Jeffrey Thompson
appointed Jeffrey Thompson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective from March 17, 2025
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Red Cat say-on-pay fails; two directors elected despite majority withheld votes
Say-on-pay advisory vote failed: 15.2M for, 21.3M against, 0.8M abstentions; did not receive majority of votes cast.
Red Cat closes acquisition of Quaze Technologies for ~$21M in stock plus up to $5M earnout
1,923,308 shares of common stock issued as closing consideration (~$21M based on 20-day VWAP).
Red Cat underwriters exercise overallotment option, increasing equity offering by 3.59M shares
Underwriters exercised in full the option to purchase 3,590,425 additional shares at $9.40 per share.
Red Cat prices $225M public offering at $9.40/share; 23.9M shares sold
Gross proceeds of ~$225M from 23,936,171 shares at $9.40 each; closing on May 14, 2026.
Red Cat subsidiary receives $9.5M U.S. Army order under Short Range Reconnaissance Program
Teal Drones receives $9.5M purchase order for additional units from U.S. Army.
Red Cat Q1 revenue $15.5M (+849% YoY); gross margin 12.7% vs (52.1)%
Revenue of $15.5M, up 849% YoY from $1.6M; gross profit $2.0M vs loss of $0.8M prior year.
Red Cat closes acquisition of Apium Swarm Robotics for autonomous drone swarming capabilities
Acquired Apium Swarm Robotics and Apium Inc., developers of distributed autonomy for unmanned systems.
Red Cat acquires Quaze Technologies for ~$25M in stock, plus $5M earnout
Red Cat subsidiary to buy all shares of Quaze Technologies; closing consideration ~$25M in RCAT common stock.
Red Cat Q4 revenue $26.2M (+1,985% YoY); FY revenue $40.7M (+161%)
Q4 2025 revenue $26.2M vs $1.3M prior year, up 1,985%.
Red Cat preliminary Q4 2025 revenue $24-26.5M, up ~1,842% YoY; FY revenue $38-41M
Q4 2025 revenue expected $24.0-26.5M, up ~1,842% YoY from $1.3M in Q4 2024.
Red Cat promotes CFO Ericson to COO, hires Morrison as CFO effective Dec 2, 2025
Christian Ericson promoted from CFO to COO; salary increased from $230k to $260k; receives 25k RSUs vesting over 2 years.
Red Cat raises ~$172.5M in public offering of 17.97M shares at $9.60/share
Priced 15.625M base shares at $9.60; underwriters’ option for 2.34375M additional shares exercised in full.
Red Cat Holdings dismisses dbbmckennon as auditor, appoints KPMG
Audit Committee approved dismissal of dbbmckennon LLC effective August 28, 2025.
Red Cat Holdings holds 2025 annual meeting; all director nominees and proposals approved
Jeffrey M. Thompson re-elected with 22.06M for, 0.52M withheld; 27.83M broker non-votes.
Red Cat raises $46.75M via 6.45M share offering at $7.25 per share
Raised ~$46.75M gross proceeds by issuing 6,448,276 shares at $7.25 each, closed June 18, 2025.
Red Cat raises director cash comp to $75k, CEO gets 1M options plus $125k bonus
Director annual cash stipend increased from $50,000 to $75,000; RSU equity raised to $125,000.
Red Cat Holdings increases director compensation and grants 1M stock options to CEO
Director annual cash stipend increased from $50K to $75K; equity from $75K to $125K in RSUs.
Red Cat Holdings sets June 18, 2025 annual meeting; record date April 21
Board sets June 18, 2025 as date of 2025 Annual Meeting; held via telephonic format at 12 PM ET.
Red Cat amends $16.5M convertible note, extends stockholder approval deadline to June 30, 2025
Second Amendment to $16.5M senior secured convertible promissory note with Lind Global caps conversion shares under Nasdaq Rule 5635(d).
Red Cat raises ~$30M in registered direct offering of 4.7M shares at $6.35/share
Gross proceeds ~$30M from sale of 4,724,412 shares at $6.35 per share in registered direct offering.
Red Cat Holdings amends Lind note: principal to $18.15M, conversion price cut to $9.52
Note balance increased from $16.5M to $18.15M; maturity extended to May 10, 2026.
Red Cat Holdings holds conference call for stub period results; transcript lacks specific numbers
CEO Jeff Thompson hosted a conference call on March 31, 2025, discussing the eight-month stub period ended December 31, 2024.
Red Cat appoints CEO Jeffrey Thompson as interim CFO; Christian Ericson as permanent CFO
Jeffrey Thompson, CEO, appointed interim CFO effective March 17, 2025, until filing of 2024 10-K.
Red Cat raises up to $20M debt financing from Lind; applies for $58M from DoD OSC
Entered agreement with Lind Partners for up to $20M; initial tranche of $15M closed on Feb 10, 2025.
Red Cat CTO George Matus to depart; Geoffrey Hitchcock named CRO with 575k share grant
George Matus, CTO and CEO of Teal Drones, gave 30-day notice on Nov 25, 2024.
Red Cat receives $6M from Lind via $7.2M convertible note and warrants
Net $6M funding ($210k commitment fee deducted) in exchange for a $7.2M senior secured convertible note and a 5-year warrant for 326,000 shares at $9.20.
Red Cat wins US Army SRR program of record for 5,880 drone systems (~$265M base)
Army selects Teal's Black Widow as SRR program of record: 5,880 systems (2 drones + 1 controller per system).
Red Cat wins U.S. Army SRR production contract for 5,880 systems
Teal (Red Cat subsidiary) selected as winner of U.S. Army's Short Range Reconnaissance (SRR) Program of Record for its Black Widow sUAS.
