Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
Chunk: 5

Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 5
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What if I change my mind after I submit my proxy?

You may revoke your proxy and change your vote, irrespective of the method (i.e., Internet, telephone or mail) in which you originally voted, by:

Submitting a proxy by Internet not later than 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025; your latest Internet proxy will be counted;

Signing and delivering a proxy card with a later date; or

Participating in the Annual Meeting live via the Internet and casting a different vote.

If you are the beneficial owner of your shares, then you must contact the broker or other nominee holding your shares and follow their instructions for revoking or changing your vote.

How many shares must be present to hold the meeting?

A quorum must be present at the Annual Meeting in order to hold the Annual Meeting and conduct business. Shares representing a majority of the voting power of the shares of Common Stock entitled to vote as of the Record Date, present in person or by proxy, will be necessary to establish a quorum. Shares of Common Stock will be counted as present at the Annual Meeting, if the stockholder casts a vote electronically during the Annual Meeting or has properly submitted and not revoked a proxy prior to such meeting. As noted above, treasury shares and unvested restricted shares are not entitled to vote and, therefore, are not counted in determining a quorum.

How many votes must the director nominees receive to be elected?

A nominee for director shall be elected if the votes cast for such nominee’s election exceed the votes cast against such nominee’s election. In other words, those nominees for whom the number of shares voted “FOR” exceeds the number of shares voted “AGAINST” will be elected. There is no cumulative voting for the Company’s directors. Further, abstentions and broker non-votes will not be taken into account in determining the outcome of the election of directors. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee (“N&CG Committee”) has established procedures under which any director who is not so elected shall offer to tender his or her resignation to the Board. The N&CG Committee will make a recommendation to the Board on whether to accept or reject the resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board will act on the Committee’s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision and the rationale behind it within 90 days from the date of the certification of the results.

How many votes must be received in order for the other proposals to be approved?

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