Form 8-K AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP For: Sep 12

 

 

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): September 12, 2023

 

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

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		Exchanges 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 12b-2 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 8.01

Other Events

On September 12, 2023, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing the declaration of a cash dividend in the amount of $0.03 per share to holders of the Company’s common stock as of September 22, 2023, for distribution on October 6, 2023. 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 September 12, 2023, of Registrant regarding a cash dividend declaration.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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: September 13, 2023
				By:		/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
						Timothy J. Donnelly
						Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary