the cashless exercise procedure of the October Warrants will be removed, and the functional currency of the October Warrants will be converted to Canadian dollars (the “Warrant Amendments”).‎

The Offering is subject to customary closing conditions including receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including approval of the Canadian Securities Exchange and notification to the Nasdaq Stock Market.

Draganfly currently intends to use the net proceeds from the Offering for general corporate purposes, including to fund its capabilities to meet demand for its new products including growth initiatives and/or for working capital requirements including the continuing development and marketing of the Company’s core products, potential acquisitions and research and development. The Offering is expected to close on or about May 1, 2024 (the “Closing Date”), subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.