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): July 6, 2010

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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Effective July 6, 2010, Trevor Thorley resigned from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of AMVAC Chemical Corporation (“AMVAC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Vanguard Corporation.

Item 8.01 Other Events

On July 6, 2010, American Vanguard Corporation announced Mr. Thorley’s resignation as well as other changes in the sales function at AMVAC. 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 July 6, 2010 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: July 7, 2010
	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 July 6, 2010.

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AMERICAN VANGUARD ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AMVAC CHEMICAL SENIOR MANAGEMENT

Newport Beach, CA – July 6, 2010 – American Vanguard Corp. (NYSE:AVD) today announced that Mr. Trevor Thorley, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer of the corporation’s subsidiary, Amvac Chemical Company, has resigned from his position in order to pursue other business interests. Mr. Thorley joined the company in January 2009 and since that time has been involved in managing several different functions.

Eric Wintemute, President & CEO of American Vanguard, stated, “Trevor is a very capable executive who has done great work for us at Amvac. The benefits of those efforts will surely contribute to our future success. We wish him all the best.”

In conjunction with this managerial change, the Company announced the promotion of Mr. James Lehman to the position of National Sales Manager. Mr. Lehman has served as Midwest Regional Sales Manager for the last 18 months and has distinguished himself through superior achievement and as an effective leader. Mr. Lehman joined Amvac from a successful sales management career at BASF and he holds a Masters degree in Ag Economics from North Dakota State University.

Mr. Wintemute commented, “Jim has demonstrated through his many Midwest regional accomplishments, and his authorship of our new sales incentive system, the kind of leadership that we seek for our national sales effort. He is energetic, customer-focused and extremely well prepared for assuming the responsibilities of this role. He will have the full support of the organization in further enhancing the effectiveness of our sales function.”

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.

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