Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Subsequent Events.

Subsequent Events

22.          Subsequent Events

On June 10, 2019, the Company purchased 100% of the issued and outstanding member units of Pulse Aerospace, LLC (“Pulse”) pursuant to the terms of a Unit Purchase Agreement (the “Pulse Purchase Agreement”). The Company’s acquisition of Pulse’s Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) product family strengthens AeroVironment’s leading family of fixed-wing small unmanned aircraft systems and increases the mission capabilities of AeroVironment’s family of systems.

Pursuant to the Pulse Purchase Agreement, at closing, the Company paid $20,650,000 in cash, less closing indebtedness and transaction costs as defined in the Pulse Purchase Agreement, less a $250,000 retention to cover any post-closing indemnification claims, and less a $1,250,000 holdback amount, with the retention and holdback to be released to the member unit holders of Pulse Aerospace, less any amounts paid or reserved, 18 months after the closing of the transactions in accordance with the terms of the Pulse Purchase Agreement.  The closing cash consideration included the payoff of the outstanding indebtedness of Pulse Aerospace as of the closing date.  In addition to the consideration paid at closing, the Sellers may receive up to a maximum of $5,000,000 in additional cash consideration, which amount has been placed into escrow, if specific research and development milestones are achieved by December 10, 2021. The Company financed the acquisition entirely from available cash on hand.

Due to the timing of the acquisition, the purchase accounting for the business combination is incomplete at the time of this filing. As a result, the Company is unable to provide the amounts recognized as of the acquisition date for the major classes of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, pre-acquisition contingencies and goodwill. In addition, the Company is unable to provide pro forma revenues and earnings of the combined entity. All required disclosures will be included in the Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended July 27, 2019.