Company: AVD
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000950170-25-079166
Chunk: 3

Company: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP
Filing Date: 2025-05-29
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 3
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 a stockholder has a question or remark not related to an agenda item, such matters may be raised after the Annual Meeting by contacting our Legal Department at timd@amvac.com. Additional rules and procedures related to the submission of questions and how questions will be addressed can be found in the Rules of Conduct, which will be made available during the Annual Meeting on the meeting website.

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If you encounter any difficulties while accessing the virtual Annual Meeting, during the check-in or meeting time, a technical assistance phone number will be made available on the virtual meeting registration page 15 minutes prior to the meeting.

Why am I receiving this annual meeting information and proxy?

You are receiving this proxy statement from us because you owned shares of Common Stock of the Company as of the Record Date. This Proxy Statement describes issues on which you are invited to vote and provides you with other important information so that you can make informed decisions.

You may own shares of Common Stock in several different ways. If your stock is represented by one or more stock certificates registered in your name, you have a stockholder account with our transfer agent, Equiniti, which makes you a stockholder of record. If you hold your shares in a brokerage, trust or similar account, you are a beneficial owner, not a stockholder of record.

What am I voting on?

You are being asked to vote on

1. The election of 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. The ratification of the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP ("Deloitte") as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025, and

3. Approval, on an advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, as disclosed in the Proxy.

When you submit your proxy (by telephone, Internet or hard copy), you appoint Douglas A. Kaye III and Timothy J. Donnelly as your representatives at the Annual Meeting. When we refer to the “named proxies,” we are referring to Messrs. Kaye and Donnelly. This way, your shares will be voted even if you cannot attend the meeting.

How do I vote my shares?

Record holders may vote in advance of the Annual Meeting by using either the Internet, telephone or as per instructions in the proxy card. Also, record holders may vote during the meeting