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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-05-216878
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20051031
ITEM INFORMATION:		Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
ITEM INFORMATION:		Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
ITEM INFORMATION:		Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20051104
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20051104

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000005981
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870]
		IRS NUMBER:				952588080
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		051180342

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9492601200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AEROCON INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19720620
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<HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>UNITED STATES </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): October&nbsp;31, 2005
</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="6"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>of incorporation)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>Identification No.)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>4695 MacArthur Court
</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Newport Beach, California 92660 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><B>(Address of principal executive offices) </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Registrant&#146;s telephone number: (949)&nbsp;260-1200 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;1.01.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMVAC Chemical Corporation (&#147;AMVAC&#148;), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation, entered into a definitive Sale and Purchase
Agreement (the &#147;Agreement&#148;) with BASF Aktiengesellschaft (&#147;BASF&#148;) that, by the terms of the Agreement, became effective October&nbsp;31, 2005. Pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Agreement, BASF has agreed to sell, and
AMVAC has agreed to purchase, assets constituting the global Phorate insecticide product line of BASF, which assets include the active ingredient Phorate, the trademarks Thimet</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">, Granutox</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">, Granutox 5</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">, and Geomet</FONT><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">, the manufacturing and formulation know-how, registration rights, intellectual property rights and
inventories as well as an exclusive license to use BASF&#146;s patented, closed delivery system, Lock &#145;N Load<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>&reg;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT>, in the US, Canada and Australia for Phorate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">As reported in greater detail on the Company&#146;s Form 8-K filed as of March&nbsp;24, 2005, AMVAC Chemical Corporation and BASF Aktiengesellschaft are
currently parties to a License and Supply Agreement dated as of March&nbsp;18, 2005, as amended (the &#147;LSA&#148;), under which BASF has licensed certain rights to certain patents, patent applications and proprietary intellectual property related
to the herbicide, Topramezone. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;2.01</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On October&nbsp;31, 2005, AMVAC completed the acquisition of assets constituting the global Phorate insecticide product line from BASF, for approximately
$26.1 million in purchase price consideration, subject to a post-closing adjustment to reflect the value of inventories as of the time of closing. AMVAC financed the acquisition through borrowing under its revolving line of credit, which is
described in Item&nbsp;2.03 below. The assets purchased by AMVAC are described in the disclosure under Item&nbsp;1.01 above, which is incorporated herein by reference. Other than the LSA, there are no material relationships between AMVAC or any of
its affiliates and BASF, and the purchase price consideration was determined by arms&#146; length negotiation between the parties. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or under an Off- Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">In order to finance the acquisition of the global Phorate insecticide
product line described in Items 1.01 and 2.01 above, AMVAC borrowed under its revolving line of credit on October&nbsp;31, 2005. As of October&nbsp;31, 2005, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of AMVAC&#146;s borrowings under the revolving
line of credit was $24 million, and AMVAC had $21 million of availability under its revolving line of credit facility. At the Company&#146;s option, the amount borrowed under its revolving line of credit related to this acquisition may be converted
to a term loan. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The revolving credit facility is documented in
an Amended and Restated Credit Agreement into which AMVAC entered in October 2004 with a syndicate of commercial lenders led by AMVAC&#146;s primary bank as the administrative agent and a lender, two other banks as lenders and a fourth as a
participant, for an $80,000,000 fully-secured credit facility. This credit facility replaced AMVAC&#146;s previous credit facility with its primary bank and one other bank entered into in May 2002 and amended in March 2004. The new credit facility
consists of a $45,000,000 revolving line of credit and a $35,000,000 term loan. These loans bear interest at the prime rate (&#147;Referenced Loans&#148;), or at AMVAC&#146;s option, a fixed rate of interest offered by the Bank (such as adjusted
LIBOR rate plus certain margins, in each case dependent on certain debt ratios (&#147;Fixed Loans&#148;)). The principal payments of the term loan are payable in equal quarterly installments of $1,000,000 on or before the last business day of each
February, May, August and November, commencing November&nbsp;30, 2004 and in one final installment in the amount necessary to repay the remaining outstanding principal balance of the term loan in full on the maturity date. Interest accruing on the
Referenced Loans are payable quarterly, in arrears, on the last day of each March, June, September and December, and on the maturity date of such loan in the amount of interest then accrued but unpaid. Interest accruing on the Fixed Loans are
payable on the last day of the interest period, </FONT>
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">provided that, with an interest period longer than three months, interest is payable on the last day of each three-month period after the commencement of
such interest period. The senior secured revolving line of credit and term loan both mature on October&nbsp;7, 2009 (five years from the closing date) and contain certain covenants (with which AMVAC is in compliance) as defined in the credit
agreement. For a further description of this credit facility, see the Company&#146;s Form 8-K filed on October&nbsp;14, 2004 and Exhibit 10.8 to the Company&#146;s Form 10-K for the period ended December&nbsp;31, 2004 filed on March&nbsp;16, 2004.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Other Events </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On November&nbsp;1, 2005, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
the Company, had entered into the Agreement and completed the acquisition anticipated thereunder. The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P> <P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">(c) Exhibits </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated November&nbsp;1, 2005 of American Vanguard Corporation. </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American Vanguard Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: November&nbsp;4, 2005</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">/s/ James A. Barry</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">James A. Barry</FONT></P> <P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated November 1, 2005 of American Vanguard Corporation announcing that AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, had entered into the Agreement and
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Exhibit 99.1 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
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<IMG SRC="g14145img01.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I><U>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</U>
</I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>BASF SELLS GLOBAL PHORATE INSECTICIDE PRODUCT LINE
TO AMERICAN VANGUARD </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>Product Line Generated Sales of
14 Million Euros in 2004; </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B><I>American Vanguard Sees
Major Market Opportunities </I></B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Newport Beach, CA -
November 1, 2005 - American Vanguard Corporation (AMEX:AVD) and BASF Aktiengesellschaft, Ludwigshafen, Germany (NYSE:BF) today announced that BASF sold the global Phorate insecticide product line to AMVAC Chemical Corporation, a subsidiary of
American Vanguard. The product line consists of the active ingredient Phorate, the trademarks Thimet</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">, Granutox</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> and Geomet</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"
COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">, the manufacturing and formulation know-how, registration rights, intellectual property rights and inventories as well as an
exclusive license to use BASF&#146;s patented, closed delivery system, Lock &#145;N Load<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>&reg;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT>, in the US, Canada and Australia for Phorate. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Phorate, which generated sales of approximately &#128;14&nbsp;million in 2004, was first introduced in 1954. It is registered in more than 15 countries, with the main markets in Asia Pacific and the Americas. It is
used on agricultural crops, mainly potatoes, corn, cotton, rice and sugarcane, to protect against chewing and piercing-sucking insects. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, stated, &#147;This acquisition is important for American Vanguard on several levels. It is our
largest acquisition to date, and should be a significant contributor to our sales base, with sales beginning in the fourth quarter of 2005. Furthermore, Phorate is an attractive addition to our niche product portfolio, which includes many different
insecticide products. Additionally, we have identified what we believe are further market opportunities for Phorate. We continue to execute on our growth strategy of acquiring and licensing niche product lines from larger companies in our
industry.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">&#147;For BASF, the divestiture is part of the
continuing process of reviewing the Agricultural Products portfolio. It is obvious that some products offer limited synergy for BASF and are a better strategic fit for other, more specialized companies. This is the case with Phorate and AMVAC,&#148;
says Mike Heinz, Group Vice President and Head of Global Strategic Marketing of the BASF Agricultural Products division, who will be President of the division from December&nbsp;1, 2005. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Glen Johnson, Senior Vice President of AMVAC, added, &#147;In the US, Thimet is delivered via the Lock &#145;N
Load</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> delivery system. We see an opportunity to bridge this technology with our successful
SmartBox</FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP><SUP>&reg;</SUP><SUP></SUP></SUP></FONT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"> delivery system. This acquisition comes on the heels of our licensing agreement
with BASF for the new corn herbicide, Impact&#153; which we expect to launch in the spring of 2006.&#148; </FONT></P>

