Droneshield Limited · ASX:DRO
Droneshield — Australian Microcap Investment Conference 2016
29 slides from Droneshield's conference presentation, Oct 18, 2016
Slide 1: Australian Microcap Investment Conference Presentation (ASX release)
18 October 2016 ASX RELEASE For personal use only Australian Microcap Investment Conference Presentation DroneShield Ltd (ASX:DRO) (the “Company”) is pleased to provide a copy of the presentation to be delivered by the Company at the Australian Microcap Investment Conference to be held in Melbourne
Slide 2: Drone defense systems | A first-mover in a nascent global industry
For personal use only Drone defense systems | A first-mover in a nascent global industry | Sydney (Headquarters), Virginia USA ASX:DRO (shares) and ASX:DROO (options) Australian Microcap Investment Conference | Melbourne | October 2016
Slide 3: Overview
OVERVIEW For personal use only Rapidly Growing Global Consumer Drone Market 12 million operational drones expected by 2020 As Drone Numbers Grow, so Do The Threats They Pose An established player in the market, with global sales since early 2014 DroneShield is a Global Utilises effective, passiv
Slide 4: Our Solution
OUR SOLUTION Detects drones through real-time alerts and digital evidence collection For personal use only Proprietary software with an extensive & growing audio signature database – The signatures are obtained at a US Department of Defense-approved anechoic chamber A cost-effective solution i
Slide 5: Recent Product Demo Footage
RECENT PRODUCT DEMO FOOTAGE For personal use only 3
Slide 6: DroneShield's Technology Competitive Advantages
DRONESHIELD’S TECHNOLOGY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES Non-line of Sight Detection For personal use only – Detects drones behind objects Nighttime Detection Low Flight Detection – Trees, buildings and other objects make camera based solutions very difficult vs a blue sky – Drones generally fly over p
Slide 7: DroneShield Positioning vs Competitors
DRONESHIELD POSITIONING VS COMPETITORS Despite a large number of claims of entrants into the drone security sector, genuine competition is very limited For personal use only Much of the purported competition is “vaporware” – concepts that have not come out of development or been commercially pro
Slide 8: Our Market
OUR MARKET Addressable market of over US$12 billion. Over 300,000 potential customer facilities worldwide in need For personal use only of 10 - 20 units per installation, including: 211,000 11,000 Ultra High Net 65,000 42,000 41,000 20,000 Outdoor Worth Power Plants Airports Hotels Prisons Stadium
Slide 9: An Example of Current Deployment – Boston Marathon
AN EXAMPLE OF CURRENT DEPLOYMENT – BOSTON MARATHON 2016 and 2015 Boston Marathons For personal use only – Threat: Hobbyist Drones, Media Drones, and Terrorism – Noisy urban environment – Finish line area located with VIP booths and site of 2013 terrorist attack Rapid Installation and Cloud-Based
Slide 10: Trading Performance and Capital Structure
TRADING PERFORMANCE AND CAPITAL STRUCTURE For personal use only 8
Slide 11: Capital Structure
CAPITAL STRUCTURE DroneShield raised $7 million on the ASX in June 2016, in a significantly oversubscribed offer, through the For personal use only issue of 35 million shares at A$0.20 per share: Shares Listed Options Performance Shares and % Ownership Shareholders (ASX:DRO) (ASX:DROO) Unlisted Opti
Slide 12: Top Shareholders and Trading Performance
TOP SHAREHOLDERS AND TRADING PERFORMANCE Top Shareholders (as at 12 October 2016) Key Observations For personal use only % Undiluted 2 year Shareholder Holdings Capital Restriction Share price has traded above the issue price for Long Hill LLC 55,000,001 40.74% yes majority of the period, closing
Slide 13: Business Strategy and Why Invest
BUSINESS STRATEGY AND WHY INVEST For personal use only 11
Slide 14: Business Strategy
BUSINESS STRATEGY Go Forward / Next Steps For personal use only Complete the near term sales/marketing and engineering hiring plan ⎼ Key US sales hire remaining ⎼ Engineering effort focussed on scaling of the existing technology, and integration with complementary technologies Continue customer
Slide 15: Progress Year to Date
PROGRESS YEAR TO DATE Month Milestone For personal use only February 2016 US patent issued by USPTO – “Drone detection and Classification Methods and Apparatus” April 2016 DroneShield engaged to protect Boston Marathon for second consecutive year May 2016 Release of new product system v1.5 May 2016
Slide 16: Why Invest in DroneShield?
