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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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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.
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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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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
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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.
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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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