AeroVironment, Inc.
(NASDAQ: AVAV) today announced that its chief executive officer and
chairman of the board, Timothy E. Conver, as Trustee of The Conver
Family Trust, has established a pre-arranged stock trading plan to sell
a portion of company stock held by the Trust over a specific period of
time. The stock trading plan is part of a long-term strategy for asset
diversification and liquidity and was adopted in accordance with
guidelines specified under Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 and AeroVironment’s policies with respect to employee stock
transactions.
Rule 10b5-1 allows corporate officers and directors to adopt written,
pre-arranged stock trading plans when they do not have material,
non-public information. Using these plans, insiders can diversify their
investment portfolios, can spread stock trades out over an extended
period of time to reduce market impact and can avoid concerns about
whether they had material, non-public information when they sold their
stock.
Under its Rule 10b5-1 Plan, the Trust may sell up to 320,000 shares over
a period of approximately nine months. If the Trust completes all the
planned sales under its Rule 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Conver would beneficially
own approximately 2,573,660 shares of AeroVironment common stock
(including all options currently exercisable by Mr. Conver), or
approximately 11.04% of the company’s current outstanding shares. The
transactions under this plan will commence no earlier than
September 2014 and will be disclosed publicly through Form 144 and
Form 4 filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Form 4
filings will also be posted on AeroVironment’s website.
ABOUT AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
AeroVironment is a technology solutions provider that designs, develops,
produces, supports and operates an advanced portfolio of Unmanned
Aircraft Systems (UAS) and electric transportation solutions. The
company’s electric-powered, hand-launched
unmanned aircraft systems provide powerful actionable information to
military, public safety and commercial personnel around the world
through real-time, airborne imaging, sensing and communication.
AeroVironment’s electric transportation solutions include a
comprehensive suite of electric
vehicle (EV) charging systems, installation and network services for
consumers, automakers, utilities and government agencies, power
cycling and test systems for EV developers and industrial
electric vehicle charging systems for commercial fleets. More
information about AeroVironment is available at www.avinc.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement
that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results,
performance or achievements, and may contain words such as “believe,”
“anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “project,” “plan,” or
words or phrases with similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are
based on current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve
risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic,
competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our
control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to
differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking
statements include, but are not limited to, reliance on sales to the
U.S. government; changes in the timing and/or amount of government
spending; changes in the supply and/or demand and/or prices for our
products and services; the activities of competitors; failure of the
markets in which we operate to grow; failure to expand into new markets;
changes in significant operating expenses, including components and raw
materials; failure to develop new products; changes in the regulatory
environment; and general economic and business conditions in the United
States and elsewhere in the world. For a further list and description of
such risks and uncertainties, see the reports we file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not intend, and undertake no
obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise.
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