UAVS AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 12b-25

 

 

NOTIFICATION OF LATE FILING

 

(Check One):		☐ Form 10-K   ☐ Form 20-F  ☐ Form 11-K  ☒ Form 10-Q ☐ Form 10-D   ☐ Form N-CEN  ☐ Form N-CSR
		For Period Ended: September 30, 2024
		☐ Transition Report on Form 10-K
		☐ Transition Report on Form 20-F
		☐ Transition Report on Form 11-K
		☐ Transition Report on Form 10-Q
		For the Transition Period Ended: ________________

 

Nothing in this Form shall be construed to imply that the Commission has verified any information contained herein.

 

If the notification relates to a portion of the filing checked above, identify the Item(s) to which the notification relates: _____________________

 

 

PART I — REGISTRANT INFORMATION

 

AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

Full Name of Registrant

 

N/A

Former Name if Applicable

 

8201 E. 34th Cir N, Suite 1307

Address of Principal Executive Office (Street and Number)

 

Wichita, Kansas 67226

City, State and Zip Code

 

 

 

PART II — RULES 12b-25(b) AND (c)

 

If the subject report could not be filed without unreasonable effort or expense and the registrant seeks relief pursuant to Rule 12b-25(b), the following should be completed. (Check box if appropriate)

 

☒		(a)		The reason described in reasonable detail in Part III of this Form could not be eliminated without unreasonable effort or expense;
		(b)		The subject annual report, semi-annual report, transition report on Form 10-K, Form 20-F, Form 11-K, Form N-CEN or Form N-CSR, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifteenth calendar day following the prescribed due date; or the subject quarterly report or transition report on Form 10-Q or subject distribution report on Form 10-D, or portion thereof, will be filed on or before the fifth calendar day following the prescribed due date; and
		(c)		The accountant’s statement or other exhibit required by Rule 12b-25(c) has been attached if applicable.

 

PART III — NARRATIVE

 

State below in reasonable detail why Forms 10-K, 20-F, 11-K, 10-Q, 10-D, N-CEN, N-CSR, or the transition report or portion thereof, could not be filed within the prescribed time period.

 

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (the “Company”) could not file its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 (the “Form 10-Q”) by the prescribed time period without unreasonable effort and expense because the Company encountered delays in completing the preparation and review of our financial statements for inclusion in the Form 10-Q due to,as previously disclosed, an expected restatement of its previously issued audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2023 (included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 1, 2024) and its previously issued financial statements for the quarterly periods ended March 30, 2024 and June 30, 2024 (included in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 15, 2024 and August 14, 2024, respectively). The Company is in the process of preparing amended Form 10-K and Form 10-Qs for the annual and quarterly periods referenced above (collectively, the “Amended Reports”), which will affect disclosures in the not-yet filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. The Company continues to dedicate significant resources to filing the Amended Reports as soon as practicable.

 

PART IV — OTHER INFORMATION

 

(1)	Name and telephone number of person to contact in regard to this notification

 

William Irby, Chief Executive Officer		(620)		325-6363
(Name)		(Area Code)		(Telephone Number)

 

(2)	Have all other periodic reports required under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 during the preceding 12 months or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such report(s) been filed? If answer is no, identify report(s). Yes ☒ No ☐
(3)	Is it anticipated that any significant change in results of operations from the corresponding period for the last fiscal year will be reflected by the earnings statements to be included in the subject report or portion thereof? ☐ Yes ☒ No   If so, attach an explanation of the anticipated change, both narratively and quantitatively, and, if appropriate, state the reasons why a reasonable estimate of the results cannot be made.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Form 12b-25 contains “forward-looking” statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements, other than statements of historical fact, contained in this Form 12b-25 are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements contained in this Form 12b-25 may be identified by the use of words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “contemplate,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “seek,” “may,” “might,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “suggest,” “target,” “aim,” “should,” “will,” “would,” or the negative of these words or other similar expressions, although not all forward-looking statements contain these words. Forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations and are subject to inherent uncertainties, risks and assumptions that are difficult to predict, including risks related to the timing of the completion of the Amended Reports and the filing of the Form 10-Q. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based on assumptions as to future events that may not prove to be accurate. For a further discussion of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed in these forward-looking statements, as well as risks relating to the business of the Company in general, see the risk disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2023, and in subsequent reports on Forms 10-Q and 8-K and other filings made with the SEC by the Company. All such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise these statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

 

 

AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.

(Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Date:	November 14, 2024	By:	/s/ William Irby
		Name:	William Irby
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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