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): September 14, 2009

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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¨ 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 September 14, 2009, American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share of the company’s common stock for shareholders of record as of September 25, 2009. 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 September 14, 2009 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: September 15, 2009
	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
		Timothy J. Donnelly
		Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
Exhibit 99.1	Press release of American Vanguard Corporation dated September 14, 2009.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN VANGUARD DECLARES $0.01 SEMIANNUAL CASH DIVIDEND

Newport Beach, CA – September 14, 2009 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.01 per share. The dividend will be distributed on October 9, 2009 to shareholders of record as of September 25, 2009.

Eric Wintemute, President and CEO of American Vanguard, stated, “We are pleased to declare this semi-annual dividend, which continues our tradition of sharing the Company’s performance success directly with its shareholders. This dividend payment has been reduced from second half outlays in prior years in response to current challenging business conditions in the agricultural chemical industry. In conjunction with previously announced management actions to manage working capital and reduce operating expenses, the Board of Directors believes that it is prudent for the Company to preserve cash internally at this time.”

Historical Cash Dividends

Year	April(1)	October(1)	Total(1)
2009	$0.050	$0.010	$0.060
2008	$0.050	$0.030	$0.080
2007	$0.040	$0.030	$0.070
2006	$0.053	$0.030	$0.083
2005	$0.041	$0.023	$0.064

(1) As adjusted for stock splits.

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. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000^®  & Russell 3000^® Indexes and the Standard & Poors 600 Index. To learn more about American Vanguard, please reference the Company’s web site at www.american-vanguard.com.

The Company, from time to time, may discuss forward-looking information. All forward-looking statements are estimates by the Company’s management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that may cause results to differ from management’s current expectations. Such factors include weather conditions, changes in regulatory policy and other risks as detailed in the Company’s SEC reports and filings. Any forward-looking statements in this release represent the Company’s best judgment as of the date of this release.

CONTACT:

American Vanguard Corporation	The Equity Group Inc.
William A. Kuser, Director of Investor Relations	www.theequitygroup.com
(949) 260-1200	Lena Cati (212) 836-9611
williamk@amvac-chemical.com	Lcati@equityny.com