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): December 15, 2004

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:

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 OTHER EVENTS

On December 15, 2004, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, licensed the trade name Nuvan® to Syngenta India Limited, a business unit of Syngenta Crop Protection AG (NYSE:SYT). The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated December 15, 2004 of American Vanguard Corporation.

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SIGNATURE

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

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:	/s/ James A. Barry
	James A. Barry
	Senior Vice President
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 20, 2004

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated December 15, 2004 of American Vanguard Corporation announcing that its wholly-owned subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation licensed the trade name Nuvan® to Syngenta India Limited, a business unit of Syngenta Crop Protection AG (NYSE:SYT).

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