Form 8-K

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

Date: June 11, 2019

/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly

Timothy J. Donnelly

Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): June 5, 2019

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

001-13795

95-2588080

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

Commission

File Number

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

4695 MacArthur Court, Suite 1200

Newport Beach, California 92660

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number: (949) 260-1200

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock, $.10 par value

AVD

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b02 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b02 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of American Vanguard Corporation held on June 5, 2019, three matters were voted upon by stockholders, namely: (i) the election of eight directors until their successors are elected and qualified, (ii) the ratification of BDO USA, LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2019, and (iii) an advisory vote approving the overall executive compensation policies and procedures of the Company as set forth in the 2019 proxy.

With respect to the first proposal in the proxy, the following eight nominees received more votes “FOR” than votes “AGAINST”, and, as a result, were elected to serve as directors for the ensuing year:


Nominee	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain
Scott D. Baskin		22,805,647		358,270		1,814
Lawrence S. Clark		21,977,525		1,186,393		1,813
Debra F. Edwards		23,066,291		97,592		1,848
Morton D. Erlich		22,792,081		371,837		1,813
Alfred F. Ingulli		23,015,024		148,894		1,813
John L. Killmer		23,063,640		100,278		1,813
Eric G. Wintemute		22,799,216		364,702		1,813
Esmail Zirakparvar		21,878,214		1,285,669		1,848

With respect to all director nominees, broker non-votes equaled 2,749,907.

With respect to Proposals Two (appointment of BDO) and Three (advisory approval of executive compensation), both measures received the affirmative vote of a majority of the shares cast at the meeting; more specifically, the shares were voted as follows:


Proposal	Votes For		Votes Against		Votes Abstain		Broker Non-Vote
Two		25,449,487		465,069		1,082		0
Three		22,467,224		473,148		225,359		2,749,907

Item 8.01

Other Events

On June 6, 2019, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that its board of directors had declared a cash dividend of $0.02 for shareholders of record as of June 28, 2019 with a distribution date of July 12, 2019. The complete text of that release is linked hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit 99.1		Press release dated June 10, 2019 of American Vanguard Corporation regarding the declaration of a cash dividend.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, American Vanguard Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.