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Issuer:     AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (UAVS)
CIK:        0000008504
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-10-09T21:14:09+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-046590
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4.1-flash:cloud@v2

AgEagle COO Brent Pope to retire Nov 30, 2026; company to begin search for successor
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- Brent Pope notified AgEagle Aerial Systems (UAVS) on October 5, 2026 of his intention to retire as Chief Operating Officer, effective November 30, 2026.
- The company stated Pope's retirement was not the result of any disagreement with AgEagle on its operations, policies or practices.
- Pope is expected to assist with the transition of his responsibilities through his November 30 retirement date; no successor has been named.
- AgEagle said it will commence a search for a successor to the COO role.
- Filing dated October 9, 2026 and signed by Chief Financial Officer Alison Burgett.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8504/000149315226046590/0001493152-26-046590-index.htm
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