WHY INVEST IN DRONESHIELD ? One of only two listed companies in the world providing investor access For personal use only to the fast growing drone security market Significant and fast growing consumer and commercial drone industry is creating a need for drone security products Technology comp
Slide 17: Appendices
For personal use only APPENDICES 15
Slide 18: Biographies | Founders
BIOGRAPHIES | FOUNDERS John Franklin, Chief Scientific Officer For personal use only DroneShield’s unique intellectual property was originally developed by John M. Franklin and Dr. Brian P. Hearing. Mr. Franklin holds a M.Sc. in Applied and Computational Math from Johns Hopkins University. Previousl
Slide 19: Biographies | Management
BIOGRAPHIES | MANAGEMENT James Walker, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer For personal use only An experienced leader in commercialising technology in new markets with extensive capital raising results at Seeing Machines and other early stage companies, such as Hotel Dynamics, Fluorotechn
Slide 20: Biographies | Management
BIOGRAPHIES | MANAGEMENT For personal use only Stuart Taylor, Vice President Business Development An accomplished sales leader and business development manager, Mr. Taylor is skilful in translating the value of technology solutions to new markets and clients. He has extensive experience with all fac
Slide 21: Biographies | Management
BIOGRAPHIES | MANAGEMENT For personal use only Simon Woodward, Vice President Product Development A diverse engineering skillset, with leadership experience in large scale technological implementation projects across hardware and software platforms. Mr. Woodward previously held a number of high prof
Slide 22: Biographies | DroneShield Board
BIOGRAPHIES | DRONESHIELD BOARD Peter James, Independent Non-Executive Chairman For personal use only Mr. James has over 30 years’ experience in the Technology, Telecommunications and Media Industries, and has extensive experience as Chair, Non-Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer across a
Slide 23: Biographies | DroneShield Board
BIOGRAPHIES | DRONESHIELD BOARD Winton Willesee, Independent Non-Executive Director For personal use only Mr. Willesee is an experienced company director. He brings a broad range of skills and experience in strategy, company development, corporate governance, company public listings, merger and acqu
Slide 24: Biographies | DroneShield Advisory Board
BIOGRAPHIES | DRONESHIELD ADVISORY BOARD Hon. Jay M. Cohen, Rear Admiral, United States Navy (Ret.), Member For personal use only Admiral Jay M. Cohen is a former Chief of Naval Research (United States Navy) and has served as the Department of the Navy Chief Technology Officer. Admiral Cohen is a gr
Slide 25: Biographies | DroneShield Advisory Board
BIOGRAPHIES | DRONESHIELD ADVISORY BOARD Lieutenant General Robin Brims (Ret.) CB CBE DSO, Member For personal use only General Brims became Commander of the UK Field Army in 2005. He deployed to Baghdad in 2005 to be the Deputy to the Coalition Commander General George Casey. Earlier in his career,
Slide 26: Threat Examples
THREAT EXAMPLES For personal use only Terrorism Critical Infrastructure Airports Islamic State poses new threat: Pentagon worried about drone threat to FAA receives 100 reports per month of exploding drones (US, Oct 2016) nuclear sites (US, Sep 2016) drones flying near airports Armed drones
Slide 27: Threat Examples (Continued)
THREAT EXAMPLES (CONTINUED) For personal use only Stadium and Outdoor Events Executive Protection Prisons Three arrested for flying drones over Russian man arrested for flying drone Drone flies ‘weapons and escape kit’ into Hong Kong Formula E event (China, Oct over Polish Prime Minister’s off
Slide 28: Capital Structure – Additional Information
CAPITAL STRUCTURE – ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Performance Shares: For personal use only – Tranche 1 of 15 million performance shares will vest upon the Company achieving a 30 day volume weighted average price (VWAP) exceeding A$0.30 and securing twenty (20) individual installations of the DroneShield
Slide 29: Important Cautionary Note
IMPORTANT CAUTIONARY NOTE For personal use only The information contained in this document is for information purposes only, is not complete and does not constitute financial product advice, legal advice, an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to purchase, any securities. The information co
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