<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001567619-19-022790.txt : 20191209
<SEC-HEADER>0001567619-19-022790.hdr.sgml : 20191209
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20191209174845
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001567619-19-022790
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20191205
FILED AS OF DATE:		20191209
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20191209

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Conver Timothy E
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001383773

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-33261
		FILM NUMBER:		191276171

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 INNOVATORS WAY
		CITY:			SIMI VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93065

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AeroVironment Inc
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001368622
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AIRCRAFT [3721]
		IRS NUMBER:				952705790
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0430

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 INNOVATORS WAY
		CITY:			SIMI VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93065
		BUSINESS PHONE:		805 520 8350

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		900 INNOVATORS WAY
		CITY:			SIMI VALLEY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93065
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        <footnote id="F1">The transaction is a transfer of 300,000 shares of Common Stock, for no consideration, by The Conver Family Trust to C5 Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Held by The Conver Family Trust, of which Mr. Conver is one of the trustees. Mr. Conver disclaims beneficial ownership of any securities in which he does not have a pecuniary
interest.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The transaction is the receipt of 300,000 shares of Common Stock, for no consideration, in the transfer referenced in Footnote 1.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">C5 Holdings LLC holds the 300,000 shares of Common Stock referenced in Footnote 3 plus 30,000 shares of Common Stock contributed, without consideration, by certain trusts that are non-affiliates of the Issuer. The reporting person is the manager of C5 Holdings LLC and consequently may be deemed to have sole voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by C5 Holdings LLC. The foregoing should not be construed in and of itself as an admission by the reporting person as to the beneficial ownership of the securities owned by C5 Holdings LLC.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The reporting person is the manager of C5 Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and consequently may be deemed to have sole voting control and investment discretion over securities owned by C5 Holdings LLC. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities held by such LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">The transactions reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by Mr. Conver, as Trustee of The Conver Family Trust on December 8, 2018.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The price reported represents the weighted average price of shares sold.  Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $60.00  - $61.67.  The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">The price reported represents the weighted average price of shares sold.  Shares were sold at varying prices in the range of $61.91 - $63.28.  The Reporting Person hereby undertakes, upon request of the Staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Kasey Hannah, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2019-12-09</signatureDate>
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