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): March 15, 2011

 

 

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.

Based upon company-wide and individual performance during fiscal year 2010, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of American Vanguard Corporation (the “Company”), executive officers of the Company were paid incentive compensation in a lump sum as follows: Eric G. Wintemute, President & Chief Executive Officer —$137,500; Glen D. Johnson, Senior Vice President of Business Development, AMVAC Chemical Corporation—$85,000; David T. Johnson, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer—$70,000; Timothy J. Donnelly, Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary—$70,000; and Johann Venter, Vice President of Technology, AMVAC Chemical Corporation—$10,000.


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

 

Date: March 17, 2011     By:   /s/    Timothy J. Donnelly        
       

Timothy J. Donnelly

Chief Administrative Officer,

General Counsel & Secretary