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STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">With sales of &#128;3,354&nbsp;million in 2004, BASF&#146;s Agricultural Products division is a leader in crop protection and a strong partner to the farming industry
providing well-established and innovative fungicides, insecticides and herbicides. Farmers use these products and services to improve yields and quality of agricultural crops. Other uses include public health, structural/urban pest control, turf and
ornamental plants. BASF aims to turn knowledge rapidly into market success. The vision of BASF&#146;s Agricultural Products division is to be the world&#146;s leading innovator, optimizing agricultural production, improving nutrition, and thus
enhancing the quality of life for a growing world population. Further information can be found on the web at www.agro.basf.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">BASF is the world&#146;s leading chemical company: The Chemical Company. Its portfolio ranges from chemicals, plastics, performance products, agricultural products and
fine chemicals to crude oil and natural gas. As a reliable partner to virtually all industries, BASF&#146;s intelligent solutions and high-value products help its customers to be more successful. BASF develops new technologies and uses them to open
up additional market opportunities. It combines economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, thus contributing to a better future. In 2004, BASF had approximately 82,000 employees and posted sales of more than
&#128;37&nbsp;billion. BASF shares are traded on the stock exchanges in Frankfurt (BAS), London (BFA), New York (BF) and Zurich (AN). Further information on BASF is available on the Internet at www.basf.com. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About American Vanguard </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop
protection and management, turf and ornamental management, and public and animal health. The Company&#146;s basic strategy is to acquire brand name, niche product lines from larger companies that divest mature products to focus on newly discovered
molecules. During 2005, American Vanguard was recognized as one of <U>BusinessWeek</U>&#146;s <I>Hot Growth Companies</I> (#72), <U>FORTUNE Small Business</U>&#146; <I>America&#146;s 100 Fastest Growing Small Companies </I>(#40) and
<U>Forbes</U>&#146; <I>200 Best Small Companies </I>(#59). 2005 marks the third consecutive year American Vanguard has been included on these three lists &#150; the only company to hold this honor. American Vanguard is included on the Russell
2000<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>&reg;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT> and Russell<FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><SUP>&reg;<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></SUP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"></FONT></FONT> 3000 Indexes. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the
Company&#146;s web site at www.american-vanguard.com. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">American Vanguard, from
time to time, may discuss forward-looking information. Except for the historical information contained in this release, all forward-looking statements are estimates by American Vanguard&#146;s management and are subject to various risks and
uncertainties that may cause results to differ from management&#146;s current expectations. Such factors include weather conditions, changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in American Vanguard&#146;s SEC reports
and filings. All forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent American Vanguard&#146;s judgment as of the date of this release. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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