Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
Chunk: 6

Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 6
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 two proposals (ratification of the appointment of Deloitte as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm and the advisory vote on executive compensation) will require the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast at the meeting. Abstentions will not be counted as “votes cast” and will have no effect on the outcome.

How will my shares be voted, and what are broker non-votes?

All proxies received and not revoked will be voted as directed. If you are a stockholder of record who submits a proxy but does not indicate how the proxies should vote on one or more matters, the named proxies will vote as recommended by the Company. However, if you are not a stockholder of record (in other words, your shares are held by a broker, bank or other nominee) and you do not provide instructions to the broker on how to vote your shares, then, assuming your nominee submits a proxy on your behalf, your proxy may be counted (i) as a vote “FOR” the ratification of Deloitte as independent registered

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public accounting firm, and (ii) as a “broker non-vote” toward all other measures, because brokers and other nominees do not have discretionary authority to vote on those matters without instructions from you as the beneficial owners of the shares. A broker non-vote does not count as a vote either for or against a measure and will not affect the outcome of the vote on any proposal.

Who pays the costs of proxy solicitation?

The expenses of soliciting proxies for the Annual Meeting are to be paid by the Company. Solicitation of proxies may be made by means of personal calls upon, or telephonic communications with, stockholders or their personal representatives by either officers or employees; although such persons will not be additionally compensated. In addition, we have retained Advantage Proxy to act as proxy solicitation agent for a flat fee of approximately $3,800. Although there is no formal agreement to do so, the Company may reimburse banks, brokerage houses and other custodians, nominees and fiduciaries for their reasonable expenses in forwarding this Proxy to stockholders whose Common Stock is held of record by such entities.

What business may be properly brought before the meeting and what discretionary authority is granted?

Nominations for Directors and Other Stockholder Proposals for the Annual Meeting.As per the Company’s Bylaws (amended as of December 5, 2019) nominations of persons for election to the Board and the proposal of business to be