Draganfly Closes US$8.0 Million Underwritten Public Offering to Secure Growth Capital
Los Angeles, CA., March 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO) (CSE: DPRO) (FSE: 3U8) (“Draganfly” or the “Company”), a drone solutions and systems developer, announced the closing of a firm commitment underwritten public offering with gross proceeds to the Company expected to be US$8.0 million, before deducting underwriting discounts and other estimated expenses payable by the Company. The offering consisted of 8,000,000 common shares at a price to the public of US$1.00 per share. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from this 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.
Aegis Capital Corp. acted as the sole book-running manager for the Offering.
The Offering was made pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form F-10 (No. 333-258074) previously filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and declared effective by the SEC on July 29, 2021. A final prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus (collectively, the "Prospectus") describing the terms of the proposed offering was filed with the SEC and is available on the SEC's website located at . Electronic copies of the Prospectus may be obtained by contacting Aegis Capital Corp., Attention: Syndicate Department, 1345 Avenue of the Americas, 27th floor, New York, NY 10105, by email at , or by telephone at (212) 813-1010.
There was no offering of common shares by the underwriter in Canada.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
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Draganfly Inc. (NASDAQ: DPRO; CSE: DPRO; FSE: 3U8) is a creator of drone solutions, software, and AI systems.
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