Amended Current Report Filing (8-k/a)
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
(Amendment No.1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
September 23, 2019
AEROVIRONMENT,
INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
its charter)
Delaware
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001-33261
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95-2705790
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(State or other jurisdiction of
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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incorporation or organization)
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900 Innovators Way
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Simi Valley, California
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93065
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip Code)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including
area code: (805) 520-8350
Securities registered pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Class
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Name of each exchange on which registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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AVAV
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The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing
is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging
growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging
growth company ¨
If
an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for
complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Explanatory Note
This Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K of AeroVironment, Inc. (the "Company"), dated September 23, 2019 (the "Original Filing"), is being filed to disclose certain terms of Ms. Covington's consulting agreement with the Company in connection with her resignation, the terms of which were not yet finalized as of the Original Filing. This Amendment No. 1 effects no other changes in the Original Filing and is restated herein in its entirety.
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On September 23, 2019, Teresa Covington
submitted her resignation as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer AeroVironment, Inc. (the
“Company”) effective October 18, 2019 to pursue a new opportunity. It is expected that the Company and Ms. Covington
will enter into a consulting agreement pursuant to which Ms. Covington will provide consulting services to the Company for a period
of time after the effectiveness of her resignation.
The Company also appointed Brian Shackley,
42, as its interim Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer, upon the effectiveness of Ms. Covington’s resignation.
Mr. Shackley joined the Company in January 2016 and has served as the Company’s Vice President and Corporate Controller since
December 2017. He previously served as the Company’s Director of SEC Reporting from January 2016 to December 2017. Prior
to joining the Company, from June 2014 to January 2016, Mr. Shackley served as an audit senior manager at PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP in Los Angeles, California. He has a total of approximately 9 years of experience in public accounting with PricewaterhouseCoopers,
LLP. Mr. Shackley is a Certified Public Accountant and received a B.S. in Business Administration with an emphasis in Corporate
Finance from San Diego State University. Mr. Shackley is a participant in the Company’s Executive Severance Plan.
On October 16, 2019, in connection with
Ms. Covington’s resignation, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Ms. Covington (the “Consulting
Agreement”), effective October 18, 2019. Pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, Ms. Covington will receive an hourly rate
of $170.00 for consulting services rendered to the Company under the Consulting Agreement (with such fees not to exceed $20,000.00
for the term of the Consulting Agreement). As a result of her continued service to the Company under the Consulting Agreement,
the vesting of all unvested restricted stock awards outstanding as of the last date of Ms. Covington’s employment with the
Company will continue during the term of the Consulting Agreement. All performance restricted stock units held by Ms.
Covington as of October 18, 2019 were cancelled effective as of such date.
The foregoing description of the Consulting
Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Consulting Agreement,
a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01.
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Regulation FD Disclosure.
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On September 24, 2019, the Company issued
a press release announcing Ms. Covington’s resignation from the Company and Mr. Shackley’s appointment as the interim
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished with this
Form 8-K and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information in this Item 7.01 of this
Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed”
for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
such section. Such information shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant
to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01.
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Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(d) Exhibits.
* Previously filed with the Original Filing.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
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Date: October 22, 2019
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By:
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/s/ Wahid Nawabi
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Wahid Nawabi
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President and Chief Executive Officer
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