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 insider Brian Shackley filed to sell common stock, with brokerage Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC handling 205 shares valued at $38,833.15, expected to trade on NASDAQ on 08/14/2026. The planned sales relate to restricted stock units and performance stock units, and follow a prior 300-share sale for $42,900.00 on 07/15/2026 under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan.
AeroVironment, Inc. presents matters for its 2026 annual stockholders meeting, to be held virtually on September 24, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. Stockholders will vote on electing five directors for one-year terms, ratifying Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor for the year ending April 30, 2027, and approving a non-binding advisory resolution on executive compensation.
The company highlights a transformational fiscal 2026, more than doubling revenue and reporting record sales of nearly $2 billion, $2.7 billion in bookings, and a funded backlog of $1.2 billion. Organic revenue grew 26%, driven by multi-mission ISR and strike programs, supplemented by acquisitions in space technologies and counter‑UAS. It also secured a $96 million contract for its FE‑1 kinetic counter‑UAS solution and continued investing in expanded manufacturing capacity.
The board emphasizes strong governance practices, including a majority of independent directors (9 of 10), independent key committees, majority voting for uncontested director elections, proxy access, anti‑hedging and clawback policies, and share ownership guidelines for directors and executives. There were 50,822,615 common shares outstanding and entitled to vote as of the August 7, 2026 record date.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported board changes, with long-serving director Charles Thomas Burbage notifying the board on August 3, 2026 of his decision to retire and not stand for re-election. He will continue serving, including on the Nominating and Corporate Governance, Compensation, and Executive Committees, until his current term ends at the start of the 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, anticipated for September 24, 2026. The company states his decision was not due to any disagreement regarding its operations, policies, or practices.
On August 5, 2026, the board, following a committee recommendation, increased its size from nine to ten directors and appointed Michael D. Ruppert as a Class II director, effective immediately. Class II terms, including Mr. Ruppert’s, expire at the 2026 annual meeting or upon election and qualification of successors. The company notes there are no selection arrangements, family relationships, or related-party transactions involving Mr. Ruppert, and his compensation will match that of other non-employee directors. He entered into an indemnification agreement in the same form used for existing directors.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported that director Stephen F. Page has decided to retire from its Board of Directors and will not stand for re-election at the company’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders.
He will continue serving on the Board, Audit Committee, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee until his term ends at the start of the 2026 annual meeting, anticipated for September 24, 2026. The company states that his decision is not due to any disagreement with AeroVironment, its auditors, or advisors regarding operations, policies, or practices. AeroVironment also furnished, under Regulation FD, a press release describing his planned retirement and highlighting his 13 years of service to the company.
BlackRock, Inc. reports significant ownership of AeroVironment Inc common stock. As of June 30, 2026, BlackRock beneficially owned 3,367,938 AeroVironment shares, representing 6.7% of the outstanding common stock.
BlackRock has sole voting power over 3,281,474 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 3,367,938 shares, with no shared voting or dispositive power. The filing notes that various underlying persons have rights to dividends or sale proceeds, but no individual person holds more than five percent of AeroVironment’s total outstanding common shares.
AeroVironment Inc senior vice president and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley executed an open-market sale of 300 shares of Common Stock on July 15, 2026 at $143.00 per share. Following the transaction, he directly holds 8,093 shares. The sale was made under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 30, 2025.
AeroVironment Inc reports an amended insider ownership update for SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley. The amendment corrects a typographical error in previously reported holdings and now shows 3,505 AeroVironment common shares held directly as of June 26, 2024, with no new purchases or sales disclosed.
AeroVironment Inc director Stephen F. Page reported an open-market sale of 248 shares of AeroVironment common stock at $143.00 per share on July 15, 2026. The transaction was executed by the Stephen F. Page Living Trust under a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on September 30, 2025.
After the sale, the trust continues to hold 48,753 AeroVironment shares indirectly, while Page holds 2,882 shares directly. Page disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities in which he does not have a pecuniary interest.
A Form 144 notice reports that a holder of issuer AVAV common stock plans to sell 400 shares through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services on NASDAQ, with an approximate sale date of 07/15/2026. The shares have an aggregate market value of $57,388 and are part of 50,608,030 shares outstanding. They relate to 300 shares from Restricted Stock Units acquired from the issuer on 07/11/2026 and 100 shares from Performance Stock Units acquired on 06/29/2026.