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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001193125-09-004182.txt : 20090109
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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-09-004182
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090105
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090109
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090109

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:		09519738

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

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		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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STYLE="line-height:3px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:2px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24px;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:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5"><B>FORM 8-K </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="3"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;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:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2">Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): January&nbsp;5, 2009 </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;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="font-size:12px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;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:12px;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:12px;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
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
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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="font-size:24px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:0px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;border-bottom:0.5pt solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P
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<TD WIDTH="9%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02</B></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE> <P
STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Effective January&nbsp;5, 2009 Amvac Chemical Corporation (&#147;Amvac&#148;), the principal operating subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (the
&#147;Corporation&#148;), appointed Trevor Thorley to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Amvac, and the board of directors of the Corporation (the &#147;Board&#146;) designated him an executive officer of the
Corporation. This is a new position at Amvac. On January&nbsp;5, 2009, the Corporation issued a press release announcing this appointment. The full text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Thorley is 51 years of age. He was selected by the Corporation through a retained search and had no arrangement or understanding with
any member of the Board regarding his appointment. Except for the terms of employment described herein, Mr. Thorley has had no transactions or proposed transactions with the Corporation in excess of $120,000 since the beginning of the
Corporation&#146;s last fiscal year, nor does he have any family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Corporation. Mr.&nbsp;Thorley has spent his entire career in the agricultural sector, holding positions of increasing
responsibility in sales, marketing, strategic planning and general management. Over the past six years, Mr.&nbsp;Thorley has served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Valent USA Corporation, a manufacturer of specialty agricultural
chemicals and a subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company, a Japan-based multinational corporation; neither Valent nor Sumitomo is a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Corporation. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Effective January&nbsp;5, 2009, Amvac entered into an Employment Agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Thorley which contains the following material terms: three year term; annual base salary of $372,000; in the event of
termination without cause during the term of the agreement Mr.&nbsp;Thorley will receive as severance pay an amount equal to the greater of (x)&nbsp;his annual base salary for the remainder of the term (not to exceed two years&#146; annual base
salary) and (y)&nbsp;one year&#146;s base salary. In addition, on January&nbsp;5, 2009, Mr. Thorley was awarded 8,347 shares of restricted stock of the Corporation, which shares will vest in equal tranches on each of the first, second and third
anniversary of the date of award as per the terms of a Restricted Stock Agreement. Finally, the Corporation and Mr.&nbsp;Thorley entered into a Change in Control Severance Agreement dated January&nbsp;5, 2009 which provides, among other things, that
if during the Change in Control Period (which expires December&nbsp;31, 2013), there is a Change of Control (as defined therein) and the Corporation terminates Mr.&nbsp;Thorley&#146;s employment without cause, then he will be entitled to receive
(subject to the terms thereof) two times his base annual salary, continuation of medical benefits for 24 consecutive months, and an acceleration of his rights to acquire securities of the Corporation. </FONT></P> <P
STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits attached hereto, is being furnished under Items 5.02, 8.01 and 9.01 and shall not be
deemed &#147;filed&#148; for purposes of Section&nbsp;18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act,
except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px">&nbsp;</P>
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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:6px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">On January&nbsp;5, 2009, American Vanguard
Corporation issued a press release announcing that its principal operating subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation (&#147;Amvac&#148;), had appointed Trevor Thorley to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. The full
text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </FONT></P>

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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated January&nbsp;5, 2009 of American Vanguard Corporation concerning the appointment of an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to Amvac Chemical Corporation.
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Date: January&nbsp;5, 2009</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Press release dated January 5, 2009 of American Vanguard Corporation concerning the appointment of an Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer by Amvac Chemical
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px">

<IMG SRC="g60780g32y66.jpg" ALT="LOGO"> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>TREVOR THORLEY NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>AMVAC CHEMICAL
CORPORATION </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Newport Beach, CA &#150; January&nbsp;5, 2009 &#151; American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Trevor Thorley has been
named as Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, effective immediately. In this newly created role, Mr.&nbsp;Thorley will be responsible for the sales, marketing,
regulatory, research and development, manufacturing operations and administrative functions of AMVAC. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Thorley (age 51) has spent his entire
career in the agricultural sector, holding positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, strategic planning and general management. He worked for 20 years at German multinational Bayer, both in the United Kingdom and the USA. In his
last position with Bayer, as Senior Vice President, Marketing&nbsp;&amp; Sales for the NAFTA region, he was responsible for managing sales in excess of $400 million. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Over the last six years, he has been President and Chief Operating Officer of Valent USA Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Sumitomo Chemical Company. In addition to his success in the U.S. market, since 2003, he has
also managed the North and South American region for Sumitomo&#146;s overall crop protection business and successfully achieved considerable business growth in Latin America and Canada. Most recently, he has held the position of Executive Officer
for Sumitomo Chemical &#150; the first non-Japanese executive accorded such a role. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, commented,
&#147;Trevor&#146;s extensive background in agricultural chemicals will greatly assist American Vanguard as we expand our product portfolio and geographic reach. His demonstrated success in leadership, marketing, customer relationships, product
acquisition, personnel development and general management will enhance our ability to function efficiently and drive both our domestic and international growth potential.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Wintemute, continued, &#147;We look forward to utilizing Trevor&#146;s experience in the Northern, Central and South American markets as we continue our expansion. His insights and relationships in these
regions will allow us to pursue both independent growth as well as potential business alliances with other industry participants. Additionally, Trevor&#146;s background with our industry trade association, CropLife America, has given him the
necessary perspective to address the various regulatory requirements that are crucial elements of managing a crop protection chemical business. Trevor knows this business, the marketplace that we serve and the challenges that we, as an industry,
face. His talents are well suited to contribute to the continued operational and financial success of American Vanguard.&#148; </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Mr.&nbsp;Thorley was raised
on a family farm in England; received his Honors Degree in Crop Science&nbsp;&amp; Agriculture from Newcastle upon Tyne University and did additional research and development work at Wye College, London University in England. He has pursued
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<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">management, mergers&nbsp;&amp; acquisitions, foreign languages and leadership practices. His industry leadership roles include Board membership in RISE (a
specialty section of the American Crop Protection Association) and a series of officer positions on the Board of CropLife America, where his current role is a Vice-Chairman. </FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"><B>About American Vanguard </B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:3px;line-height:95%; vertical-align:top"><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 ornamentals management and public and animal health. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000<FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> and Russell 3000<FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1"><SUP>&reg;</SUP></FONT> 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:12px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">The Company, 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 the Company&#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 the Company&#146;s SEC reports and filings. All forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent the Company&#146;s judgment as of the date of
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">American Vanguard Corporation</FONT></P> <P
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