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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-15-002574
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20141231
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20150106
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20150106

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:		15509003

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		4695 MACARTHUR COURT
		CITY:			NEWPORT BEACH
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92660
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-260-1200

	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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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): December&nbsp;31, 2014 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>4695 MacArthur Court </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Newport Beach, California 92660 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registrant&#146;s telephone number: (949)&nbsp;260-1200 </B></P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain
Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On December&nbsp;31, 2014, AMVAC Chemical Corporation (&#147;AMVAC&#148;), the principal
operating subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation (the &#147;Corporation&#148;) appointed Bob Trogele to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMVAC. As of the commencement of his employment, January&nbsp;5,
2015, the board of directors of the Corporation designated Mr.&nbsp;Trogele an executive officer of the Corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Trogele is 57 years of age.
He was selected by the Corporation through its own search in the course of which there was no arrangement or understanding with any member of the Board regarding his selection. Except for the terms of employment described herein, Mr.&nbsp;Trogele
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;Trogele has spent his career in the agribusiness and biotechnology sectors, holding positions of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing, supply chain, regulatory, M&amp;A and general management. Over the course of the
past ten years, Mr.&nbsp;Trogele worked at FMC Corporation, most recently as President &#150; Asia Pacific, where he managed multiple business units in over 20 countries and, prior to that, as North American Director of their agchem business group.
His former employer is neither a parent, a subsidiary nor an affiliate of registrant. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Effective December&nbsp;31, 2014, AMVAC entered into an employment
agreement with Mr.&nbsp;Trogele which contains the following material terms: three year term; annual base salary of $360,000; initial bonus of $150,000 (payable 30 days after date of commencement); in the event of termination without cause,
Mr.&nbsp;Trogele will receive as severance pay the greater of (x)&nbsp;his annual base wage and health insurance for the remainder of the term and (y)&nbsp;one year&#146;s base wage and health insurance. In addition, upon commencement of employment,
Mr.&nbsp;Trogele will be awarded 30,000 shares of restricted stock (vesting in equal tranches of 7,500 shares on the 90<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day, the first anniversary, the second anniversary and the third
anniversary of commencement) and 7,500 performance shares tied to the Corporation&#146;s financial performance for three year period commencing January&nbsp;1, 2015. He will also be party to a Change in Control agreement, the form of which is
substantially similar to that currently in place between the Corporation and its other executive officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;8.01 Other Events </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;5, 2015 American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation,
had appointed Bob Trogele to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMVAC. The full text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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. </P>

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<TD VALIGN="top">Press release dated January&nbsp;5, 2015 of American Vanguard Corporation concerning the appointment of Bob Trogele to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMVAC Chemical Corporation.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American Vanguard Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><U>BOB TROGELE NAMED CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF AMVAC CHEMICAL CORPORATION </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Newport Beach, CA &#150; January&nbsp;5, 2015 &#150; American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Ulrich (Bob) Trogele, PhD, has been named
Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, effective immediately. In this position, Dr.&nbsp;Trogele will focus on growing the business across multiple product lines and
geographies, achieving greater profitability and establishing a pipeline of future opportunities through innovation and strategic relationships. As COO, he will oversee sales, marketing, and business development on a global basis. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Over the past 28 years, Bob Trogele has worked in positions of increasing responsibility within the agribusiness sectors of agrichemicals, biotechnology and
plant nutrition, culminating with ten years at FMC Corporation, where he served most recently as President &#150; Asia Pacific across 20+ countries and, for several years prior, as North American Area Director of their agricultural solutions
business. Bob Trogele has a track record of exceeding expectations with customers wherever he works, by increasing revenue and profitability through acquiring and licensing multiple technologies, launching innovations and expanding sales into new
territories. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO of American Vanguard, commented, &#147;Time and again, Bob has taken the reins of a business and spurred
unprecedented growth and profitability in a short time. His drive to succeed, keen marketing sense and ability to think creatively have proven to be a recipe for success in virtually every business he has led. As a complement to his considerable
experience, he has built an extensive network of relationships with customers and industry peers throughout the globe, particularly in North America and Europe and also in Asia where he lived and worked most recently. We look forward to having Bob
join the team and to help write the next chapter of American Vanguard.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Prior to his business career, Bob Trogele was an elite athlete; he was a
four-year starter and captain on the Wichita State basketball team, and a professional basketball player representing the German national team as a two-time Olympian, in the course of which he attained both an MBA and PhD from the University of
Goettingen. He is fluent in both German and French; and since 1997 has served as a professor of international business at the Berlin University, Germany, School of Economics and Law, where he teaches Global Business&nbsp;&amp; Management to
international MBA students from Asia, Europe, Middle East, North and Latin America. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Trogele commented, &#147;I am excited to work with
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