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): November 23, 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:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | 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 November 23, 2011 American Vanguard Corporation issued a press release announcing that the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has approved certain registrations for the company’s pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) product line for all major commercial uses. PCNB had been unavailable in domestic markets since the issuance of a Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order by USEPA in August 2010. The full text of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibit attached hereto, is being furnished under Items 8.01 and 9.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit 99.1 | Press release dated November 23, 2011 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: November 30, 2011 | ||||||
| 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 November 23, 2011. | |