UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (date of earliest event reported): May 16, 2018
DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Nevada | 333-150332 | 46-5538504 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
11651 Central Parkway #118, Jacksonville, FL 32224
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (904) 834-4400
Not applicable.
(Registrant's former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 5.02 | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
Stock Option Award
On May 16, 2018 (the “Award Date”), the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Drone Aviation Holding Corp. (the “Company”) awarded Options to purchase an aggregate of 460,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Options”) with an exercise price of $1.00 per share issued pursuant to the Company’s form of Drone Aviation Holding Corp. Nonqualified Stock Option Agreement (the “Stock Option Agreement”). Included in this award were a grant of 130,000 options to Kendall Carpenter, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. The options awarded to Ms. Carpenter vest immediately upon the Award Date. The Options may be exercised at any time after they have vested until four years after the Award Date. If, however, Ms. Carpenter’s employment with or service to the Company or any of its subsidiaries is terminated by Ms. Carpenter for any reason other than death, disability, normal or early retirement or good reason (as defined in the Stock Option Agreement), the Option shall thereupon terminate, except that the Options may be exercised for the lesser of thirty (30) days after the date of termination or the balance of such Option’s term, which ever period is shorter.
The foregoing description of the form of the Stock Option Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by the form of Stock Option Agreement, a copy of which is attached or incorporated by reference to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| DRONE AVIATION HOLDING CORP. | ||
| Date: May 18, 2018 | By: | /s/ Kendall Carpenter |
| Kendall Carpenter | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||
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