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.
Shackley Brian Charles reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc reported that SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley received a grant of 698 shares of common stock as a compensation-related award. The shares were granted at no cash cost and increase his direct holdings to 8,726 shares. The restricted stock awards vest in three equal installments on July 11 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
McDaniel Clum Mary Elizabeth reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc executive Mary Elizabeth McDaniel Clum, President, Space, Cyber & DE, received an equity compensation grant of 1,210 shares of Common Stock. These Restricted Stock Awards vest in three equal installments on July 11 of 2027, 2028 and 2029.
After this award, she directly holds 16,629 shares of AeroVironment common stock. The grant was recorded at no cash purchase price, reflecting a routine stock-based compensation award rather than an open-market share purchase.
Smith Robert Fendlay reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc reported that Chief Operating Officer Robert Fendlay Smith received a grant of 2,016 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award at no cash cost per share. After this award, he directly holds 3,816 common shares.
The restricted stock will vest in three equal installments on July 11, 2027, July 11, 2028, and July 11, 2029, linking the award to continued service over this multi‑year period. This filing reflects a compensation-related equity grant rather than an open-market share purchase or sale.
AeroVironment Inc CFO Sean Thomas Woodward reported two stock acquisitions. He received 2,077 shares of common stock as a restricted stock award at no cash price, increasing his direct holdings to 6,072 shares. These restricted shares vest in three equal installments on July 11 of 2027, 2028, and 2029.
He also acquired 97 shares of common stock at $140.31 per share under AeroVironment’s 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, in transactions exempt under Rule 16b-3(d) and Rule 16b-3(c). Both transactions reflect compensation and benefit plan participation rather than open‑market trading.
Brown Melissa Ann reported acquisition or exercise transactions in this Form 4 filing.
AeroVironment Inc reported that EVP and Chief Legal Officer Melissa Ann Brown received a grant of 1,744 shares of Common Stock as a restricted stock award, with no cash purchase price. These Restricted Stock Awards vest in three equal installments on July 11, 2027, 2028, and 2029, tying the award to continued service over several years. Following this grant, Brown directly holds 26,898 shares of AeroVironment common stock. This is a routine, compensation-related equity award rather than an open-market stock purchase or sale.
AeroVironment Inc Chair, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi reported two stock-based compensation acquisitions of common stock. On July 2, he received 15,709 restricted stock awards, which vest in three equal installments on July 11 of 2027, 2028 and 2029. On June 30, he also acquired 97 shares under the company’s 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $140.31 per share in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. Following these awards, Nawabi directly holds 167,349 common shares, reflecting routine equity compensation and employee plan participation rather than open-market buying or selling.
AeroVironment Inc CFO Sean Thomas Woodward reported routine equity compensation activity involving performance-based stock units. On the vesting of Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs), he received 2,382 shares of common stock, as described in the footnotes.
To cover related tax withholding obligations, 855 shares of common stock were disposed of through a net share settlement at $139.00 per share, a non-market, tax-withholding transaction rather than an open-market sale. Following these events, he directly owned 3,898 shares of AeroVironment common stock. All PRSUs reflected in this filing were fully converted into common shares, with no remaining derivative balance from this award.
AeroVironment Inc President, Autonomous Systems Trace E. Stevenson reported equity compensation activity involving Performance Restricted Stock Units (PRSUs). On 2026-06-29, PRSUs converted into 4,765 shares of common stock at a conversion price of $0.00 per share, as described in the footnotes.
To cover tax withholding tied to this vesting, 1,710 shares of common stock were disposed of through a net share settlement at $139.00 per share, which is characterized as a tax-withholding disposition rather than an open-market sale. Following these transactions, Stevenson directly holds 7,962 shares of AeroVironment common stock.
AeroVironment Inc SVP and Chief Accounting Officer Brian Charles Shackley reported compensation-related stock activity. On June 29, 2026, performance-based restricted stock units vested and were converted into 2,382 shares of common stock, reflecting achievement of pre-approved performance metrics over a three-year period.
To cover tax withholding obligations from this vesting, 855 shares of common stock were disposed of via a net share settlement at a reported value of $139.00 per share. After these transactions, Shackley directly holds 8,028 shares of AeroVironment common stock, indicating a net increase in his equity position.
AeroVironment Inc Chair, President and CEO Wahid Nawabi reported compensation-related stock activity involving performance-based awards. He exercised performance restricted stock units that converted into 57,672 shares of common stock, then a portion of these shares was used to cover tax withholding obligations through a share disposition.
The filing shows a tax-withholding disposition of 28,265 common shares at $139.00 per share, made via net settlement in connection with vested performance restricted stock units. After these transactions, Nawabi directly holds 151,640 shares of AeroVironment common stock.