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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.
Trace E. Stevenson, President, Autonomous Systems at AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV), reported a sale of $381-priced common stock on 10/06/2025. The filing shows 1,717 shares sold and a remaining beneficial ownership of 4,907 shares after the reported transaction. The Form 4 indicates the transaction was a direct disposition by the reporting person and was signed by an attorney-in-fact on 10/06/2025. No derivatives or other transactions are disclosed.
AeroVironment, Inc. notice under Rule 144 reports a proposed sale of 1,717 shares of common stock, with an aggregate market value of $654,176.71, representing part of an outstanding 4,907 share base. The filing lists the planned approximate sale date as 10/06/2025 on NASDAQ.
The shares to be sold were originally received as compensation grants from Trace Stevenson between 06/28/2023 and 07/11/2024, in several tranches totaling the 1,717 shares. The filer also disclosed a recent sale in the past three months: 590 shares sold on 07/11/2025 for gross proceeds of $134,274.20. The signer certifies no undisclosed material adverse information and notes potential Rule 10b5-1 plan implications.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported results of its 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, highlighted by stockholder approval of an amended and restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The update increases the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the plan by 1,200,000 shares and provides that no more than 5,000,000 shares may be issued upon the exercise of incentive stock options. No incentive stock options may be granted under the restated plan after the tenth anniversary of the Board’s approval of the plan.
Stockholders also elected four Class I directors to one‑year terms and ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2026. In addition, stockholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers and formally approved the Restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan.
AeroVironment, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to announce that it has released its first quarter fiscal 2026 financial results for the period ended August 2, 2025. On September 9, 2025, the company issued a press release and an investor presentation detailing these results, which are attached as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 and made available through its investor relations website. The filing also notes that the information is being furnished, not filed, which limits how it is treated under securities laws, and it includes customary forward-looking statement cautions referencing risks described in the company’s periodic SEC reports.
AeroVironment, Inc. reported a leadership change in its Loitering Munition Systems business. On August 25, 2025, Brett Hush resigned from his position as Executive Vice President & General Manager, Loitering Munition Systems, effective September 5, 2025.
The company states that Mr. Hush is leaving to pursue other opportunities and that his resignation is not due to any disagreement with AeroVironment regarding its policies or practices. No successor or additional management changes are described in this report.
AeroVironment reported record bookings of $1.2 billion and record revenue of $821 million for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2025, and achieved a 12% gross margin improvement year-over-year. Management completed the acquisition of BlueHalo, saying the deal expands the company into integrated solutions across air, land, sea, space and cyber and that beginning in fiscal 2026 it will report two segments: Autonomous Systems (AxS) and Space, Cyber and Directed Energy (SCDE). The company implemented Oracle Fusion ERP and is expanding manufacturing capacity, including a planned Switchblade facility near Salt Lake City that management says can support more than $1 billion in annual Switchblade revenues.
The proxy seeks votes at a remote annual meeting on September 25, 2025 (record date August 7, 2025), noting 49,932,233 shares outstanding on the record date. Stockholders are asked to elect four directors (Edward Muller, Charles Burbage, David Wodlinger and Henry Albers), ratify Deloitte & Touche LLP as auditor, vote on advisory executive compensation and approve an amended and restated 2021 Equity Incentive Plan. The filing includes a wide range of forward-looking risks, including acquisition integration, potential goodwill impairments, reliance on U.S. government funding and export controls, supply chain and cybersecurity risks. The board is majority independent (9 of 10).
AeroVironment, Inc. is reported as having institutional ownership by State Street Corporation, which beneficially owns 1,722,002 shares, representing 3.8% of the company's common stock. The filing shows no sole voting or dispositive power and records shared voting power of 1,615,455 and shared dispositive power of 1,722,002, indicating control is exercised jointly through State Street entities. The statement also identifies several State Street subsidiaries involved in managing these holdings and certifies the shares are held in the ordinary course of business and not to influence control.
Baillie Gifford & Co filed a Schedule 13G for AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) covering the event date 30 June 2025. The Edinburgh-based investment adviser reports beneficial ownership of 1,938,638 ordinary shares, equal to 4.24 % of the company’s outstanding stock. The firm has sole voting power over 1,804,055 shares and sole dispositive power over the full 1.94 million-share position; no shares are held jointly.
Because the stake is below the 5 % threshold, Item 5 confirms “ownership of 5 percent or less of a class,” signalling that Baillie Gifford is no longer deemed a 5 % beneficial owner under SEC rules. The filing states the shares were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of influencing control. Signature by Manager Grant Meikle is dated 8 Aug 2025.
Key takeaways: continued but reduced institutional presence, no control intent disclosed, and sole discretionary authority retained by the filer.
AeroVironment, Inc. (AVAV) Form 4 filing – 15 Jul 2025
Chief Operations Officer Bradley Dean Truesdell reported two transactions in the company’s common stock:
- 30 Jun 2025 – Acquisition (Code A): 70 shares purchased through the 2023 Employee Stock Purchase Plan at $132.98 per share.
- 11 Jul 2025 – Disposition (Code F): 34 shares withheld at $263.80 per share to cover tax obligations linked to prior restricted-stock vesting.
After these movements, Truesdell’s direct beneficial ownership stands at 1,739 shares, a net increase of 36 shares from the initial position disclosed in the filing. No derivative securities were involved. Both transactions were routine and executed under standard equity-compensation arrangements, with no indication of additional strategic intent.