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To read entire press release click here December 18, 2013 AMERICAN VANGUARD SCHEDULES BUSINESS UPDATE CONFERENCE CALL AND DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it will conduct a conference call with analysts and investors to discuss current business conditions at 9:00 am ET / 6:00 am PT on Friday, December 20, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD REPORTS THIRD QUARTER & NINE-MONTH 2013 RESULTS Continued Strong Demand Fuels Excellent Business Performance Newport Beach, CA – October 31, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine-month period ended September 30, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD SCHEDULES 2013 THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31ST Newport Beach, CA – October 28, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced that it will report financial results for the 2013 third quarter ended September 30, 2013 on Thursday, October 31, 2013 after the close of the stock market. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD ELECTS NEW MEMBER TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Newport Beach, CA – October 3, 2013 — American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Mr. Morton D. Erlich has been elected as a new member to its Board of Directors. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD HONORED AS ONE OF FORTUNE’S 100 FASTEST GROWING COMPANIES Composite Ranking . . . . . #50 Newport Beach, CA – September 30, 2013 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) was recently named to the prestigious 2013 Fortune’s 100 Fastest Growing Companies list. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND Newport Beach, CA – September 9, 2013 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a $0.05 cash dividend payment to be distributed on October 18, 2013 to shareholders of record as of October 4, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD REPORTS SECOND QUARTER & MID-YEAR 2013 RESULTS Strong First Half Performance - Despite Weather Dampened Spring Quarter Newport Beach, CA – August 5, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the second quarter and six month period ended June 30, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD SCHEDULES 2013 SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR MONDAY, AUGUST 5TH Newport Beach, CA – July 30, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced that it will report financial results for the 2013 second quarter ended June 30, 2013 on Monday, August 5, 2013 after the close of the stock market. Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO, and David T. Johnson, CFO, will conduct a conference call focusing on the financial results at 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT on Monday, August 5, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD ANNOUNCES THE PASSING OF IRVING J. THAU Newport Beach, CA – July 8, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced today the passing of Mr. Irving J. Thau, a member of its Board of Directors since 2003. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD EXPECTS WEATHER TO AFFECT SECOND QUARTER PERFORMANCE Newport Beach, CA – June 24, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it expects the recent wet weather in the Midwest and Southeast United States to affect its second quarter financial performance. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD ANNOUNCES EXPANDED BANK CREDIT FACILITY Newport Beach, CA – June 18, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation, as borrower, and affiliates (including American Vanguard), as borrowers/guarantors, have entered into an amended and restated credit facility which will serve to support the global growth of its businesses. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD ESTABLISHES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND POLICY AND EQUITY REPURCHASE PLAN Newport Beach, CA – June 10, 2013 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors has established a quarterly dividend payment policy, replacing its traditional semi-annual cash dividend payment practice. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD AND MONSANTO EXTEND CROP PROTECTION COLLABORATION Newport Beach, CA – June 6, 2013 - American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary AMVAC Chemical Corporation has extended an agreement with Monsanto Company to co-market its post-emergent corn herbicide Impact® as part of the Roundup Ready PLUS™ weed management platform. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD REPORTS FIRST QUARTER 2013 RESULTS Record performance driven by strong demand for corn herbicide and insecticide products Newport Beach, CA – May 2, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD SCHEDULES 2013 FIRST QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR THURSDAY, MAY 2ND Newport Beach, CA – April 30, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced that it will report financial results for the 2013 first quarter ended March 31, 2013 on Thursday, May 2, 2013 after the close of the stock market. Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO, and David T. Johnson, CFO, will conduct a conference call focusing on the financial results at 4:30 pm ET / 1:30 pm PT on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing (201) 493-6744 – please dial in 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin, and ask for the American Vanguard call. To read entire press release click here ESMAIL ZIRAKPARVAR RECEIVES IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Newport Beach, CA – April 22, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that a member of its Board of Directors, Esmail Zirakparvar has received the Distinguished Alumni Award from his alma mater, Iowa State University. This award is the highest honor given to alumni by Iowa State’s Alumni Association and has been presented annually since 1961 to individuals who are nationally and/or internationally recognized for preeminent contributions to their professions or life's work. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN BOARD OF DIRECTORS Newport Beach, CA – April 19, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that non-employee director, Jerome L. Coben, has chosen not to stand for election to the Company’s board of directors at the Company’s 2013 Annual Shareholders’ Meeting. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD INVESTS IN TYRATECH NATURAL PRODUCT TECHNOLOGIES Newport Beach, CA – April 3, 2013 - American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it has completed an investment in TyraTech, Inc. to participate in the continued development and marketing of natural products for human and animal health applications. American Vanguard has invested $3.7 million to secure a 29.46% ownership position in TyraTech, Inc. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD DECLARES $0.07 SEMI-ANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND Newport Beach, CA – March 11, 2013 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a semi-annual cash dividend of $0.07 per share. The dividend will be distributed on April 19, 2013 to shareholders of record as of April 5, 2013. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION TO RING THE OPENING BELL AT THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE TOMORROW, MARCH 7TH COMMEMORATING THE SEVENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE COMPANY'S BIG BOARD LISTING Newport Beach, CA – March 6, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced that its Chairman and CEO Eric Wintemute, along with other executives and guests from American Vanguard, will ring the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange, tomorrow, Thursday, March 7, 2013, to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the Company's listing on the Big Board. To read entire press release click here AMERICAN VANGUARD REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER & FULL YEAR 2012 RESULTS Full-Year Revenue up 22% — Full-Year Net Income up 67% — Continuing Record Performance Newport Beach, CA – February 28, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. To read entire press release click here Conference Call Date: Thursday, February 28, 2013 Time: 12:00 pm ET/ 9:00 am PT Purpose: American Vanguard 4Q'12 Conference Call Speakers: Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO and David T. Johnson, CFO To read entire press release click here Click here to download the conference call transcript American Vanguard Announces EPA Registration of SmartBlock® Breakthrough Green Technology for Preserving Potatoes during Storage Newport Beach, California - February 11, 2013 - American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), has received registration from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for SmartBlock®, a novel potato sprout inhibitor. To read entire press release click here CORN SOIL INSECTICIDE USE RISING Corn growers facing larger and more difficult to control rootworm populations are increasingly turning to AMVAC’s suite of corn soil insecticides to improve yield and harvest efficiency… By Rod Swoboda Source: http://farmprogress.com/wallaces-farmer Download the PDF of this article AMERICAN VANGUARD APPOINTS NEW HEAD OF MANUFACTURING Newport Beach, CA – January 3, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced the planned retirement of Douglas Ashmore after a 24-year career as Vice President, Director of Manufacturing for the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary AMVAC Chemical Corporation. John Rizzi who joined the Company over a decade ago and who served as Senior Director of Operations during 2012, has been promoted to Vice President, Director of Manufacturing for AMVAC Chemical. 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