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CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DEFA14A
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20220525
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20220525

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:		DEFA14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-13795
		FILM NUMBER:		22963291

	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="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:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Amendment No.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">Soliciting Material Pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-11(c)</FONT> or Rule <FONT
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<B> </B> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMERICAN VANGUARD CALLS ON CRUISER CAPITAL TO BE FULLY TRANSPARENT WITH STOCKHOLDERS </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Newport Beach, CA,</B> May&nbsp;25, 2022 &#151; American Vanguard Corporation (&#147;American Vanguard&#148; or &#147;the Company&#148;) (NYSE: AVD) today
issued the following statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>&#147;The Company has learned that Cruiser Capital is seeking
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">co-investors</FONT> for an undisclosed investment thesis regarding American Vanguard that, despite its own calls for transparency, Cruiser is promoting with certain entities that agree to sign a <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-disclosure</FONT> agreement. Given AVD&#146;s 2022 Annual Meeting is one week away, the Board of Directors believes it has a duty to inform AVD stockholders of what it has learned and calls for Cruiser to immediately
disclose all information that may be relevant to stockholders as they consider how to vote.&#148; </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">American Vanguard&#146;s Board of Directors
unanimously urges stockholders to vote &#147;<B>FOR ALL</B>&#148; the Company&#146;s nine highly qualified director nominees on the <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card and to disregard any proxy card received from Cruiser Capital Master Fund LP
(&#147;Cruiser&#148;). If AVD stockholders have any questions or need assistance voting their shares, please call the Company&#146;s proxy solicitor, MacKenzie Partners, Inc., at (212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">929-5500</FONT> (collect) or
(800) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">322-2885</FONT> (toll free). The Company&#146;s Annual Meeting of Stockholders is scheduled for June&nbsp;1, 2022. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Important Additional Information and Where to Find It </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">American Vanguard has filed a definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A, and an accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B> proxy card, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;) in connection with the solicitation of proxies for its 2022 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. <B>STOCKHOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE COMPANY&#146;S DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT (INCLUDING ANY AMENDMENTS OR
SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AND ANY AND ALL OTHER DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION</B>. Stockholders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement and accompanying <B><U>WHITE</U></B>
proxy card, any amendments or supplements to the proxy statement, and other documents that the Company files with the SEC, from the Company&#146;s website, https://www.american-vanguard.com, or from the SEC&#146;s website at http://www.sec.gov.
These will be available as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with or furnished to the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Certain
Information Regarding Participants to the Solicitation </U></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company and its directors, executive officers and certain employees and other persons
may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the Company&#146;s stockholders in connection with the business to be conducted at the Annual Meeting. Stockholders may obtain information regarding the names, affiliations and
interests of the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers included in or incorporated by reference into the Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the fiscal
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year ended December&nbsp;31, 2021, which was filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;14, 2022, or from the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;29, 2022. To the
extent the holdings of the Company&#146;s securities by the Company&#146;s directors and executive officers have changed since the numbers set forth in the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement, such changes have been or will be reflected on
Statements of Change in Ownership on Form 4 filed with the SEC. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Forward-Looking Statements </U></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Certain information set forth in this release and the accompanying letter may constitute &#147;forward-looking statements&#148; within the meaning of federal
and applicable state securities laws. All statements herein that are not statements of historical fact are forward looking statements. These statements include statements regarding management&#146;s expectations for future performance, as well as
descriptions of plans and strategies and the expected results thereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, statements about our expected ability to continue benefiting from the strategies developed and implemented by the Board and
management, and statements about the anticipated outcomes of these strategies, are forward looking in nature and should be interpreted accordingly. These statements reflect the current expectations of American Vanguard&#146;s management based on
currently known facts and circumstances, and should not be construed as assurances of performance or as guaranties of the actual outcomes. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, forward-looking statements include factors relating to the
effects on the Company&#146;s earnings of the contested proxy solicitation currently underway. Actual results may differ from those expressed in forward looking statements, and those differences may be material and adverse. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ from expectations include the ongoing effects of the <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">COVID-19</FONT> pandemic and government responses and economic conditions resulting therefrom; the effect of international exchange rates
and other local, national and foreign economic conditions; weather and climate conditions; changes in regulatory policy and in specific regulations and permitting processes that affect our products, and other risks as detailed from <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">time-to-time</FONT></FONT> in the Company&#146;s SEC reports and filings. The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the fiscal Quarter
ended March&nbsp;31, 2022, filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;4, 2022, contains a list of risk factors that may cause results to differ from expectations. These risk factors will be updated from time to time in accordance with the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the regulations thereunder (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;), or otherwise in our Exchange Act filings. The statements in this release speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no duty to
update such statements to reflect future events or developments. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About American Vanguard </B></P>
<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 2000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>&nbsp;and Russell
3000<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">&reg;</SUP>&nbsp;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
www.american-vanguard.com. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Contact </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reevemark </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul Caminiti/Nicholas Leasure </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(212) <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">433-4600</FONT> </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Paul.Caminiti@reevemark.com </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">MacKenzie Partners, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Bob Marese </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(212) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">929-5500</FONT> </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">bmarese@mackenziepartners.com </P>
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