Exhibit
99.1
Wrap Announces $12.4 Million Financing
Led by Existing Investors
TEMPE, Arizona – June 1, 2020 – Wrap Technologies, Inc.
(the “Company” or “Wrap”) (Nasdaq:
WRTC), an innovator of modern policing
solutions, announced
today that it has entered into subscription agreements for the sale
of 2,066,667 units (each, a “Unit”) at a price of $6.00
per Unit in a registered direct public offering resulting in gross
proceeds of $12.4 million before advisory fees and other offering
expenses.
The
Company plans to use the cash proceeds to scale engineering,
product development and to provide working capital to meet
worldwide demand for BolaWrap products and
accessories.
“We
are very pleased with the support of our existing investors in this
funding,” said David Norris, CEO of Wrap Technologies.
“We believe the challenges of non-contact policing create
opportunities for us to accelerate our product development to meet
growing needs of both domestic and international law enforcement
agencies.”
Each
Unit consists of one share of the Company’s common stock and
one common stock purchase Warrant, entitling the holder to purchase
an additional common share at a price of $6.00 per share for a
period of 24 months. The sale and issuance of the shares and
warrants is expected to close on or before June 2, 2020, subject to
customary closing conditions. Katalyst Securities LLC is acting as
an advisory financial consultant to the Company.
The
sale and issuance of the units is being made pursuant to the
Company’s effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3
(File No. 333-228974), which was filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on December 21, 2018 and was declared effective
on February 14, 2019. The prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus relating to the offering will be filed with
the SEC and will be available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.
This
press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities described
herein, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any
state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale
would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.
About Wrap Technologies (Nasdaq: WRTC)
Wrap
Technologies is an innovator of modern policing solutions. The
Company’s BolaWrap 100 product is a patented, hand-held
remote restraint device that discharges an eight-foot bola style
Kevlar® tether to restrain an individual at a range of 10-25
feet. Developed by award winning inventor Elwood Norris, the
Company’s Chief Technology Officer, the small but powerful
BolaWrap 100 assists law enforcement to safely and effectively
control encounters, especially those involving an individual
experiencing a mental crisis. For information on the Company please
visit www.wraptechnologies.com. Examples of recent media
coverage are available as links under the “Media” tab
of the website.
Trademark Information: BolaWrap and Wrap are trademarks
of Wrap Technologies, Inc. All other trade names used herein are
either trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective
holders.
Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements – Safe Harbor
Statement
This
press release contains “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including but
not limited to statements regarding the Company’s overall
business, total addressable market and expectations regarding
future sales and expenses. Words such as “expect,”
“anticipate,” “should,”
“believe,” “target,” “project,”
“goals,” “estimate,”
“potential,” “predict,” “may,”
“will,” “could,” “intend,”
variations of these terms or the negative of these terms and
similar expressions are intended to identify these forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of
risks and uncertainties, many of which involve factors or
circumstances that are beyond the Company’s control. The
Company’s actual results could differ materially from those
stated or implied in forward-looking statements due to a number of
factors, including but not limited to: the Company’s ability
to successful implement training programs for the use of its
products; the Company’s ability to manufacture and produce
product for its customers; the Company’s ability to develop
sales for its new product solution; the acceptance of existing and
future products; the availability of funding to continue to finance
operations; the complexity, expense and time associated with sales
to law enforcement and government entities; the lengthy evaluation
and sales cycle for the Company’s product solution; product
defects; litigation risks from alleged product-related injuries;
risks of government regulations; the
business impact of health crises or outbreaks of disease, such as
epidemics or pandemics; the ability to obtain export
licenses for counties outside of the US; the ability to obtain
patents and defend IP against competitors; the impact of
competitive products and solutions; and the Company’s ability
to maintain and enhance its brand, as well as other risk factors
included in the Company’s most recent quarterly report on
Form 10-Q and other SEC filings. These forward-looking statements
are made as of the date of this press release and were based on
current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections as well
as the beliefs and assumptions of management. Except as required by
law, the Company undertakes no duty or obligation to update any
forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of
new information, future events or changes in its
expectations.
WRAP TECHNOLOGIES’ CONTACT:
Paul M.
Manley
VP
– Investor Relations
612-834-1804
pmanley@wraptechnologies.com