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): March 12, 2012
AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-13795 | 95-2588080 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | Commission | (I.R.S. Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number | Identification No.) |
4695 MacArthur Court
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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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On March 12, 2012, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.05 per share of the company’s common stock to be distributed on April 16, 2012 to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2012.
In that same press release, the corporation announced that its Board of Directors had set its 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders to take place at 11:00 PDT on Thursday, June 7, 2012 and that the record date for such meeting shall be on the close of business, Monday, April 16, 2012.
The full text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated March 12, 2012 of American Vanguard Corporation. | |
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.
| AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION | ||||||
Date: March 14, 2012 | By: | /s/ Timothy J. Donnelly | ||||
| Timothy J. Donnelly | ||||||
| Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release of American Vanguard Corporation dated March 12, 2012. | |