Unusual Machines signs $52M merger to acquire Upgrade Energy (battery/power systems)

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On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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On May 7, 2026, Americold Realty Operating Partnership, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, MHG Gateway Properties, LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company, ART Mortgage Borrower Propco 2010 - 5 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Americold New TRS Sub 1, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, Americold Real Estate, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, ART Mortgage Borrower Propco 2010 - 4 LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, New Hall’s Warehouse LLC, a New Jersey limited liability company and Americold Russellville, LLC, an Arkansas limited liability company, each a subsidiary of Americold Realty Trust, Inc. (the “ Company ”) and Snowfall Topco LP, an affiliate of EQT entered into a contribution agreement (the “ Contribution Agreement ” and the transactions described therein, the “ JV Transaction ”), which was unanimously approved by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), upon the unanimous recommendation of the Finance Committee of the Board, to create

This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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This filing

On May 7, 2026, Unusual Machines, Inc. (the “Company”), a manufacturer of NDAA-compliant drone components, entered into a $52 million agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”), with Upgrade Energy LLC, a newly formed subsidiary of the Company (the “Surviving Company”), DroneNX LLC d/b/a Upgrade Energy (“Upgrade”), and Matthew Barnard as the Member Representative of Upgrade, pursuant to which, the Surviving Company, will acquire all of the property, rights, privileges, licenses, powers and authority of Upgrade in exchange for 1,792,012 shares of Company common stock at $13.9508 per share and $1 million cash at closing with a potential post-closing earn-out payment of up to $26 million in cash, subject to the Surviving Company achieving an annual revenue target of $10 million during a two-year calculation period following the date of the Merger Agreement (with proportional adjustment for the second year).

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