First Responder Technologies Demonstrates Sentinel™ Wifi Concealed Weapons Detection Units
FIRST RESPONDER TECHNOLOGIES DEMONSTRATES SENTINEL™ WIFI
CONCEALED WEAPONS DETECTION UNITS
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Vancouver, British Columbia – August 17, 2020 – First Responder Technologies Inc. (“First
Responder” or the “Company”) (CSE: WPN | OTCQB: WPNNF | FWB: 3WK), a developer of WiFi‐
based technologies for detecting concealed weapons and for deterring mass shooting and terror
attacks involving concealed weapons, is pleased to announce that it successfully demonstrated
its Sentinel™ WiFi concealed weapons detection and Sentinel™ Vision openly carried weapon
detection units (the “Units”) to the Company’s Board of Directors and Advisory Council at a board
meeting held on August 14, 2020. Sabre Global UK Ltd., a technology systems integrator and
value‐added reseller focused on introducing North American military and public safety
technology to the United Kingdom, is expected to begin testing one of the Units this month. In
addition, three Units are expected to arrive in Vancouver this week for demonstrations and
further refinement of artificial intelligence features.
Despite the COVID‐19 pandemic and related challenges, management expects that the Company
will complete its previously disclosed business objectives. The Company expects to deliver its A4
minimum viable product in the fourth quarter of 2020, which management anticipates will result
in the Company’s first revenue event. In addition, management expects that development of the
Company’s Sentinel Suite of weapons detection sensors will be completed in 2021. Deployment
of a V1.0 product is expected to occur by the end of 2021.
RSU Grants
The Company has granted 1,000,000 restricted share units (each, an “RSU”) to certain directors,
officers and consultants of the Company, with 1/3 of the of the RSUs vesting on December 31,
2021, 1/3 vesting on December 31, 2022, and 1/3 vesting on December 31, 2023. All of the RSUs
will be subject to the terms of the Company’s rolling restricted share unit plan and applicable
securities law hold periods.
Native Ads Inc. Engagement
First Responder has engaged Native Ads Inc. (“Native Ads”) to provide and manage a
comprehensive digital media marketing campaign for the Company. The Company has entered
into a 12‐month programmatic digital advertising campaign for a total cost of C$55,000. The
campaign includes, but is not limited to: content creation, web development, media buying and
distribution, advertising development, and campaign reporting and optimization. A budget of
C$41,250 from this payment will be allocated for digital advertising, paid distribution, and media
buying. A budget of C$13,750 will be allocated for production, managed services, and
management fees over the campaign period. Neither Native Ads nor any of its directors and
officers own any securities of the Company. Native Ads is a full‐service ad agency and operator
of a programmatic ad exchange.
No securities regulatory authority has either approved or disapproved of the contents of this news
release. The securities of the Company have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United
States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any state securities laws, and may not be offered or
sold in the United States, or to or for the account or benefit of any person in the United States,
absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press
release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any common shares
in the United States, or in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be
unlawful.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
“Robert F. Delamar”
Robert F. Delamar, CEO
First Responder Technologies Inc.
915 ‐ 700 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC. V6C 1G8
+1‐604‐227‐9821
About First Responder Technologies Inc.
First Responder Technologies Inc. (the “Company”) is a technology development company that
commercializes academic and internally developed intellectual property for use in the public
safety market. The Company is developing a WiFi‐based technology, based in part, on academic
research licensed from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (“Rutgers”) that can be used
to detect concealed weapons. The Company’s threat detection technology line of business was
created to capture a significant portion of the global weapons detection systems market, and in
particular, the global perimeter security detection market. In the Company’s view, WiFi‐based
threat detection technology may be utilized by a wide range of facilities, including schools, places
of worship, shopping centres and theatres, to not only make their premises secure, but also
reduce their cost of security, from the interior of a facility to the perimeter.
For more information visit: www.firstrespondertech.com or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and
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Investor Relations:
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