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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-19-007005
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20190110
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20190111
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20190111

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:		19521854

	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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PURSUANT
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): January&nbsp;10, 2019 </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><U>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On January&nbsp;10, 2019, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that it had completed the acquisition of two affiliated businesses,
Agrovant and Defensive, in Brazil. That release is linked hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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="top">Date: January&nbsp;<U>11</U>, 2019</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly</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>AMERICAN VANGUARD ACQUIRES BRAZILIAN AGRICULTURAL DISTRIBUTOR </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Well-established platform for expanded market access </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Newport Beach, CA&nbsp;&#150; January&nbsp;10, 2019&nbsp;&#150; American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced the acquisition of two affiliated
Brazilian limited liability companies, Agrovant and Defensive. Founded in 2000, these combined businesses have become a rapidly growing supplier of crop protection products and micronutrients with annual sales of approximately $20&nbsp;million and a
primary focus on the fruit and vegetable market segments. Financial terms of this transaction are not being disclosed. </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;Our acquisition of Agrovant and Defensive expands our access to the Brazilian agricultural sector, which at approximately $9&nbsp;billion ranks as the largest crop protection market in the world. This
distribution franchise located in the province of Sao Paulo consists of 35&nbsp;full-time employees complemented by a group of experienced commissioned sales agents. Company management has been highly successful at driving significant revenue and
earnings growth, while maintaining excellent control of working capital, credit risk, and debt financing.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Wintemute continued,
&#147;Similar to our expansion in Central America following the acquisition of Grupo AgriCenter in late 2017, this transaction provides American Vanguard with a solid platform for marketing AMVAC products, distributing products from third-party
manufacturers, and providing support for the introduction of SIMPAS&#153; prescription planting systems in South America. In addition to Agrovant/Defensive&#146;s existing strong position in fruits&nbsp;&amp; vegetables, the company will continue
its penetration of the extensive Brazilian soybean market. We also expect expanded involvement in the corn, cotton and sugar cane segments as well as the high-margin, fast-growing $2&nbsp;billion micronutrients market.&#148; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Mr.&nbsp;Wintemute concluded, &#147;We will have the benefit of continued leadership from Mr.&nbsp;John Redfern, the current CEO of Agrovant/Defensive, who
will remain directly involved in the business through 2021. By combining this excellent distribution franchise with AMVAC&#146;s portfolio of products and equipment systems, we have created a very dynamic participant in the Brazilian agricultural
marketplace and a significant contributor to the overall growth of American Vanguard&#146;s international business.&#148; </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;2000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> and Russell&nbsp;3000<SUP
STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP> Indexes and the Standard&nbsp;&amp; Poor&#146;s Small Cap 600 Index. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company&#146;s web site at <U>www.american-vanguard.com</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 this release. </P>
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