Executive Change

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): December 6, 2022   AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)   Nevada 001-36492 88-0422242 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   8833 E. 34th Street North Wichita, Kansas 67226  (Address of Registrant’s Principal Executive Office, Including Zip Code)   (620) 325-6363 (Registrant’s Tele phone Number, Including Area Code)   Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):   ☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)     ☐ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))     ☐ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))   Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share UAVS NYSE American   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).   Emerging growth company ☐   If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐       Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers. On December 6 , 2022, the board of the directors (the “Board”) of AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Kelly J. Anderson as a Board member to fill the vacancy on the Board created by Luisa Ingargiola’s recent resignation, effective December 5, 2022. Ms. Anderson qualifies as an independent director under the corporate governance standards of the NYSE American and meets the financial sophistication requirements of the NYSE American. She also meets the independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and qualifies as an “audit committee financial expert” as such term is currently defined in Item 407(d)(5) of Regulation S-K. Also effective on December 5, 2022, Ms. Anderson was appointed to the Company’s Compensation Committee and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and was appointed to chair the Company’s Audit Committee. As compensation for services as an independent director, Ms. Anderson shall receive: · An annual cash fee of $60,000, payable quarterly; and   · A quarterly grant of 25,000 stock options with an exercise price at the current market price of the Company’s common stock at the time of issuance (the “Quarterly Options”). The Quarterly Options are exercisable for a period of five years from the date of grant and vest in equal quarterly installments over a period of two years from the date of grant.   Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits (d) Exhibits   Exhibit No. Description 10.1 Director Offer Letter, dated December 6, 2022 99.1 Press Release, dated December 7, 2022         SIGNATURES   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.   Dated: December 7, 2022      AGEAGLE AERIAL SYSTEMS INC.         By: /s/ Nicole Fernandez-McGovern   Name: Nicole Fernandez-McGovern   Title: Chief Financial Officer