0001181431-11-036392.txt : 20110613 0001181431-11-036392.hdr.sgml : 20110613 20110613192906 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001181431-11-036392 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20110609 FILED AS OF DATE: 20110613 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20110613 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Edwards Debra F. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001522500 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-13795 FILM NUMBER: 11909223 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1250 CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000005981 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870] IRS NUMBER: 952588080 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4695 MACARTHUR COURT CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 BUSINESS PHONE: 9492601200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4695 MACARTHUR COURT CITY: NEWPORT BEACH STATE: CA ZIP: 92660 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: AEROCON INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19720620 3 1 rrd315209.xml FORM 3 X0203 3 2011-06-09 0 0000005981 AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP AVD 0001522500 Edwards Debra F. 4695 MACARTHUR COURT, SUITE 1250 NEWPORT BEACH CA 92660 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 0 D (1) The reporting person has executed a Power of Attorney dated June 1, 2011 permitting execution of Forms 3, 4 and 5 by three attorneys-in-fact; a copy of that Power of Attorney is filed herewith. /s/ Debra F. Edwards (1) 2011-06-09 EX-24.1 2 rrd282712_319194.htm POWER OF ATTORNEY rrd282712_319194.html

                                      POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned constitutes and appoints Timothy J. Donnelly, Andrea Knight
and Michael V. Lee, and each of them, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-
in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for the
undersigned and in the undersigned's name, place and stead, to sign any and all
Securities and Exchange Commission statements of beneficial ownership of securities
of American Vanguard Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the "Company") on Forms
3, 4 and 5 as required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Company and
the stock exchange or national market system on which such shares are publicly traded,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and
authority to do and perform each act and thing requisite and necessary to be done under
said Section 16(a), as fully and to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

     A copy of this power of attorney shall be filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission.  The authorization set forth above shall continue in full force and effect
until the undersigned revokes such authorization by written instructions to the
attorneys-in-fact.

     The authority granted hereby shall in no event be deemed to impose or create
any duty on behalf of the attorney-in-fact with respect to the undersigned's
obligations to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dated:  June 1, 2011


                                                /s/ Debra F. Edwards
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                                                Debra F. Edwards