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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<div align='center'>UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No.)</div>

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☐Preliminary Proxy Statement

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☒Definitive Proxy Statement

☐Definitive Additional Materials

☐Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

<div align='center'>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)

(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)</div>

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<div align='center'>AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1200

Newport Beach, California 92660

May 29, 2025

NOTICE OF 2025 ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS</div>

To the Stockholders of American Vanguard Corporation:

Notice is hereby given that the 2025 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company” or “AVD”) will be held onWednesday, July 2, 2025, at 11:00 am Pacific Time. The Annual Meeting will be a virtual meeting of stockholders.To participate, vote, or submit questions during the Annual Meeting via live webcast, please visit www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/AVD2025.You will not be able to attend the Annual Meeting in person.

Matters to be voted on at the meeting are:

1. Elect nine (9) directors named in the Proxy as director candidates of the Company, each to serve until their successors are elected and qualified, or until his or her earlier death, resignation or removal;

2. Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP (“Deloitte”) as independent registered public