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AeroVironment, Inc. uses SEC filings to document material events, executive leadership changes, compensation arrangements, operating results and public-company security information. Form 8-K disclosures identify the company's Nasdaq-listed common stock and report appointments for senior finance and operating roles, retirement-transition arrangements and adoption of a nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
Other filings furnish financial results and Regulation FD materials, and disclose government program matters involving BADGER phased array antenna systems for the SCAR program. The filing record also covers governance items, material agreements and capital-structure disclosures relevant to AeroVironment's defense technology operations.
AeroVironment Inc director Stephen F. Page reported an open-market sale of common stock executed by the Stephen F. Page Living Trust under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. The trust sold 250 shares at $162.31 per share and held 49,251 shares indirectly after the transaction, while Page also held 1,705 shares directly.
AeroVironment Inc CFO Sean Thomas Woodward filed an initial statement of beneficial ownership. The Form 3 shows he directly holds 2,371 shares of AeroVironment common stock, establishing his starting equity position as a reporting officer, with no reported purchase or sale transactions.
Smith Robert Fendlay reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc Chief Operating Officer Robert Fendlay Smith received a grant of 1,800 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award. The award is compensation-related and not an open-market purchase. These restricted shares vest in three equal installments on July 11, 2027, 2028, and 2029.
The filing notes it was submitted late due to administrative delays in regaining EDGAR access after the EDGAR Next transition, with access restored on April 21, 2026, and the report filed immediately thereafter.
AeroVironment Inc executive Smith Robert Fendlay, the company's Chief Operating Officer, has filed a Form 3, which is an initial statement of beneficial ownership of securities. This filing does not list any reportable transactions or derivative positions for the reporting person.
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.
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.