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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001493152-24-050100
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFR14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20241216
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20241216

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000008504
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT [3721]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	04 Manufacturing
		IRS NUMBER:				880422242
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NV
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DEFR14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36492
		FILM NUMBER:		241550085

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8201 E. 34TH CIR N
		CITY:			WICHITA
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			67226
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(620) 325-6363

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		8201 E. 34TH CIR N
		CITY:			WICHITA
		STATE:			KS
		ZIP:			67226

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	EnerJex Resources, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20060926

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	MILLENNIUM PLASTICS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20000525

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AURORA CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19990825
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">This
amendment (&ldquo;Amendment No. 1&rdquo;) amends and supplements the definitive proxy statement of AgEagle Aerial Systems Inc. (the &ldquo;Company&rdquo;)
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 19, 2024 (the &ldquo;Proxy Statement&rdquo;). The Proxy Statement relates
to the Company&rsquo;s Special Meeting of Shareholders (the &ldquo;Special Meeting&rdquo;), which will be held as a virtual meeting on
December 20, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., Eastern Time, at https://web.viewproxy.com/uavs/2024.</FONT></P>

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Amendment No. 1 corrects the number of shares outstanding as of the Record Date. We incorrectly disclosed the number of shares of our
Common Stock outstanding and entitled to vote in the sections of the Proxy Statement entitled (i) &ldquo;General Information About Voting&rdquo;
under the question &ldquo;Who is entitled to vote at the Special Meeting?&rdquo; and (ii) &ldquo;Description of the Amendment&rdquo;
(collectively, the &ldquo;Corrected Sections&rdquo;). The correct number of shares of our Common Stock outstanding as of the Record Date
and entitled to vote at the Special Meeting is 3,554,096 (versus 4,378,308 as originally reported in the Proxy Statement). Accordingly,
each Corrected Section is amended and restated as follows:</FONT></P>

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shareholders of record at the close of business on November 8, 2024 (the &ldquo;<B>Record Date</B>&rdquo;) will be entitled to vote at
the Special Meeting. As of the Record Date, <U>3,554,096</U> shares of the Common Stock were outstanding and entitled to vote. Each share
of Common Stock outstanding on the Record Date is entitled to one vote on each proposal.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">As
of November 8, 2024 (the &ldquo;<B>Record Date</B>&rdquo;), our current authorized capital stock of 30,000,000 consisted of 5,000,000
shares of Common Stock, of which <U>3,554,096</U> shares were outstanding, and 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001,
of which 1,764 shares have been designated as our Series B Preferred Stock, 10,000 shares have been designated as our Series C Preferred
Stock, 2,000 shares have been designated as our Series D Preferred Stock, and 35,000 shares have been designated as our Series F Preferred
Stock. As of the Record Date, no shares of our Series B Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, or Series D Preferred Stock were issued
and outstanding, while 4,295 shares of our Series F Preferred Stock were issued and outstanding. As of the Record Date, the following
additional securities are outstanding: (i) 7,380 shares of our Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of outstanding options and
restricted stock units, (ii) 222,589 additional shares of our Common Stock that are reserved for issuance under the Company&rsquo;s 2017
Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan, (iii) 3,966,683 shares of our Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of Series A Warrants outstanding,
(iv) 2,550,133 shares of our Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of Series B Warrants outstanding; (v) 174,807 shares of our
Common Stock that are issuable upon exercise of warrants outstanding; and (vi) 2,674,724 shares issuable upon the conversion of convertible
Series F Preferred Stock.</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.5in; text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Under
the terms of the Amendment, the total number of authorized shares of capital stock will be increased to 195,000,000. The number of shares
of Common Stock authorized will be increased to 200,000,000. The number of shares of preferred stock will remain unchanged at 25,000,000.
The newly authorized shares of Common Stock will be identical to previously authorized shares of Common Stock and will entitle the holders
thereto to the same rights and privileges as holders of the previously authorized shares.</FONT></P>

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as specifically discussed in this Explanatory Note, this Amendment No. 1 does not otherwise modify or update any other disclosures presented
in the Proxy Statement. In addition, this Amendment No. 1 does not reflect events occurring after the date of the Proxy Statement or
modify or update disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this Amendment
No. 1 have the meanings set forth in the Proxy Statement.</FONT></P>

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