Red Cat Holdings shareholders elect directors, ratify auditor, approve 2024 equity plan
Five directors elected: Thompson (26.5M for), Freedman (23.2M), Liuzza (23.7M), Moe (23.6M), Funk (25.0M).
Red Cat issues 2.16M shares to complete FlightWave acquisition; 381,750 shares escrowed
Authorized 2,163,242 common shares to FlightWave stockholders on Sept 30, 2024 as acquisition consideration.
Red Cat Holdings changes fiscal year end from April 30 to December 31
Board approved change of fiscal year end to December 31, effective immediately.
Red Cat Closes $14M Stock Acquisition of FlightWave Aerospace
Acquired FlightWave Aerospace for $14M in RCAT stock, payable in two tranches on Sep 30 and Dec 31, 2024.
Red Cat divests Unusual Machines stake for $4.4M non-dilutive financing
Sold all securities in Unusual Machines for $4.4M cash; includes Series A convertible preferred and $4M promissory notes.
Red Cat appoints Leah Lunger as CFO with $230K salary, 900K RSU initial grant
Base salary of $230,000 per year; eligible for annual bonus up to 50% of base salary.
Red Cat Holdings appoints dbb mckennon as new independent auditor for FY2024 and FY2023
Appointed dbb mckennon as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal years ended April 30, 2024 and 2023.
Red Cat enters new employment agreement with CTO George Matus, includes 600K RSU grant
Annual base salary of $230,000; eligible for annual bonus up to 50% of salary ($115,000).
Red Cat sets FY2025/26 director compensation; Funk named Nominating committee chair
Independent directors to receive $50,000 base annual cash, with lead director Joseph Friedman receiving $95,000 total cash.
Red Cat Holdings dismisses auditor BF Borgers after SEC permanently bars firm
SEC permanently barred BF Borgers from practicing before the Commission, effective May 3, 2024.
Red Cat appoints retired four-star General Paul E. Funk II to board and audit committee
General Funk, 61, served 42 years in Army, commanded TRADOC and III Corps, led coalition against ISIS.
Q3 FY2024 revenue $5.8M, up 250% YoY and 49% sequentially; funded backlog $5.1M.
Red Cat closes sale of consumer division to Unusual Machines for $20M; corrects Thompson stake
Total consideration: $1M cash, $2M 8% promissory note (18-month term), and $17M UMAC stock (4.25M shares, ~48.66% of UMAC).
Red Cat sells consumer drone division to Unusual Machines for $20M; focuses on government/military
Total consideration $20M: $1M cash, $2M 8% promissory note (18-month), $17M UMAC common stock (4.25M shares, ~48.66% ownership).
CFO Joseph Hernon notified company of intent to terminate Executive Employment Agreement on Feb 12, 2024; no effective date given.
Red Cat reports preliminary Q3 FY2024 revenue ~$5.8M, 16% above guidance; Q4 guidance raised to ~$7M
Preliminary Q3 revenue ~$5.8M, sequential increase of 49% and 16% above prior guidance.
Red Cat amends sale of consumer drone business; $20M consideration: $1M cash, $2M note, $17M stock
Consideration revised to $20M: $1M cash from IPO proceeds, $2M 8% promissory note, $17M in Unusual common stock at IPO price.
Red Cat prices 16M-share public offering at $0.50/share; gross proceeds $8M
16,000,000 shares priced at $0.50 per share; gross proceeds $8M, net proceeds ~$7.25M.
Red Cat receives Nasdaq delisting notice for bid price below $1.00
Nasdaq notified Red Cat on Nov 28, 2023 that its closing bid price was below $1.00 for 30 consecutive business days.
Red Cat appoints new CTO, COO departs to lead buyer of consumer segment
Allan Evans resigns as COO to become CEO of Unusual Machines, which is acquiring Red Cat's consumer segment.
Red Cat shareholders reelect directors, approve auditor and equity plan amendment at annual meeting
All four directors (Thompson, Freedman, Liuzza, Moe) reelected; broker non-votes ranged 11.96M.
Preliminary Q2 FY2024 revenue ~$3.9M, 123% sequential increase from Q1; 30% above previous guidance.
appointed Jeffrey Thompson, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors, as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective from March 17, 2025
On March 11, 2025, the Company appointed Christian Koji Ericson as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately after the filing of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
On November 25, 2024, George Matus, our Chief Technology Officer and CEO of our subsidiary, Teal Drones, Inc., gave notice that he will be leaving his position in thirty (30) days.
On November 27, 2024, we appointed Geoffrey Hitchcock as our new Chief Revenue Officer.
Paul Funk, II (3) Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee
On March 12, 2024, upon the recommendation of its Governance and Nominating Committee, our Board of Directors appointed General (R) Paul E. Funk II to serve as a new member of our Board of Directors and to serve as a member of the Audit Committee of the Board.
Under the Addendum, effective as of March 15, 2024, Mr. Hernon shall resign without Good Reason (as defined in the Hernon Employment Agreement) as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company, and shall instead provide consulting services to the Company pursuant to the terms of the Hernon Consulting Agreement.
In connection with Mr. Hernon’s transition to a consulting role, effective as of March 15, 2024, the Company appointed Leah Lunger as its Interim Chief Financial Officer, interim principal financial officer and interim principal accounting officer.
On February 12, 2024, Joseph Hernon, Chief Financial Officer, principal financial and principal accounting officer of Red Cat Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”), provided notice of his intention to terminate his Executive Employment Agreement.
our current Chief Financial Officer, Joseph Hernon, has notified us that he intends to retire at the end of his current employment contract on June 30, 2024.
Also effective November 27, 2023, George Matus, founder and CEO of our wholly owned subsidiary Teal Drones (“Teal”), has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer of Red Cat Holdings, Inc.
Effective November 27, 2023, Allan Evans has resigned his position as our Chief Operating Officer.
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