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 the 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 the Rule 10b5-1 Plan, Mr. Conver would beneficially
own approximately 2,139,920 shares of AeroVironment common stock
(including all options currently exercisable by Mr. Conver), or
approximately 9.1 percent of the company's current outstanding shares.
The transactions under this plan will commence no earlier than March
2016 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
generate and process data to deliver powerful insight, on demand, to
people and enterprises engaged in military, public safety and commercial
activities around the world. 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.
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