---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-087871"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "AVAV"
cik: "0001368622"
company_name: "AeroVironment Inc"
filed_at: "2026-07-29T13:10:20+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-29T13:11:06.328880+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Stephen Page to retire from AeroVironment board at 2026 annual meeting

## Summary
- Stephen Page notified the board of his decision to retire and not stand for re-election.
- Retirement effective at start of 2026 annual meeting, expected September 24, 2026.
- Page's departure is not due to any disagreement with the company, its auditors, or advisors.
- Page served on the board for 13 years, providing strategic and governance oversight.
- CEO Wahid Nawabi thanked Page for his contributions to the company's transformation.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-087871
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: AVAV
- cik: 0001368622
- company_name: AeroVironment Inc
- filed_at: 2026-07-29T13:10:20+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926087871/0001104659-26-087871-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1368622/000110465926087871/tm2621437d1_8k.htm

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