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): May 19, 2021

AMERICAN VANGUARD CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-13795	95-2588080
(State or other jurisdiction<br>of incorporation)	Commission<br>File Number	(I.R.S. Employer<br>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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading<br>Symbol	Exchanges<br>on which registered
Common Stock, $.10 par value	AVD	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b02 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b02 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

On May 19, 2021, American Vanguard Corporation (“Registrant”) issued a press release announcing that its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, entered into an agreement with Syngenta Crop Protection LLC to acquire rights to the Envoke® herbicide product line in the US. The full text of the press release is linked 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 linked 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 May 19, 2021 of American Vanguard Corporation announcing the acquisition of Envoke from Syngenta.
Exhibit 104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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: May 25, 2021
	By:	/s/ Timothy J. Donnelly
		Timothy J. Donnelly
		Chief Administrative Officer, General Counsel & Secretary

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

LOGO

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

American Vanguard^®^ announces US acquisition ofEnvoke^®^ brand herbicide from Syngenta

•	Effective July 1, 2021
•	Envoke^®^ herbicide is a selective herbicide for control<br>of certain broadleaf, sedge, and grass weeds in cotton, sugarcane, and transplanted tomato
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. |May 19, 2021—American Vanguard^®^ Corporation (NYSE:AVD) announced today that its principal operating subsidiary, AMVAC^®^ Chemical Corporation (AMVAC), has entered into agreements with Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, to acquire rights to Envoke^®^ herbicide. The acquisition includes end-use product registrations and trademarks for Envoke herbicide in the United States.

Syngenta and AMVAC will work together over the next several months until the US Environmental Protection Agency registration has officially transferred to facilitate an orderly transition to maintain quality customer service in all domestic geographies. The financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Envoke is an HRAC/WSSA Group 2 post-emergent herbicide for use in cotton, sugarcane, and transplanted tomatoes for control of certain broadleaf weeds, sedge, and grass weeds delivering effective control of many troublesome weed species, including many of those missed by glyphosate. Envoke is an ideal tank-mix partner for a broad spectrum of control and provides cost-saving growth regulator effect, allowing plants to focus energy on fruit development.

Scott Hendrix, AMVAC Senior Vice President, US and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology, stated, “The addition of Envoke to the AMVAC portfolio allows AMVAC to strengthen our portfolio in core crops and provide growers with unique herbicide solutions for management of difficult to control weeds. This acquisition demonstrates our commitment to these key markets and complements our existing technologies to better serve our customers.”

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About American Vanguard

American Vanguard Corporation is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops and markets products for crop protection, horticulture management, and public health applications. American Vanguard is included on the Russell 2000^®^ and Russell 3000^®^ Indexes and the Standard & Poor’s Small Cap 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. Except for the historical information contained in this release, all forward-looking statements are based on 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 from time-to-time in the Company’s SEC reports and filings. All forward-looking statements, if any, in this release represent the Company’s judgment as of the date of this release.

About AMVAC

Since 1945, AMVAC^®^ Chemical Corporation has successfully served the results-driven global markets through development, manufacturing, and marketing products for agricultural, commercial, and turf use. AMVAC is committed to protecting public and animal health and safeguarding the food we consume from damaging pests and disease while enhancing the overall quality of the environment where we live and work. www.amvac.com

Company Contacts

American Vanguard Corporation

William A. Kuser, Director of Investor Relations

(949) 260-1200

williamk@amvac.com

AMVAC Chemical Corporation

Scott Hendrix, Senior Vice President, U.S. and Canada Crop Sales and Application Technology (901) 221-8083

scotth@amvac.com

Investor Representative

The Equity Group

www.theequitygroup.com

Lena Cati | (212) 836-9611

lcati@equityny.com