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): August 3, 2020

AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

(620) 325-6363
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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On August 3, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a lease agreement (the “Wichita Lease”) with U.S. Business Centers, L.L.C. (the “Landlord”) with an expected commencement date of November 1, 2020 (the “Commencement Date”) and expected expiration date of October 31, 2023 unless the Wichita Lease is sooner terminated or extended. The Wichita Lease premises include approximately 12,000 square feet, located at 8833 E. 34^th Street, Wichita, Kansas 19103 (the “Leased Premises”). The aggregate estimated rent payments due over the initial three year term of the Wichita Lease is $297,000.

The Landlord may grant the Company the option to extend the term of the Wichita Lease for an additional 36 months (the “Option Term”). The aggregate estimated rent payments due over the Option Term of the Wichita Lease would be $314,640.

In addition, the Landlord grants the Company the right to take occupancy of the Leased Premises rent free, beginning on September 1, 2020. The Company expects to use the Leased Premises as its new corporate headquarters and base of operations for manufacturing, assembly, design and engineering and testing of drones, drone subcomponents and drone-related equipment.

The Company will post a security deposit in the amount of $9,720.

A copy of the Wichita Lease is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated by reference. The foregoing summary of the terms of the Wichita Lease are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by, such document. 

On August 4, 2020, the Company issued a press release announcing the Wichita Lease. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

(d)       Exhibits

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Dated: August 7, 2020

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