8-K

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): October 17, 2006

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 October 17, 2006, American Vanguard Corporation announced that it had been named to the Forbes 2006 list of America’s 200 Best Small Companies. 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 October 17, 2006 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: October 20, 2006	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
		Timothy J. Donnelly Vice President & General Counsel

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release dated October 17, 2006 of American Vanguard Corporation.

EX-99.1

EXHIBIT 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN VANGUARD NAMED TO THE FORBES LIST OF AMERICA’S 200 BEST SMALL COMPANIES

FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Newport Beach, CA – October 17, 2006 – American Vanguard Corporation (NYSE:AVD) today announced that it has been ranked #42 on Forbes’ 2006 list of America’s 200 Best Small Companies, representing the Company’s fourth consecutive year to be recognized. Rankings were determined based on a combination of criteria, including return on equity, and sales and earnings growth for the last 5 years and the last 12 months. The list is currently available at www.forbes.com and appears in the October 30^th issue of the magazine.

For its list, Forbes seeks what it considers to be “the most robust, fundamentally disciplined public outfits.” To be considered, companies must carry profit margins of greater than 5%, with positive sales and profit growth, on average, over both the last 5 years and the last 12 months. Candidates must also have had a share price above $5 as of September 29^th on three-month average volume of 10,000 or more shares.

Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, stated, “We are very honored to be included on Forbes’ list for the fourth year in a row. Our entire team should be proud of this recognition of American Vanguard’s accomplishments.”

About American Vanguard

American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection and management, turf and ornamentals management and public and animal health. The Company’s basic strategy is to acquire or license brand name, niche product lines from larger companies that divest mature products to focus on newly discovered molecules. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000^® and Russell^® 3000 Indexes. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.

CONTACT:	-OR-	AVD’S INVESTOR RELATIONS FIRM
American Vanguard Corporation		The Equity Group Inc.
Eric G. Wintemute, President & CEO		www.theequitygroup.com
(949) 260-1200		Loren G. Mortman
James Barry, CFO		LMortman@equityny.com
(323) 890-4800		(212) 836-9604

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