Extraordinary general shareholders’ meeting of 24 April 2020: Delta
Drone secures the means to implement its development plan
Extraordinary general shareholders’
meeting of 24 April 2020:Delta Drone secures the
means to implementits development
plan
Dardilly, 27 April 2020
The extraordinary general shareholders’
meeting took place in a closed session in accordance with the
measures in place due to the current health crisis. Via powers
granted to the Chairman and mail-in ballots, approximately forty
shareholders voted, representing a total of 26.9% of the capital.
As a quorum was met, the Shareholders’ Meeting could validly
deliberate. All the resolutions submitted were approved by a
majority exceeding 99% (except resolution no. 11 concerning
employee shareholding).
Despite the particular logistical conditions,
the shareholders’ general meeting made possible a more
comprehensive understanding of the Delta Drone Group’s current
situation and future prospects.
Impact of the health crisis &
current situation
Regarding the Group’s activity, consolidated
revenue for the first quarter of the 2020 financial year was of
€3.7M, down 27% compared with the comparable figure from the
previous financial year. This change is obviously a direct
consequence of the current health crisis and, more specifically,
the shelter-in-place orders in effect in most countries. The drop
in activity generally concerned the performance of assignments in
general as most have been postponed until the lifting of
shelter-in-place orders, especially security services for sports or
cultural events. Also, it is impossible to produce and therefore
deliver solutions sold.
As regards the latter point, there will be a
delay (probably of a few months), although the first sales of the
new ISS SPOTTER (security) and COUNTBOT (warehouse inventory)
solutions are very promising. Indeed, three ISS SPOTTER systems
have been sold (two of which outside France) and five deliveries of
the COUNTBOT solutions are scheduled in the short-term.
Despite the various limitations attributable to
the current crisis, R&D and sales development activities have
intensified, as reflected in our recent announcements of the
partnership agreement with PARAZERO for CityZone in Tel-Aviv (drone
urban transport project) and, of course, the commercial launch of
the CountBot solution in close partnership with the GEODIS group
(warehouse inventory).
As for our internal organization, all
preventative measures have been taken:
- In France, most employees have been able to work from home and
a few were put on leave for childcare purposes. Only four employees
were placed on temporary partial unemployment.
- In Morocco, the nine employees of the DELTA DRONE AFRICA
subsidiary (formerly Delta Drone Maroc) were placed on partial
unemployment, in compliance with the recommendations of the local
authorities.
- In South Africa and Ghana, most of the pilots sheltered in
place at the mining sites so they have continued to perform
services as planned. Only a few sites have been closed
temporarily.
As regards changes in the Group’s scope of
consolidation, transactions started at the beginning of the year
were able to proceed as scheduled. Thus, the sale of the
HYDROGEOSPHERE subsidiary has entered the final phase and should be
completed in the next few weeks.
In Europe, the creation of a subsidiary called
DELTA DRONE EUROPA, co-owned by Delta Drone and OTT Ventures (new
reference shareholder) is underway. This new entity, which will be
based in Prague (Czech Republic) will, more specifically, be in
charge of marketing the solutions currently available, in
particular the ISS Spotter and CountBot solutions, which will
benefit from Ott Ventures’ significant business network in many
European countries.
Outside Europe, the rapprochement of DELTA DRONE
SOUTH AFRICA with the Australian company PARAZERO Ltd is proceeding
as planned. It is under this framework that a new entity,
ROCKETMINE AUSTRALIA, is currently being created in Adelaide for
mining solutions mines on the Australian market.
Financing the Group’s development
plan
All of Delta Drone’s teams are currently focused
on implementing the 2020 – 2021 plan and its three pillars:
consolidated revenue of €30M, a positive operating margin of 10%
and 30% of revenue generated by activities outside France.
The success of this plan, the three pillars of
which remain unchanged despite the current economic situation,
requires investments and disbursements to begin production of the
solutions (including the investments necessary for the new
industrial site in Dardilly), the implementation of local customer
and maintenance services, and the strengthening of the sales
organization. As previously announced, the overall corresponding
financing necessary was evaluated at €3M.
On the date of the general meeting, the Group’s
cash position was of €2.3M, €0.5M of which was held by Delta Drone
South Africa, the South African subsidiary.
The latest ORNAN agreement, set up at the end of
last year, has ended as all the bonds have been converted. The only
financial instruments that might now cause the creation of new
shares are warrants (BSA), with the BSA Y listed on the Euronext
Growth market. The exercise of all these warrants would result in
additional resources totaling €6M and the creation of 61 031 144
new shares (11.2% of the capital).
This potential source of additional financing is
therefore in line with the financing plan required for the
implementation of the 2020 – 2021 plan. It nevertheless depends on
the increase of the share price so that the exercise price of the
BSA is at least equal to the share price on the market.
This uncertainty is substantially worsened by
the still-unknown effects of lifting the stay-at-home orders and of
the post-health-crisis situation. In any event, the global economy
will face significant turbulence, such that the schedule for
implementing our roadmap will be affected. So, although the goals
remain unchanged, the timing may encounter some delays.
Under these unusual circumstances, it is now,
more than ever, important to remain vigilant in approaching the
re-opening period by following three ground rules:
- Have the means necessary to cover financing needs;
- Not incur debt, as this risks generating excessive
interest/fees upon reimbursement;
- Not delay payment of the company’s operating costs and current
expenses so as to not accumulate debts that will have to paid
anyway.
It is with regards to this safety and prevention
that Delta Drone entered into a new ORNAN agreement for €10M with
the YA fund (cf. press release dated 8 April 2020), which
represents a major asset that ensures our future financial needs
will be covered.
The use of all or part of this funding will, of
course, depend on how both the general economic situation and that
of Delta Drone in particular evolve. Its possible impact on the
makeup of the capital remains closely tied to future changes in
Delta Drone’s share price.
About Delta Drone: The Delta
Drone Group is an international player in the field of civilian
drones for professional use. It provides a range of professional
solutions specifically designed for targeted sectors, as well as a
complete selection of related services.Delta Drone is listed on
Euronext Growth Paris – ISIN code: FR0011522168Also listed on
Euronext Growth 33 443 695 BSA Y – ISIN code: FR
0013400991
www.deltadrone.com
Contacts:
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Jérôme
Gacoin |
Louise Caetano |
+33 1 75
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+33 1 55 02 15 13 |
jgacoin@aelium.fr |
l.caetano@open2europe.com Sarah Ousahla+33 1 55 02 15
31s.ousahla@open2europe.com |
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