American Vanguard Corporation

American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company focusing on crop protection, turf and ornamental markets, and public health applications. The Company has continued its successful strategy of acquiring or licensing both new and well-established product lines that serve numerous high valued market niches. New product development and international expansion also provide an additional stimulus for growth. Through skillful marketing, diligent product registration, quality manufacturing, American Vanguard has positioned itself to capitalize on developing trends in modern agriculture. American Vanguard will continue to meet the needs of a world demanding ever-increasing quantities of agricultural products for human food, animal feed, natural fibers and alternative fuels.
 
American Vanguard’s subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, develops, manufactures and markets effective agricultural and commercial products for crop protection, non-agricultural and public health applications. AMVAC’s product development capabilities include new product acquisition and/or licensing for U.S. domestic sales and worldwide product distribution. AMVAC operates four manufacturing facilities in the U.S. that provide flexible production of high-quality products with an excellent record of safety and regulatory compliance. AMVAC also maintains a very robust product registration function that has successfully maintained the intellectual property value of the company’s portfolio.

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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.
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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. 
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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.
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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.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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AMERICAN VANGUARD SCHEDULES 2012 FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS RELEASE AND CONFERENCE CALL FOR THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH
Newport Beach, CA – February 25, 2013 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced that it will report financial results for the 2012 fourth quarter ended December 31, 2012 on Thursday, February 28, 2013 before the stock market opens.
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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.
 
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
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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.
 
AMERICAN VANGUARD CEO EXERCISES OPTIONS
Newport Beach, CA – December 5, 2012 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that, as reported in his Form 4 (filed on December 4, 2012), on November 30, 2012, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Eric G. Wintemute exercised 450,000 options in the Company’s common stock which were set to expire at the end of calendar year 2012.
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AMERICAN VANGUARD ANNOUNCES JOINT VENTURE WITH TYRATECH, INC.
Newport Beach, CA – December 4, 2012 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Corporation (“AMVAC”), has formed a new joint venture with natural life science company, TyraTech, Inc. (LON:TYR and TYRU).
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AMERICAN VANGUARD DECLARES SPECIAL $0.10 CASH DIVIDEND
Newport Beach, CA – December 3, 2012 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a one-time, special cash dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend will be distributed on December 21, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 11, 2012.
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AMERICAN VANGUARD REPORTS 2012 THIRD QUARTER & NINE MONTH RESULTS
Record Third Quarter and Nine Month Net Sales and Net Income Performance – as the Company Gears Up Production for 2013 Corn Season
Newport Beach, CA – November 1, 2012 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD), today announced financial results for the third quarter and nine month period ended September 30, 2012. 
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AMERICAN VANGUARD DECLARES $0.07 SEMI-ANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND
 Newport Beach, CA – September 17, 2012 – 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 October 12, 2012 to shareholders of record as of September 28, 2012. 

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION APPOINTS JEROME L. COBEN TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Newport Beach, CA – September 17, 2012 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Jerome L. Coben to serve as a member of the Board, thereby filling the vacancy that had been created by the passing of the late John B. Miles in February 2012. Mr. Coben will serve on both the Audit Committee and the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
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Conference Calls
Date: Thursday, May 2, 2013
Time: 4:30 pm ET/ 1:30 pm PT
Purpose: American Vanguard 1Q'13 Conference Call
Speakers: Eric Wintemute, Chairman and CEO and David T. Johnson, CFO
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