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Recent Form 8‑K filings detail topics such as quarterly and annual financial results, amendments to bylaws, equity incentive plan approvals, public offerings of common stock, issuance of 0% Convertible Senior Notes due 2030, and the completed acquisition of BlueHalo. Other 8‑K reports cover matters like executive departures, board and governance actions, and the availability of investor presentations associated with earnings announcements.
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AeroVironment Inc director–related trust reports small planned share sale. The Stephen F. Page Living Trust, associated with director Stephen F. Page, sold 250 shares of AeroVironment common stock at $197.29 per share in an open-market transaction. The trust’s holdings were 49,501 shares after the sale, while Mr. Page also directly held 1,705 shares. The sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the trust.
Stephen F. Page Living Trust reported proposed and completed sales of Common stock under a 10b5-1 plan. The trust recorded sales totaling 1,250 shares: 500 on 02/17/2026, 250 on 02/19/2026, 250 on 03/02/2026, and 250 on 03/16/2026. The record also shows 750 Restricted Stock Units dated 07/11/2023.
AeroVironment, Inc. appointed Sean Woodward as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2026, succeeding Kevin McDonnell, who will retire on July 31, 2026 and remain in a non-officer advisory role during a planned transition.
Woodward is an internal promotion, currently CFO of the Autonomous Systems segment and a longtime finance leader at the company. His compensation package includes a $515,000 annual base salary, a fiscal 2027 bonus target equal to 70% of base salary, and fiscal 2027 long-term equity awards.
The equity package consists of $736,450 in performance restricted stock units tied to financial goals over fiscal years 2027–2029 and $396,550 in time-vested restricted stock awards vesting in equal installments over three years. He will also participate in standard executive benefit and severance programs. The company issued a press release with further background on Woodward and leadership comments.
AeroVironment, Inc. appointed Dr. Robert Smith as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective April 13, 2026, succeeding retiring executive Brad Truesdell, who will move into an advisory role through April 30, 2026 and then a paid consulting role.
Dr. Smith’s offer includes a $550,000 annual base salary, a fiscal 2027 bonus target of $440,000, a $350,000 cash sign-on bonus subject to repayment conditions, and $350,000 in time-vested restricted stock. He is also slated to receive fiscal 2027 long-term equity awards of $715,000 in performance restricted stock units and $385,000 in additional restricted stock, vesting over three years based on service and performance metrics.
Under a separate consulting agreement effective May 1, 2026, Mr. Truesdell will provide services through Truesdell Capital LLC for up to about 26 months at $200 per hour, retain vesting of existing restricted stock awards, forfeit most performance units, and remain eligible for a fiscal 2026 bonus under the company’s short-term incentive plan.
AeroVironment Inc reports that The Vanguard Group holds 0 shares of Common Stock, representing 0% of the class as of the amendment. The filing states Vanguard completed an internal realignment on January 12, 2026 and certain subsidiaries will report beneficial ownership separately in reliance on SEC Release No. 34-39538.
The amendment is signed by a Vanguard official on March 26, 2026 and indicates Vanguard no longer is deemed to beneficially own the securities held by those disaggregated subsidiaries.
Shackley Brian Charles reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc granted Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley an award of 707 shares of common stock as a stock-based compensation grant. The shares were awarded at a stated price of $0.00 per share and increase his directly held position to 6,501 shares.
The award is structured as restricted stock that vests in three equal installments on April 4 of 2027, 2028, and 2029, tying full ownership to continued service over that period. This filing reflects a routine executive equity compensation grant rather than an open‑market stock purchase or sale.
AeroVironment, Inc. disclosed that Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Brad Truesdell intends to retire once a successor is appointed. He is expected to remain in his role as the company’s principal operating officer until his replacement is in place and responsibilities are transitioned.
The company has begun a search for a new principal operating officer. After his employment ends, Mr. Truesdell is expected to continue supporting AeroVironment as a consultant, providing transition and other services at the direction of the Chief Executive Officer and the new operating leader.
AeroVironment director-related trust reports a small preset share sale. The Stephen F. Page Living Trust, associated with director Stephen F. Page, sold 250 shares of AeroVironment common stock on March 16, 2026 in an open-market transaction at $212.52 per share under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
After this sale, the trust holds 49,751 AeroVironment shares indirectly, while a separate entry shows Mr. Page directly owning 1,705 shares. The transaction reflects a small portion of the total reported holdings and follows a trading plan adopted on September 30, 2025.
AeroVironment Inc Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley sold 200 shares of Common Stock in an open-market transaction at $212.52 per share. After the sale, he directly owned 5,794 shares. The transaction was carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 30, 2025, indicating it was scheduled in advance as part of routine portfolio management rather than a discretionary trade.
AeroVironment, Inc. has completed the acquisition of Empirical Systems Aerospace, Inc. (ESAero) in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million. The deal consideration includes approximately $160 million in AeroVironment stock and the remainder in cash, subject to post-closing adjustments and holdbacks.
As part of the acquisition, AeroVironment issued 671,078 shares of its common stock, valued at $234.59 per share based on a 25‑trading‑day volume-weighted average price. These shares were issued privately to accredited ESAero stockholders under exemptions from Securities Act registration.
The company states that the transaction is expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA in the first year following closing and will add ESAero’s electric and hybrid propulsion, rapid prototyping, and AS9100-certified manufacturing capabilities to AeroVironment’s defense technology portfolio.