AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP — Director's Dealing 2011

May 16, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: AMERICAN VANGUARD CORP (AVD)
CIK: 0000005981
Period of Report: 2011-05-13

Reporting Person: KRAFT HERBERT A (Director, 10% Owner)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-05-13	Common Stock	S	50000	$10.01	Disposed	3090333	Indirect
2011-05-16	Common Stock	S	40000	$10.02	Disposed	3050333	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: These shares are held in a family trust where the reporting person is a trustee, except as to 13,834 shares held by the reporting person in an IRA.