AEROVIRONMENT INC. 2024-2025 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect the board of directors' three nominees as directors: Cindy Lewis

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Cindy Lewis”): 17,342,833 for, 3,103,702 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “A brief description of matters voted upon at the Annual 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 III directors for a three-year term as follows: Each…”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 10,904,401 for, 1,716,278 against, 148,205 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the board of directors' three nominees as directors: Joseph L. Votel

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph Votel”): 21,407,107 for, 369,020 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “A brief description of matters voted upon at the Annual 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 III directors for a three-year term as follows: Each…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 12,592,456 for, 167,866 against, 8,562 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect the board of directors' three nominees as directors: Wahid Nawabi

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Wahid Nawabi”): 21,150,784 for, 627,798 against, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “A brief description of matters voted upon at the Annual 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 III directors for a three-year term as follows: Each…”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 12,562,823 for, 197,499 against, 8,562 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: to vote on a proposal to approve the issuance of shares of AeroVironment's common stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("AeroVironment common stock"), in the merger contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 18, 2024, by and among AeroVironment, BlueHalo Financing Topco, LLC ("BlueHalo"), Archangel Merger Sub, LLC ("Merger Sub"), and BlueHalo Holdings Parent, LLC ("Seller") (as that agreement may be amended from time to time, the "merger agreement"), a copy of which is included as Annex A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus of which this notice is a part, for purposes of complying with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(a) and, in the event such issuance constitutes a change of control, Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(b) (the "share issuance proposal"); and

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“1. Approval of the issuance of shares of AeroVironment Common Stock in the merger (the 'Merger") contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 18, 2024, by and among AeroVironment, BlueHalo Finan”): 21,483,106 for, 54,004 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Share Issuance Proposal was approved by the requisite vote of AeroVironment's stockholders.”
Support: 99.7% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 11,736,281 for.

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Description as filed by funds: Management proposal to amend the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to provide for officer exculpation:

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“5. Management Proposal to Amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Officer Exculpation”): 20,429,993 for, 1,331,675 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 5 — Management Proposal to Amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Officer Exculpation The stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for officer exculpation, eliminatin…”
Support: 94% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 95 asset managers below reported 12,280,994 for, 479,328 against, 8,562 abstained.

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Description as filed by funds: Management proposal to amend the company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation to provide for annual election of all directors:

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“4. Management Proposal to Amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Annual Election of All Directors”): 21,396,398 for, 338,058 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 4 — Management Proposal to Amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to Provide for Annual Election of All Directors The stockholders approved the proposal to amend the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to provide for annual election of…”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 89 asset managers below reported 12,739,014 for.

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Description as filed by funds: to vote on a proposal to approve the adjournment of the special meeting to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve the share issuance proposal (the "adjournment proposal").

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Approval of the adjournment of the Special Meeting to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the Share Issuance Proposal (the "Adjournment Proposal")”): 19,105,702 for, 2,427,112 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed April 1, 2025 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Adjournment Proposal was approved by the requisite vote of AeroVironment's stockholders.”
Support: 89% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 88 asset managers below reported 9,993,541 for, 1,706,898 against, 7,165 abstained.

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The 5 asset managers below reported 22,960 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: Non-binding advisory vote on the compensation of the company's Named Executive Officers.

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Advisory Vote on the Compensation of the Company's Named Executive Officers”): 21,504,056 for, 248,938 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “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:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 93 managers: 12,754,555 for, 4,368 against, 8,562 abstained. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 308 managers: 10,733,672 for, 89,950 against, 1,851 abstained, 218 not voted, 529 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

The 2 asset managers below reported 114 for, 200 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025:

AEROVIRONMENT INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Ratification of Company's Independent Auditors The Audit Committee selected Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending April 30, 2025”): 24,140,987 for, 24,063 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed October 3, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “The Company's stockholders ratified the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as follows:”
Support: 99.9% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 96 asset managers below reported 12,761,322 for, 8,562 abstained.

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