secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AeroVironment Inc (AVAV)
CIK:        0001368622
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-16T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-028457
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 3.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AeroVironment closes $200M acquisition of UAS maker ESAero
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- Total consideration ~$200M: $160M in stock (671,078 shares at $234.59/share) plus cash; subject to adjustments.
- ESAero produces unmanned aircraft and advanced air mobility platforms; operates 32K sq ft design and 53K sq ft manufacturing facilities in CA.
- Transaction expected to be accretive to adjusted EBITDA in the first full year post-close.
- ESAero will report into AV's Precision Strike and Defense Systems group under the Loitering Munition Systems unit.
- Acquisition follows AV's $4.1B purchase of BlueHalo in May 2025; second major deal in under a year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926028457/0001104659-26-028457-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926028457/tm268917d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-028457

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