Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
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Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
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 laws and regulations and the Company’s Code of Conduct and Ethics. In giving our recommendation to the Board of Directors, we have relied on (i) management’s representation that such financial statements have been prepared with integrity and objectivity and in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America, and (ii) the report of the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm with respect to such financial statements.

AUDIT COMMITTEE

Steven Macicek, Chair*

Marisol Angelini

Scott Baskin

Patrick Gottschalk

Carmen Tiu de Mino

May 29, 2025

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COMMON STOCK OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS To the knowledge of the Company, the ownership of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock as of March 31, 2025, by persons who are beneficial owners of 5% or more of the outstanding Common Stock is set forth below.

| Name and Address of Beneficial Owner |     | Amount and Nature of     
 Beneficial Ownership (*) |           |     | Percent of 
 Class      |      |   |
| Blackrock Fund Advisors              |     |                          | 1,737,129 |     |            | 6.03 | % |
| 400 Howard Street                    
 San Francisco, CA 94105-2228         |     |                          |           |     |            |      |   |
| The Vanguard Group                   |     |                          | 1,542,599 |     |            | 5.36 | % |
| 100 Vanguard Blvd.                   
 Malvern, PA 19355                    |     |                          |           |     |            |      |   |
| Wellington Management Company, LLP   |     |                          | 1,541,255 |     |            | 5.35 | % |
| 280 Congress Street                  
 Boston, MA 02110                     |     |                          |           |     |            |      |   |
| Dimensional Fund Advisors LP         |     |                          | 1,447,896 |     |            | 5.03 | % |
| 6300 Bee Cave Road, Building One     
 Austin, TX 78746                     |     |                          |           |     |            |      |   |

(*) Based on information reported to the SEC by, or on behalf of, such beneficial owner. To the knowledge of the Company, the ownership of the Company’s outstanding Common Stock, as of April 5