SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROSENBLOOM KEITH M (Last) (First) (Middle) 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 06/01/2022	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP [ AVD ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 07/19/2022
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	789,852(1)(2)	I	See footnote(3)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Call Option (right to buy)	06/20/2022	08/19/2022	Common Stock	10,000	$15	I	See footnote(3)
Call Option (right to buy)	06/06/2022	11/18/2022	Common Stock	10,000	$17.5	I	See footnote(3)
Put Option (obligation to buy)	06/06/2022	11/18/2022	Common Stock	12,500	$15	I	See footnote(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* ROSENBLOOM KEITH M (Last) (First) (Middle) 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC (Last) (First) (Middle) 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1200 (Street) NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reporting person has executed a Power of Attorney dated June 8, 2022 permitting execution of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by two attorneys-in-fact; a copy of that Power of Attorney is filed herewith.

2. 21,898 shares were omitted from the reporting person's original Form 3.

3. Cruiser Capital Advisors, LLC ("Cruiser Capital") serves as the management company or investment adviser to, and may be deemed to have shared voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock held by, various investment funds (the "Cruiser Funds") and separately managed accounts (the "Cruiser SMAs," together with the Cruiser Funds, the "Cruiser Funds and SMAs") that it advises. Keith Rosenbloom ("Mr. Rosenbloom") is the Managing Member of Cruiser Capital and may be deemed to have voting and dispositive power with respect to the shares of Common Stock held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs. Cruiser Capital and Mr. Rosenbloom each disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities held by the Cruiser Funds and SMAs, except to the extent of its or his pecuniary interest.

Remarks:

Cruiser Capital may be deemed to be a director by deputization for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, by virtue of the fact that Mr. Rosenbloom serves on the board of directors of the issuer.

	/s/ Keith M. Rosenbloom	04/05/2023
	/s/ Keith M. Rosenbloom, CRUISER CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC, KEITH ROSENBLOOM, MANAGING MEMBER	04/05/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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