Tonner Drones Ends Relationship with Trust and Stops Further Dilution
Cannes, 9 September 2024 08:00, Tonner Drones (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has achieved a historic milestone by entering into an agreement1 (the “Agreement”) with the settlers of the Fiducie A trust (the “Trust”), which will stop further dilution.
D.M. van den Ouden, board director, buys out the €1.49M Trust contract (the “Contract”) to stop further dilution
The right to make conversions has been removed from the Contract
New interest-rate under the Contract has been brought back to 4% per year (from 12%) and maturity extended to 30 June 2026
The Company is no longer subject to any further dilutive instruments for the first time in many years
The Company is pleased that Mr. van den Ouden was willing to invest once again. This is a historic milestone, because the Company (when it was known as DeltaDrone) was always financed with dilutive variable pricing equity-lines.
The Contract that Mr. van den Ouden bought out was the last remaining variable pricing instrument. Although an agreement was reached with the Trust on 13 May 2024 2, the Company still had to issue shares and make cash payments. Today's Agreement prevents this. The planned issuance of 10M shares to the Trust has been cancelled and the Company is relieved from making €700,000 in cash payments (or the issuance of shares by restarting the variable price instrument) that were planned for July and October of 2024. The Trust’s debt has been restructured and transferred to Mr. van den Ouden, the maturity has been extended to 30 June 2026, and the interest has been reduced to 4% from 12%. After today's Agreement, there are no more debt instruments giving access to the Company’s share capital.
"I have always been an investor and am a shareholder in many French companies. The increasing use of variable pricing equity lines in recent years has been a troubling development for shareholders and I am therefore pleased to have been able to relieve the Company from this type of destructive financing. Since the arrival of the new management, the Company has been determined to break with the past and build a good relationship with its shareholders. The free distribution of warrants in August was a first step, and the end of the Company’s relationship with the Trust marks a historic turning point. The organization is being renewed, and the costs are being reduced even further. I am convinced that the Company, with the support of its shareholders, can grow into a profitable business in the future. The Company believes it can become an interesting partner for many companies because of its listed status, assets and products to be developed.”
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Closing of the agreement is expected 5 days after the signing of the Agreement.
About Tonner Drones: Tonner Drones (formerly Delta Drone) develops UAVs and associated technologies for the defense and homeland security sectors. Tonner Drones holds valuable stakes in some of France's leading civilian and military drone manufacturers. Tonner Drones’ strategy is to leverage its shareholdings in these companies through active asset management, a private equity fund, and by teaming up with other private equity funds to become a significant industry consolidator. Additional revenues can be achieved through royalties from patents held by Tonner Drones to recognized manufacturers. Tonner Drones does not plan on owning a factory; however, it is determined to retain R&D for its products and systems in France.
Tonner Drones’ shares are listed on Euronext Growth Paris (ISIN code: FR001400H2X4).
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