UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

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 28, 2017

 

AEROVIRONMENT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (626) 357-9983

 

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Emerging growth company o

 

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Item 5.07.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of AeroVironment, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on September 28, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at the Company’s offices at 994 Innovators Way, Simi Valley, CA 93065. A brief description of matters voted upon at the meeting and the final voting results are set forth below:

 

Proposal 1 — Election of Directors

 

The Company’s stockholders elected the three persons nominated by the Board of Directors as Class II directors for a three-year term as follows:

 

		Number of Shares
Name of Director		For		Withheld		Broker Non-Votes
Catharine Merigold		16,556,974		111,631		3,402,094
Wahid Nawabi		16,488,540		180,065		3,402,094
Stephen F. Page		16,553,318		115,287		3,402,094

 

Each of the above directors shall serve for a term of three years and until his or her successor has been duly elected and qualified.

 

Proposal 2 — Ratification of Company’s Independent Auditors

 

The Audit Committee selected Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2018. The Company’s stockholders ratified the selection of Ernst & Young LLP as follows:

 

 

Number of Shares
For		Against		Abstain
19,862,997		154,901		52,801

 

Proposal 3 — Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders approved, by an advisory vote, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers, as disclosed in the proxy statement, by the following vote:

 

 

Number of Shares
For		Against		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
16,551,385		73,406		43,812		3,402,096

 

Proposal 4 — Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes on the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers

 

The Company’s stockholders voted on an advisory basis, to hold future advisory votes on the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers annually by the following vote:

 

 

Number of Shares
1 Year		2 Years		3 Years		Abstain		Broker Non-Votes
12,620,407		47,386		3,928,299		72,513		3,402,094

 

The Company has considered the outcome of this advisory vote and has determined, as was recommended with respect to this proposal by the Company’s board of directors in the proxy statement for the 2017 Annual Meeting of

 

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Stockholders, that the Company will hold future say on pay votes on an annual basis until the occurrence of the next advisory vote on the frequency of say on pay votes.

 

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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.

 

	AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
Date: October 4, 2017	By:	/s/ Wahid Nawabi
		Wahid Nawabi
		President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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