8-K 1 d50558d8k.htm 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2019

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware |  | 001-13795 |  | 95-2588080
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |  | Commission File Number |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4695 MacArthur Court

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (949) 260-1200

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:

☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value |  | AVD |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b02 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b02 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure

During the Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Meeting”) of American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company”) held on June 5, 2019, the Company is disclosing what may be considered material nonpublic information regarding the forecast for SIMPAS sales and gross margins. Such information is contained in the excerpt from the management presentation of that Meeting set forth in Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits linked hereto, is being furnished under Items 7.01 and 9.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), 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.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 |  | Excerpt from Management Presentation of the Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on June 5, 2019.

SIGNATURES

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.

|  | AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
Date: June 5, 2019 |  | By: |  | /s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
|  |  |  | Timothy J. Donnelly
|  |  |  | Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary