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  AeroVironment, Inc.
  001-33261
  241 18th St. South, Suite 650
  Arlington
  VA
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  805-520-8350
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  Officer
  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
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  6th Floor
  New York
  NY
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  1782
  357736
  28206032
  10/01/2024
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  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Issuer
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  07/11/2022
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
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  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Issuer
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  04/04/2022
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
  Common Stock
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  RSA Vesting Net of Taxes
  Issuer
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  06/26/2023
  Cashless- Shares withheld to pay taxes
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  C/o AeroVironment, Inc.
  241 18th Street South, Suite 650
  Arlington
  VA
  001-33261
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  C/o AeroVironment, Inc.
  241 18th Street South, Suite 650
  Arlington
  VA
  001-33261
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  77704
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