Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
Chunk: 9

Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 9
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 in the Proxy Statement. Such factors include, but are not limited to: product demand and market acceptance risks; the effect of economic conditions; weather conditions; changes in regulatory policy; the impact of competitive products and pricing; changes in foreign exchange rates; product development and commercialization difficulties; capacity and supply constraints or difficulties; transformation initiatives and related expenses; availability of capital resources; the impact of, and our ability to, remediate the identified material weakness in our internal controls over financial reporting; and general business regulations, including taxes and other risks as detailed from time-to-time in the Company’s reports and filings filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). It is not possible to foresee or identify all such factors.

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PROPOSAL 1

Election of Directors</div>

The Board is elected annually. The Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws, as each has been previously amended and restated, of the Company, currently provide that the number of directors of the Board shall not be more than nine nor less than three. As per the Bylaws, the Board has fixed the maximum number of directors at nine. At this election, nine directors have been nominated to be elected at the Annual Meeting and, if elected, will hold office from the time of the election until the next Annual Meeting and until their respective successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal. The Board has nominated to be elected to serve as directors until the next annual meeting or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

Marisol Angelini,

Scott Baskin,

Mark Bassett,

Patrick Gottschalk,

Emer Gunter,

Douglas A. Kaye III,

Steven Macicek,

Keith Rosenbloom, and

Carmen Tiu

NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS DIRECTORS—QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCIES

The following sets forth the names and certain information with respect to the persons nominated for election as directors. All such nominees have consented to serve and are currently directors. Six of the nine nominees were elected by the stockholders at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Following summary information on the experience of each nominee we have included a matrix that outlines the key skills and competencies of all nominees.

Marisol Angelini, age 63, was elected to the Board in December 2021.

Experience : Ms. Angelini is a senior leader with over 30 years of experience in global consumer product companies, focusing on