AEROVIRONMENT,INC. (NASDAQ:AVAV) Files An 8-K Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On June27, 2018, AeroVironment,Inc. (the “Company”) will host an investor and analyst event in New York City beginning at 8:30 am Eastern Time, which will include presentations from the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Wahid Nawabi, and the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Teresa Covington, and other members of the Company’s executive management team. The Company is furnishing as Exhibit99.1 to this Current Report on Form8-K the presentation materials to be provided to and discussed with attendees at the investor and analyst event. The Company will also be hosting a live audio webcast of the investor and analyst event and the presentation to be discussed by the Company’s executive management team at http://investor.avinc.com/events-and-presentations. A replay of the webcast will also be available at http://investor.avinc.com/events-and-presentations following the completion of the presentation.

The information in this Current Report on Form8-K (including the presentation materials attached as Exhibit99.1 hereto and the webcast) is being furnished to Item 7.01 of Form8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings. This current report on Form8-K will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information contained herein (including the presentation materials attached as Exhibit99.1 hereto and the webcast).

Safe Harbor Statement

Certain statements in this Current Report on Form8-K (including the presentation materials attached as Exhibit99.1 hereto and the webcast) may constitute “forward-looking statements” as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are made on the basis of current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of our control, that may cause our business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, reliance on sales to the U.S. government; availability of U.S. government funding for defense procurement and R&D programs; changes in the timing and/or amount of government spending; our ability to perform under existing contracts, including the asset purchase agreement for the proposed sale of our EES business, and obtain new contracts; risks related to our international business, including compliance with export control laws; potential need for changes in our long-term strategy in response to future developments; the extensive regulatory requirements governing our contracts with the U.S. Government and international customers; the consequences to our financial position, business and reputation that could result from failing to comply with such regulatory requirements; unexpected technical and marketing difficulties inherent in major research and product development efforts; the impact of potential security and cyber threats; changes in the supply and/or demand and/or prices for our products and services; the activities of competitors and increased competition; failure of the markets in which we operate to grow; uncertainty in the customer adoption rate of commercial unmanned aircraft systems; failure to remain a market innovator and create new market opportunities; changes in significant operating expenses, including components and raw materials; failure to develop new products; product liability, infringement and other claims; changes in the regulatory environment; and general economic and business conditions in the United States and elsewhere in the world. For a further list and description of such risks and uncertainties, see the reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our most recent Annual Report on Form10-K and Quarterly Reports on Form10-Q. We do not intend, and undertake no obligation, to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.